Shaolin Ladakh Hotel , Leh

Dear Divya,
I just wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank you for organizing such a wonderful and memorable tour. Every detail was thoughtfully planned, and everything went so smoothly — from the accommodations to the excursions and local experiences.

Your team’s professionalism, attention to detail, and friendly support made the trip truly special. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience, and I’m already looking forward to planning my next adventure with you!

Special thanks to Jigmid bhaiya (driver) depth knowledgeable and a sweet person….

Thank you once again for making this journey unforgettable.

Warm regards,
Manoj

We had a truly memorable and seamless experience during our Leh Ladakh trip, all thanks to the excellent coordination by Ms. Divya James. From planning to execution, everything was smooth and stress free. She was always just a message or call away throughout the trip, and that constant support made a huge difference.

The hotels provided were clean, comfortable, nice cozy room, with warm hospitality and surprisingly good food, something we really appreciated after long drives through the mountains. Transportation was reliable and well organized, and everything ran on schedule.

A special mention goes to our driver and guide, Mr. Phuntsog, whose polite and friendly nature made the entire journey even more enjoyable. He was extremely courteous, knowledgeable, and ensured we felt safe and relaxed at every point. (Please pass my regards and appreciation to Mr Phuntsog)

Overall, the experience was far better than we expected smooth, well managed, and genuinely enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone looking to explore Ladakh without any stress!

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I recently traveled to Leh-Ladakh with Lazy Yatra, and it was an incredible experience! From the moment I contacted them, the team was very responsive and helpful in customizing the itinerary to my preferences. The hotels they arranged for us were fantastic: Shaolin Ladakh Hotel in Leh, Organic Boutique Inn in Nubra Valley, Pangong Boutique House in Pangong, and Padma Homestay in Hanle – all were clean, comfortable, and had very friendly staff. The driver, Mingur, was a gem – knowledgeable about the local areas and very cautious on the roads. Despite the cold weather, especially in Pangong, the accommodations were warm and cozy. I highly recommend Lazy Yatra for anyone planning a trip to Leh-Ladakh. Their attention to detail and excellent service made my trip truly memorable. Special thanks to Dinesh & Shipra for their constant support and for making the trip hassle-free.

LAZY YATRA REVIEW

We booked our Ladakh trip from 28 Sep 2024 to 3rd Oct 2024 through Lazy Yatra.
Dinesh and his team provided their utmost support in making this trip a memorable one.
We kept changing our plan and places to visit and Dinesh was very helpful in sharing the details as per our requirement.

29 & 29 Sep - Leh - Hotel Shaolin
30 Sep & 1 Oct - Nubra - Hotel Nubra Residency
2nd Oct - Pangong - Pangong Boutique House
3rd Oct - Leh - Hotel Shaolin

All of the properties where we were checked in by Lazy Yatra were amazing places to stay with staff being very helpful.
Though Pangong was the coldest locations of all at 3 degrees, the room at Pangong Boutique House was the warmest.

Our car was 2024 model brand new Ertiga and was driven by Stanzin, an amazing person who was just 24 years old but had very good experience of the roads and local places to see. He was very accommodating to help us see the places where ever we wanted him to stop and very a very cautious and a careful driver.

Planning Kashmir tour in the coming months and will definitely approach Lazy Yatra and Dinesh to help is plan our itinerary.

I wish Dinesh and his team at Lazy Yatra all the best.

We had an awesome experience with Lazy Yatra in our Ladakh trip. The stays they arranged were so good as well as the staffs of hotels were so welcoming and the best part was our driver bhaiya Mr. Tampa, he is the best, helped throughout our journey, we earned a new friend. We got assistance throughout our trip from Lazy Yatra. Would definitely recommend Lazy Yatra.

Ladakh journey of 5N/6D was really Nice. The driver Sonam was very good, friendly, cooperative & informative, made the difficult journey easy. And stay in leh & nubra was good but the pangyong stay mentsel cottage was not good, the staffs were good but there was no hot water available all time n washroom were not good & current was not available from night 10 till morning 8. Overall the journey was good.

Overall experience of our Ladakh trip was good. All the arrangements were well managed with good cooperative driver.
Lazy yatra coordinators were responsive and easily available over a call, though there was not much need for contacting them as everything was planned well.
All our stays were comfortable, just to add leh stay could have been more better.
Thank you lazy yatra team for arranging this trip!

