Stok Palace

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Sight Address : Across the Choglamsar Bridge, about 14 kilometres southeast of the Ladhaki capital – Leh, is the Stok Palace, Edit

Detail Information Edit

A short distance across the Indus River, near Leh (14 km) stands the Stok Palace, a major tourist attraction in Leh. Built in 1825 AD by King Tsespal Tondup Namgyal, it is a striking palace where the ancient and modern architectures meet together making the beautiful home. .Famous for beautiful gardens and the view of sunrise as well as sunset is amazing from the palace. At present, the palace is open to visits and presents a collection of royal attires, crown and other royal materials. It will take around 4 to 5 hours to explore the whole palace. Spituk Monastery is a nearby attraction to visit.

History Edit

Must See Edit

must see

Visiting Time Edit

7 am to 6 pm

Closed Time Edit

Best Time To Visit Edit

Morning , Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for Sightseeing Edit

2.00hrs-3.00hrs

Ticket Require : yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs 25
Kids Rs. : 0
Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs 25
Kids Rs. : 0
Still Photo Camera Rs. : 0
Video Camera Rs. : 0

Guide Required : 0 Edit

Approximate cost Rs. 0

Dress Code (If Any) : 0 Edit

Dress Require 0

Restrurents Nearby

Name : Hotel Shambhala Edit
Address : Skara , Leh, Jammu and Kashmir 194101 India
Mobile/ Phone : 1860 500 2121
Food Serve : This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

How to Reach Edit

Taxi : stok palace 14km south east of leh , the palace is easily reachable by jeeps or through shared taxis.
BUS : There are regular bus and taxi services to Leh. . Although, the roads to Leh are well maintained, it is a long and tiring journey of two days. JKSRTC provide service from Srinagar to Leh (700 km) which takes two days and HRTC provide service from Manali to Leh (474 km), which takes about 20 hours or two days if you halt in between. Buses will charge you anywhere between Rs 1,500 to 2,000 per person for a one way trip.Leh Bus Stand is barely a kilometer from the city. from bus stand taxi is available to reach these site.
Train : “The nearest railway station to Leh is in Kalka from where you can take a bus or taxi to Manali via Shimla. There are regular taxis and bus services in Manali to and from Leh.
From New Delhi:Chandigarh Mumbai Bandra Terminus SF Express Kalka- New Delhi Shatabdi Kalka Delhi Passenger
From Mumbai: Paschim Express Slip
From Kolkata: Kalka Mail”
Air : “Leh is directly connected to Delhi through regular flights and it takes about 65 minutes to reach Leh from Delhi through flight. Direct flights also operate once a week from Leh to Srinagar and twice a week to Jammu and Kashmir. However, as the weather is unpredictable, a 2 to 3 hours hold-up is normal, especially on the early morning departures.
From New Delhi:Fly Smart, Jet Lite,Jet Airways Konnect.
From Mumbai:Fly Smart,Jet Airways Konnect, Air India.
From Kolkata:Jet Lite, Air India. Delhi-Leh ﬂ ights rarely cost under Rs.11,500 in
summer but in winter Rs.4000 is possible. Unusually, Leh’s airline oﬃ ces sometimes undercut
online prices.
Air India (Map p 246 ; %252076; Fort Rd;
h10am-1pm & 2-4.30pm) Leh–Delhi (Rs.11,661),
via Srinagar (Rs.7354, Wednesday) or via Jammu
(Rs.8053, Monday and Friday). Fly to Jammu for
Dharamsala.
Jet Airways (Map p 249 ;%250999; Main
Bazaar; h10am-1pm & 2-5pm) Leh–Delhi daily
in August. Frequency drops gradually to twice
weekly in February.
Kingfisher (www.flykingfisher.com) Leh–Delhi
daily in summer.
Bus & Shared Jeep
KARGIL Bus (Rs.300, 10 hours) departs 4.30am”
Others : 0

Things to Carry Edit

woolan cloths, camera etc.

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