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Loading…16th-century red-and-white monastery near Leh, venue of the Phyang Tsedup festival.
Drikung Kagyu monastery on a hill west of Leh.
Nine-storey 17th-century royal palace of the Namgyal kings above Leh's old town, with rooftop views over the town.
Gelugpa monastery on a hill by Leh airport with views of the Indus.
Castle in Leh, India
White Japanese-built peace stupa (1991) on Changspa hill with sweeping views of Leh.
Changspa Road cafe for all-day breakfast and pizzas; no meat (eggs served).
Changspa Road restaurant and coffee house with Tibetan, Indian and cafe food.
Small family-run Tibetan-Ladakhi place for budget momos, thukpa and tingmo.
Busy Fort Road restaurant serving Tibetan-Ladakhi, Indian and Israeli dishes.
Largest Gelugpa monastery in Zanskar, near Padum.
Hilltop Gelugpa monastery 18 km from Leh, often compared to the Potala, with a 15 m Maitreya statue.
Ladakh's largest and wealthiest monastery, 40 km from Leh, home of the Hemis Tsechu masked dance festival.
Oldest and largest monastery in Nubra, above the Shyok river, beside a 32 m Maitreya statue.
11th-century Drikung Kagyu monastery above the 'moonland', one of the oldest in Ladakh.
Temple complex with some of Ladakh's oldest murals (12th-13th century), 65 km west of Leh.
Gelugpa monastery in the Sham valley with a 23 m golden Maitreya statue.
Ladakh's only Sakya monastery, across the Indus from Thiksey, known for its oracle festival.