Chemrey Monastery
ལྕེ་འབྲས་དགོན་པ
The entire monastery is built in tiers up a cone-shaped hill, making it one of Ladakh's most photogenic monasteries. It sits beside the road to Pangong Lake.
Chemrey Monastery was built in 1664 and belongs to the Drukpa Kagyu school. Its white monastic buildings stack from the foot of the hill up to the main hall at the summit, so from a distance it looks like a mountain town. Inside are fine statues of Padmasambhava and sacred texts. It is about 40 km from Leh, right on the way to Chang La Pass and Pangong Lake, so you can stop here on the morning drive out. Entry costs about INR 50.
Opening hours
About 07:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Hemis Monastery
- Stakna Monastery
- Thiksey Monastery
- Chang La
- Druk White Lotus School
- Shey Palace
- Stok Palace
- Namgyal Tsemo Gompa