Travellers contemplating a journey along the world’s second highest road have just three months this summer in which to experience a trip beyond the Great Himalayan range to the edge of the Tibetan plateau.

Nigel Berry, Pettitts’ marketing director, says: “This route is navigable for just a dozen or so weeks annually. It offers some of the most spectacular mountain scenery available to road travellers, with the 485-kilometre journey from Manali in India’s Himachal Pradesh to the Ladakh capital Leh having rightly assumed nearlegendary status.”

Punctuated by barren landscapes assuming fantastic and bizarre shapes and rocks producing surreal splashes of colour, the two-day trip traverses the roof of the world where Buddhist traditions co-exist alongside local communities whose way of life has remained unchanged for centuries.

Offered as an addition to Pettitts’ 11-day Ladakh - Land of Discovery tour between mid July and mid September only, the trip gives travellers the chance to experience the timeless lure and fascination of the Himalayas with innumerable opportunities for simple sightseeing.

Contact: Steve Pettitt or Nigel Berry on 01892 515966.