In what can only be termed as a great news for both travelers and locals alike, Warshi Village in Nubra Valley has been opened up for domestic travelers by the Jammu and Kashmir Government.
Earlier travelers used to be stopped after Panamik Village and only those who had permission from the army to travel to Siachen Base Camp, could go beyond it. Now Indian citizens will be able to travel 39km beyond Panamik Village (as shown in the map below) and reach the Warshi Village, which until now, was reserved for a select group of people.
Along with Warshi, Yarma-Gompa and Yarma-Gonboo Monastery have also been put in allowed category for domestic travelers.
During my recent trip to Ladakh, I had tried to go beyond Panamik Village, however I was turned back from a check post, few kilometers after Panamik Village. Had this order come then, I wouldn’t have to just content with this photo and would have instead taken photographs on a route that I hadn’t visited earlier.
Anyways, opening up of Warshi is a welcome news for us travelers and would likely result in employment opportunities for locals. I sincerely hope that the government doesn’t just stops at this and keeps on opening new frontiers in Ladakh for travelers, so that those looking to explore places beyond the usual tourist trail, have good alternatives to come back to, year after year!
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Good news. Good to see more places being opened up. First it was Turtuk, then the area around Chushul, after that they removed the permits requirement and now here. More power to travelling in Ladakh.
Quite true Arun and the best thing is, now people in these remote areas have a means to make decent living.
Awesome info. Excited about the new place. Thank u for the info…Keep posting…
Hi Yogesh
First of all thanks for all the details provided. Its really helping us especially for the first time visitor like us 🙂
We are four ppl travelling to Leh next week. We are planning to visit this place. We have already planned to visit till Panmik. Now planning to extend our trip till this place. But not having much information about this place like what to see. We got places Yarma Gompa and Yarma Gompoo but not having much details what exactly is going to be there. Even tried searching on net but not getting any pics of that place.
So just wanted to know we are first time visiting the Leh. Going Nubra Valley n whether its worth to extend our trip from Panamik to Warshi? And if yes can u let me know what all are the places we can visit on route from Panamik to Warshi.