Ladakh is a high-altitude desert in the Himalayas with Tibetan Buddhist culture. From Leh, with its palace and monasteries such as Thiksey and Hemis, drive over Chang La pass to Pangong Tso, a lake at 4,350 m that changes colour from blue to green, stretching into Tibet.
Rest 2 days in Leh to acclimatise. Inner Line Permits are needed for Pangong and Nubra Valley. Roads are open roughly May to October.
A waterfall in the hills above the village of Bhagsu, about 2 km from McLeod Ganj.
A popular day hike from McLeod Ganj up through oak and rhododendron forest to the grassy ridge of Triund at 2,850 m.
The main temple of the Tibetan community in exile, next to the residence of the Dalai Lama, in McLeod Ganj above Dharamsala.
A homestay on a forested ridge at Shoghi, about 13 km before Shimla on the highway from Chandigarh.
A high Himalayan valley in Uttarakhand carpeted with wildflowers in the monsoon, part of a UNESCO site with Nanda Devi National Park.
A holy town on the Ganges at the foot of the Himalayas, the 'yoga capital of the world', with ashrams, yoga courses and the evening Ganga Aarti at Tr…
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