Things No-One will tell you about Turtuk | Things to do - Border Village | Ladakh | The Seeking Soul

#ladakh #turtuk
We started our volunteering journey from the beautiful village of Turtuk, a small paradise located on the Indo-Pak border. This village was part of un-divided India until 1947, post which it became part of Gilgit - Baltistan or PoK. After the Bangladesh Liberation war of 1971, Turtuk along with 2 other villages, became part of the Indian territory.
Being a border village, for almost 40 years till 2010, this place was restricted for access by outsiders. But then it was opened up for tourism and since then it has become a popular destination for tourists visiting Nubra Valley in Ladakh.
We got lucky as we got to spend 6 months in this quaint village and we also had time to observe the lifestyle, listen to the stories, cover some hidden spots and much more during this period, things that are not known to the tourists and famous only amongst the locals.
In today’s video we are going to share some of these lesser known aspects about this amazing village.
00:20 Introduction to The Seeking Soul
00:36 Intro to Turtuk village
01:28 Balti Cuisine
02:48 Seasonal Fruits
03:20 People
04:05 Donkeys
04:40 Hidden spots - View Point, Beach and Waterfall
06:22 Bunkers
06:42 Bank of Shyok River
07:25 Volunteering Opportunity
08:34 Getting Stationery and toys for the kids
09:15 Souvenirs - Balti Cap, Brass cutlery and Apricot products
11:17 Outro
Google form link to apply for volunteering in Turtuk :
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
You can also reach out to Sarah on @Sarah_Shah_ if you are planning to carry stationery items for the school and kids.
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Introduction : Sud, Anki & Star - a family of three - leaving the urban life and moving to the mountains with plans to travel around the Himalayas and volunteer towards the cause of Education and Environment
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[@nagalakshmiganapathi6251]

Enjoyed the Full Details About Turtuk Appreciate Your Noble Approach to Help the Children And The Entire Village

[@nissarhussainwarsi6285]

I belong to kargil ladakh now I am study in Maharashtra I really love and enjoy your video and your voice I really miss my native place I always waiting your new videos. Keep smiling keep shining keep doing well may God bless you all the time and keep enjoying the natural beauty of ladakh Thank you for given your precious time to make such types of video We will meeting you soon ma'am and sir ❤️❤️🎉🙏

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you so much!! So glad to know you and look forward to meeting someday.

[@sangitarai2296]

Recently visited Turtuk village.it’s very very beautiful can’t discribe in words.

[@15sshort27]

Loved every bit of this volg capturing the beauty of Turtuk Ladakh. . Lots of love ❤from Ladakh

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thanks so much!

[@saffribabapk1735]

❤sooooooo amazing @well captured ❤

[@Alimanajmkhan]

Sweet words about Turtuk.lots of love

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@samikshashrivastava7038]

Thankyou for very Informative video. 😘😘😘

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@pranabpal1584]

Another great content and presentations on Turtuk 👌👌😍😍 Loved it very much ❤️❤️❤️ You guys are really doing a novel work 👍👍❣️❣️

[@TheSeekingSoul]

🙏🏻

[@sonamshah3666]

Beautiful video ❤️ glad to see my glimpse in atleast one video :p

[@TheSeekingSoul]

You never let us click you properly 😂

[@anwarhanif9469]

Great video and Thank you for exploring and given chance to see Turtuk closely. Love From Baltistan (Pakistan)

[@travel2Exploreplaces]

Magical...travel2Explore places

[@TheSeekingSoul]

:)

[@avikauddy95]

great job..and thanks for this informative video.

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Glad you liked it

[@BandanaChoudhury]

This is a lovely video. Whenever I plan a trip to Ladakh, I shall keep your suggestions in mind.

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Glad it was helpful !

[@vandy633]

I always wait eagerly for your new video..lots of love to you both.. from Shimla 💞💞

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thanks for your kind words and continued support.

[@RishavKumar28]

nicely covered everything about Turtuk, Thank you ❣️

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Glad you liked it!

[@vandanakarnik8296]

Love your channel. Keep posting more often.

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you so much 😊

[@sameenaanjum...8858]

😍😍😍😍

[@nehaprashar0017]

This is amazing video and I always love to see both of you. God bless u mam and sir.❤️❤️

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you so much 😊

[@BeingBalti]

This is great 😍😍😍😍

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@harshmohanpuri8455]

God bless uoo three always 😍😍🤗🤗

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you 😊

[@Photomessh]

Both of you are doing amazing job. And content is getting even more amazing as you are proceeding. All the best wishes.

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you 🙏🏻☺️

[@chefhassanmuraad8660]

Nice 👌❤️👌

[@piyushdeepu9465]

God bless you too both of you 🙏 your video is. Meaningful Ladakh is my favourite place but guys my jab bhi Ladakh I will definitely meet you your videos is beautiful guys 🙏💓

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you

[@mahuabubu5877]

I recently visited Turtuk. Its really so wonderful...one can hardly describe it

[@TheSeekingSoul]

💯 agree !!

