Hill station and its surrounding are always beautiful no
matter if the hill station is of India or any abroad. However, some spots are
nature made and perfect for vacations. India is having countless unexplored
tourist destinations where travelers can reach and spend beautiful time of
their life. Talking about the unexplored tourist destination in India Zanskar
is one of the small cities located at Kargil border, Kashmir. Zanskar is hardy Buddhist
vale can be attained after hard and long one week trek. Average distance from
lower area to Zanskar hill is around 14 hour continue walk. Suru River flows
from Zanskar so people can trek from the side of such river to get proper path
for Zanskar. Local people of valley are mainly of Buddhist community. It is the
place still having own king then none other place of India.
Attaining to Zanskar is not at all possible between November-May
as city get completely cut off from the world. The reason is heaviest snowfall
during the winter which covers the almost complete area of city. The hills of this
place get enclosed with blanket of flurry in winter season. Local people store
the food in summer for every cold season as they rarely come out from the home
in winter.
Zanskar is the famous destination for trekkers and people
are coming from around the world to this city. Bikers and car owners must carry
the extra petrol while going to Zanskar as there is no petrol pump in place.
Zanskar is truly a sub-region (Tehsil) of Kargil,
J&K, India. The city is bordered with Ladakh and it was the part of Guge Empire
in Tibet.
Altitude of Zanskar is 6,000 meters from sea level and
its east side is recognized as Rupshu. The city divides Kinnaur region from
Spiti of HP (Himachal Pradesh).
The city is spread in 7,000 square kms located near Zanskar
River.
Shingo La is the key route connects Zanskar to Lahaul
which is another city of Kargil region. The path is quite dangerous but full of
adventure so voyagers will definitely enjoy the trip.
Attraction of Zanskar:
Padum: situated at good eight of 3,505 meters from the sea
level is first place for voyagers. This prime spot of city is full of greenery and
the deep green attractive valley is best of Padum.
Zanskar River: next spot of Zanskar is the river starts
from the slopes in north direction of Himalaya. Local people recognize this
place as Tsarap Chu.
Zanskar Valley: to enjoy the rich flora of Zanskar tourist
must attain to valley. Taking pleasure of Drang-Drung Glacier, watercourses and
grazing lands can be done in this valley.
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Karsha: another small village situated close to Zanskar
is Karsha. The biggest monastery of district is positioned in Karsha village.
Rangdum: next spot for voyagers is located at Leh
District known as Rangdum. The spot comes between Padum and Kargil. Travelers can
enjoy hills, streams, pastures and glaciers at Rangdum allowing trekking
feature to visitors. Reaching Henaskot located near Lamayuru is also attainable
from Rangdum.
Stongde: also recognized as Stongdey is next stop which
is the town of Ladakh district. Average altitude of spot is 3500 meters comes
under Kargil region. The monastery of Stongde was constructed under the
supervision of Lama Lhodak Choski Lodos in year 1052.
Drang-Drung Glacier: people who love watching Glacier
should reach this location. Positioned athwart the Suru Valley of J&K is
our next tourist destination. Here travelers can also enjoy Panzila watershed of
Ladakh district. View of high Himalaya ranges and Kargil hill is possible from
Drang-Drung Glacier.
Suru River: flowing water in high pressure is always
appreciated spot particularly for river lovers. Suru River originates from Zanskar flowing
from northern slopes of Ladakh district. However, the river is totally depending
on snowy of hills that get melt in summer.
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Panikhar Fort: our next destination is Panikhar Fort
developed to separate Valley of Suru from Panikhar. It was constructed by Zorawar
Singh Ji and his army to separate the location from Suru. Construction was done
in 1832 at the time of entrance of Zorawar Singh in Ladakh to triumph over Tibet.
Baralacha Pass: another location is Baralacha Pass situated
at 16,400 feet altitude from sea level. The long pass of eight km is fully
covered with natural beauty scenery.
Zongkhul: religious people can attain to Zongkhul which is
popular cavern monastery used by Sadhu’s for contemplation. Attaining to
Zongkhul at Huchot festival (as per Tibetan calendar) could be best moment of
life.
Pipiting: a village positioned in Zanskar is another
tourist spot. The village is also recognized as Stupa which means temples of
Buddhist community. Dalai Lama from Tibet presented lectures at different intervals
at Pipiting.
Phuktal Gompa: constructed in beehive shape is one more location
of Zanskar. Built at the end of 11th century and popular for meditation room
and a huge hall for prayer.
Few other Zanskar tourist places are Rangdum Gompa, Khurana
River, Penzella Pass, and Tangol, Shagma Karphu.
Attaining to Zanskar:
By Train: the closest and big railway hub to attain the
city is Jammu linked to almost each city of India. The distance between Zanskar
and Jammu is only 238 km and easy buses and taxies are available from external
area of station.
By Air: Big airport is Jammu for Zanskar. Reaching Jammu
allow visitors to enjoy the haven state of India so attain to Jammu allow
visitors to enjoy multiple places of state.
