Ladakh itinerary: 11 days in Leh, Turtuk, Nubra and Nimmoo
11 days · 10 nights · 4 stays · sample itinerary
Eleven days in Ladakh: three nights in Leh to settle in and see the monasteries, north over Khardung La to the Balti village of Turtuk, then the Nubra Valley, and back by Wari La to the village of Nimmoo before flying out of Leh.
It is a sample itinerary — a starting point, not a timetable. Each night has a named place to stay; check that it is open and has room before you book. No flight is named, and the times in the plan are placeholders. Open it in the planner and it becomes a trip of your own, starting a month from today, with the places to see already on their days.
Day by day
Day 1
Delhi → Leh
Flight · 07:00–08:30
Any early-morning flight to Leh. Times approximate.
Stay: Dolkhar Resort, Leh
3 nights
Day 2
Leh Palace
LAMO arts centre
Shesrig art conservation studio
Lunch at Tsamkhang Kitchen
Leh market
Shanti Stupa at sunset
Day 3
Thiksey Monastery, morning prayers
An early start, to be there as the prayers begin.
Hemis Monastery
Lena's Pashmina Boutique
Day 4
Leh → Turtuk
By road · 09:00–18:00
A full day on the road over Khardung La, stopping at Diskit Monastery. Times approximate.
Stay: Virsa Baltistan, Turtuk
2 nights
Day 5
Walk through Farol village
A restored Balti heritage home
Day 6
Turtuk → Nubra
By road · 14:00–17:00
After lunch. Times approximate.
Stay: Lchang Nang Retreat, Nubra
3 nights
Yabgo Palace
In Turtuk, in the morning, before the drive to Nubra.
Day 7
Kyagar village
Zimskhang, a restored old Nubra home
Sumur sand dunes and stargazing
In the evening.
Day 8
Ensa Monastery
Yarab Tso lake
A short walk from the road.
Samstanling Monastery
In the late afternoon.
Day 9
Nubra → Nimmoo
By road · 09:00–16:00
Over Wari La. Times approximate.
Stay: Nimmu House, Nimmoo
2 nights
Day 10
Alchi Monastery
Walk through Nimmoo village
Day 11
Leh → Delhi
Flight · 11:00–12:30
Any flight back to Delhi. Times approximate.
How the route runs
Fly from Delhi to Leh and stay three nights. The first day is left empty on purpose: Leh is high, and the body needs time to adjust before a full day of sights. The next two days are Leh itself — the palace, the market and Shanti Stupa — and then the monasteries of Thiksey and Hemis.
From Leh the road goes over Khardung La to Turtuk, a Balti village on India’s northern frontier, for two nights. Then the Nubra Valley for three, with its villages, monasteries, sand dunes and the lake at Yarab Tso. The last stop is Nimmoo, over Wari La, a village where the Indus and the Zanskar meet, with Alchi Monastery close by. The final morning is the drive to Leh airport and the flight back to Delhi.
What is left for you to fill in
No flight is named and every time in the plan is a placeholder, marked approximate: choose the Delhi–Leh flights that suit, and set the drive times with whoever is driving. The places to see have no time of day; add one if it helps.
The places to stay are named. Check that each is open and has room for your dates before you book.