Area: 97,000 sq kms out of which nearly 38,000 sq. kms are under Chinese Occupation since 1962. Population: Approx. 2.40 lakh in the 2 districts of Leh & Kargil. Languages: Ladakhi including Balti / Purgi, Shina or Dardic, Urdu / Hindi. Ethnic composition: Mongoloid/Tibetan, Dardic and assorted Indo-Aryan elements.
Altitude: Leh 3505 m, Kargil 2750 m
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Rainfall:15cm(annual average) Clothing :Cotton & light woollens in summer and heavy woollens including downfilled wind proof upper garments in winter.
Geographical Introduction
Ladakh is a land abounding in awesome physical features, set in an enormous and spectacular environment. Bounded by two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges, the Karakoram in the north and the Great Himalaya in the south, it is traversed by two other parallel chains, the Ladakh Range and the Zanskar Range. In geological terms, this is a young land, formed a few million years ago. Its basic contours, uplifted by tectonic movements, have been modified over the millennia by the process of erosion due to wind and water, sculpted into the form that we see today. Today a high-altitude desert, sheltered from the rain-bearing clouds of the Indian monsoon by the barrier of the Great Himalaya, Ladakh was once covered by an extensive lake system, the vestiges of which still exist on its south-east plateaux of Rupshu and Chushul, in the drainage basins or lakes of Tso-moriri, Tso-kar and Pangong-tso. But the main source of water is winter snowfall.
Dras, Zanskar and the Suru Valley on the Himalaya's northern flanks receive heavy snow in winter, this feeds the glaciers from which melt water, carried down by
streams, irrigates the fields in summer. For the rest of the region, the snow on the peaks is virtually the only source of water. As the crops grow, the villagers pray not for rain, but for sun to melt the glaciers and liberate their water. Ladakh lies at altitudes ranging from about 9,000 ft (2,750 m) at Kargil to 25,170 ft (7,672m) at Saser Kangri, in the Karakoram Range. Summer temperatures rarely exceed 27C in the shade, while in winter they may at times plummet to minus 20C even in Leh. Surprisingly though, the thin air makes the heat of the sun even more intense than at lower altitudes. It is said that only in Ladakh can a man sitting in the sun with his feet in the shade suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time!
Historical Background For nearly 900 years, from the middle of the 10th century, Ladakh was an independent kingdom, its ruling dynasties descending from the kings of old Tibet. The kingdom attained its greatest geographical extent and glory in the early 17th century under the famous king Singge Namgyal, whose domain extended across Spiti and western Tibet right up to the Mayum-la, beyond the sacred sites of Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar.
Gradually, perhaps partly due to the fact that it was politically stable, Ladakh became recognized as the best trade route between the Punjab and Central Asia. For centuries it was traversed by caravans carrying textiles, spices, raw silk, carpets, dyestuffs, narcotics, etc. Heedless of the land’s rugged terrain and apparent remoteness, merchants entrusted their goods to relays of pony transporters who took about two months to carry them from Amritsar to the Central Asian towns of Yarkand and Khotan. On this long route, Leh was the midway stop, and developed into a bustling entrepot, its bazars thronged with merchants from distant countries. The famous pashmina (better known as cashmere) also came down from the highaltitude plateaux of eastern Ladakh and western Tibet, through Leh, to Srinagar, where skilled artisans transformed it into shawls known the world over for their softness and warmth. Ironically, it was this lucrative trade that finally spelt the doom of the independent kingdom. It attracted the covetous attention of Gulab Singh,
the ruler of Jammu in the early 19th century, who sent his general Zorawar Singh to invade Ladakh in 1834 AD.
There followed a decade of war and turmoil, which ended with the emergence of the British as the paramount power in north India. Ladakh, together with the neighbouring province of Baltistan, was incorporated into the newly created state of Jammu & Kashmir. Just over a century later, this union was disturbed by the partition of India, as a result of which Baltistan became part of Pakistan, while Ladakh remained in India as part of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
Like the land itself, the people of Ladakh are generally quite different from those of the rest of India. The faces and physique of the Ladakhis, and the clothes they wear, are more akin to those of Tibet and Central Asia than of India. The original population may have been Dards, an Indo-Aryan race down from the Indus and the Gilgit area. But immigration from Tibet, perhaps a millennium or so ago, largely overwhelmed the culture of the Dards and obliterated their racial characteristics. In eastern and central Ladakh, today' s population seems to be mostly of Tibetan origin. Further west, in and around Kargil, the people' s appearance suggests a mixed origin.
The exception to this generalisation is the Arghons, a community of Muslims in Leh, originated as a result of marriages between local women and Kashmiri or Central Asian merchants. They exhibit a marked dominance of the Indo-Aryan trait in their physique and appearance, though culturally they are not different from the rest of the Ladakhis.