This is my first experience with the travel agency and it was soooo good.i find them by a YouTube.
We recently visited to Leh ladakh, We contact with lazy Yatra one day before the trip. And they made my trip awesome. The entire trip was well planned and coordinated. All the arrangements were done in a professional way.
The stays at Shaolin Ladakh in Leh and Himalayan wooden cottage at pangong were excellent, and stay at pika camp at Nubra valley was average, but I must say food was delicious and fresh at all 3 stays.
The driver Mr Tsering was very good, kind, and helpful he's a very nice person. We had an overall excellent experience although faced some health issues due to high altitude of Ladakh.
Thank you so much Team Lazy Yatra

I contacted the team of lazyyatra seeing a youtube blogger taking their service. After which I found the team was very professional and did an awesome job to customise my itinerary according to my choices. When I reached ladakh the driver assigned to me Mingur ji was very nice and knowledgeable about the places I wanted to visit. He was very accommodating too. I stayed 4 nights in ladakh. 2 at the start and 2 at the end of my 9 days trip. I found the 2nd hotel ladakh inn a lot better location, service and amenities wise than teh first hotel that I stayed. The rest of the hotels I found very good specially Pika camp in nubra valley and the himayalan wooden cottage in merak near pangong tso.

Overall I would recommend lazyyatra and will take their services in future.

We recently did a tour in Ladakh and had contacted Lazy Yatra through Traveltriangle. Their quote was the most reasonable among the others who contacted. Like all agents, initially they also gave the default package with the typical spots (Leh/Nubra/Pangong). But based on my search, I asked them to include some off-beat locations (Panamik/Turtuk/Hunder etc). They customized the package to include these as well. The driver also took us to Thang village (the PoK border), surprisingly we didn't see too many soldiers there though. Rest of the places there are army bumkers every few km.
Though LY is based in Jaipur, They had coordinated the trip very well with a local agent based in Ladakh. We had no problem in the coordination at all.
I wish they had informed that Pre-paid SIM cards do not work in Ladakh. So none of our phones worked. I was really happy with this :), but my wife couldn't handle it and borrowed a SIM card from a hotel owner for the entire trip. Most hotels have Wifi and whatsapp works.

When we arrived in Leh, the driver was waiting with our name plackard. He was very polite, courteous and extremely skilled driver. On the 1st day itself he suggested we rent an Oxygen cylinder, since we were traveling with kids. We did that, but did not eventually need to use it. But I am sure a lot of people would need them especially since the first 2 days we had mild headaches and in Nubra valley also one may need to use it. The pressure does get low, my kid had lots of fun with the sealed packets of snacks puffing up and some bursting due to low pressure!
As for the hotels, the hotel in Leh (Shaolin) was simple no frills, neat and clean hotel with attentive staff, very good.
The hotel in Nubra (Olthang) was run down with maintenance issues, not even TV. Try other options if possible.
Pangong (Mentsel Cottage) - is a row of 8-10 small huts. All other hotels are similar, tough some have more rooms, but their basic cottage size and layout is similar. They are powered entirely by Solar panels, so can't afford to waste electricity on TV/Geyser. Insted they provide hot water when needed. It gets very cold in Pangong. Even in June the temperature was down to approx 5 C and it snowed, so carry warm clothes. The cottage was run by just 2-3 boys, but they were very hardworking and prompt in their service. We were looking forward to eating some local cuisine, but unfortunately like all other places the hotels there serve the same Punjabi/Indo-chinese food you'd get in any restaurant anywhere in the country. Most tourists don't eat the local cuisine, so they don't sell it much.

Ladakh itself is very beautiful - In the same scenery you will see barren mountains, snow clad peaks, desert and a blue river flowing. But unfortunately idiot tourists have littered trash even in such beautiful and serene locations. Avoid driving or venturing out at night as it gets very deserted, though I don't anticipate any safety concerns. The distances and driving time Google maps show are very misleading and the actual driving times are much longer. Trust your driver. Spend the first two days to acclimatize and take Avomine or other motion sickness medicines on an empty stomach if you have a tendency to get motion sickness. The drive from Leh to Nubra is tough without medicine for those with motion sickness, others are not as strenuous. Taking half a paracetamol also helps with occasional headaches in the first few days.

A. Hotels:
1. Shaolin Hotel, Leh - The hotel didn't have heaters for all rooms. In the winter season they need to have heaters in all rooms. There were hardly any rooms that were occupied, but they still couldn't give us a heater. The food was not cooked properly. Poor experience and service
2. Tsewang Nurboo Homestay, Nubra Valley - Excellent experience. The hosts were wonderful and very welcoming. They have given very good service and we're very sweet people.
3. Alpine Cottages, Pangong Lake - Average experience. There was no water in the bathrooms. The service provided was good and the food was tasty. Overall decent experience.
4. Grand Yasmin Hotel, Leh - Good experience and good food provided

B. Driver didn't recommend good local places to eat food. He was adamant and not flexible at all. Overall average experience.

C. Travel consultant - we had asked him to give us a young driver who would be flexible and know the local cafes, but that was not provided to us. He didn't give latest/updated information despite having connections with the drivers and hotels. Overall he was average.

We had a fun trip as we had done our research on local food and cafes. The weather was lovely and we experienced snowfall as well.