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 white Japanese-built peace pagoda on a ridge above Leh, reached by 500 steps or a road, with the best view over the town.
Don't miss
- Sunset over Leh
- Stok Kangri panorama
- Night sky
- Buddha relief panels
- Time needed
- 1 hr
- Entry
- Free
- Best time
- Evening
- Photography
- Allowed
- Parking
- Available
Works well for
Couple
Friends
Solo
Family
Tips from our editors
The stair climb is hard on day one at this altitude — take a taxi up until you have acclimatised. Sunset and the star field afterwards are both worth staying for.
Where it is
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