Ancient Routes The Caravan Route To Leh Ladakh' s position at the centre of a network of trade routes traditionally kept it in constant touch with the outside world. From Chinese Central Asia, the mightily Karakoram Range was breached at the Karakoram pass, a giddy 18,350 Feet (5,600m). The trail from Yarkand crossed five other passes, of which the most feared was the glacier-encumbered Saser-la, north of Nubra. Travellers from Tibet could take one of two main routes from the Central part of the country, the Tsang-po valley, they could pass the holy sites of Kailash Mansarovar and reach Gartok, on a tributary of the upper Indus, from where they followed the river down to Leh. Trade with the ' Pashm' -producing areas of western Tibet flowed by a more northerly route, taking the village of Rudok, a few miles into Tibet, and from there across to Chushul on the Pangong-tso, up the length of the lake to Tangse, then a cross the 18,300feet (5,578m) Chang-la to the Indus, and so to Leh. Baltistan, joined administratively with Ladakh for 100 years, was linked to it either via the Indus up to its confluence with the Suru-Shingo river, and on up to Kargil: or by the Chorbat-la pass over the Ladakh range, the trail dropping down to the Indus 40 km below Khalatse, and following the river up to Leh. Still Following The Old Path! The two main approaches to Ladakh from south of the Himalayas are roughly the same as today' s motor roads from the Srinagar and Manali. The merchants and pilgrims who made up the majority of travellers in the pre modern era, traveled on foot or horseback, taking about 16 days to reach Srinagar; though a man in a hurry, ridding non-stop and with changes of horse arranged ahead of time all along the route, could do it in as little as three days. The mails, carried in relays by runners stationed every four miles or so, took four or five days. That was before the wheel as a means of transport was introduced into Ladakh, which happened only when the Srinagar- Leh motor-road was constructed as recently as the early 1960s.
RELIGION Ladakh was the conduit through which Buddhism reached Tibet from India and in the process it got deeply entrenched in the region from the very beginning. There are ancient Buddhist rock engravings all over the region, even in the areas like Dras and the lower Suru Valley which today are inhabited by an exclusively Muslim population. The divide between Muslim and Buddhist Ladakh passes through Mulbekh (on the Kargil-Leh road) and between the villages of Parkachik and Rangdum in the Suru Valley, though there are pockets of Muslim population further east, in Padum (Zanskar), in Nubra Valley and in and around Leh. The approach to a Buddhist village is invariably marked by mani walls which are long, chest-high structures faced with engraved stones bearing Buddhist mantra, and by chorten (commemorative cairns)
Many villages are crowned with a Gompa or monastery, which may be anything from an imposing complex of temples, prayer halls and monks'dwellings, to a tiny heritage housing a single image and home to a solitary lama.
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slam too came from the west. A peaceful penetration of mainly the Shia sect spearheaded by Islamic missionaries, its success can be attributed to the early conversion of the chieftains of Dras, Kargil and the Suru Valley. In these areas, mani walls and chorten are replaced by mosques, small unpretentious buildings, or Imambaras, which are imposing structures with a quaint blend of Islamic and Tibetan styles, surmounted by domes of metal sheet that gleam cheerfully in the sun. There are also pockets of Sunni Muslims among which the Dards of Drass and the Arghons of Leh are the largest groups.
Wedding Ceremonies
A visitor to Ladakh rarely has a chance to see a Buddhist wedding performance according to the old customs and ceremonies. Today too much foreign influence is likely to have crept in; European clothing is slowly replacing the traditional dress. The celebration begins in the morning at the house of the bride. The all male party celebrated with Chang, which, according to custom, one must take in three consecutive draughts. As a special sign the host improved the ' Chang'by adding butter. A celebration meal is served in the afternoon, but again only men partook. The bride remains in her mother' s kitchen, symbolically indicating where her place is! Clothed in a wedding gown with a silver embroidered cape, decorated with old family jewellery, the bride is overwhelmed with lucky white ribbons and given gifts of money by her relatives and friends. While the men sing and the mother laments, the bride then goes to the family of the bridegroom, where she is met, in front of the house, by Lamas. The Celebrations Now the celebration proper begins. In a long ceremony, in which the bride must first of all refuse the food which is offered to her, the bride is led from her father or a friend of the family, to her husband, with whom she then symbolically partakes of a meal. She is then shown the house, with particular emphasis on the kitchen. By sunrise the ceremony is concluded, but not the celebration, which is a social occasion for the families with musicians, food and much, much Chang.
Funeral Ceremonies
Near to the palaces at Stok, Shey and Leh one may notice a large number of Chortens, the old ' pleasure gardens'of the kings of Ladakh. If one goes into the side valley, to the north east of Leh, on whose eastern slopes the road to the Nubra valley begins, one may find a Lare stone where a curious funeral practice was once conducted. The bodies of the dead were hacked to pieces and ground up with stones then left to be devoured by vultures. This practice was also followed in Tibet and is still followed in the Mustang region of Nepal. Today the site of dismemberment is used for cremations. After a ceremony in the house of the dead person the corpse is tied up in a covered Sedan chair. Accompanied by Lamas the procession makes its way into the side valley near Leh. A few hundred metres northwest of the Chortens the procession halts and the chair is placed in a walled oven. This is really only a vertical tube with fire hole underneath. The fire is started with many prayers and during the long ceremony oil is frequently thrown into the oven until the cremation is complete. The ashes are scattered into a holy river or in the case of a person of high standing, placed in a Chorten.
