Nubra valley

Nubra Valley is a remote yet never segregated place which catches enthusiasm of tourists and also a trekking goal. Like other places of Ladakh, Nubra is a high height desert land with a lack of vegetation except for river banks. The old Silk Route goes through this valley. Dry land and high mountains through the sparkling river are difficult to discover somewhere else. Nobody would have speculated that sand dunes could exist at such a stature height. While you are visiting Nubra valley, marvellous Hunder sand dunes must not miss visiting. It is the northern most part of Jammu and Kashmir which is situated 150 km from Leh. Nubra Valley is known as the Orchard of Ladakh and was initially called Ldumra which implied the valley of flowers. Encompassed by snow-capped Himalayan extents, Nubra valley lies amongst Tibet and Kashmir. Pleasant and amazing scenic makes it heaven for the nature lover. Amid winter, the entire valley looks like the scene of the moon and in summer loaded with greenery. Not just known for its orchards, scenic vistas, Bactrian camels which attract the visitors. The valley is transcendentally Buddhist and brags of a peaceful Buddhist learning. Ensa, Samstemling, Diskit and Hunder are well known Buddhist cloisters or monasteries.