Zanskar and Suru Valley with Vatsal Nandu

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Vatsal Nandu, a traveller and founder of travel community Nomads of India as he takes us to the breathtaking Zanskar and Suru Valley!

Today's destination: Zanskar and Suru Valley, Ladakh!

Nearest Airport: Srinagar International airport (SXR)

Nearest Railway Station: Jammu Railway Station (JAT)

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Good walking shoes, camping gear if needed, AMS medication, warm clothes

Time of the year: May-Oct

Length of the itinerary: 12 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Vatsal shares his experience travelling and hitchhiking across the Zanskar and Suru valley.
• The journey starts off at Kargil and Vatsal boards a bus to Sanku. Here he explores Kartse Khar ruins and the Maitreya Buddha Statue. He also makes a trip to Parkachik and Panikhar to get a view of the Nun Kun peaks. This covers the Suru valley leg of the journey. Other options include Rangdum monastery, Drang Drung glacier 
• Next stop is Padum, which is the administrative capital of Zanskar. From here, Vatsal makes trips to Purney and treks to Phugtal monastery, Gonbo Rongjon, Stongdae Monastery, Karsha Monastery, Zangla palace and Shilla waterfall and Sani lake and monastery. This covers the Zanskar leg of the itinerary. 
• Vatsal also talks about the hospitality of the locals, some options for food and boarding as well as challenges and adventures of travelling solo. 

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