Experience authentic village life with guided walks, ancient Buddhist caves, traditional architecture, and scenic views
Experience authentic village life with guided walks, ancient Buddhist caves, traditional architecture, and scenic views
Kungyam Homestay offers the panoramic view of mystic mountains on one side and small streams flowing from glacier on the other.
Kungyam, in the Rong region of Ladakh, is a village of traditional mud houses built on terraced slopes, with a gentle stream flowing through its heart. Visitors can discover ancient rock caves and the nearby 108 Stupas, a revered pilgrimage site for Buddhists across Ladakh, especially celebrated during Buddha Purnima in the first month of the lunar calendar.
The homestay in Kungyam Valley offers lovely views of the stream and valley. Warm and welcoming, the hosts treat guests like family, sharing the village’s unique charm and guiding them through its many sights.
Guests like to eat our Ladakhi food. They say it is delicious, even when it is prepared by an elderly ama (mother) like me. I always make sure I serve them the cleanest and healthiest food. My husband is a copper artist. When guests leave us, they say ‘Julley’, and hug us. It makes us feel happy.
I became a Mountain Homestay Host in 2018, and I have hosted many travellers since then. Running a homestay has helped me and my family a lot. Not only is the solar set up in our house useful for us, but even travellers prefer to stay in our homestay because of it.
The training we got in astronomy turned out to be a life-changing experience for our village. I felt happy and proud while mapping the position of the planets and sharing the secrets of the universe with the tourists. Tourists told me that even they didn’t know so much about the dark skies!
