Founded in the early 12th century AD, the religious enclave of Alchi houses an extraordinary wealth of ancient wall paintings and wood sculpture. It is considered the jewel among Ladakh’s …

Hundar is an attractive village in the Nubra Valley, set among lots of trees and gurgling streams. It is situated 7 km from Diskit, the main district headquarter with its monastery perched on a …

The spectacular drive from Leh to the Nubra Valley crosses the Khardong La (5602m), the world’s highest motorable mountain pass. From the pass, one can see all the way south over the Indus …

Kyagar (also know as Tigger) is a major village along the Nubra River side of the valley situated halfway along the road north to Panamik which has been famous for centuries for its hot springs and as …

Lamayuru is one of the most famous and spectacular gompas in Ladakh, perched on a steep cliff overlooking a strange and alien land formation called ‘moon landscape’. The first Lamayuru …

Leh is Ladakh’s principal town. It used to be one of the busiest market towns on the caravan trade between India and Central Asia. These days it retains a distinctly central Asian feel. Leh is …

A pretty village 40 km east of Kargil, Mulbeck is the point where the Buddhist influence starts. The village has a mixed population of Buddhist and Muslims, and supports a mosque as well as a …

Ladakh offers its visitors some rare sights like the 130km long expansive magical Pangong Lake, lying at 4267m and partly in China. The spectacular view of the Changchenmo range of mountains reflects …

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, is a city of lakes and waterways, gardens and picturesque wooden architecture. The old quarters of the city sprawl over both sides of the Jhelum …

After the division of Ladakh in the 14th and 15th centuries, the lower kingdom was controlled largely from this village. Themisgaam was also the scene of a treaty that secured a Ladakhi monopoly on …