Where caravans, traders & pilgrims once arrived from all over the world!
Where caravans, traders & pilgrims once arrived from all over the world!
Stay in a Silk Route Village where caravans, traders & pilgrims once arrived from all over the world!
A picturesque village in the Siachen belt, Changlung overlooks the Silk Route traversed by people traveling for Haj in ancient times. The mystical mountains, rugged houses, dusty roads of the village transport you to the golden era where the village is full of hustle-bustle with Wagons full of Silk, salt, sugar, porcelain, and the travellers traversing from China, India, Central Asia. Changlung is also home to natural therapeutic hot springs where several villagers take a dip to cure themselves of many ailments. Beyond this historic significance and natural wonder, the village is surrounded by many hidden monasteries that tourism usually miss on. Ensa Gompa and Yarma Monastery are some of those hidden gems one can visit from Changlung Village.
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!
Julley.. very good hospitality, food is awesome and people are very good. Experienced local momos and Ladakhi thukpa, very good Hot Water spring is very close to the house, we walked to the place 2-3 times towards the springs during the stay. Thank you very much Changlung for a wonderful time.
Thank you for the great hospitality, we could experience the local cuisine and culture as expected. Amazing hosts & great food will definitely visit again & also recommended mountain stay to everyone. God bless!
