Category: Ladakh

Ladakh is India’s most extraordinary landscape — a high-altitude Union Territory in the western Himalayas where Buddhist monasteries cling to cliffs above moonscapes of sand and rock, where the Indus River runs turquoise through desert valleys, and where the passes that connect Leh to the rest of India are among the highest motorable roads on earth. From the shimmering expanse of Pangong Tso to the sand dunes of Nubra, from the ancient frescoes of Alchi to the dragon festival at Hemis, Ladakh is a landscape that requires time, altitude, and the specific patience of a traveller willing to be changed by where they are.