The most beautiful monastery tours in Ladakh
The best of the monasteries in Ladakh
Ladakh is not only barren mountains and wild landscapes, but also a culturally rich Buddhist region. Not for nothing is it also called Little Tibet. Within Ladakh, you will come across a number of easily accessible monasteries – mainly in the vicinity of Léh. However, many of them are hidden high in the mountains, but the atmosphere is even more authentic. Let's take a look at the most interesting monastery tours in Ladakh
Monastery Thiksey Gompa
The most famous monastery in the Indus v
The most often visited monastery in the Indus valley, which is just twenty kilometers from Leh, looks like a… continue reading
Visit of Hemis Gompa
The monastery in a mountain valley
Most big monasteries in Ladakh stand like a fortress on the tops of hills, but only the one in Hemis is… continue reading
Visit of Lamayuru
Monastery famous for festivals
Lamayuru (3 500 m asl) is an important pilgrimage site at the boundary of Muslim and Buddhist Ladakh. It is… continue reading
Visit of Likir Gompa Monastery
The biggest Buddha in Ladakh
Very interesting monastery Likir is lying less than 50 kilometers from Leh in a side valley. It boasts the… continue reading
Visit of Shey Gompa Monastery
Half abandoned royal palace
Only fifteen kilometers from Leh is situated the former summer royal palace Shey. Today there are more or… continue reading
Monastery Stakna Gompa
Forgotten monastery
Almost everyone visiting Ladakh wants to see some of the many beautiful Buddhist monasteries. But only few… continue reading
Chemrey Gompa Monastery
A picturesque monastery on a rock promontory
Forty-five kilometres from Leh, on the way to the fairytale lake of Pangong tso, the picturesque Chemrey… continue reading
Namgyal Tsemo Gompa Monastery
Monastery above Leh
One of the dominants of the capital of Ladakh – Leh is the Namgyal Tsemo Gompa monastery. In addition to own… continue reading
