Dolkhar Ladakh
Designed consciously for a true Ladakhi experience
Power saving initiatives in place
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OUR STORY
At Dolkhar, inspired by Ladakh’s people, culture, and traditional values, we have built a boutique resort that integrates a little piece of Ladakh with the rest of the world while keeping our values of conscious, sustainable and contextual travel central. We create spaces that balance the familiarity of comfort with the excitement of embarking on a new journey of discovery.
Community and Sustainability Commitment
Here are some key sustainability & community practices that these hosts are committed too. Please use the key below the icons for reference. You might see that some measurements are not currently in place and that’s okay, we choose to support our hosts on their imperfect road towards a better world and we understand that that takes time.
Water saving measures in place
Plastic avoidance in place
Ecological construction
Ecological suppliers preferred
Environmental information for guests
Regenerative energy initiatives in place
Vegetarian menu available
Vegan menu available
Waste policy in place
Car charging station
Uses local suppliers
Local NGO supported
Local charity activity in place
Sells & promotes local products
Promotes other local SMEs & entrepreneurs
Equal opportunity & fair job policy in place
Provides local transport information
Recommends local cultural places of interest
Supports community development & local infrastructure
Sustainability Practices
Community Commitments
Not in Place
Eco Certifications & Efforts
Just as we admire each of our hosts for their singularity, we appreciate that their sustainability journeys are also unique. Because of this, we do not require our hosts to have an eco certification or two under their belt, we simply guide them on improving their sustainable business practices one imperfect – but positive – step at a time. If a host has eco certifications they will be shown below, if not, then know we are working towards this together.
Zero waste & zero plastic ecosystem
Dolkhar aims at creating a zero waste and zero plastic ecosystem: our laundry bags and notepads have been made from waste by our differently abled friends at Pagir. Our soaps are locally made from apple/sea buckthorn/apricot by ‘Ladags Organic Store’. In trying to craft the most comfortable experience for you, we have carefully chosen the best. The bathroom amenities have been custom made for Dolkhar by ‘Bare Necessities’- a zero waste, non polluting, community driven product and service company. Our toilet paper and napkins – recycled and eco friendly – come from GoodKarma.
NGOs & Local Impact Projects Supported
Each of our hosts strive to have a positive impact on their local communities. Some of our hosts already have established connections with local partners to enrich the lives and wellbeing of their communities, others are in the process of creating these long term relationships. If a host has local NGO connections they will be shown below, if not, then know we are working towards this together.
PAGIR
PAGIR stands for People’s Action Group for Inclusion and Right. PAGIR was created precisely for the purpose of creating a just, equitable and inclusive society at one of the remotest, challenging and beautiful places on the earth; Ladakh.
Our laundry bags and notepads have been made from waste by our differently abled friends at PAGIR.
Supporting local artisans
We have collaborated with over forty Ladakhi craftspeople from different villages on embellishing the interiors with the use of local materials. As an extension of our love for local and handmade, our rooms are stylistically elevated by the sheep and yak wool rugs hand woven by women from Kharnak, Changtang, our cushion covers and throws have been made by “Superb Ladakh” – a local weaving unit. We use locally made wooden barrels called “dzems” as dustbins.
We use locally sourced ingredients from farmers of different regions of ladakh viz Lehdo, Turtuk, Nang and Nubra etc. Our soaps are locally made from Apple/Sea buckthorn/ Apricot by ‘Ladags Organic Store’. In-room goodies and amenities features local Ladakhi herbal teas and local cookies ‘puli’.
What our hosts say..
Transparency is essential if we are all going to grow and improve together and this is why we have dedicated this section to sharing what we love about each place and its hosts. We work with each of our hosts to improve their guest experiences, sustainability practices and local impact, this is where you can learn more about that along with what still needs to be improved, the measures being taken to ensure our hosts continue to move forward and every now and then we’ll come back to update you on their progress.
LOCATION
Dolkhar Ladakh
Lower Tukcha Road
Opposite Community Hall
Leh, Ladakh 194101
Contact
Mail: reservation@dolkharladakh.com
Phone: +91 7889497040
Ladakh is a valley perched between the high Himalayan mountain ranges. A valley that has history wrapped up around so much folklore that it is difficult to tell fact from fiction. It is a traveller’s dreamland for its beautiful landscapes of purple and grey mountains, for its lakes that reinvent shades of blue, for flora and fauna unlike anywhere else in the country and for people that are deeply connected to their culture in the face of the most rapid attempts at industrialisation the world has ever seen.
Dolkhar is located in Tukcha at the heart of the main town, Leh – a place that was once a pit stop on the legendary silk route. The boutique stay is close enough so that you have access to everything you might need – from the airport to groceries to medical facilities while still being far enough so you hear the mountains’ echo.
Lachic spent all her life outside of Ladakh, and somehow never felt quite satisfied with her life. Every year, when she come back to Ladakh for her summer holiday her grandmother would ask whether her education would help her give back to the people of “her land”. It was only after the sudden demise of Lachic’s grandmother that her question came back and made Lachic introspect and realised that her purpose lay in going back to Ladakh.
“Dolkhar” was her answer to what tourism in Ladakh could possibly look like if it was built around love and respect for Ladakh, its people, and the planet. She named “Dolkhar” after her grandmother in aspiration of sustaining the space in a way that she would have imagined and nurtured it.
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