Homestays

Stay With Us

Stay With Us

Stay with a family and spend time in the village as it is lived day to day. Each homestay offers a room, home-cooked meals and a place at the household’s table. Depending on the household and season, guests may help with farming, spend time with livestock, cook local dishes, or learn about traditional houses and the surrounding landscape.

The community is still improving cleanliness, safety, waste management and guest information, and each home keeps its own character and way of life. Your stay supports the host family directly.

Stay with a family and spend time in the village as it is lived day to day. Each homestay offers a room, home-cooked meals and a place at the household’s table. Depending on the household and season, guests may help with farming, spend time with livestock, cook local dishes, or learn about traditional houses and the surrounding landscape.

The community is still improving cleanliness, safety, waste management and guest information, and each home keeps its own character and way of life. Your stay supports the host family directly.

Live Responsibly

Do

  • Refill Bottles

    Refill your own water bottle from the outlets provided at your homestay.

  • Use Chhagra

    Use the traditional dry composting toilet by adding one scoop of dry soil and sawdust to the pit after each use.

  • Walk Clockwise

    Walk clockwise around stupas (chortens), prayer wheels and Mani walls, keeping them on your right.

  • Take Consent

    Ask village elders before taking personal photographs, and switch off your flash inside the monastery.

  • Local Guides

    Contact our village youth guides for any hike beyond the residential village boundary.

Do Not

  • Avoid Plastic

    Please do not bring single-use plastic bottles or non-recyclable plastic packaging into the village.

  • Pit Care

    Never pour water, chemical soaps or wet wipes into the dry toilet pits.

  • Respect Mani

    Do not sit on, step over or collect the hand-carved Mani stones from sacred walls.

  • No Drones

    Do not fly drones over village houses, monastery buildings or wildlife cliffs.

  • Carry Waste

    Do not litter on trails. Carry all synthetic waste back down to the village Resource Recovery Station.

Do

Do Not

  • Refill Bottles

    Refill your own water bottle from the outlets provided at your homestay.

  • Use Chhagra

    Use the traditional dry composting toilet by adding one scoop of dry soil and sawdust to the pit after each use.

  • Walk Clockwise

    Walk clockwise around stupas (chortens), prayer wheels and Mani walls, keeping them on your right.

  • Take Consent

    Ask village elders before taking personal photographs, and switch off your flash inside the monastery.

  • Local Guides

    Contact our village youth guides for any hike beyond the residential village boundary.

  • Avoid Plastic

    Please do not bring single-use plastic bottles or non-recyclable plastic packaging into the village.

  • Pit Care

    Never pour water, chemical soaps or wet wipes into the dry toilet pits.

  • Respect Mani

    Do not sit on, step over or collect the hand-carved Mani stones from sacred walls.

  • No Drones

    Do not fly drones over village houses, monastery buildings or wildlife cliffs.

  • Carry Waste

    Do not litter on trails. Carry all synthetic waste back down to the village Resource Recovery Station.

We run our homestays under an equal-revenue rotation model managed by the Village Tourism Committee (VTC). This system distributes incoming bookings evenly among our families, ensuring that every participating household benefits from tourism.

Meals Served:

Fresh sourdough bread (Khambeer),
roasted barley flour (Tsampa),
hand-pinched pasta with vegetables (Chhutaki),
square noodle soup (Thenthuk),
steamed twisted rolls (Thimok), and
organic vegetables harvested from our fields.

Standard Teriff

₹1,500 / night
  • Private Bedroom
  • Morning and Evening Tea
  • Home-cooked Meals
  • Quilts and Wool Blankets
  • Wood-fired Bukhari Stove in Common Areas
  • Purified Drinking Water
  • Roadside Vehicle Parking

We run our homestays under an equal-revenue rotation model managed by the Village Tourism Committee (VTC). This system distributes incoming bookings evenly among our families, ensuring that every participating household benefits from tourism.

Standard Teriff

₹1,500/night
  • Private Bedroom
  • Morning and Evening Tea
  • Home-cooked Meals
  • Quilts and Wool Blankets
  • Wood-fired Bukhari Stove in Common Areas
  • Purified Drinking Water
  • Roadside Vehicle Parking

Meals Served:

Fresh sourdough bread (Khambeer),
roasted barley flour (Tsampa),
hand-pinched pasta with vegetables (Chhutaki),
square noodle soup (Thenthuk),
steamed twisted rolls (Thimok), and
organic vegetables harvested from our fields.

