On this Ladakh hiking tour, you will experience breathtaking mountain scenery, discover the history of ancient kingdoms and visit the bustling market in Leh.



The Ladakh region, known as “Little Tibet” or “ Land beyond the Passes” is one of the most remote areas of India, lying to the north of the Himalayas on the Tibetan Plateau. On this trekking adventure, we will visit many of the incredible Tibetan monasteries, palaces and local people’s homes in the region.



Ladakh is far removed from the disputed and troubled region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan, and is a fantastic opportunity to experience the area; join us on this breathtaking hiking tour and experience this peaceful way of life beneath the snow-capped mountains.



Beginning the tour in Leh, we visit several centuries-old functioning monasteries and the monks, beginning our trek from Ridzong. It is a short and easy route that seldom goes over 4000m. We will pass through many medieval villages on the way experiencing their temples, libraries and the unchanged lifestyle of the locals in their fields and homes.



This high mountain region has remained isolated for centuries to the outside world due to its inaccessibility. From high altitude lakes surrounded by snow capped mountains we head down into remote valleys dotted with lush meadows and spectacular ochre coloured rocky landscape that changes its mood along with the light. You can even go white water rafting. This is truly the road less travelled. We fully believe in, and practice, Responsible Tourism and use hotels run by locals. We put time and effort into building our relationship with them to ensure you have a a great trip.



This accommodation on this adventure involves both hotel and homestays. We choose accommodation based on cleanliness, comfort, safety, proximity to our route (to avoid unnecessary extra travel), and a warm client welcome, as well as reliability in their service to us. Some hotels will be basic, and in modern buildings and or in towns. Wherever we can, we will choose smaller more characterful, individual hotels, but in areas where tourism is still developing, this may not be available.



An aspect of our adventures is to escape the ‘trappings’ of modern Western lifestyles and to experience new things which is exciting and memorable, and reflects the countries we are visiting.



This is adventure travel and on occasion the advertised services at a hotel (eg wifi, or hot showers!) may not be functional on our arrival. This tends to occur in the smaller, more remote hotels, guest houses or camps. Very rarely a hotel lets us down and we are required to find alternative suitable accommodation that might not be our first choice.