Status Of Woman In Ladakh.
The demeanour of the people is affected by their religion, especially among the women. Among the Buddhists, as also the Muslims of the Leh area, women not only work in the house and field, but also do business and interact freely with men other than their own relations. In Kargil and its adjoining regions on the other hand, it is only in the last few years that women are merging from semi-seclusion and taking jobs other than traditional ones like farming and house-keeping.
Religious Harmony
Of the secular culture, the most important element is the rich oral literature of songs and poems for every occasions, as well as local versions of the "Kesar Saga", the Tibetan national epic. This literature is common to both Buddhists and Muslims. In fact, the most highly developed versions of the Kesar saga, and some of the most exuberant and lyrical songs are said to be found in Shakar-Chigtan an area of the western Kargil district exclusively inhabited by Muslims, unfortunately not freely open to tourists yet.
Ceremonies.
Ceremonial and public events are accompanied by the characteristic music of ' Surna'and ' Daman'(Oboe and drum), originally introduced into Ladakh from Muslim Baltistan, but now played only by Buddhist musicians known as "Mons".
When a child is born the family usually holds a festival for their relatives, neighbours and friends after the first 15 days, at age one month and after a year. All are invited to come to the house and are given ' Tsampa' , butter and sugar, along with tea to eat and drink all day.
The Ladakh Festival It is a major event organized every year by the J&K Tourism Department, in collaboration with the local communities and the district administrations of Leh and st th Kargil from 1 to 15 September. Its main objective is to revive and promote the richness, depth and pageantry of Ladakh’s centuries-old culture, traditions and folk heritage for world-wide appreciation and enjoyment. The inaugural function is held on grand scale at Leh with a spectacular procession in which various cultural troupes and village contingents participate in full ceremonial costumes, ! ! singing songs and performing various types of dances to the tune of the traditional orchestra. At the Polo ground, where the procession terminates, the participants break into a variety of folk and popular dances, presenting the best samples of the region’s performing arts.
Among the regular programmes, the most colourful and interesting are the village archery festivals held in selected suburban villages of Leh. Every villager is required to formally participate in these events in accordance with the established social code.
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Every male participant is expected to try his skill with the bow and arrow in alternate rounds of archery and dancing while the ladies have to join in as many rounds of the mandatory folk dances. Other programmes of the festival include a series of evening musical concerts, mask
dances by lamas of selected monasteries and mock marriage ceremonies complete with all the associated traditions.
A major polo tournament called the "Ladakh Festival Cup" is also held as part of the festival in which polo teams from different parts of the region participate. Visitors to Ladakh during this period will have the opportunity of witnessing this ancient sport of the western Himalayas being played in its original, wild style with fewer rules and frenzied crowd involvement. Yet another interesting programme is the staging of a typical Central Asian trade mart in Leh Bazaar, " ! # complete with caravans laden with traders’ goods, while skilled artists dressed in period-costumes play the role of merchants engaged in trading, bartering and associated activities.
The festival is also simultaneously organized in different parts of Kargil district. These include traditional archery tournaments, besides presentation of programmes showcasing the cultural heritage and traditions of different ethnic groups of the area. Of particular interest are the cultural programmes presented by the Brok-pas people based on their ancient % social customs and ceremonies. Among ! the programmes presented by the Dards of Dras is the game of polo, the ancestral sport of the Dards of the western Himalayas. Similar programmes are also held in Zanskar Valley, where the high point is the traditional sport called "Saka", in which a number of colourfully attired horses are used in a quaint racing competition. The Ladakh Festival is a unique project of the State Department of Tourism to patronize the revival and promotion of Ladakh’s age-old traditions and customs, its cultural heritage and the performing arts. For the visitors to Ladakh, the festival provides an opportunity to witness and experience the lifestyle and cultural ethos of
a people who have lived for centuries on the crossroads of Asia, receiving and harmonising socio-cultural and religious influences from their neighbouring societies.
The Monastic Festivals The monastic festivals are annual events of the major monasteries which the local people eagerly look forward to attending, both for attaining religious merit and as a means of social entertainment. These are generally held to commemorate the establishment of a particular monastery, the birth anniversary of its patron saint or some major events in the history and evolution of Tibetan Buddhism. People turn out in the thousands to attend these festivals in their colourful best, making every event a carnival of colours.