[@Soumya692]

Such an informative and soulful video.

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Glad you liked it!

[@radhakrishnakumar3399]

I am from Bglr.Always waitingbto see ur video Almost all videos I saw . Reall y it’s awesome .Hats of to u people

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thanks a lot for your kind words and continued support 🙏🏻

[@malatisubba4082]

Magical Turtuk🌸💙

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Like a paradise !

[@grace22267]

very nice!!

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you

[@Abdursphere]

❣️

[@TheSeekingSoul]

☺️

[@smitabhadra9086]

Can’t wait to visit turtuk !! Hopefully someday will be able to volunteer and experience the place more closely !! Kudos to you once again for the wonderful work …both volunteering there and motivating us here 🤗

[@TheSeekingSoul]

☺️

[@nazirbalti9217]

Waooo very nice sir God joop

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you 🙏🏻😊

[@shwetasingh3414]

I think you obsessed with Turtuk😍..Aap k videos dekh ke hame bhi waha jaane ka mann karta hain.

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Absolutely obsessed 🤩

[@travelwithtahir9367]

Very good work and editing

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sajjadhussain-es6mv]

Good job

[@TheSeekingSoul]

🙏🏻😊

[@kalpanasood2098]

Lovely vlog❤

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you 😊

[@thefamilyman7531]

After watching your videos, couldn't resist visiting turtuk. Was lucky to spend three days there and experience the warm hospitality of turtuk.all thanks to you. The place is all that you show and much more. Left a piece of my heart 💕 there.

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Wow !!! So glad to hear this 😊

[@thefamilyman7531]

But couldn't meet you in kargil... Well there is always a Next time🙂

[@sonisharma2795]

You guys are amaging Turtuk is fabulous♥ Soni sharma kullu manali

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Thank you so much

[@arpitabose6470]

How are you all?

[@mupatkie]

Hello seeking souls … hats off to you both for the work you are doing … we are travelling to Leh Ladakh this July 22 … quite excited little nervous also as heard about AMS … would like to know how to take care of ourselves … we will be doing typical group trip as this time we did not have much time to plan our trip … also don’t have much warm clothes so is it possible for us to buy it there in Leh market on the second day as first day we will be resting in hotel only… would like to buy few good things pls guide … would also like to meet you ppl it’s so nice to see your videos they are so informative

[@TheSeekingSoul]

1. Its generally advised to do a minimum 24 hours to 48-hours acclimatisation in Leh post arriving during which you should drink a lots of water, rest/sleep a lot and not exert yourself at all. To be extra careful, you can also consult your doctor who may advise you a course of Diamox on reactionary/precautionary basis. 2. there are a bunch of shops to buy warm clothes in Main Market as well as Nowshera Market. You can catch our video on Shopping in Leh kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqaWiXdqgdirlbM to get some idea. 3. We are currently based out of Kargil. If its on your itinerary, pls let us know, we would love to catch up.

[@gnanuvasu3608]

Mam & sir Can you visit the Place Itchu village and Explore the beauty of pahad & Nature

[@TheSeekingSoul]

We will hopefully soon. Inshallah

[@swatichaudhary9030]

Hello, good to see the content you are creating... I am planning to visit to visit Turtuk for one day.. where I can distribute books etc to the children?

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Hey ! Thank you. You can contact Sarah(principal) on Instagram @sarah_shah_

[@Crazytwoforever]

Hiiii guyssss, we will be coming to turtuk tomorrow, and wanna meet you guys too... we have been watching you guys for a long time and really impressed with your decision to stay there, Are you in turtuk now? Is it possible to have a quick catch up

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Heyy !! So sorry we left from Ladakh about a year ago.. 😊 thank you so much for following our journey ⭐️

[@Crazytwoforever]

@@TheSeekingSoul oh. Ok. Congratulations. Where have you guys shifted to?

[@Becreativehandmade]

Im in love with your videos. Thanks for all your effort. We are planning with my husband to spend 5 weeks in Ladakh and Jammu / Kashmir area. we are going to do some treks and they take 3 weeks of our intinerary. You inspired us to do some volunteering but ar the moment our schedule is too tight. is is possible to do 1-2 days of voluntary work? Thank you guys !

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Hey guys !! So so happy to know that you liked our videos.. 😊 1 or 2 days is too short however, I would suggest that you pay visit to the Turtuk Valley School and meet the kids. If you think you can do some activity or some workshop kinda thing.. that would be great. For example - once we had a NCC trainer for few hours and he did some team building activity with the kids and it was fun. Other time we had a person who got some stationary for the kids and she took a small art workshop for the kids. So you can think something in these lines or else just a visit and interaction or probably sharing your trekking experience - some stories - will be good. You can contact Sarah, the principal of the TVS school on Instagram - @sarah_shah_ or ping me on Instagram - I will share her mobile number.

[@windowofislam8338]

Love from kargil❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheSeekingSoul]

thank you!

