Dzongkul, Sani
Dzongkul Gompa hugs under an overhanging rockface at 3’850m tucked away in a side valley. It’s foundation is attributed to Naropa – …
Padum
Padum (3’700m) – at the foot of the mountains in the background – is the largest settlement in the whole of Zanskar. …
Zanskar Valley, Singe La
Part of the road through the gorge of the Zanskar river is already open to travel – albeit with occasional delays where …
Photoksar, Wanla
Hugging the mountain on a small platform above the village of Photoksar there is a small gompa dating back to the 17th …
Indus Valley, Leh
Comming out of the maze of the Zanskar range into the Indus valley we visit the Alchi Choskhor Tempel. This impressive historic …
Ladakh Festival
Ladakhis love their celebrations and festivals. We are lucky to be in Leh for the Ladakh Parade. Early in the morning people …
Leh Nubra Leh
There is one more day before we head back to Switzerland and we are still not completly worn out. We set out …