Moonland and the oldest monastery
Lamayuru's eroded badlands look beamed in from another planet — the famous 'Moonland' bowl — and above them stands one of Ladakh's oldest gompas, founded in the 11th century. Come for masked-dance festivals, stay for sunset when the moonscape turns apricot and the prayer wheels keep spinning.
Plan my Lamayuru tripWind-carved yellow hills unlike anywhere else in Ladakh.
Yungdrung monastery's ancient halls and cliff-edge views.
Summer masked dances in the monastery courtyard.
The Fotu La descent into Lamayuru is a drive to savour.
May–September; festival dates shift with the Tibetan calendar — ask when booking.
Leh → Khardung La → Pangong (day trips)
Leh → Alchi → Nubra → Pangong → Leh
Leh → Nubra → Leh → Pangong → Leh