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What to See in The Nubra Valley? Panamik Hot Springs and Yarab-tso Holy Lake
Panamik Hot Springs is located only a few kilometers from Siachan Glacier at an altitude of 3,183 meters/10,442 feet. Tourists are not allowed to go beyond Panamik in one direction because of the...
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The Fourteenth Century Diskit Monastery in Hunder, Nubra Valley
Driving from Sumur to Hunder, we stopped to visit the Fourteenth Century Diskit Monastery, passing an impressive 32 meter/106 foot statue in the distance. This new Maitreya Buddha sits on top of a...
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Guesthouses in Hunder, Nubra Valley
On the way to Hunder from Diskit Monastery, our 4×4 had a breakdown; fortunately, not on one of those god-awful passes. All drivers in remote countries know whatever there is to know about repairing...
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Small Village of Udmuru, Nubra Valley
Our tour operator, Skywalker Travel in Leh, had received a new permit for tourists to visit small, untouristy Udmaru in the Nubra Valley. Driver Panjara was in Leh getting a new car and Nubu hired a...
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Double Hump, Bactrian Camels in Nubra and Tangyar on The Shylok River
Driver Panjara returned from Leh with new itinerary changes from Lobsang, Skywalker Travel; drive to rarely visited Tangyar, visit Tangyar Monastery, camp for one night and return to Leh. Everything...
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Camping in Khardong Village: Up and Over The Khardongla Pass, Ladakh
It was time for a group consultation in Tangyar. Since guide Nubu was young, inexperienced and kept vacillating, Steve made the decision; drive back above the valley and camp at Khardong Village. A...
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The Chang-la/Changla Pass and A Wedding Celebration in Ladakh
Did I realize that the ride to Pangong Lake involved traveling over Chang-la/Changla pass? The same Chang-la pass that had a big landslide a week ago? You bet your sweet life I didn’t until it finally...
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One Night at Underwhelming Pangong Lake, Ladakh
As you know, or as Steve, the ex-Marine tells everyone, I am certifiable. Pangong Lake is a popular destination for travelers in Ladakh and I had to see why and that was the only reason we were...
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Miscellaneous Ladakh Tourist Information for Travelers
Steve and I made the most of one last day in Leh, relaxing and walking through town. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was arriving in Leh today, July 2012; his first stop while traveling through Ladakh....
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Information About Motorcycling in Exciting India
I just received a hot-off-the-press e-mail from info@travelhimalayas.in about a motorcycle trips in one of my favorite destinations, Ladakh, India. Are you a 1 per center? A Hamster? Belong to a...
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