Ladakh

Located at a height of 14,270 feet above sea level on the Indo-China border, Pangong Tso is one of the world's highest brackish water lakes. It is popular for its stunning blue colour. Many Indian films like 3 Idiots, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Dil Se have been shot here.

Founded in the 14th century by Changzen Tserab Zangpo on a hill above the plains of Shayok river, the Diskit Monastery is believed to be the largest and oldest monastery in Ladakh's Nubra Valley.

Constructed in 1430 AD atop a hill, Thiksey Gompa is one of the grandest and oldest monasteries in Ladakh. In architecture, it resembles Potala Palace - the winter palace in Lhasa, Tibet.

Built by King Sengee Namgyal during the 1500s, this nine storey palace is also referred to as Lhachen Palkhar and has a façade that resembles the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

A notified wetland under the Ramsar Convention, Tso Moriri is located at an altitude of 14,836 feet and is the largest of all the high altitude lakes that lie entirely within India.

A three-storey building located on the bank of Indus river and constructed in the year 1820 by King Tsepal Namgyal of Ladakh, the palace now acts as the summer home of the royal family of Ladakh.