🚌 Depart from Delhi in the evening by private cab or Volvo (optional)

🌙 Overnight journey to Manali (approx. 12–14 hours)

🏞️ Scenic views of Punjab & Himachal en route

🏨 Check-in at hotel and freshen up

🌲 Visit Hadimba Temple, Vashisht Hot Springs, Van Vihar

🛍️ Explore Mall Road in the evening

🍽️ Dinner at hotel & overnight stay in Manali

🚗 Drive through Atal Tunnel (World’s longest high-altitude tunnel)

📸 Stop at Sissu Waterfall and Tandi Confluence (Chandra & Bhaga Rivers)

🧊 Cross scenic Keylong, Gondla, Jispa

🏨 Overnight stay at Jispa

🏞️ Drive through Baralacha La, Sarchu, Gata Loops, Nakee La, Lachung La, Moore Plains, and Tanglang La

📸 Click photos at the 2nd highest motorable pass – Tanglang La (17,480 ft)

🏨 Arrive in Leh by evening and check-in

🌙 Rest & acclimatization overnight at Leh

🛕 Visit Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace, Hall of Fame, and Sangam Point

🧲 Explore Magnetic Hill, Gurudwara Pathar Sahib

🏨 Return to hotel, dinner & overnight stay at Leh

🚗 Cross Khardung La Pass (world’s highest motorable road – 18,380 ft)

🏜️ Explore Diskit Monastery & Sand Dunes of Hunder

🐫 Enjoy double-humped Bactrian camel ride (optional)

🏡 Overnight stay in Nubra Valley 

🚘 Scenic drive along the Shyok River

🌊 Reach Pangong Lake (featured in 3 Idiots)

🏕️ Check-in to lakeside camp, enjoy the surreal sunset

🌌 Stargazing & overnight stay at Pangong

🏞️ Drive back via Chang La Pass (17,586 ft)

🛕 Visit Thiksey Monastery & Shey Palace en route

🛍️ Evening shopping in Leh market (optional)

🏨 Overnight stay in Leh

🛣️ Retrace the breathtaking journey via Tanglang La and Moore Plains

📷 Take stops at scenic points along the way

🏨 Overnight stay at Jispa

🚘 Depart from Jispa after breakfast

🏞️ Enjoy a beautiful drive through Keylong, Sissu, and Atal Tunnel

📸 Optional stops at Sissu Lake and Solang Valley

🏨 Check-in to hotel in Manali by late afternoon

🛍️ Free evening to explore Mall Road, cafés, or relax at the hotel

🍽️ Dinner & overnight stay in Manali

🚐 Check out after breakfast

🚌 Begin return journey to Delhi by cab

🌙 Overnight journey; arrive in Delhi the next morning with memories of Ladakh!