Nubra Valley Khardongla Pass (17380 ft.) Nubra Valley Known as Ldumra (the valley of flowers) is situated in the north of Leh. The average altitude of the valley is about 10,000 ft. above the sea level. The main attraction in this area is the double hump Camel around sand dunes at Hunder, Turtuk the last point of Indian border which has been open for tourist since 2009. Deskit and Samstanling monasteries. This Tour can be organized for 3 days 2 nights stay.
Chang Thang The land of Nomads Changthang Changthang means Northen Flat Land; it is the land of nomads located in the east of Leh on the China border. The average altitude of the area is around 14600m above sea level. This area is also known as Rupsho valley. The main attraction of this area is Changpa nomads, wild animals, lakes and rare birds.
Tsomoriri Lake The Tsomoriri Lake is a beautiful mountain bounded expanse of water, around 240 Kms. from Leh in Rupsho Valley. The Lake is located at 14,000 ft. near a small village of Korzok. One can also visit the Korzok Monastery which was 19th century that houses Shakyamuni Buddha and other statues. The Nomadic people are most outstanding feature of this Lake area, which graze herd of goats and yaks. About 76 kms from Tsomoriri is located another beautiful Lake, Tsokar (the salt lake) in this area.
Pangong Lake Pangong Lake is 40 miles in length and nearly 2 to 4 miles in width at a height of 13200ft above the sea level. One third of the lake is in India and the rest comes under China. The colour of the water is the most striking feature of this lake that catches the first glance of one's eyes, especially with a bright sunny day, when it is of rich deep blue, over the whole expanse which turns completely light blue at morning time. Pangong Tso trip can be organised in one or two days and overnight stay at Lukung or Spangmik. Travellers are only allowed to go upto Spangmik due to security reasons.
Ladakhi Home Stays Homestays offer you a unique opportunity to stay with, and share the culture of Ladakhi people in remote villages, while trekking through rugged habitat of the endangered snow leopard. It allows you to enjoy the rhythm of life in hamlets where farming and livestock herding has been the way of life for centuries. These homestays are offered along trekking routes in Sham, Hemis National Park and Zanskar.
Local Medical Practitioners (Amchi) The traditional medicine practice of Ladakh is called Amchi system, based on Tibetan system of curing the diseases. It is believed that Buddha himself revealed this system of healing in a form called Medicine Buddha (Sangay Manla). The practitioner of this medicine is called Amchi in Ladakh and there are many of them found practicing today curing ailments of great number of patients from every corner of Ladakh, despite presence of well run modern government hospitals. Amchi system is even gaining popularity among the increasing number of foreigners, for its organic and toxic free values with no side effects.