Chhams – the ritual dances The core event of the monastic festival is a highly choreographed ritual dance-drama known as ‘Chhams’, which is directed by the ‘Chham-spon’, the mystic dance master of the monastery. The dances are performed not only to dramatise the esoteric philosophy of the event for the benefit of the lay devotees, but also by way of ritual offerings to the tutelary deities of the monastery and the guardians of the faith. A select group of " ! & resident lamas of the monastery, dressed in brightly patterned brocade, robes, perform these dances in the courtyard of the monastery. They also wear masks representing various divinities, which are mostly found in the form of statues in the "Gon Khang", the room dedicated to the guardian divinities. Some of the dances also feature masks representing famous characters from historical episodes or Tibetan fables. The more fearsome ones represent powerful divinities in their various manifestations, mostly representing the Dharmapalas or protectors of the faith. The dancers, holding ritual instruments in hands, step around the central flagpole in the monastic courtyard in solemn dance and mime, in tune with the music of the monastic orchestra. The ritual instruments and the hand gestures or mudras of the dancers symbolise different aspects of the dance-drama. In between the more sombre sequences, relief is provided by a group of comic performers who jump into the scene in the guise of skeletons and other characters, performing comic and acrobatic feats. These also wear masks representing various divinities and religious or historical characters.
Destruction of the evil As the ‘Chhams’ approaches its end on the second and last day of the festival, the climactic scene is enacted, in which the votive offering, a grotesque human figure made from dough, is ritually cut into pieces and scattered in the four cardinal directions. This figure symbolises the enemy of Buddhism as well as the embodiment of the three cardinal evils in the human ' $ !' ( ) soul viz. ignorance, jealousy and hatred. Accordingly, its destruction represents killing of the enemy of Buddhism and the purification of the human soul from the three evils. This ritual is known as ‘Dao Tulva’ and has many interpretations: cleansing of the soul from evils, dissolution of the human body after death into its elements, or a re-enactment of the assassination of the Tibetan apostate king Lang-dar-ma by a Buddhist monk in 842 AD. In fact, the longsleeved dress and the huge hat worn by leader of the Black-Hat dancer, who executes this ritual in most festivals, represents the dress used by Lang-darma’s assassin to conceal his identity.
Pilgrimage of the deities The ‘Rimpoche’ or head lama incarnate of the monastery conducts the rites and ceremonies of the festival. He sits on a high throne placed in the centre of the long veranda that runs along one side of the rectangular courtyard facing the huge, elevated gates of the monastery’s main prayer hall or Du-khang. This room actually serves as the green room for the artists during the festival. The lamas of the monastery and the monk musicians in their full ceremonial attire, sit on carpet-covered cushions on either side of the throne in the veranda, according to their hierarchy. The Rimpoche leads the lamas in the recitation of the mantras associated with the ‘Chhams’, thus creating the appropriate ambience for the dancers to enact the role of the deities whose guise they adopt. For the lay devotees, however, seeing the masked dancers serves to familiarise themselves with the kind of deities they are to encounter during the 49-day- ‘Bardo’ or transition period between death and
rebirth in one of the six forms of existence, depending upon one’s karmic existence.
The festive atmosphere The monastic festivals also provide the local people an opportunity for socialising, trading and entertainment. On this occasion, makeshift markets spring up overnight near the monastery, to which people throng. During the summer festivals, the visiting people organise picnics, overnight excursions, and all-night signing and dancing parties. For the more devoted villagers, however, the event is essentially a pilgrimage to the monastery and its various temples, for it is during this period only that they can see all the images and figures, which are otherwise kept veiled.
The Calendar of Monastic Festivals The monastic festivals of Ladakh are governed by the Tibetan calendar which is luni-solar. So the dates vary form year to year, requiring astrological calculations to determine each year’s calendar. Traditionally, at the end of the year, the astrologers prepare a new calendar of festivals so that it is available as the new year ushers in. But in the absence of long-term calendars, visitors face problems in planning trips to Ladakh to witness these events. In order to address this problem, the J&K Tourism Department has had a 10-year calendar of festivals, for the period 2000 AD to 2009 AD, prepared by an astrologer, which is included in this site for the convenience of visitors.
Calendar of Monastic Festivals
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List of Registered Hotels & Guest Houses in Leh Area A Class Name of Hotel
Capacity
Location
Telepne
Bijou
(4 Sgl. 15 Dbl.)
Near Public Library
252131, 252346
E-Mail / Website
Caravan Centre
(25 Dbl.)
Skara
252282, 253779
reservation@ hotelcaravancentre.com
Dragon.
(3 Sgl. 27 Dbl.)
Old Road Leh
252720, 252139
[email protected]
Ga-Ldan Continental
(4 Sgl. 40 Dbl.)
Vegetable Market
252173, 252436
www.reachladakh.com/ galdan
High Land
(2 Sgl.12 Dbl.)
Stok Village
242005
Horizon
(12 Dbl.)
Chulung
252602
Horzey
(26 Dbl.)
Old Leh Road
252454, 252280
[email protected]
Kanglachan
(4 Sgl. 21 Dbl.)
Karzoo Road
252523, 252144
www.reachladakh.com/ khanglachen
Kangri
(3 Sgl. 35 Dbl.)
