DRANG DRUNG GLACIER- ZANSKAR
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BY Kashmir Hill
- February 24, 2015 9:20 am
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Visit the Drang Drung Glacier the largest Glacier in Ladakh about 22km long is a source of Doda River.
FROZEN WATERFALL- ZANSKAR
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- February 24, 2015 9:18 am
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Visit the most famous and important Frozen Waterfall about 9 inch thick sheet of ice offers amazing and unique feel.
MULBEKH CHAMBA- KARGIL
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- February 24, 2015 8:27 am
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45 km away from Kargil on Leh road, is the famous Mulbekh Monastery and Chamba Statue. Mulbekh monastery is said to consist of two gompas namely Drukpa and Gelugpa. Just a km beyond Mulbekh town, Chamba Statue is an outstanding engraved figure carved into the one rock piece. This is the figure of standing Maitreya […]
NUN KUN MOUNTAIN- KARGIL
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- February 24, 2015 8:23 am
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Visit Nun Kun Mountain the highest mountain on the Indian side of Line Of Control located in Suru Valley.
WAR MEMORIAL- KARGIL
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- February 24, 2015 8:22 am
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Visit the most important attraction called Kargil War Memorial built by Indian Army refreshes the memories of war happened in 1999.
DRAS- KARGIL
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- February 24, 2015 8:19 am
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Dras is the second most coldest inhabited place in the world, only after Siberia. Often referred as ‘The Gateway to Ladakh’, Dras is situated on NH 1 D road towards Srinagar. 58 km (36 miles) away from Kargil, it serves as the convenient base to Suru Valley trek route. There are some important places of […]
SHERGOLE MONASTERY- KARGIL
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- February 24, 2015 8:15 am
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Shergole Monastery is located in the picturesque Shergole village, 40 km from Kargil. There is an icon of an Avalokiteswar inside the gompa. Although this monastery is small yet it has some interesting frescoes which attract tourists during their holidays in Kargil.
MATHO MONASTERY- LEH
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- February 24, 2015 8:07 am
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Visit the Matho Monestry located about 26kms from Leh city near the Indus River Bank. This is the only monastery which belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist’s Sakya order.
SHANTI STUPA- LEH
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- February 24, 2015 7:59 am
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Visit Shanti Stupa about 5kms from Leh city offers panoramic view of surrounding snow capped mountains and its location is such that you can see it from all places in Leh.
SPITUK MONASTERY- LEH
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- February 24, 2015 7:56 am
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Situated around 5 km from the Leh Airport, Spituk Monastery is located in the similarly-named village. An alternate route takes you there but is slightly more far away, that is 8 kilometers from Leh City center. Gustor, The Spituk Festival This two day spiritual festival organized on 17th and 19th day of 11th Month of […]