Ladakh Trips & Tours

A Himalayan Shangri-La of Buddhist spirituality, mountain remoteness and adrenalin-filled activities

Forget Ayurvedic spas and pristine beach retreats – if you want to find inner calm, it’s the utterly peaceful Buddhist enclave of northern India, Ladakh, that you really need. This lofty mountain kingdom is not, however, for the faint-hearted: in winter, it’s one of the coldest places on the planet, and then there’s the staggering height of the villages – between 3,200 and 4,000 metres – and the sparse but spectacular terrain to contend with. But touchdown in Leh, the multicultural capital city, and you’ll be glad you braved it. This is a place of charming homestays that will connect you with both land and people, blood-pumping cycling trails and rafting excursions, and, of course, the Buddhist monasteries and temples, magnificently imposing and best visited at dawn for the most humbling of experiences.

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Ladakh Trips & Tours

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The magic of the Himalayas

10 nights from $5.5K per person

Delhi Ladakh Western Himalayas

India

The snow leopards of the Himalayas

11 nights from $5.9K per person

Delhi Ladakh Western Himalayas

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What to do in Ladakh

Prayer flags dance against impossibly blue skies where ancient monasteries cling to mountain faces like crystalline honeycombs. At 11,500 feet, Pangong's waters shift through a painter's palette of blues, while double-humped camels traverse Nubra's sand dunes beneath snow-capped peaks. Monks in crimson robes debate philosophy in Hemis's courtyards as motorcycle adventurers brave Khardung La's thin air. Whether you're spotting rare snow leopards in Changthang's wilderness, sipping butter tea in a remote village homestay, or discovering mysterious moon-like landscapes at Lamayuru, this high-altitude desert realm challenges everything you thought you knew about India.

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