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Reach Jammu and start the ride to Srinagar. You can save this day and keep it as buffer day if you ship bikes directly to Srinagar and fly out to Srinagar as there is nothing much good about the Jammu – Srinagar ride. Overnight stay at Srinagar.
Start from Srinagar early if you want to spend a couple of hours around Sonamarg. Srinagar – Sonamarg (80 KMs), Sonamarg – Zoji La – Drass (65 KMS), Drass – Kargil (55 KMS). Overnight stay at Kargil.
Start early from Srinagar to visit the places on the route from Kargil to Leh. Depending upon the time you can visit maitreya at Mulbekh, Lamayuru monastery, Redzong monastery. Overnight in Leh.
Cover places around Leh town which includes Leh Palace, Leh Main Market, Shanti Stupa, Hall of Fame, Sankar Gompa, Namgyla Tsemo Gompa, Spituk etc depending upon the time on hand. You need to arrange the Inner Line Permits for Nubra Valley, Turtuk, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri, Tso Kar, Dha, Hanu. Write all these places on the inner line permits form. For more details regarding how download the inner line permits form, how to process the application faster, documents required and other details please check the link: Inner Line Permits for Leh – Ladakh
Enjoy a cup of soup at Khardung La top and do not forget to take pictures along the sign board of highest motorable road. Visit Diskit old and new monastery including the tallest Buddha statue in the noon. In the evening you can go for double humped camel ride at Hunder which is just 7 KMs ahead. Overnight at Diskit or Hunder.
Either keep this day as buffer day or make a day trip to Turtuk. Visit Hunder Monastery as well on this day if you like. Overnight at Diskit or Hunder.
Sumur has a nice monastery named Samstemling Gompa I guess. Panamik has hot water springs. Overnight stay at Leh.
You can visit Hemis Monastery while going towards Pangong Tso from Leh. Overnight stay at Pangong Tso.
You can visit Thicksey Monastery and Shey Palace while coming towards Leh from Pangong Tso. Overnight stay at Leh
Visit Sham Valley on this day or relax in the Leh itself if you feel tired. Start early in the day to cover as much as possible in Sham Valley. Sham Valley includes, Alchi and Likir monasteries, Basgo Palace, Magnetic Hills, Gurdwara Pather Sahib, Indus and Zanskar Confluence at Nimmu.
You can keep this day as buffer day or you can visit the remote and beautiful Dha and Hanu Villages. If you plan to cover Dha and Hanu villages make you sure you applied their permits i.e. wrote their names while applying the inner line permits. Depending upon the time spent in the day you can either opt for overnight stay at either Alchi, Uleytokpo in tents or come back to Leh in night.
You can keep this day as buffer day or you can visit the remote and beautiful Dha and Hanu Villages. If you plan to cover Dha and Hanu villages make you sure you applied their permits i.e. wrote their names while applying the inner line permits. Depending upon the time spent in the day you can either opt for overnight stay at either Alchi, Uleytokpo in tents or come back to Leh in night.
Cover Tso Kar lake on your return journey. If you are carrying spare fuel with you then start from Tso Moriri else you will be starting from Leh on this day. Overnight stay in tented accommodations available at Sarchu. Bargain hard with different tented colonies.
You will be covering Baralacha La Pass, Suraj Tal just as you descend from Baralacha La, Deepak Tal as you reach Patseo. Reach Manali by evening for the overnight stay.
Start journey from Manali to halt either at Chandigarh / Ambala / Delhi. I guess at either of the place you can transport your bikes back to Bangalore.