[@Atif383]

Name of homestay and restaurant??

[@krutinag5219]

Hi, you both are doing a great job, I'm too interested in volunteering in remote areas specialy in educational field, I have served as a teacher in a school. I wish to volunteer in remote areas, but I am concerned about the expenses also, that will the stay and will provided free of cost by NGOs or will we have to bear that? Please provide this information.

[@MOHDALI-uy6rv]

Ma'am and sir visit itcho village .

[@TheSeekingSoul]

We will hopefully soon. Inshallah

[@deepaknigam3363]

Great video of a beautiful place, made by you in a very interesting way. I am planning to be in leh & Turtuk for 1 week each place in July/August. The purpose is to see & appreciate the natural beauty, understand the life of locals ( especially at Turtuk) and in someway contribute to the society in general, there. Can you suggest me some folks in whose place we could stay ( on a payment basis of course), if we need some government permit to stay there? Please be so kind to respond.

[@TheSeekingSoul]

You can look for Ismail bhai (runs Ismail Homestay). The permit requirement for visiting and staying in Turtuk was removed mid-last year.

[@deepaknigam3363]

@@TheSeekingSoul Thank you so much for this input. Incase you people are still there, would come and meet you as well ( if convenient to you).

[@deepaknigam3363]

@@TheSeekingSoul Hello Sudhanshu & Ankita. Could you please give me the number of Ismail bhai? I intend to stay at his homestay for 2 days in the middle of July.

[@nazirbalti9217]

❤️🙏🙏🙏☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

[@TheSeekingSoul]

😊🙏🏻

[@sarikamane1984]

Hello Seeking soul's..Hats off to your work & dedication. Really in love with leh ladakh..Finally my dream comes true..Visiting leh on 16th july.. Eagerly waiting to visit Turtuk ...Due to time constraint i am spending only 1 night at turtuk .Kindly advice best homestay for the same. If possible also guide for Nubra n Pangong best stay..We want to enjoy like locals thats the reason looking for good homestay where we can explore local Balti culture,cuisine etc..Even want to donates stationary to your school.Below is my itinerary . 16th july -Srinagar to kargil 17th & 18th july -leh 19th july -Turtuk / Nubra stay 20th July- Turtuk / Nubra stay 21st - Pangong stay 22nd -Leh 23rd - Leh Kindly advice on 19th & 20th july stay as local agents are asking to stay at turtuk 1st n then at nubra as from turtuk to pangong journey is very hectic. Kindly advice ..Thanks a ton for your lovely videos

[@TheSeekingSoul]

Hey ! You can try Ismail homestay, Karakoram homestay in Turtuk and yes Nubra will be a better option for you to travel to Pangong. Unfortunately, we don’t know any homestays in Nubra.

[@sarikamane1984]

Thanks for your advice!From leh I am directly going to turtuk n next day to nubra n then pangong stay...Super excited..Yes I have contacted Ismail Jee n Maha guest house..

[@ranjeeta1463]

This has come at the very right time as we are going to visit Ladakh in July. However , we are having a tough time to book a vehicle for our trip. Any recommendations?

[@nehakalakoti261]

U should try for a sharing cab easily available .. only u have to visit any local tour operator otherwise vehicle price is hell expensive.. I just returned back from my ladakh tour..

[@ranjeeta1463]

@@nehakalakoti261 yesss.. really. So so expensive. So you mean to say that we can book it directly once we are there?? Availability is not an issue?

[@nehakalakoti261]

Yes u can book it directly.. we did the same . We booked a shared cab for 5 days 2days nubra, 1pangong ,1 tsomorari n nxt 1day for tsomorari to leh.. it costs around 40k.. but tour operator managed 4 more ppl along wid us .. so this cost divided n we payed only 13,400

[@ranjeeta1463]

Thanks so much Neha, this is very helpful..!

[@TheSeekingSoul]

:) You girls got it all sorted

[@sudhanshuaggarwal1]

From tumbling to this channel for creating my itinerary to be in awe of what you guys are doing - I grew up! 🥹

[@TheSeekingSoul]

🤘🏻🤘🏻😊

[@UjjwalKumar2104z]

Brother & Sister, How can I meet you ! Coming to Leh/Ladakh on 26th June

[@TheSeekingSoul]

We are based out of Kargil currently. If its on your itinerary, pls do let us know. Would be great to catch up.

[@UjjwalKumar2104z]

@@TheSeekingSoul Sure 😃 Thank you

[@ghufranahmed8389]

YEH VLOGGER HAIN,THIS IS THERE BUSINESS.

[@user-Dadabaltistani]

Love you my Pakistan 😊😊

[@ghufranahmed8389]

HO SAKTA HAI YEH DONON HONEY MOON MANA RAHE HON.

[@ghufranahmed8389]

NO NEED TO GO THERE.KUCHH NAHIN HAI WAHAN.CHOOTIA BANA RAHA HAI.TIREDNESS KE ALAWA KUCHH NAHIN MILEGA.