Places to Visit Ladakh

Shanti Stupa Ladakh is placed on the hilltop at Changspa in Ladak and it was founded in year of 1985. Shanti Stupa Ladakh was constructed by Japanese Buddhist organization known as The Japanese for World Peace. In1985, Dalai Lama inaugurated the Shanti Stupa ladak. The idea around the construction of Shanti Stupa ladak is to celebrate 2500 years of Buddhism to encourage World Peace. Every year,visitors comes to Ladak in order to visit these stupa.Sunset and Sunrise is just imagine, your eyes will always in search of these scenery.

Tsomoriri Lake is at a height or altitude of about 4,595 m and 15,075 feet lake in the Changthang region of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the largest of the high altitude lakes in the Trans-Himalayan biogeographic area, entirely within India. The lake Tsomoriri situated between Ladakh, India towards the North, Zanskar towards the west and Tibet to the east. The lake Tsomoriri is contributed by springs and snow-melting water from mountains on the Changthang plateau.
The lake is fed by springs and snow-melt from mountains on the Changthang plateau. Water enters the lake in two main stream systems, one ingoing the lake from the north, the other from the southwest. Both stream systems produce extensive marshes where they enter the lake. It previously had an outlet to the south, but this has become blocked and the lake has become land locked. As an effect, the water is currently becoming salty and brackish. The lake Tsomoriri was a source of salt for natives until the year 1959. Hence the name of the lake is Tsokar it means salty lake in native language.

Leh Palace overlooks the Ladakhi Himalayan town of Leh, places on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. The palace was built by King Sengge Namgyal in the 17th century, but was later discarded when Dogra forces took control of Ladakh in the mid-19th century. The royal family moved to Stok Palace. Leh Palace is nine storeys high; the royal family stayed on the upper floors, the stables and store rooms were in the lower floors. The Leh palace is reducing to rubble is at present being restored and repaired by the Archaeological Survey of India. From the Leh palace one can see the surrounding panoramic views of this beautiful place and neighboring areas from the rooftop. The Leh Palace is open to everyone. The mountain of Stok Kangri in the Zangskar mountain range is visible across the Indus valley to the south, with the Ladakh mountain range rising behind the palace to the north.

Magnetic Hill is a gravity hill that is most travelled places near Leh in Ladakh, India. The Magnetic hill is assumed to have magnetic properties powerful enough to pull vehicles uphill and force passing aircrafts to move up their altitude in order to get away with magnetic interference. In reality, the effect is an optical illusion and there is no magnetic commotion in the area at all.
The "Magnetic Hill" places on the Leh-Kargil-Srinagar national highway, about 50 km from Leh, at a elevation of 11,000 feet above sea level. On its south side flows the Indus, which originates in Tibet and goes to Pakistan. The so-called magnetic hill has become a well-liked stop for domestic tourists on car journeys.

Pangong Lake is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at an altitude of about 13.12335958 ft. It is 439632.5 ft long and extends from India to Tibet. 60% of the length of the Pangong Lake lies in Tibet. The lake is 5 km (3.1 mi) wide at its broadest point. All together it covers 604 km2. During winter the lake freezes totally, despite being saline water.
The lake is in the procedure of being recognized under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. This will be the first trans-boundary wetland in South Asia under the convention.

Thiksey Gompa is one of the attractive and famous Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Ladak,India. Thiksey monastery places at an altitude of 3,600 metres in the Indus valley. Thiksey monastery belongs to the Gelukpa Order of Buddhism, one of the largest gompa in the central Ladak which is 18km far away from Ladak..Thiksey Gompa serves as the residence of around eighty monks.Sherab Zangpo of Stod built the Thiksey Monastery for the first time.After sometime Spon Paldan Sherab which was the nephew of Sherab Zangpo reconstructed the monastery in 1430 AD.

Shey gompa ladakh places 15 km to the south of Leh.It was founded in 17th century by the King Deldon Namgyal. A large number of monasteries, stupas and rock carvings can be seen on this road.One can easily reached Shey by trekking 4 km from Thickey Monastery and the path is recognized for having Ladakh's biggest chorten fields with hundreds of whitewashed shrines of varying sizes scattered across the desert landscape. Shey gompa ladakh nearest airport is at Leh.The essential thing is that no persons can enter in this monastery without having special permission.Lama lives in this monastery and the inner workrooms are usually closed.There is a hotel for visitors which are surrounded by gardens opposite to the Shey palace.

Just after leaving the kargil town, you enter suru valley popular for its enchanting greenery spread across the long stretch of the valley flanked by snowcapped mountains and the sparkling suru river. The valley ends with a pass called the penz la. The majority population of suru valley comprises shia muslim of Tibetan origin which once followed Buddhism before converting to muslims in the 15th century. One of its villages, kartse, has huge rock cut Buddhist image, which is considered one of the finest rock-carved statues of 7th century Buddhism.

The original name used for Nubra Valley is Ldumra meaning the 'valley of flowers' It is situated in the north of Ladakh region. The average altitude of the valley is about 10,000 mtrs above sea level. The main settlements are along the shayok River and the siachen river. The river belt is sandy and the vegetation includes green Farmarisk and Myricaria. One of the unique features of the landscapes in Nubra is the sand dunes between Deskit (administrative center) Hundar villages
An ancient trade route (a branch of the popular Central Asian silk route) used to pass through Nubra Valley and its imprints can be seen even today. The double humped Bactrian Camels of the silk route trade period still wander in the wilderness of the valley.