Leh Palace-Tsemo Gompa-Sankar Gompa Having toured Ladakh valley, it’s time to explore Leh and its surrounds. This tour involves some stiff climbing, and is best left to last—the two earlier jeep excursions should have comfortably acclimatised you to high-altitude walking. ...

Leh, the ancient capital of Ladakh, lies in a fertile side-valley some 10 km north-east of the Indus. Long ago, it was an important stop on the old caravan ‘silk road’ from China. Today, it’s a quiet little township and ...