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Ladakh guest house, meals from the garden

Leh· 5.0 · 93 stays

“Discover a homestay ideal for travelers seeking authentic culture and natural beauty. Enjoy extraordinary landscape views from your room and terrace, perfect for stargazing. Guests love the delicious home-cooked meals featuring vegetables and fruits grown in the hosts' garden. Experience traditional Ladakhi dishes like paba and manili, prepared with fresh, local ingredients. The kind hosts and their English-speaking staff offer insights into the village's ancient heritage, ensuring an unforgettable stay. This...”

8 bedroomsSleeps 168 beds8 bathsHouseWifiHot Water

A look around

What's here

The first thing you notice is the garden. Vegetables grow in neat rows, and apricot trees line the property, their fruit served fresh to guests. This is a family home, run by a large, kind family who cook what they grow. The home has eight clean, simple bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom and shower. The beds are king-sized, and large windows look out onto the surrounding landscape and the river below. There is a terrace with outdoor seating, a good place for a morning cup of tea or for looking at the stars after dark. As one guest, Shreya, put it, "The rooms are super clean and the river view from the terrace is mesmerising." The dining area is decorated with traditional Ladakhi utensils, and the family sometimes sells their own apricot oil and dried apricots. The food is a real part of the stay. Meals are simple, home-cooked, and full of local flavour. A guest from Japan said they could "enjoy authentic local dishes like paba(buckwheat dumping), and manili(home-made bread)." Another couple from Israel remembered the "Great homey food made from the garden’s vegetable; Shiny sweet apricots from the tree."

What guests wrote

5.0· 93 stays

“A cozy, pleasant Guesthouse for visitors to this beautiful village... I strongly recommend here for the well-maintained clean rooms with private bathroom inside, and the meals with abundant house-grown vegetables and fruits... this property can enjoy authentic local dishes like paba(buckwheat dumping), and manili(home-made bread). The staffs are fluent in En...”

Mitsugu Shishido

“The rooms are super clean and the river view from the terrace is mesmerising. The hosts are really kind and have a wonderful garden in which they grow all kinds of vegetables which are often used in the home cooked meals they provide. The terrace is perfect for stargazing at night. They have a dining area decorated with traditional Ladakhi utensils, the Apr...”

Shreya Singh

“Excellent room with stunning views! Warm family hospitality; Great homey food made from the garden’s vegetable; Shiny sweet apricots from the tree. Located in the heart of this pastoral village. We really enjoyed our stay and one day we’ll be back to see the beauty of the apricot blossom in the Ariyan Valley…”

Uri&Dana Carmel

“The landscape view from this property house and its room is extraordinary. The owners and staffs were very helpful and nice people. The owner's son was an IITian and a very innovative guy. It was an amazing stay.”

Prabhakar Prasoon

“Very nice this property house The owners, a big family are really nice! We organized very fast a photo shoot It was great!”

Corinne Vachon

Around the stay

Things to do nearby.

The home is a base for exploring the high-altitude desert of Ladakh. You will need an Inner Line Permit for many of these journeys, which can be arranged in Leh.

Pangong Tso, the high-altitude lake on the border with China, is a day trip away, about 160km from the main town of Leh. The colours of the water change through the day.

Nubra Valley is reached by crossing the Khardung La pass. The valley is known for the sand dunes at Hunder and the double-humped Bactrian camels that live there.

Tso Moriri is another high-altitude lake, about 220km from Leh. It is quieter than Pangong and a breeding ground for migratory birds like the brown-headed gull.

Closer to Leh, a half-day trip can cover the monasteries of the Indus valley, including the large complexes at Hemis and Thiksey. Another popular half-day loop to the west of Leh includes Magnetic Hill, the confluence of the Zanskar and Indus rivers, and the Gurudwara Pathar Sahib.

Logistics

Getting there.

By Air: The nearest airport is Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Airport (IXL) in Leh. Flights operate mainly in the morning due to weather conditions in the mountains, and diversions are common.

By Rail: The nearest major railway station is Jammu Tawi, which is over 700km away. From there, you must travel by road via Srinagar and Kargil to reach Ladakh, a multi-day journey.

By Road: Leh is the main road hub. It is connected to Manali via the Leh-Manali Highway (470km), which is open from June to mid-October. The road from Srinagar to Leh (420km) via Zoji La pass is typically open from April to November. Kargil is about 220km from Leh and is the main town in the Suru Valley.

Seasons

Best time to visit.

The best time to visit Ladakh is from June to September. During these summer months, the weather is clear, and the high mountain passes are open for road travel. From mid-October, snowfall can lead to road closures. The Leh-Manali highway usually closes by mid-October, and the Leh-Srinagar highway closes by the end of November.

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