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Ladakh-Unveil the Amazing Amalgamation of Beauty and Adventure Paradise

For several years now, numerous travelers have embedded their footmarks on the land thatcarries an age-old heritage and diverse cultural panorama, India. The country is not just the landof sand dunes or mere colorful people, as it was believed, but encapsulates much more thanthis. This is the only reason, that several travelers and modern-day nomads flock the country inmasses and are left completely spellbound with the features of the places that are manifold.One such destination is Ladakh, a place that is reckoned for its truly amazing beauty and awhole lot of fascinating routes that voyages you across the hypnotic world of adventure.

Ladakh scales mesmerizing altitudes that ranges from about 9,000 feet (2,750 m) at Kargil to25,170 feet (7,672 m) at Saser Kangri in the Karakoram. Owing to such heights, thetemperature in summers rarely exceeds about 27°C in the shade, while in winter they mayplunge to minus 20°C; even in Leh. What more can a traveler desire? Chilling gush of air thatmightily faces the brawny mountains standing tall in the lap of Ladakh altogether makes aperfect option for adventure enthusiasts, who have penchant to exceed every possible limit andputting everything at risk.

Ladakh boasts of a couple of mountain ranges that are appreciated for their amazing heights.Some of them are the Greater Himalaya and the Karakoram, along with two others, the Ladakh

range and the Zanskar range. These burly structures proffers terrains and steep routes thatseems quiet luring and manages to attract huge number of fun-lovers for trekking and other adventure activities. Ladakh also has High Mountain passes that comes on the adventurousroutes giving you chance to get a glimpse of colorful mountains and amazing landscape.Amidst several audacious trek paths, Spituk to Markha Valley, Zanskar Valley, Nubra Valley,Changthang Valley, Rupsu Valley, Stok Kangri, Darcha – Padum, Frozen River, Kanji Trek,Junglam Trek, Lamayuru Gompa - Chilling and Likir to Temisgam are some of the popular treksthat one can take.

When it comes to offering fun-filled trekking routes, Ladakh has much more. Some of thefascinating trekking routes for travelers are:

Markha Valley

Markha Valley is popular for its age-old history and beautiful paintings that are spellbinding andrepresents true Indian workmanship. Some of the places of interest are Leh - Shey - Thiksey –Hemis, Zinchen - Yurutse (3900 M) Via Rumbak, Thochuntse - Nimaling (4700 M), Nimaling -Kongmaru La (5150 M) – Sumdo, Sumdo - Hemis (4 Hrs Trek) – Leh and many more.

Lamayuru

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A mirror image of true essence of Ladakh, Lamayuru links two of the oldest monasteries inLadakh at its either end. The trail passes through desert mountain scape with vivid verdantvillages tucked away into the hillsides. Along this fascinating trekking routes, one can peek intothe world of Gompas at Lamayuru, Wanla, the Sumdochoon valley, which is inhabited bydescendants of Nepalese , craftsmen brought by the king of Ladakh in the 18th century. Other trekking routes are Lamayuru Martselang Trekking, Lamayuru Chilling Trek. 

Trans Zanskar 

Trans Zanskar   is one of the massively flocked regions in Ladakh, which proffers travelers anapt choice for expedition and other adventure activities. The starting point of the region isLamayuru gompa, the most ancient monastic site in Ladakh and the travelers cross 4 highpasses to reach Zanskar's capitol of Padum.

Nubra Valley

Reckoned as the “Orchard of Ladakh”, Nubra Valley is a tributary of the Shyok River that flowsparallel to the Indus on the northern side of the Ladakh range. Mild climate, scenic beauty and

rich vegetation & flora take you on a pleasant journey. Some of the places of interest are SabuVillage - Digar La Pass, Digar Village - Agyam Village, Khalsar Village – Diskit, Diskit – Leh andmany more.

Rupshu Valley

Situated between the Zanskar and the Tibetan border to the east, Rupshu is the highest andleast known part of Ladakh. The region is a part of the Chang Tang plains that extendeastwards from Rupshu for almost 1000 kilometers across the land of Tibet. Boasting of aassociation of high valleys, estranged by impressive ridges, coupled with snow - capped peakswith altitude 6000 meters, Rupshu is a rugged land apt for adventure activities. Some of thepalces of interest are Latza Gongmaru-Kongmaru La (5030m) - Langtang Chu (4250m),

Langtang Chu - Yakrupal (4700m), Sorra - Dat (4200m) and many more.

Stok Kangri

The sturdy peak of Stok Kangri (20075ft.) is prominent on the southern skyline and contributesin offering travelers, a true trekking experience. Colorful monasteries at Shey, Thikse and Hemisand top of all, lovely trek through the Markha Valley are some of the highlighting features of theregion. Some of the places of interest are picturesque villages to the high Nimaling Plain belowthe imposing peak of Kang Yatze, Kang Yatze, a 6400 metre high peak that has a subsidiarysummit at around 6100 meter, which is flocked heavily for trekking and many more.

If you really want to have a glimpse of a destination that personifies natural marvel and

experience the true adventure jerks, Ladakh is the right option. The only place in the northernarena that wraps up the picturesque sceneries and steep roads to proffer you the most excitingas well as intriguing trekking routes