Ladakh

What Ladakh is actually like

Ladakh runs on altitude and weather, not on schedules — we build in acclimatisation days rather than pretending you can land in Leh and drive to Pangong the same afternoon. Best done June to September when the passes are open; outside that window it's a genuinely different, harder trip.

Worth building the trip around

• Two full acclimatisation days in Leh before altitude gain
• Pangong Lake at sunrise, before the day-trip crowds
• Nubra Valley's sand dunes and double-humped camels
• A monastery stay, not just a drive-by visit