Tuesday 18 October 2011

Travel to Ladakh - The Land of High Passes, Land of Snow Leopard


Ladakh; the Land of high passes, Land of Lama’s & Land of Snow Leopard  situated in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The place is very sparsely populated with a very low density of population. Ladakh’s ancient history is well depicted by the Rock carvings that are absolutely magnificent.

Ladakh adventure holidays have been extensively promoted by the government of India.
Ladakh tour package provides one of the best tourist destinations not only in India but also in the world. Moreover, it has a special place on the world map as it stands among the highest plateau regions of the world with a height of 9,800 feet from the sea level.

The famous tourist attractions on Leh Ladakh tour are the Buddhist monasteries,  Leh Palace, High Altitude lakes Like Pangong Tso, Tsomoriri, Zanskar & Karakoram mountain ranges . It also has a good market to buy the finest Tibetan handicraft items. The Leh market even after being small has something of every body’s interest. The Leh palace is a magnificent buildings constructed by the best architects of that ancient era.

Whenever a person on adventuretour Ladakh visits the ancient monasteries in the area, he definitely likes the unique artistic look and beautiful Tibetan design of the buildings. Further, the divine environment of the place offers best spiritual satisfaction. A person gets a valuable solace among Buddhist monks in the monasteries here.

Interaction with the scholars at the monasteries provides an additional insight in to the great Buddhist philosophy.
Ladakh is a home to a diverse variety of flaura and fauna. Being a mountainous terrain the place has very sparse vegetation. Grass and small plants are generally found near the river bed, along mountain sides and in other moisture containing areas.

The mammal and bird varieties of Ladakh signify the Central Asian Fauna. However, Indian varieties can also be seen in the area, Indian birds are mainly of the migratory type. They come to Ladakh in summer and migrate back to the great northern plains during winters. Ladakh is a home to more than 225 species of colorful birds which keep the atmosphere alive with their melodious chirping. In winter one can have a chance to spot the snow leopard in Hemis National Park and can spot Himalayan Goat (Ibex), Himalayan Marmot, Himalayan Mouse hare, Himalayan Snow cock etc

Therefore, animal and bird lovers definitely get a very good time on a Leh Ladakh Tour.
Trekking in Ladakh is organized regularly and it is ensured that the adventure activity is perfectly safe.

Truly, Ladakh serves as a heaven to adventure and thrill loving tourists.

1 comments:

This is a very interesting and advanturous post about Ladhak. Thanks for sharing.
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