Wednesday, 11 June 2014

The best of Road and Pilgrimage Trips in India is Leh-Ladakh

The scenic pristine lush and robust places of Leh-Ladakh are well adorned with, snowy, shrines and monks. The capital city of Ladakh, Leh is nonetheless the second largest district. This cold desert en-wraps its tourists in the serene glory of its Monasteries, incredibly built road passes and the celestial geographical setup. Read below to understand in detail the amazing Leh Ladakh tour packages for all adventure lovers.

The Road Trip:

Leh-Ladakh is the ultimate universal destination for all motorbike lovers alike. The adventure fanatics who make this 11 days trip cover the Delhi Manali Rohtang Pass or the Sarchu Leh Ride through Karchungla Leh Pangong Lake or Keylong Barcha Pass. The immensely appealing venture is all set to gear up best in the months from May to July every year. Millions scale the trip again and again and again, for its sheer challenge and scenic diversity.

Nubra Valley :  

Nubra valley is nearly 150 km away from the town of Leh. This has the beautiful cold deserts with very scan type of vegetation and is inhabited mostly by Buddhists.

Leh Palace :

Modeled akin to the Tibetan palace, Leh palace was the primary habitat of its ancestral royal families in the 17th century. This is nine stories high is the best dominating scenery of the town of Ladakh. The Indus valley, Zangskar mountain range ad Stok Kangri is just some of the brilliantly extensive panoramic views that the city provides. The palace also has a rich museum that treasures jewels, Thangka painting older than 400 years, powdered stones and gems.

Ladakh :

The infamous Land of high passes is Ladakh that stretches from Kunlun mountain ranges to the Himalayas in its south. Along with the Karakoram mountain ranges, Ladakh boasts of its glacier destinations, Saser Kangri peak of 7,6632 altitude, Nubra valley and Indus Valley that provides hefty snowfall and also phenomenon like rain shadow, where even the water source is the mountain and its cold rains.

Namgyal Tsemo Monastery

Built in 1430 by the King after whom it is named, it is a Buddhist monastery with a big idol of Buddha that is nearly 3-story high and carved in gold. It also hold the sacred shrines and manuscripts of Maitreya Buddha.

Thikse Gompa Monastry

This yellow sect Tibetan Buddhist monastery is 19 km far from Leh and is situated on a hill. This is a large 12-story building that equips varied Thank paintings, stupas, statues and swords. It is located in the Indus valley and holds a 14 ft high Buddha statue of Maitreya in the Monastery. There is a Tara temple close by that has 21 glass caged images of Goddess Tara, put out for public display. There is a nunnery as well that inhabits 26 nuns from the ages 47-90 and follows a docile spiritual practice.

Festivals and Hotel Facilities.




Annual festivals like Sand Mandalas happen to trigger the unique hand crafted and souvenir shop trades in the city. One can find 2-star, 3-star and 4-star hotels in Leh -Ladakh apart from the basic hotels. For example, Hotel Ladakh Residency is a 4-star hotel that charges INR 6000 per day to the tourists to provide luxurious stay in their suits. Hotel Gawaling international is a substitute for the luxury option with a price of INR 4671 per night.

Hotel Nezeer is a 2 Star hotel that charges INR 2000 per night. Also there are innumerable cheaper hotels in Leh-Ladakh like Hotel Tsi Ri mo that charges INR 1900 per night or Hotel Snowland with a cheaper rate of INR 1600. And also there are camps exclusively for Leh-Ladakh keeping in mind the Road-Trippers.

Generally the monasteries charge INR 20 for the pass or entry. The major attractions of Leh also include Cashmere wool, charas and cannabis sativa that is extensively used to battle the cold. Reading the above, I'm sure the adventure lovers are already jumping onto the travel assistance sites to avail the magnanimous Leh-Ladakh tour packages sooner and make up for the missed days of May already.