Hunder Sand Dunes,Near Hunder village, the Nubra River spreads into sandy flats and dunes, creating a cold desert at high altitude. Visitors can walk on soft sand, watch the sunset over rugged mountains and ride Bactrian (double-humped) camels, whose shaggy coats and gentle pace make them very photogenic. Camps and guest houses line the edges of the dunes, and the night sky is brilliantly clear.
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History & highlights
Hunder and its dunes lie along the old Silk Route that once connected Leh to Yarkand and Central Asia. Bactrian camels were originally used as pack animals by caravans crossing high passes; after border closures in the mid-20th century, many camels remained on the Indian side, gradually becoming semi-wild. With the rise of tourism, they were re-integrated as riding animals for visitors. Thus Hunder’s dunes, once part of a tough trade route, are now a leisure landscape, but the camels themselves are living reminders of Nubra’s Silk Route past.
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