How to Hire the Right Cab That Completes Your Tour
1. Leh Local Sightseeing & Sham Valley
If your tour includes this route , you should hire:
Sedans/Hatchbacks = Easy.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×2) = Easy.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×4) = Easy.
2. Leh – Khardungla – Nubra Valley – Leh
If your tour includes this route, you should hire:
Sedans/Hatchbacks = Easy (Nubra Valley) but Manageable (South Pullu – Khardung La – North Pullu), Very Tough in early summers.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×2) = Easy to Manageable, tough in early summers
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×4) = Easy to Manageable.
So, when traveling in a car to Leh – Ladakh, know that Nubra Valley is mostly manageable by small cars.
3. Leh – Karu – Shakti – Chang La – Durbuk – Tangste – Pangong Tso (Lukung)
If your tour includes this route, you should hire:
Sedans/Hatchbacks = Easy to Manageable, at least the climb up/down for Chan ing La and Lukung to Spangmik.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×2) = Easy to Manageable, tough in early summers.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×4) = Easy to Manageable.
4. Leh – Upshi – Chumathang – Mahe – Sumdo – Kiagar Tso – Tso Moriri (Korzok)
If your tour includes this route , you should hire:
Sedans/Hatchbacks = Easy to Manageable but can be tough in early summers.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×2) = Mostly Easy.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×4) = Mostly Easy without 4×4.
Remember, when traveling in a car during your Ladakh tour, Tso Moriri is mostly manageable by small cars.
5. Pangong Tso (Spangmik) – Man – Merak – Chusul – Tsaga – Loma – Nyoma – Mahe – Sumdo – Kiagar Tso – Tso Moriri (Korzok)
If your tour includes this route ,you should hire:
Sedans/Hatchbacks = Mostly tough from Spangmik to Tsaga La, chances of getting stuck but Easy to Manageable after Tsaga Village.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×2) = Manageable, Tough at some sections when slush and ice are present on it.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×4) = Manageable, Tough without 4×4 but Manageable with 4×4.
Hence, if you are traveling to Ladakh in a small car, it will be tough for your driver to traverse the direct route from Pangong Tso to Tso Moriri.
6. Nubra Valley – Agham – Wari La – Shakti – Chang La – Durbuk – Tangste – Pangong Tso (Lukung)
If your tour includes this route , you should hire:
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×2) = Manageable, Tough in early summers.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×4) = Manageable, Tough in early summers without 4×4.
Traveling via a car to Leh Ladakh and taking the direct route from Nubra Valley to Pangong Tso via Wari La will be a tough route in a small car.
7. Nubra Valley – Agham – Shyok Village – Durbuk – Tangste – Pangong Tso (Lukung)
If your tour includes this route , you should hire:
Sedans/Hatchbacks = Tough to very tough, at times car killer too.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×2) = Tough, maybe car killer when water flows heavily in July, August.
High Ground Clearance SUVs (4×4) = Manageable to Tough even with 4×4 in some sections.
This route should only be undertaken in a high ground clearance vehicle on a car-drive journey to Leh Ladakh. Traveling the direct road from Nubra Valley to Pangong Tso in a compact automobile may cause problems.
8. Loma – Hanle – Charchaghan La – Chumur – Tso Moriri (Korzok)
If your tour includes this route, you should hire:
Do not particularly decide to travel in a tiny car, for this route . Hire a SUV or big cab for these places .
Given the lack of a road, this isolated Ladakh route in Changthang goes on a gravel road.
With the exception of a few sections, Loma to Hanle is in fine shape. It does have some terrible spots where traveling in a low-ground-clearance vehicle is exceedingly difficult.
