The heart of Ladakh — a nine-storey palace, Shanti Stupa at sunset, an old town of mud-brick lanes and the cafés of the bazaar. Everyone’s first two days here are for rest and acclimatisation.
Ask our specialists — they will tell you the best hour for the light, the family who serves the finest kahwa, and the walk most visitors miss.
Leh, the Indus valley, Nubra & Pangong
An acclimatisation-first journey through the high desert. Morning prayers at Thiksey, the ancient murals of Alchi, the dunes of Nubra and a night by the shifting colours of Pangong — with ox…
The great road from Srinagar to Leh
One of the world’s great drives. Start on Nigeen Lake, climb through Sonamarg and over Zoji La, pause at Drass and Kargil, and descend through Lamayuru’s moonscape into Leh — letting the alt…
Tso Moriri, Tso Kar & Hanle
Head south-east from Leh into the Changthang plateau: nomad encampments, wild asses, the high lakes of Tso Kar and Tso Moriri and finally Hanle, where the night sky is among the darkest on e…
Every CNE journey is private and planned from scratch with one of our specialists in Srinagar, Leh or Jammu. There’s no obligation and no fee to start.
