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Nubra Valley — the "Valley of Flowers" — is a surreal high-altitude cold desert accessible via the Khardung La pass. The Hunder sand dunes are its most iconic feature: vast white sand dunes flanked by the Karakoram range where rare double-humped Bactrian camels roam. Once a major stop on the ancient Silk Route between India and Central Asia, the valley today offers monasteries, hot springs at Panamik, and some of the most dramatic landscapes in the Himalayas. The contrast of sand dunes, snow-capped peaks, and green oases is unlike anywhere else on Earth.

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