Near veg. Market
252311, 252051
K-sar
(8 Sgl. 22 Dbl.)
Fort Road
232725, 252348
Lasermo
(2 Sgl,19 Dbl.)
Chulungs
250778, 252349
Lingzi
(25 Dbl.)
Opp. Vegetable Market
252020
Lharimo
(1 Sgl. 30 Dbl.)
Fort Road
252177, 252101
Mandala
(23 Dbl.)
Fort Road
252742, 252943
Omasila
(32 Dbl.)
Changspa
250207, 252119
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.reachladakh.com/ lharimohotel
Rafica
(16 Dbl.)
Fort Road
252258
[email protected]
Shambhala
(26 Dbl.)
Skara
251100, 252067
[email protected] www.indiamart.com/ hotelshambhala
Singge Palace
(35 Dbl.)
Old Leh Road
253344, 252344
Spick-N-Span
(31 Dbl.)
Old Leh Road
252765, 251463
Sun-N-Sand
(20 Dbl.)
Changspa
252468
Siachen
(2 Sgl. 21 Dbl.)
Old Bus Stand
252057, 252586
Shenam
(2 Sgl. 8 Dbl.)
Old Road Leh
252345
Yak Tail
(15 Dbl.)
Fort Road
252735, 252118
Tsomo Riri
(15 Dbl.)
Fort Road
253611, 252271
[email protected]
www.reachladakh.com/ tsomoririhotel
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Thongsal
(24 Dbl.)
Yurtung
252735, 252227
Ri-Rab
(18 Dbl.)
Changspa
252735, 253108
Karakoram
(16 Dbl.)
Karzoo
252788, 253154
Devachan
(13 Dbl.)
Agling
253177
Ladakh Sarai
(17 Dbl)
Saboo
245063
Lumbini
( 23 Dbl)
Fort Road
252528, 252182
Lotus
(14 Dbl)
Upper Karzoo
250265, 253129
Skit - Tsal
(24 Dbl)
Stok
242023
B Class Agling Resort
(18 Dbl.)
Agling Village
252110
Bimla
(2 Sgl.18 Dbl.)
Farka
252754
Chonjor
(10 Dbl.)
Old Leh Road
253165
Choskor
(18 Dbl.)
Chulung
252481
Chospa
(9 Dbl.)
Old Leh Road
252045
Diskit Chan
(2 Sgl.10 Dbl.)
Debi
252487
Gypsy’s Panorama
(10 Dbl)
Yurtung
252735, 252660
Hermit Hut
(4 Sgl,11 Dbl)
Upper Shenam
252707
Himalaya
(10 Dbl.)
Chumik
252746
Khayul
(18 Dbl.)
Chulung
252321
Lung-se-jung
(2 Sgl. 18 Dbl.)
Fort road
252193
Nirvana Palace
(2 Sgl. 12 Dbl.)
Fort Road
252834
Padmaling
(11 Dbl)
Karzoo
252933
Pangong
(2 Sgl. 12 Dbl.)
Shynam
252300
Rock Land
(1 Sgl. 12 Dbl.)
Fort Road
252589
Snow View
(3 Sgl. 11Dbl.)
Changspa
252504
Tsokar
(1 Sgl. 13 Dbl.)
Fort Road
253072, 253071
Takshi
(11 Dbl.)
Near Lamdon School
253130
Yasmin
(10 Dbl.)
Fort Road
252405, 252631
Alchi Resort
15 Dbls
Alchi Village
Dream Land
(10 Dbl)
Fort road
252089
Hill View
(2 Sgl.10 Dbl.)
Old Road
252058
www.reachladakh.com/ panorama
[email protected]
C Class
9
Kangla
(8 Dbl.)
Old Road
252506
Norla
(10 Dbl.)
Chulung
252464
Norbuling
(2 Sgl. 12 Dbl.)
Skara
252154
Skalzang Chamba
(10 Dbl.)
Thiksey Village
247041
Semyas
(12 Dbl.)
Skara
253419
Yarab Tso
(3 Sgl, 8 Dbl)
Tegar(Nubra)
252480
Saser
(2 Sgl. 11 Dbl.)
Changspa
252654
Zerla
(16 Dbl.)
Shenam
252672
Naro
(8 Dbl)
Karzoo
252401
[email protected]
Abu Palace
(12 Dbl)
Chulung
252341
Silkroute inn
(7 Dbl)
Skara
252090
Silver Clouds
(16 Dbl)
Sankar
253120, 252572
Changlochen
(1 Sgl,10 Dbl )
Shenam
252510
Deluxe
(1 Sgl. 9 Dbl.;)
Fort Road
252755
Firdous
(2 Sgl. 12 Dbl.)
Opp. S.P.Office
252629
Mount View
(6Sgl, 6 Dbl.)
Yurtung
-
Skalzang
(1 Sgl. 8 Dbl.)
Old Road
253407
Shelkar
(6 Dbl.)
