Arriving in Leh (3500m), the second highest airport in the world, the thin air literally takes your breath away. A quiet day or two are essential to safely acclimatise to the high altitude – a sunny terrace overlooking Leh or a village riverside garden make the perfect places to start. How much time you then spend in Ladakh depends on what you’d like to see and how active you like to be. Many roads are well maintained but journeys between villages, temples and monasteries, lakes and passes can be torturously slow as you snake your way through the mountains so it’s usually best not to try and fit in too much.
The landscape lends itself to exploring on foot, whether on scenic village walks or a more challenging point to point camping trek, and by river from a gentle float to exhilarating white water rafting. Whatever you choose to do you will be in the safe hands of your private guide who’ll introduce you to local life from the ceremonies at Buddhist temples to the wildlife of the mountains. All our itineraries are tailormade and we would plan this with you.