Before You Visit

Acclimatization and Altitude

Saspotsey sits at 3,750 meters. If you arrive in Ladakh by air, spend at least 24-36 hours resting in Leh before traveling to our village. Drink plenty of warm water, avoid strenuous uphill walking on your first day, and inform your homestay host immediately if you experience persistent headaches, dizziness, or nausea.

Weather and Seasonal Cycles

Spring (April to May):
Melting snow, canal clearing, and plowing of barley fields. 

Summer (June to August):
Green fields, running irrigation canals, and warm weather. 

Autumn (September to October):
Golden barley harvests, apricot drying, and clear skies. 

Winter (November to March):
Freezing conditions with dry cold air and snow.

Acclimatization and Altitude

Saspotsey sits at 3,750 meters. If you arrive in Ladakh by air, spend at least 24-36 hours resting in Leh before traveling to our village. Drink plenty of warm water, avoid strenuous uphill walking on your first day, and inform your homestay host immediately if you experience persistent headaches, dizziness, or nausea.

Weather and Seasonal Cycles

Spring (April to May):
Melting snow, canal clearing, and plowing of barley fields. 

Summer (June to August):
Green fields, running irrigation canals, and warm weather. 

Autumn (September to October):
Golden barley harvests, apricot drying, and clear skies. 

Winter (November to March):
Freezing conditions with dry cold air and snow.

  • For Winter Wildlife & Snow Leopard Tracking:

    Late November to March. Cold weather pushes Asiatic ibex, blue sheep and snow leopards down to the lower cliffs.

  • Apricot & Sia Blossoms

    April. Orchards come into bloom and families begin preparing their fields.

  • High Alpine Treks

    May to October, when passes are clear of snow and trails are open.

  • Agriculture & Cultural Volunteering

    May, August and September. Join families in harvesting barley with sickles and drying apricots.

  • Festivals & Deep Winter Life

    December to February. Local Losar celebrations, craft weaving and fireside gatherings.

  • Quiet Workations & Educational Stays

    Year-round. Quiet village spaces and reliable Jio 4G.

  • For Winter Wildlife & Snow Leopard Tracking:

    Late November to March. Cold weather pushes Asiatic ibex, blue sheep and snow leopards down to the lower cliffs.

  • Apricot & Sia Blossoms

    April. Orchards come into bloom and families begin preparing their fields.

  • High Alpine Treks

    May to October, when passes are clear of snow and trails are open.

  • Agriculture & Cultural Volunteering

    May, August and September. Join families in harvesting barley with sickles and drying apricots.

  • Festivals & Deep Winter Life

    December to February. Local Losar celebrations, craft weaving and fireside gatherings.

  • Quiet Workations & Educational Stays

    Year-round. Quiet village spaces and reliable Jio 4G.

Choose the Right Season

Experiences in Saspotsey change through the year. Agriculture, wildlife, birds, hiking, cultural events and winter life are not available in the same way in every season.

Stay Overnight

If you are visiting for wildlife, an overnight stay gives you time for ample rest for future trails, local food, village life and the landscape at a slower pace.

Prepare for Altitude

Carry suitable clothing, footwear, sun protection and any personal medication you need.

Check Before You Arrive

Some experiences depend on weather, season, local availability, guide availability and community permission.

Sightings Are Never Guaranteed

Come for the landscape. A snow leopard sighting is never promised.

Respect Local Spaces

Homes, religious places, fields and livestock areas are part of everyday life here.

Follow Local Guidance

Especially on trails, at cultural places and during wildlife experiences.

Choose the Right Season

Experiences in Saspotsey change through the year. Agriculture, wildlife, birds, hiking, cultural events and winter life are not available in the same way in every season.

Stay Overnight

If you are visiting for wildlife, an overnight stay gives you time for ample rest for future trails, local food, village life and the landscape at a slower pace.

Prepare for Altitude

Carry suitable clothing, footwear, sun protection and any personal medication you need.

Check Before You Arrive

Some experiences depend on weather, season, local availability, guide availability and community permission.

Sightings Are Never Guaranteed

Come for the landscape. A snow leopard sighting is never promised.

Respect Local Spaces

Homes, religious places, fields and livestock areas are part of everyday life here.

Follow Local Guidance

Especially on trails, at cultural places and during wildlife experiences.

Book a Homestay
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Book a Homestay
Full Name of Lead Traveler
Selected Value: 1
How many days will you have spent in Ladakh above 3,000 meters before arriving in Saspotsey?
Add commas for multiple entries
Do you require private vehicle pickup from Leh or another location?

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