Markets & Shopping
Leh Main Bazaar
The pedestrianised old market below the palace — pashmina, apricots, prayer flags, and cafés where…
1 hr 30 min
Free entry
A nine-storey 17th-century royal palace above the old town, modelled on the Potala and now partly restored.
Don't miss
- Old town views
- Restored royal apartments
- Rooftop panorama
- Namgyal Tsemo above
- Time needed
- 1 hr
- Entry
- ₹40
- Foreign visitors
- ₹300
- Best time
- Afternoon
- Photography
- Allowed
Works well for
Couple
Solo
Friends
Family
Tips from our editors
Largely empty inside — it is the structure and the view that justify the visit. Dimly lit stairs; take a torch.
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