Leh Ladakh is a region in the state of Jammu & Kashmir in the north west of India. Leh Ladakh is a high altititude mountainous area of remote beauty. Thus leh Ladakh which means the "land of passes" offers exciting opportunities for Monastery tours, great Himalayan Treks, Mountain expeditions, Mountain Biking, river Rafting, Tribal tours, Jeep Safaris,Leh Ladakh festival tours and Bactrian Camel Safaris. Leh Ladakh is therefore truly a land of endless discovery,
Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and culture. It spans the Great Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges and the upper Indus River Valley. The district bordered Pakistan occupied Kashmir in the west and China in the north and Eastern part and Lahul Spiti of Himachal Pradesh in the South east. Ladakh's ethnic composition consisted of Mongoloid and a mixed Indo-Aryan population of Mons and Dards. It is sometimes called little Tibet due to strong cultural and geographical similarities with Tibet. The approach to Ladakh is invariably marked with many long walls running 2-3 kms, decorated with engraved stones bearing the mantra "Om Mani Padme Hun" and Chortens which symbolizes Buddha's mind.
The awesome natural landscape, a basic resource of Ladakh, is suffice to allure and enthrall you at your first view of the land of Ladakh. The typical Buddhist culture which survived unchanged for the last thousand years will add a new height to your view of cultural and spiritual diversity of India. |
