Zanskar

Ladakh

Where Zanskar sits in India

These notes are AI-generated starting points, not verified travel advice — worth checking locally before you plan around them. Suggest a correction.

• Padum and Karsha Monastery

  Monastery

  Zanskar's main town and its largest gompa

  From Padum, in town · Best Jun-Sep

  Confidence: High

• Phugtal Monastery

  Monastery

  Cave monastery built into a cliff face

  From Padum ~40 km · Best Jun-Sep

  Confidence: High

• Chadar Trek

  Trekking

  Winter walk on the frozen Zanskar river

  From Chilling ~30 km · Best Jan-Feb

  Confidence: High

• Zangla and Stongdey

  Monastery

  Old palace ruins and a hillside gompa

  From Padum ~20 km · Best Jun-Sep

  Confidence: High

• Drang Drung Glacier and Pensi La

  Nature

  Glacier view from the pass on the Kargil road

  From Padum ~60 km · Best Jun-Sep

  Confidence: High