Overview
Zanskar Valley is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Leh Ladakh in June is Zanskar Valley. Many people come here in cars or on bikes to experience the thrill of driving or riding through this challenging terrain. It is simply an unforgettable experience. The roads here are navigable but extremely tricky. Once you reach Zanskar, you will be amazed by the clear blue streams, lakes and the glaciers which seem close enough to touch.
Suru Valley
The Suru Valley is the starting point for rafting trips (in Suru River), and it also provides a base for mountaineering expeditions to the Nun Kun mountain massif.
If it is a glacier that you want to see, then there is no better place to do other than Suru and Zanskar. There are three different glaciers that you get to see between Kargil and Padum. The best part is that you can view them up close right from the road without having to trek at all.
Shafat Glacier
It is a 14 km long glacier in Suru valley which gives rise to the peaks of Nun and Kun and also provides a base to climb these two mountains.
Water from this glacier forms a stream known as “Shafat Nala” which adds to the flow of the Suru river. It is a broken, ice-falling glacier melting at an alarming rate due to Global warming.
Parkachik Glacier
Located at a little distance from Parkachik, it is a majestic mass of ice moving slowly down the slopes of Nun and Kun peaks. You can walk up to the glacier via a suspension footbridge over the Suru river.
Huge slabs of ice occasionally peel off the 300 ft high front wall of Nun Kun and fall into the Suru River, providing a magnificent view of the huge ice-fall.
Drang Drung Glacier
This glacier is possibly the most popular among all places to visit in Zanskar Valley. At the top of the Pensi La pass, you will be greeted with breathtaking views of the massive Drang Drung glacier.
It is more or less a river of ice and snow and is considered to be the largest glacier in Ladakh outside the Karakoram range, second only by Siachen Glacier. It also gives rise to the Doda peak which lies on the rear side of the glacier and is the source of the Doda (also known as Stod) river.
