KARSHA MONASTERY

A 2 hour walk will take you to the Karsha Gompa, or Karsha Chamspalling, 7 km from Padum. An excellent opportunity to discover the surroundings and to warm up for a longer trek. This white monastery clinging to a steep mountain is the largest in Zanskar, it was built in the ^10th century and houses about 150 monks. Every day, a bus connects Karsha and Padum. It is possible to be accommodated in Karsha, the pensions propose rooms from 600 Rs the night. There are notably the guesthouses Thieur and Thinkuling. Do not be demanding on the comfort.