Ever Heard Of Ice Cafe? Check This One Out In Leh’s Greater Himalaya

Leh: At a height of about 14,000 ft, the Ice Cafe is bringing a whole new experience of sipping a cup of hot coffee and tea! Surrounded by the greater Himalayas, this cafe at Gya Meru village in Manali-Leh highway is all set to give you a surreal, dream-like feeling.

The cafe in the shape of a stupa, was created during winters through a natural process by the Border Road Organization officials and several locals. The huge stupa of ice has a pretty restaurant in it where one can order and savour local delicacies the likes of noodle and other hot beverages.

The owners, as reported by Curly Tales, intend to use the cafe’s income for organizing trips for people aged 90 and above in the village. This has been built a a part of village-level  Ice Stupa competition organized by innovator Sonam Wangchuk, who provided all the material to the youth, for free. He also donated money so that people come up with unique ideas. As many as 12 villages from Leh and Kargil districts have participated in the competition. 

There are running pipes under the frost lines from which water is pushed out into the cold air that freezes it. It then falls as ice. It also work as an artificial glacier and one of the most effective methods of water conservation in the high desert terrains.  The Ice Stupas are a medium to create awareness and do something about water scarcity in the region, of which Ice Stupas help in conservation of water.

With this really cool cafe established so beautifully up there, we are more than excited to take you all on trips to the mighty Himalayas.

Join us on the Manali-Leh and Ladakh trips coming soon within next two months for memories of a lifetime!