{"id":203,"date":"2013-04-18T14:17:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T14:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kashmirhills.com\/updates\/?p=203"},"modified":"2013-04-18T14:17:14","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T14:17:14","slug":"tourist-attractions-of-ladakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/emaven.co.in\/kashmir-hill\/tourist-attractions-of-ladakh\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist Attractions of Ladakh"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"203\" class=\"elementor elementor-203\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ca50bca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ca50bca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53ad511d\" data-id=\"53ad511d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dcf472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67dcf472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<B><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kashmirhills.com\/destinations\/leh-ladakh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ladakh<\/a> <\/b>is the land of Great Mountains, Lakes &amp; Passes. The landscapes of Ladakh is one of the most fascinating factor that attracted tourists across the globe, the monasteries and Buddhist culture attract peace lover. Adventure activities like paragliding, mountaineering, trekking, skiing brings lot of Adventure lovers to the coldest desert. You can experience sheep, goats and yak roam around, Please check some of the most beautiful and mesmerizing destinations of Ladakh.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px 1px 0; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/18849713?rel=0\" width=\"897\" height=\"486\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><strong> <a title=\"Tourist guide to ladakh\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/KashmirTourism\/tourist-guide-to-ladakh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tourist guide to ladakh<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/KashmirTourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashmir Tourism<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Ladakh<\/strong> At a soaring height of 11,562 feet, Ladakh is the bridge between the sky and the earth. Here,forces of nature conspired to render a landscape of magical dream and moonscape. The lunarlandscape of Ladakh is defined by barren cliff, stark valleys, high altitude lakes and craggyplateaus. Ladakh, popularly known as <em>&#8216;Land of endless discover\u2018<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Leh\u00a0<\/strong>The second largest district of India, a wide place of snow covered mountains,pure rivers and mesmerizing landscapes with the various sightseeing places like shanti stupa,magnetic hill etc and equality of worship for people belong to all religion starting from Buddhistmonasteries to chamba temple to Jamamasjid to Gurudwara pathar sahib.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Kargil<\/strong> Its usually called Land of Martyr\u2019s. it became renowned after the 1999 war against terrorism in Kashmir. 215 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Zanskar<\/strong>\u00a0 separates Kinnaur District from Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. The highest peaks of Himachal are in Zanskar. It is also known for highest Motor able passes in India. 416 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Nubra Valley\u00a0<\/strong>Most of the Nubra Valley is like a cold desert ,but blood apples, walnuts, apricots, almonds areoften seen in commonly irrigated villages 150 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Thiskey Monastery\u00a0<\/strong>Built in the mid of 1500 century.Monastery of 12 floors based overthe top of the hill. Monastery has thebeautiful statues, beautifully carvedpaintings and swords in it. 20 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Khardung La<\/strong> Extremely famous, highest (5,602 m) and accessible pass for motor biking worldwide and most importantly this pass are connecting India to Siachen glacier. 40 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Likir<\/strong> The old and beautiful monastery built in 11th century then again rebuilt in 18th century has a 25 foot tall, gold covered Buddha statue. 50 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Alchi\u00a0<\/strong>A village comes under the national heritage placeof having one of the oldest monasteries which inwell maintained condition and situated near thebank of Indus River. 60 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Fotu-La<\/strong> Beautiful pass between Leh and Srinagar and one of the highest mountain between Leh &amp; Kargil. 160 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Pangong Lake\u00a0<\/strong>Enchanted and captivating lake in the lap ofHimalayas, covering 134 km of area from Indiato Tibet of having rich flora and fauna in it. It\u2019s atreat for soul, mind and body which allows youto seal the moment forever. 200 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Tso Moriri\u00a0<\/strong>Tsomoriri Wetland Conservation Reserve), islake in the Changthan. The lake is at analtitude of 4,595 m it is the largest of thehigh altitude lakes in the Trans-HimalayanRegion 200 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Zoji-La<\/strong> Pass on the National highway 1 of India and it\u2019s a beautiful link between Ladakh &amp; Kashmir 300 KM From Leh<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>Best Time to Visit<\/em> Summer (June to September) is the best time to visit. The temperature is cool and can go up to 33\u00b0C.The skies are usually clear and offer panoramic views of the mountains. The average day temperature ranges from 20\u00b0 to 30\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Where to Stay<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n \t<li>Hotel Lasermo<\/li>\n \t<li>The Grand Dragon<\/li>\n \t<li>Hotel Asia Ladakh<\/li>\n \t<li>Hotel Namgyal Palace<\/li>\n \t<li>Hotel Reenam<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nTour Operators\n<ol>\n \t<li>www.kashmirtourism.org<\/li>\n \t<li>www.triphills.com\u00a9 www.triphills.com<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Things to do<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n \t<li>Motor Biking in khardung la<\/li>\n \t<li>Cycling in Khardung la<\/li>\n \t<li>Yak Safari in Leh<\/li>\n \t<li>Bactrian Camel Safari in Nubra Valley<\/li>\n \t<li>Para Gliding in Lamayuru, Stok Kangri, Leh, Thiksey, etc.<\/li>\n \t<li>Water rafting and Kayaking Indus River and Zanaskar River<\/li>\n \t<li>Mountaineering in Stok Kangri, Mountain Nun and Kun<\/li>\n \t<li>Jeep Safari Tours to Suru Valley, Nubra Valley<\/li>\n \t<li>Tour to Magnetic Hill<\/li>\n \t<li>Trekking and Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>How to Reach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em id=\"__mceDel\">1. By Road<\/em><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>Srinagar \u2013 Leh &#8211; 413 KM<\/li>\n \t<li>Manali \u2013 Leh \u2013 474 K<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\">2. By Train<\/em><\/em><\/em>\n\n<em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"> Jammu is the Nearest Station which is connected with rest of India with distance of 700 KM from Leh<\/em><\/em><\/em>\n\n<em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\">3. By Air<\/em><\/em><\/em>\n\n<em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"> Leh airport is situated at a distance of 8 km from city center and receives regular flights operated by Air India, Jet Airways and All other Flight operators from Mumbai, Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar.\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/em>\n\n<strong>Important Numbers<\/strong>\n\n1. Sonam Norbu Hospital -01982-253626\n\n2. 24-Hour Pharmacy -01982-252160\n\n3. TOURISM OFFICE: Director -01982-252297\n\n4. TOURISM OFFICE: Director -01982-252095\n\n5. POLICE: SHO- Leh -01982-252018\n\n6. POLICE: SHO- Leh -01982-252283\n<p align=\"justify\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ladakh is the land of Great Mountains, Lakes &amp; Passes. The landscapes of Ladakh is one of the most fascinating factor that attracted tourists across the globe, the monasteries and Buddhist culture attract peace lover. Adventure activities like paragliding, mountaineering, trekking, skiing brings lot of Adventure lovers to the coldest desert. 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