Shey Village
247061
Tsemo View
(10 Dbl.)
Old Road
252296
[email protected]
D Class
Guest Houses Upper Class All View
(12 Dbl.)
Sankar Road
252761
Gaph-chow
(5 Dbl.)
Likir Village
-
Gespe Karten
(1 Sgl. 4 Dbl.)
Old Road
252627, 252637
Indus
(3 Sgl. 8 Dbl.)
Farka Village
252502
Jigmet
(2 Sgl. 11 Dbl)
Zangsti
253563
Jorchung
(2 Sgl. 2 Dbl.)
Tukcha
252463
Khan Manzil
(10 Dbl.)
Near Moravian Church
252681
New Antelope
(1 Sgl. 2 Dbl.)
Chubi Road
252086
Padma
(1 Sgl. 8 Dbl.)
Fort Road
252630
Rinchen
(7 Dbl.)
Changspa
252486
Tukcha
(5 Dbl.)
Tukcha
252923
Ri Buk
(2 Sgl. 7 Dbl.)
Changspa
253230
9
White Lotus
(2 Sgl. 8 Dbl.)
Yurtung
253352
Zimskhang
(8 Dbl.)
Alchi Village
-
Akhoon
(4 Dbl.)
Shey Village
244259
Deldan
(4 Sgl. 2 Dbl.)
Shey Village
-
Everest
(2 Sgl. 3 Dbl.)
Opp. TRC.
252317
Kanika
(13 Dbl.)
Tukcha
252703
Kalon
(2 Sgl. 3 Dbl.)
Thiksay Village
247029
Medium Class
Maryul
(6 Dbl.)
Karzoo
252994
Onphor
(2 Sgl. 3 Dbl.)
Karzoo -
-
Potala
(5 Dbl.)
Alchi Village -
-
Phuntsogling
(3 Dbl.)
Katpa, Leh
252267
Rigyal
(1 Sgl. 6 Dbl.)
Katpa, Leh
252658
Ti-sei
(2 Sgl.14 Dbl.)
Zangsti
252404
Wisdom Holiday Home
(8 Dbl.)
Changspa
252427
Stobsal
(4 Dbl.)
Hunder - Nubra
-
Sand Dune
(4 Dbl.)
Deskit - Nubra
-
Olthang
(4 Dbl.)
-do-
-
Thachung
(4 Dbl.)
-do-
-
Rtab-Gyatpa
(4 Dbl.)
Hunder - Nubra
-
Deskit
(2 Sgl. 2 Dbl.)
Hemis-Shukpachan
-
Karma
(2 Sgl. 2 Dbl.)
Yurtung
-
Spunjee
(3 Dbl.)
Skalzangling
-
Economy Class
Gonbo
(3 Dbl.)
Changspa
252712
Yaksha
(1 Sgl. 6 Dbl.)
Changspa
252699
Gomang
(9 Dbl.)
-do-
252657
Nazer View
(2 Sgl. 4 Dbl.)
Old Leh Road
253083
Shangrila
(2 Sgl. 8 Dbl.)
Karzoo
253050
Khangsar
(2 Sgl. 3 Dbl.)
Choglamsar
-
Palace View
(2 Sgl. 5 Dbl.)
Pologround
-
Rainbow
(2 Sgl. 4 Dbl.)
Changspa
252332
Oriental
(4 Sgl. 6 Dbl.)
-do-
253153
Lung Sngon
(2 Sgl. 4 Dbl.)
Shynam Fort Road
252749
Goba
(2 Sgl. 7 Dbl.)
-do-
-
Padma
(5 Dbl.)
Yangthang
-
9
Lhasa
(8 Sgl. 1 Dbl.)
Choglamsar
Summer Inn House
(2 Sgl. 5 Dbl.)
Tukcha
252867
Otsal
(6 Dbl.)
Changspa -
252864
Sheringman Lhamo
(2 Sgl. 2 Dbl.)
Dha Village
252835
Lagang
(1 Sgl. 2 Dbl.)
Basgo Village
-
Serdung
(4 Dbl.)
Chubi
252803
Solitarian
(2 Sgl. 2 Dbl.)
Saboo Village
245008
Singge
(4 Dbl.)
Upper Tukcha
-
Stumpa
(1 Sgl. 3 Dbl.)
Changspa
-
Warila
(6 Dbl.)
Chulungs
253302
Green Land
(1 Sgl. 5 Dbl.)
Changspa
253156
Babu
(6 Dbl.)
Pologround
252419
Sabila
(1 Sgl. 10 Dbl.)
-do-
252823
Eagle
(2 Sgl. 10 Dbl.)
Changspa
253074
Palace View Kidar
(3 Sgl. 8 Dbl.)
Pologround
-
Oasis
(1 Sgl. 7 Dbl.)
Tukcha
252922
Tsavo
(2 Sgl. 5 Dbl.)
Changspa
-
Old Ladakh
(2 Sgl. 10 Dbl.)
