The centuries-old culture of Ladakh has found expression in its monuments, monasteries, oral literature,arts, fairs and festivals. And in the time honored traditon of collective celebration,every occasion-marriage birth, harvesting or even the flowering of plants-is marked by feasting, dancing and the singing of folk songs that form a part of its living heritage.

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Ladakh's Climate
Ladakh lies at altitude ranging from about 9000 ft (2750m) at Kargil to 25,170 ft (7672m) at Saser Kangri in the Karakoram. Thus the summer temperatures rarely exceed 27-degree celcius the shade, while in winter, the temperature may plummer to -20-degree celcius even in Leh. Surprisingly, though, the thin air makes the heat of the sun even more intense than at lower altitudes; it is said that only in Ladakh can a man sitting in the sun with his feet in the shade suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time!

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Accommodation in Ladakh
Leh offers a variety of accommodation to suit almost every pocket or preference. Most hotels and guesthouses are family run businesses and as such, services are more personalized than professional. The guesthouse is a less formal facility offering rooms in a part of a residential house or its annexe. The newly opened areas Nubra,Changthang and Dahanu-tourist infrastructure is not yet adequately developed. State tourism department are trying to develop the accommodation facilities like tourist bungalows or Hiker's Huts in these areas.

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The Route from Manali
Manali, a beautiful hill resort in Himanchal Pradesh of India is connected with Leh, the capital of Ladakh by road, which opens barely 3-4 snow-free months of the year starting from mid June to late September. Its two days bus or jeep ride, with a halt in Sarchu.  People taking a private trip also would like to halt in Jispa in order to gain acclimatization and explore the castles of Keylong.

The road is very much rugged and passes through valleys of Chandra River and Bhaga River are so barren as to be entirely without settled habitation.

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The Land of Endless Discovery
Ladakh is a land like no other. Bounded by two of the worlds' mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram, it lies athwart to two others the Ladakh range and the Zanskar range.

Today a high altitude desert ranging from about 9000 feet (2750m) at Kargil to 25,170 feet (7672m) at Saser Kangri in the Karakoram, sheltered from the rain -bearing clouds of the Indian monsoon by the barrier of the Himalayas, Ladakh was once covered by an extensive lake system, the vestiges of which still exist on its

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