“Julley!” Ladakh is a cold desert! Not a desert that has vast stretches of sand and nothing else in sight, but, a desert of beautiful landscapes, snow–clad mountains, vast beautiful lakes, Buddhist monasteries, warm people, and vibrant festivals. It is a Union territory that forms the northern boundary of India sharing its borders with China….
Again, Tso Moriri is not a region. It is the name of a lake situated at Korzok village of Ladakh. Tso Moriri is a difficult trip from Pangong via Chushul and Mahe bridge. The roads are basically absent. No proper infrastructure is available in the village that is near the Tso Moriri lake. This is…
Hanle is a small village marked by one of the highest observatories in the world. It is an area not suitable for habitation. This region is popular for walking, star gazing, and photography. If the skies remain clear, you can get a clear view of the milky way galaxy from here for which photography enthusiasts…
Pangong is not a specific region. It is only the name of the lake. By Pangong here we mean, enroute Pangong lake. The village where Pangong is located is named Spangmik. There are two nearby villages by the names Man and Merak, where you would find many homestays and hotels. The Pangong stretches upto the…
The Nubra Valley is popular because of several reasons. First of them is it being accessible through the Khardung La pass which is one of the highest motorable road in the world (11th on the list). It is popular as the highest but it is not! Do not worry! 8 out of top 10 motorable…
Sham Valley is the area west to Leh city. It covers the regions upto Kargil and includes some of the most stunning and incredible landscapes of the world specially Lamayuru– “the moonland”. You also get to see the Indus river cutting its path through the Ladakh hills. Then there are some of the oldest monasteries…
There are so many things to do and explore in and around the Leh city. Palace, monastery, passes, valleys, hills and what not. There are several routes from Leh to other major locations and we have covered all the tourist spots that fall on those routes accordingly. In this post we are covering the area…
Pahalgam is a stunner. You would have seen it without exactly recognizing it in a number of Hindi Film Industry movies. It is a town in the Anantnag district situated on the banks of the river Lidder which flows musically all through Pahalgam. It is named as the health resort of Jammu & Kashmir. No…
Sonamarg means “Gold Meadow“. And gold it is. It is located in the Ganderbal district of Kashmir about 80km from Srinagar. The moment you enter Ganderbal district towards Sonamarg you will start to see the snow clad mountain peaks in the horizon. It takes about 2.5 hours to reach Sonamarg from Srinagar. Although there are…
Gulmarg is a hill station of Kashmir situated at a distance of about 60 km from Srinagar and takes approximately 2 hours to reach. There are two ways to sightseeing in Gulmarg: Caution Drung Waterfall This is the same waterfall that you have seen in pictures which is all frozen and makes for a stunning…
