During our Ladakh trip while we were returning, our initial plan was to go Srinagar via Kargil from Leh. But for curfew and other political disturbances at Srinagar, we changed our plan. We have decided to go up to Kargil then return back to Leh and take the flight from there. It was a bad luck that the “Air India” didn’t refund our money of return flight for the situation. It was a major issue for many travelers like us at that moment.
We missed War Memorial, Drass valley & Zoji La Pass.
However we started our journey towards Kargil and it was a journey to be remembered. The road was NH1 (National Highway 1) and it is one of the beautiful roads on this earth.
At this side the structure of the mountains were different. You can find lots of variation and colors into the hills here.
During our journey from Leh to Kargil we first stopped at the Magnet Hill. It is nothing but an optical illusion. Here you can experience the cars are going front side even on neutral. Actually the layout of the area and slopes creates this optical illusion that the downhill road is actually an uphill road.
Confluence of river Zanskar (left) and Indus (right) is considered as one of the most beautiful view on route to Leh from Nimo (Nimu or Nimmo) village on Kargil – Leh highway. This point is located at just 35KM before Leh city and 6KM from Nimo.
Fotu La ot Fatu La is the highest point on this highway. It is on the Srinagar-Leh highway in the Himalayas Zaskar Range in India. It is at the height of 4,108 meters above the sea level.
The best location to view the moonscapes of Lamayuru is to climb up what is known as a meditation hill. That is where a surreal landscape awaited us – the famous Moonlands of Lamayuru!
It was one of the most decorated monasteries I have seen in Ladakh. It hosts two annual masked dance festivals in the second and fifth months of the Tibetan lunar calendar, when all the monks from these surrounding gompas gather together to pray.
Mulbekh Monastery or Mulbekh Gompa is said to consist of two gompas, one Drukpa and one Gelugpa Buddhist monastery in Kargil. Mulbekh Monastery houses artifacts of several Buddhist monks alongside with the 9 meters long idol of Maitreya Buddha.
Mulbekh Monastery is located in Mulbekh village on the way to Kargil from Leh and serves as a primary attraction of the place.
So, if you are planning to go Kargil from Leh, don’t miss the above places of attraction.
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