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Rangdum

Nearing Rangdum we meet the first buddhist structures as this area at the end of the Suru valley culturaly belongs to Zanskar. …

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 …

Victoria Falls

What a great place to start our third trip to the meet the wildlife of the Okavanga delta! The Victoria Falls are …