Beautiful scenery, diverse wildlife. A photographer's and nature lover's paradise.

❝ I visited the TsoKar lake back in October 2010 while cycling the Manali - Leh highway.

The Tso Kar lake is located close to the main highway and one can always do a short detour to the lake...

breathtakingly beautiful... imo the most beautiful of ladakh's high altitude lakes.

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In my opinion, this is hands down the most beautiful of all the high altitude lakes in Ladakh. I visited the Tsomoriri lake back in October 2007 on a rented Enfield motorcycle. The trip...

stunningly beautiful.. perfect for extended stays

a collection of few interesting articles about the Tsomoriri Lake.

❝ A few other articles about the Tsomoriri lake that you might be interested in.

- Travelogue : The...

a few other titbits about the Tsokar lake

❝ A few other articles about the Tsokar lake that you might be interested in.

- The story of how the...

palace under renovation, not much to see inside but great views of the valley

❝ The Shey palace is pretty impossible to miss when you are driving on the road out of Leh (towards Manali).

For me personally, the best part about visiting Shey is the expanded view of the...

a memorable visit to Hemis during the Angchock festival.

❝ The Hemis monastery may not look as pretty or spectacular as some of the other monasteries (Thiksey, Chemre, Spituk etc) in Ladakh. But i love it for its simple and practical design which makes it...