Leh & Ladakh

Leh is the base for Ladakh's moonscapes: Pangong lake's changing blues, Khardung La, Nubra's sand dunes and Bactrian camels, and monasteries like Thiksey and Hemis perched above the Indus.

Places we love here

• Viewpoints

  Khardung La to Nubra

  Cross a 5,359 m pass into the dunes of Hunder.

• Culture · lesser-known

  Leh Palace

  A 17th-century palace over the old town.

• Viewpoints

  Magnetic Hill & Sangam

  The Indus–Zanskar confluence and rafting.

• Nature

  Pangong Tso

  A 134 km lake at 4,350 m; overnight in Spangmik.

• Viewpoints

  Shanti Stupa sunset

  A white stupa over Leh at golden hour.

• Culture

  Thiksey monastery morning prayer

  Join the 6 am puja in a hilltop monastery.

• Food

  Thukpa & skyu

  Ladakhi kitchen meals in the old town.