Ladakh

Ladakh is in the hilly and striking Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and the largest of the ten provinces of the state as well. It’s beautifully encircled by the Karakorm chain of mountains in the north and Himalayas in the south. Being the land of gigantic mountains and Buddhist simplicity, Ladakh also relishes its fine-looking terrains and mountains that invite travellers from all over for trekking and mountaineering. Toothed peaks and sterile landscapes make this place even more tempting and awe-inspiring. An ancient civilization can well be sensed here amid captivating people, as the flowing of great Indus River might delight you a bit. Ladakh has been divided into Leh, the capital, Nubra, Zanskar, lower Ladakh and Rupshu.

Attractions in Ladakh

Ladakh comprises loads of attractions and lures tourists from everywhere.

Leh
Leh, the capital of Ladakh since offers some of the best hikes in the country and charms people with the nine storey Leh Palace, Tsemo, Sanskar Monastery, Shanti Stupa Zoravar Fort etc.

Dha-Hanu
Dha-Hanu is to be found at an altitude of 10000 ft and offers travellers to see an entirely different "Drok-Pa” Indo Aryan race.

Nubra Valley
Nubra Valley is also called as the valley of flowers and amazingly positioned at an altitude of about 10000 ft. The world's highest road ('Khardong la' at 18,380 ft, double hump camels, the villages of Trith, Sumur, Tegar (Samstangling Monastery ) and Panamik (hot springs) make it one of the hot tourist spots.

Zanskar
Zanskar lures people for its elevated ranges, fine Gompas and generous people. It has turned out to be a trendy spot for adventurous treks.

Suru Valley
The Suru Valley is a striking region of Ladakh and gets immensely pleasing in spring. The valley also tempts visitors for its rising and falling alpine meadows speckled by way of untamed flowers, groves of poplars and willows.

How to Reach Ladakh

Reaching Ladakh is easy as facilities are good to take one to the place.

Air: Indian Airlines arranges regular flight from Delhi to Ladakh and from Chandigarh to Leh, as tourists typically have a preference to travel here by air.

Road: The Manali-Leh road serves as the main land approach to Ladakh as gets to see the traffic from mid-June to early October.

Shopping in Ladakh

Shopping in Ladakh will be a good experience. Shops here put up for sale a range of curios, handicrafts and Tibetan and Indian antiques. All the items are crafted and manned by aggressive Kashmiri merchants fervent to make a sell. Besides the jewelery and a few customary Ladakhi handicrafts, the majority of the items get produced outside the region or taken here from Nepal. Shop owners here try their utmost to fleece those not knowing about the pricing and products itself, so bargaining would be a good choice to deal with these unwanted situations while shopping in Ladakh.

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