Himalayan Travels

Located at an altitude of around 11,204 feet above sea level and on the way to Thikse and Hemis Gompas on the main road leading east along the Indus, Shey Palace and Monastery is only 15 km from the town of Leh. Shey Palace was built in 1665 by the King of Ladakh as his...Read More

Zanskar Valley is a sub-district of the Kargil district, which lies in the eastern half of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Zanskar region is separated from Ladakh by the Zanskar mountain range. The Valley is located at a towering altitude that ranges from 11,500 to 23,000 feet above sea-level and the valley...Read More

Phey is a village that is located in the Zanskar Valley of the Ladakh region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Phey is at an altitude of around 11,400 feet above sea-level and is about 20 km from the town of Padum in Zanskar. Phey lies on the Kargil – Padum road. The best...Read More

While in the Zaskar Valley in the union territory of Ladakh a must-visit place is the village of Zangla. The village of Zangla is located at a towering altitude of around 12,879 feet above sea-level and at a distance of 35 km from the main town of Padum in the Zanskar Valley. Zangla There are...Read More

Padum is a grueling 15 hour drive from Kargil to cover around 240 km through some of the most beautiful and breath-taking terrain and arguably the bumpiest and backbreaking roads in the Trans-Himalayas and one will reach the remote town of Padum which is located at an altitude of about 11,585 feet above sea-level in...Read More

Almost halfway along the Kargil–Padum road in the middle of nowhere lies the beautiful Buddhist village of Rangdum. Rangdum is the last village located in an isolated region of  Suru Valley in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The village of Rangdum is situated at a towering altitude of 11,998 feet above sea level and...Read More

The tiny village of Tongul is one of the lesser known villages of Suru Valley in the Trans- Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir. The village of Tongul is located at a towering altitude of about 11,181 feet above sea-level and is nestled on a plateau with the Suru river flowing just below the village....Read More

Located at a distance of 26 km from the village of Sankoo, Panikhar is the next village along the way in the Suru Valley. The roads from Sankoo to the village of Panikhar are well maintained and have barely any pot holes as compared to the roads beyond Panikhar which are terrible. Panikhar As you...Read More

Located at an altitude of about 9,524 feet above sea level is the small township of Sankoo which is located at a distance of 42 km south of the town of Kargil in the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir. The village of Sankoo in a bowl-shaped valley that has been drained out by a...Read More

Located at a distance of 204 km from the city of Srinagar is the town of Kargil. This town is located at an altitude of about 8871 feet above sea level. Kargil is the second largest town in the Ladakh region and is a very important transit hub for travellers, with roads leading to Leh,...Read More