Located over 10,000 ft above the sea level, amidst the majestic Nubra Valley is the Hunder Village, popularly known as the home of the two-humped Bactrian camel. Boasting of spectacular grey-coloured sand dunes, this village is also one place where you can enjoy a variety of terrains all together, from rolling white sands and a river gushing through, to verdant trees as well as snow-clad mountains in the distance.
Located 160 kilometres from Leh, Hunder Village is also home to several attractions, including ruins of ancient buildings like the King’s Palace, also known as Langchen Khar. You can also find the Gula Fort here, along with the Khardung La Pass, which is the highest motorable road in the world. Other popular places of attraction in the Hunder Village are the Yarab Tso Lake, the Samstangling Monastery, Panamik as well as the famous Diskit Monastery.
With the scenic Shyok River gushing through it, the village is also a great place to relax and unwind, and offers unmatched views of the Milky Way on a clear night sky. Doubling up as a high-altitude desert, the Hunder Village is one of the best places to visit in Ladakh, and attracts a plethora of tourists every year. While the area surrounding the village is rather desolate, you can find a vast expanse of verdant greenery, including forests of the medicinal plant of sea-buckthorn, apricots, walnuts, almonds, apples and several other flowers and fruits in the Hunder Village.
