Ladakh · 8 experiences
Culture in Ladakh
Gompas, dzongs, old bazaars and the people who keep them
Guided walks, festival days and evenings with music: the history of each valley told on site.
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Alchi's painted temples with a local guide
Visit the Dukhang and Sumtsek at Alchi, whose paintings in a Kashmiri style are among the oldest surviving in Ladakh. W…
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Likir Monastery and Basgo's royal ruins
Two stops on the way between Leh and Alchi: Likir Monastery, which administers Alchi, with its large outdoor Maitreya, …
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Hemis Monastery courtyard and museum
Ladakh's richest monastery, hidden in a gorge above the Indus. See the courtyard where the festival is danced, the pain…
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Mulbekh's Maitreya and the Shergol cliff gompa
Drive east from Kargil into Buddhist Purig to see the 9 m rock-cut Maitreya at Mulbekh, the cliff-top Mulbekh gompa and…
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Drass and the war memorial on the Srinagar road
Drass, 60 km west of Kargil, is a high village known for hard winters. The war memorial beside the road remembers soldi…
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Leh old town and palace morning walk
A slow walk from Main Bazaar through the mud-brick lanes of the old town to Leh Palace, finishing on the palace roof. I…
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Korzok monastery and village at 4,522 m
A slow walk through Korzok, the only permanent village on Tso Moriri, up to its monastery of around 400 years, with vie…
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Karsha Monastery and the Padum plain
Cross the Stod river from Padum to Karsha, the largest monastery in Zanskar, whose white buildings climb a steep cliff.…
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