Old Leh Road
252951
Jamspal
(2 Sgl. 4 Dbl.)
Gerger, Fort Road.
-
Chandan
(2 Sgl. 6 Dbl.)
Changspa
253169
Shain
(2 Sgl.3 Dbl)
Karzoo
252636
Chunka
(3 Sgl. 4 Dbl)
Changspa
253382
Lakruk
(1 Sgl. 8 Dbl)
Sanker
-
Pal
(1 Sgl. 5 Dbl)
Zangsti
252650
Tak
(5 Dbl)
Stago Felok
-
Skabapa
(1 Sgl.2 Dbl)
Dha
-
Siddharth
(4 Sgl. 2 Dbl)
Fort Road
252329
Harmony
(1 Sgl. 7 Dbl)
Shenam
252708
Shanti
(1 Sgl.8 Dbl)
Changspa
253084
Two Star
(3 Sgl. 9 Dbl)
Karzoo
252250
Galdan
(1 Sgl. 3 Dbl)
-do- -
-
Galwan Nallah
(1 Sgl. 4 Dbl)
Yurtung -
252509
Spon
(2 Sgl.6 Dbl)
Likir Village -
-
Budha Garden
(1 Sgl. 5 Dbl)
Choglamsar
244074
Kitchir
(4 Dbl.)
Stok
242025
Drukpa
(4 Dbl.)
Stok
-
Moon Land
(10 Dbl.)
Leh
252175
9
Hunder Moonland
(4 Dbl.)
Hunder(Nubra)
-
Irfan
(5 Dbl.)
Malpak, Leh
-
Lyon
(6 Dbl.)
Changspa
253361
Lhari
(4 Dbl.)
-do- -
-
Lotsava -
(4 Sgl.4 Dbl.)
Alchi Village
-
Stanzin
(4 Dbl.)
Changspa
252483
Karzoo
(1 Sgl. 3 Dbl)
Samdopling.
-do-
252324
Alchi Village.
-
Yokma
(5 Dbls)
Holiday Inn
(7 Dbls)
Changspa -do-
Nil
253478
Sonam Chan
(5 Dbls)
-do-
Nil
Narzin
(3 Dbls)
-do-
Nil
Odzer
(4 Dbls)
-do-
Nil
Y-Guest House
(6 Dbls)
Sankar
Nil
Norbuling
(5 Dbls)
Chubi
252841
Nilza
(4 Dbls)
Sankar
252374
Zaltak
(4 Dbls)
Chamgspa
252593
Jimmi
(5 Dbls)
Chamgspa
Nil
Siala
(6 Dbls)
Fort Food
Nil
Larchang
(8 Dbls)
Chamgspa
252797
Sindu
(4 Dbls)
Shey
244218
Zimskhang
(4 Dbls)
Tegar(Nubra)
Nil
Shagrila
(4 Dbls)
Lamayuru
Nil
Stak Jing
(4 Dbls)
Stok
242001
Gulshan
(1 Sgl.2 Dbl)
Skara
Nil
Tsenala
(4 Dbls)
Stok
Nil
(Note-The following tariff was fixed by the authorities for the year 2002-2003.) TARIFF OF HOTELS IN LEH (Vaild upto 31st March 2003) (Subject to annual review) Type of accommodation A-Class
A.P.
MAP
C.P.
E.P.
01
Suite
2625/-
2325/-
2025/-
1875/-
02
Double Room
2325/-
2025/-
1725/-
1575/-
03
Double Room Single Occupancy
1925/-
1775/-
1625/-
1550/-
04
Single Room
1820/-
1675/-
1525/-
1445/-
B-Class
9
01
Double Room
1550/-
1300/-
1050/-
950/-
02
Double Room Single Occupancy
1150/-
1000/-
900/-
850/-
03
Single Room
1110/-
975/-
850/-
800/-
C-Class 01
Double Room
1000/-
800/-
600/-
525/-
02
Double Room Single Occupancy
850/-
750/-
550/-
500/-
03
Single Room
700/-
600/-
500/-
400/-
01
Double Room
625/-
525/-
425/-
375/-
02
Double Room Single Occupancy
500/-
450/-
400/-
300/-
03
Single Room
400/-
300/-
300/-
275/-
D-Class
TARIFF OF GUEST HOUSES Upper Class 01
Double Room
-
-
-
300/-
02
Single Room
-
-
-
200/-
01
Double Room
-
-
-
175/-
02
Single Room
-
-
-
150/-
01
Double Room
-
-
-
150/-
02
Single
-
-
-
100/-
Medium Class
Economy Class
Terms & Conditions I: AP = Room with full boarding MAP = Room + breakfast + Dinner; CP = Room + breakfast EP = Room only II. Full tariff w.e.f 15th June to 15th September III 25% Discount during lean tourist season (i.e. 15th April to 14th June and 16th Sept to 15th Nov.) IV. 50% Discount during peak winter months (i.e. 16th November to 14th April) V. Heating of rooms etc. to be charged extra. VI. Local taxes on tariff not included.
