Destinations
14 places worth going in October · road trips.
Gurez Valley
A remote Kishanganga valley of log houses beneath the pyramid of Habba Khatoon peak.
Peer Ki Gali
A 3,490 m pass on the Mughal Road between Shopian and Poonch, with meadows and a Sufi shrine.
Nubra Valley & Turtuk
Over Khardung La to sand dunes, Diskit monastery and the Balti village of Turtuk.
Pangong Tso
A 130 km long high-altitude lake that changes colour through the day, reached over Chang La.
Tso Moriri
A remote, quiet high lake at Korzok, with nomad camps and black-necked cranes.
Zanskar Valley
A remote valley of gompas, glaciers and river gorges, reached over Pensi La.
Chitkul & Sangla
The last village on the Indo-Tibet road, along the Baspa river in Kinnaur.

Spiti Valley circuit
A high cold-desert loop through Kinnaur and Spiti — monasteries, fossil villages and Chandratal lake.
Gurudongmar Lake
One of the highest lakes in the world, sacred to Buddhists and Sikhs, on the Tibetan plateau edge.
Lachung & Yumthang Valley
A wooden village under sheer cliffs and a valley of rhododendrons and hot springs, with Zero Point beyond.
Zuluk & the Silk Route
The zigzag Old Silk Route road through Zuluk, Thambi viewpoint and Kupup lake.
Mechuka
A remote valley near the China border with an old Buddhist monastery and the Siyom river.
Tawang & Sela Pass
India's largest monastery in a high valley near Bhutan and Tibet, reached over the snowy Sela Pass.