Hot springs, organic food & Buddhist chants
Hot springs, organic food & Buddhist chants
Relax at Ladakh’s natural spa village where the mineral-rich hot water spring has medicinal values
Wake up to a view in Chumathang that is blessed with Himalayan hot water springs that occur naturally in the village. This natural phenomenon is known to cure several ailments with its mineral-rich properties! Its unique properties ensure steaming water even in sub-zero temperatures. Chumathang is situated exactly between Leh and Korzok that makes it an ideal place to break the journey for a day just to relax. After a strenuous trekking expedition or biking or cycling trip, a rejuvenating place like Chumathang becomes the much-needed place to stay at. It is also a village from where an offbeat trekking route goes to a hidden lake of Ladakh – Yaya Tso! Additionally, one of the homestays in Chumathang is owned by an Indian Army soldier who once was guarding the highest frontier of the world.
Guests like to eat our Ladakhi food. They say it is delicious, even when it is prepared by an elderly ama (mother) like me. I always make sure I serve them the cleanest and healthiest food. My husband is a copper artist. When guests leave us, they say ‘Julley’, and hug us. It makes us feel happy.
I became a Mountain Homestay Host in 2018, and I have hosted many travellers since then. Running a homestay has helped me and my family a lot. Not only is the solar set up in our house useful for us, but even travellers prefer to stay in our homestay because of it.
The training we got in astronomy turned out to be a life-changing experience for our village. I felt happy and proud while mapping the position of the planets and sharing the secrets of the universe with the tourists. Tourists told me that even they didn’t know so much about the dark skies!
I and my mother had a wonderful stay at this homestay. The family is very kind, hospitable, accommodating and caring. They took care of all our needs – food, toilet, water. Also maintained a distance & gave us privacy which we appreciate. I was very happy and would definitely like to come again.
Extremely caring and humble hosts. Though there was some gap in the communication from Mountain Homestays in providing the basic information of the homestay at the time of booking which made our check-in little uncomfortable but the extra effort put in by the host in terms of food, service and establishing the human connect which a traveler seek staying away from home, in a nutshell. This homestay is a home away from home.
