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Region in Ladakh, India
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Diskit Gompa
The oldest and largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in the Nubra Valley.
An important Buddhist holy lake inside a minor mountain, great for a stroll and surreal pictures. There is a tea stall and a parking where the trail to the lake begins.
Samtanling Gompa has a good collection of tangkhas, Buddha idols and frescoes. And it is greatly located on a hill overviewing the Numbra Valley.
A park in construction as of 2023 with a large Buddha statue on the backdrop of the mountain silhouette.
It is closed to non-military persons. But this might change in the coming years.
The area of the Shyok river past Hunder with its mountain scenery, including a few villages of Skuru, Changmar, Bogdan and Turtuk, were only opened to foreign tourists in 2010, so they are still quite new in their contact with tourists and the West, and feel rather unexplored.
Many of these Buddhist walls can be found in the valleys.
There are a few hot springs and a few pools in this area. The pool at the GPS coordinates of this listing is the most sophisticated and touristic one—they might charge for this one in the future. But there is another simple pool just behind Oasis Restaurant, 150 m south.
Various activities are offered, like quad bike, and camel riding on bactrian camels, who have two humps reminding us of old times when this region was a part of Silk Route to Central Asia. There are some restaurants at the entrance of the "park" and parking of course. You also just walk in from Hundar itself without bothering so much about anything commercial.
Not as commercialised as the Hundar Sand Dunes, so just enjoy the tranquillity.
... to the two mountain lakes at 5,200 altitude with impressive views onto the surrounding mountains and glaciers. There is a trail, see OpenStreetMap.
Offers one of the best mutton momos in the region, no cheap fillings like onions but just plain mutton meat.
They have large and comfy 6bed tents with clean sheets. Restaurant, warm water bathrooms and WiFi. But the best is when arriving in September, you can fill your stomach with kilos of apricots and apples that grow here and are not harvested, unless to give them to cows.
Nice and comfy guest house.
By bus
There are two bus routes that run daily in each direction at 8AM:
By taxi
Some people share a taxi for around ₹2,000 from Leh.
By tour
Many people book a tour in Leh for visiting Nubra in 2–3 days. This includes taxi tours and self-riding motorbike tours.
By thumb
Hitch-hiking in directly from Leh is possible, but the bus might be the most straight forward choice.
On foot
The only meaningful hiking route into Nubra Valley is from Leh to Hundar, a 64-km trail via Lasimiru La at 5,466 m.
By thumb
A lot of local traffic will ply the two roads in either of the Shyok or Nubra Valley. Ladakhis are generally very welcoming and you shouldn't have any issues finding a ride to see all sights.
By taxi
Many taxis will run through the valley, bringing in tourists or carrying them between sights. You can of course always rely on them.
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