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List of Hotels, Travel Agents, Excursion Agents In Kargil List of Registered Hotels in Kargil Town A'Class Hotels
Telephone No
Fax No.
1 Carvan Sarai 2 D'Zojila
24 Double bed rooms 28 Double bed rooms
33290 32227/32540
33268 32578
3
30 Double bed rooms
32320/32304
32575
27 Double bed rooms
32360
32573
4
Lankor Biamathang Near TRC Kargil Continental Kargil Siachen Kargil Town
B'Class Hotels 1 Greenland
Main Bazar
22 Double bed rooms
Nil
2 Tourist Margina
Near Taxi Stand
22 Double bed rooms
32381
1 Crown
Near Public Park 14 Double bed rooms
32243
2 Ruby
Near Taxi Stand 08 Double bed rooms
32343
3 Shashila
Main Bazar
Nil
ECONOMY Class
04 Double bed rooms
List of Registered Hotels at Drass (Kargil) B'Class 1 Hils View 2 Dream Land ECONOMY Class 1 City Light
Main Bazar Drass Main Bazar Drass Drass
15 Double bed rooms
74063
06 Double bed rooms
74039
02 Double bed rooms
Nil
List of Registered Hotels in Padum (Zanskar) B'Class 1 Hotel Haftal
Padum
06 Double bed rooms
ECONOMY Class 1 Hotel Chorala
Padum
04 Double bed rooms
2 Hotel Snowland Padum
05 Double bed rooms
3 Hotel Ibex
04 Double bed rooms
Padum
Registered Travel Agencies / Excursion in Kargil Near Hotel 32359 Siachen 2 Kargil Adventure Main Bazar Nil Tours 3 Zojila Tours & C/o Hotel D. 32360 / 32573 32227 Travels Zojila 4 Zanskar Padum Zanskar (01985)45018 Mountain Travels 5 Zanskar Tours & Padum Zanskar (09182)53337 Travels
1 Ansari Travels
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RESTAURANTS IN LEH Salted Tea in Leh! Description: walking thought the streets in Leh, i met a wonderful lady and she invited me to have a nice tea at her place. it was a wonderful occassion to see a typical Leh house inside!. There were a hight, narrow stairs, and up there are the main rooms, very warm, full of carpets, photograps, and it was full of light! we were watching pictures of her wedding (the typical Ladakhi "hat" full of turquoises)and her family, she was very nice. I tried the salted tea, made with butter yak and salt! an expirience!
The German Bakery Type: Bakery Description: The German Bakery... not "real" food, but still... a place worth going. Much as I like Indian food, sometimes the rich combination of spices was too much for m... my belly screamed for something blander. I found all I needed at the German Bakery Favorite Dish: Cakes... delicious, sweet, yummy cakes. But the real best was the Yak cheese: just buy some, add a roll of bread... and you have made yourself a most delicious sandwhich Prices: less than US$10 Comparative Price: less expensive than average Customer Satisfaction: A Great Experience. Address: library road Directions: around the corner from Main Bazar road PENGUIN GARDEN RESTUARANT & BAR Best know for German Bakery products, Very good continental and Chinese cusines. The kinda place where you sit in the sun, meet fellow travelers. 2-3 $ for a complete meal. BADHSHA INN Good Indian Mughlai cusines about 2-3 $ for a complete meal for one person. AMDO RESTAURANT Try some Tibetan dishes here. 1-2$ for a complete meal. IBEX BAR & RESTAURANT: Well known for Curry in a Hurry and Tandooris. (Hay! I used to run this restaurant....bar and barbecue that time...)
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DREAMLAND RESTAURANT: Indian, Chinese and Tibetan cusines. One of the well furnished restaurant. ZOMSA (Meeting point): All organic here.... All Ladakhi dry fruits, Apricot Jam & Home backed Ladakhi bread, bottled distilled water...must visit before trek shoppings... Favorite Dish: Well... my favorite dish is Momos...similar to Chinese "Dimsum" dumplings.... But if you are a traveler do not eat in ample (I have noticed that western people can not digest it easily..) Prices: less than US$10 Comparative Price: about average Address: Leh Directions: All within walking distance of 5 minutes
Spic n Span Type: Other Description: Fresh Lime sodas in the garden.
Tibetan Kitchen AUthentic Tibetan Dishes Description: Fresh Preparation and friendly service. Favorite Dish: All Tibetan Dishes, Like Momo, Thukpa etc and Soups are just great...Avocado Soup in particular. Its delicious and fresh. Prices: less than US$10 Comparative Price: about average A Great Experience Customer Satisfaction: Address: Tibetan Kitchen, Hotel Tso-kar, Fort Road, Leh Lad Directions: Down the fort road. Phone: 01982-253071
Monalisa. dont miss at all..... Type: Diner Prices: less than US$10 Comparative Price: about average Customer Satisfaction: Satisfied. Address: monalisa, chanspa road, leh...
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