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Leh

Gateway to Buddhism and Tibetan lifestyle
(Trip - SEP-18)

Ladakh is totally different and unique part of India. Leh can be believed to be serving as center for Ladakh region.
Marathon runners from Mumbai exercising atop Shanti Stupa


Shanti Stupa
Places to visit around Leh are:
  • Leh Palace
  • Shanti Stupa
  • Leh Market 
    • where traditional programs are held on Saturdays
    • Villagers from around Leh brings traditional items to sell on Sundays

Atop Leh Palace
To visit distant and near distant places, bus services are started in Leh recently and Hitchhiking is another adventurous option available.
Bus time table are showcased below. Apart from below, there are Mini buses to different places as well. Visit new bus station and obtain information about it.

Specially note, bus for Nubra Valley starts from DC office in the morning and not from main bus stop.


Also note, even though you have taken ILP (inner line permit) online, still one needs to visit tourist office near main market and get ILP stamped and signed.

There are many construction work going on for Hotels and home stays, so stay should not be a concern. Leh is safe for solo woman travelers as well. My only recommendation is, deal as much as possible with Ladakhis and not with Kashmiris. I found Ladakhi are more genuine and innocent till core.

Only BSNL and Airtel have presence so far. You can visit Leh and get your sim card from there based on Aadhar card if you are Indian. Foreign national too can obtain sim card for themselves but processing time is about a day. Reliance JIO is making its inroads and it is believed, it will capture entire market. In interior regions of Ladakh, only BSNL seems to work partially. Local Ladakhi SIM card can be Pre or Post paid in nature. But from your native state, apart from J&K, only post paid MTNL/BSNL netowrk will work and not Prepaid network.

Do consider investing time in acclimatizing in Leh. I took 3 days to get accustomed. Some take just 1 day as well. Listen to your body and do not panic. If need be, visit Military Hospital located in Leh rather then visiting private doctors. I feel, corrupt practices of doctors forces me to have less faith in them, who may ultimately sell you their tablets and start charging you unnecessarily, where as Military Hospital may check you up free of cost.
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