The crossroads town on the Suru
Kargil is more than a halfway halt on the Srinagar–Leh highway — it is Purig culture, apricot orchards along the Suru, and the gateway to Suru, Zanskar and the Aryan villages. The Kargil War Memorial at Drass, under the Tololing ridge, is one of the most moving stops on any Himalayan road trip.
Plan my Kargil tripPay respects beneath Tololing and Tiger Hill.
Spring blossom and summer harvest along the Suru banks.
Silk Route trade relics from Kargil's caravan days.
Roads fan out to Suru, Zanskar, Batalik and Leh.
May–October on the open highway; Drass is famously among the coldest places in winter.
Leh → Khardung La → Pangong (day trips)
Leh → Alchi → Nubra → Pangong → Leh
Leh → Nubra → Leh → Pangong → Leh