
Thiksey morning puja
Horns, chanting and first light.

Thin air. Big sky. Bigger silence.
Ladakh sits above 3,500 metres, a land of monasteries clinging to ridges and valleys the colour of apricots. You arrive breathless, and not only because of the altitude.
We build in time to acclimatise in Leh, then head out to the Nubra valley, Pangong Lake and village homestays where butter tea comes with every conversation. Morning prayers at Thiksey are unforgettable.



Horns, chanting and first light.

One of the world’s highest roads.

Blue that changes by the hour.

Apricot orchards and kitchen fires.

Bactrian camels at dusk.

A LOCAL TIP“Take the first two days slowly. Drink apricot juice. The mountains will wait, and you will enjoy them far more.”
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