About Ladakh

Ladakh is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Northern India sandwiched between the Kuen Lun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Tibetan descent. It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in India. Historically, the region included the Baltistan (Baltiyul) valleys, the Indus Valley, the remote Zanskar, Lahaul and Spiti to the south, Ngari including the Rudok region and Gugein the east, and Nubra valleys to the north over Khardung La in the Ladakh mountain range.

Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture. It is sometimes called "Little Tibet" as it has been strongly influenced by Tibetan culture. In the past Ladakh gained importance from its strategic location at the crossroads of important trade routes,[3] but since the Chinese authorities closed the borders with Tibet and Central Asia in the 1960, international trade has dwindled. Since 1974 the Indian Government has encouraged tourism in Ladakh.

History
Ben Welches Rock carvings have been found in many parts of Ladakh, showing that the area has been inhabited from the Neolithic times. Ladakh's earliest inhabitants consisted of a mixed Indo-Aryan population of Mons and Dards, who find mention in the works of Herodotus, Nearchus, Megasthenes, Pliny, Ptolemy, and the geographical lists of the Puranas. Around the 1st century, Ladakh was a part of the Kushana empire. Buddhism came to western Ladakh via Kashmir in the 2nd century when much of eastern Ladakh and western Tibet was still practising the Bon religion. The 7th century Buddhist traveler Xuanzang also describes the region in his accounts.

Transport
A bus on the Leh-Kargil highway A bus on the Leh-Kargil highway Ladakh was the connection point between Central Asia and South Asia when the Silk Road was in use. The sixty-day journey on the Ladakh route connecting Amritsar and Yarkand through eleven passes was frequently undertaken by traders till the third quarter of the 19th century. Another common route in regular use was the Kalimpong route between Leh and Lhasa via Gartok, the administrative centre of western Tibet. Gartok could be reached either straight up the Indus in winter, or through either the Taglang la or the Chang la. Beyond Gartok, the Cherko la brought travelers to the Manasarovar and Rakshastal lakes, and then to Barka, which is connected to the main Lhasa road. These traditional routes have been closed since the Ladakh-Tibet border has been sealed by the Chinese government. Other less used routes connected Ladakh to Hunza and Chitral.

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Ladakh Tour Packages

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Ladakh Tour
Duration :- 16 Nights/ 17 Days
Destinations :- Delhi - Cahandhigrah - Shimla - manali- Rohtang Pass - Dalhausi - Dharamsala - Manali - Jispa - Sarchu - Karzok Village - Tsomoriri - Tsokar - Leh - Nubra Valley - Diskit - Hunder - Panamik - Nubra - Basgo - Alchi - Lamayuru - Drokhpa Area - Biama - Dha - Basgo or Ney - Leh - Delhi

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Mystic Ladakh Tour
Duration :- 4 Nights / 5 Days
Destinations :- Leh - Nubra Valley - Leh

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Ladakh Exotica
Duration :- 5 Nights / 6 Days
Destinations :- Leh - Lamayuru - Ulleytokpo - Alchi - Khardongla - Leh

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The Spirit of Ladakh
Duration :- 10 Nights / 11 Days
Destinations :- Leh - Nubra Valley - Pangong - Stok - Ulleytokpo - Leh