Zanskar Valley
Cut off by snow for seven months.
- Where
- Padum, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 33.9096, 77.0626
Get the Zanskar Valley stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Zanskar Valley. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ladakh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Zanskar Valley
Hemis National Park 35 km
The high cold park where the snow leopard is counted rather than glimpsed, above the Indus.
Stok Kangri 36 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
Alchi Monastery 36 km
Kashmiri painting from the eleventh century, untouched.
Basgo 40 km
Mud ramparts on a ridge, on the watch list once.
Magnetic Hill 44 km
A stretch of road where the slope of the land tricks the eye into seeing cars roll uphill.
Likir Monastery 45 km
A gold Maitreya sitting out in the open.
Stok Palace 48 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Kang Yatze 49 km
The peak at the head of the Markha valley, with a trekking summit and a serious one.
More offbeat places in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Zanskar Valley?
Zanskar Valley is in Padum, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hemis National Park (35 km), Stok Kangri (36 km), Alchi Monastery (36 km).
How do I get the Zanskar Valley stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Zanskar Valley and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ladakh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Zanskar Valley before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ladakh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.