"Ladakh, Small Tibet" Top 5 Page for this destination Ladakh Range by kikalena

Ladakh Range Travel Guide: 199 reviews and 618 photos

Why the Indian Himalaya?

So far the Ladakh range has been the best travel experience I've ever had!
Why the Indian Himalaya?
It is the land where a traveller is confronted with treeless slopes culmintaing in snow cover mountain peaks as far as the eye can see, bright green and yellow fields of remote villages contrast with the bare brown of the mountain.
The Himalayan rock presents an amazing range of colors that I didn't know rocks can have: red, russet,purple,ochre,green........................ .
It is the land where two major religions : Buddism and Islam blend to create a unique culture.
In the past and nowadays Ladakh has always been , culturally and religiously, part of Tibet.
Now, many Tibetans from the occupied Tibet flee the Chineese opression to settle down in Ladakh and pracise freely their religion and culture.

near Rumbak

Wheh you are up in the Himalayas, in the harmony with nature, the feeling of how fragile, small a human being is captures you unexpectedly.
Above all, I love this feeling of fragility, smallness and remoteness which one can have in the face of the greatness of the Himalaya..... .

a shephardess

What I appreciated most were the encounters with the Ladakhis.
I felt that these people are very special. Sometimes we exchanged long converstaions (in English and Ladakhis, although I don't speak Ladakhi:), sometimes just a glimpse or a smile, and I bear in my mind these moments as very precious and unforgetable.
These people live in exteremely harsh conditions (at around 4000 meteres above the see level) where they cultivate their fields and breed their animals in barren land. I have never seen happier people than themselves. The love and acceptance of life as it is, brightens their eyes when they smile and the smile brightens your soul as well.

Pros and Cons

Pros:amazing poeple and the beauty of nature that can't be described by words
Cons:for travellers who don't mind harsh conditions

Last visit to Ladakh Range: Jul 2005
Intro Updated Oct 5, 2010
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a view over Leh from Namgyal Tsemo gompa - Ladakh Range

Namgyal Tsemo gompa in Leh Things to Do (5)

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a "chorten",the Markha river - Ladakh Range

trekking along the Markha river Off The Beaten Path (1)

I must say that the whole Ladakh is off the beaten path. But, when you go trekking you can have a real end-of-the-world... more travel advice

Leh - a Himalayan melting pot Things to Do (5)

Leh was opened for foreign tourists in 1947. Since then, mamy hotels and guesthouses have been established. It is a a... more travel advice

near mini-desert in the Nubra valley - Ladakh Range

Nubra Valley Things to Do (5)

Nubra Valley - 'nubra' means green- used to be on the trading route between Tibet and China. Nubra has always been very... more travel advice

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DennyP Oct 10, 2010 at 4:26 AM

what a great destination...Thanks Marzena for sharing this great page with such informative tips with excellent pics..
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yumyum Jun 9, 2010 at 12:54 PM

Leh and Ladakh are really very amazing places, was there in 1985 but in those times Leh wasn't polluted. Sorry, I somehow missed talking to you in Krakow.
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Roadquill Jun 5, 2010 at 8:09 AM

Hi Marzena, it was a great meet with a lot of wonderful people. Nice speaking with and and nice page. I hope we meet again, Karl
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MalenaN Sep 25, 2009 at 10:21 AM

Great tips Marzena! Ladakh looks very beautiful and I hope to visit next year!
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nepalgoods Jul 13, 2009 at 10:23 PM

Very interesting page! It makes me breathless to see those wonderful mountains.
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Arkeolog Apr 15, 2009 at 8:59 AM

Hi Marzena, this is a very informative and useful page. I liked your tips and photos. all the best...
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GenuinelyCurious Nov 27, 2008 at 1:21 AM

Thanks for your kind words. I enjoyed your mountain top ramble at the top of the world in India. I was in the deep south, enjoying the tropics again
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omidamini Oct 20, 2008 at 6:10 AM

Thanks for Ladah Range page .I hope see you here in my country , i had a frined from PL and your people are lovely.
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victorwkf Jun 17, 2008 at 9:59 PM

Good information and photos of Ladakh region. This is very rugged scenery but beautiful :)
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albertolai Nov 13, 2007 at 1:13 PM

I enjoyed your Nubra Valley page. I very much wanted to go there when I was in Leh but unfortunately there was a smallpox outbreak and could not go. Well done!