Homestay overlooking Thiksey Monastery!
Homestay overlooking Thiksey Monastery!
Unfold the stories of Ladakh’s heritage and centuries old traditions in your cozy homestay at Thiksey
Located just 19 km from Leh, Thiksey Eco Homestay offers a peaceful stop along the Leh–Kharu highway, about 40 minutes from the airport. Nestled close to the historic Thiksey Monastery—the first Gelugpa monastery in Ladakh—this homestay connects you with the rich spiritual and cultural roots of the region.
The rooms are spacious, clean and thoughtfully set up with all the warmth and comfort a traveller needs after a long journey through Ladakh. Set right on the main Leh–Manali route, it’s an ideal place to rest, recharge and enjoy the hospitality of a local Ladakhi family, happy to welcome you into their home.
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!
