A tour of the monasteries in Ladakh can be a deeply enriching and spiritual experience. Ladakh, a region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, is renowned for its monasteries, also known as gompas. This trip takes you through the major highlights of Ladakh and covers Leh / Nubra Valley / Pangong Lake and [...]
This trip takes you through the major highlights of Ladakh from Leh to Nubra - Turtuk & Pangong Lake. In this trip you’ll be hitting altitudes of over 5,000 meters twice and crossing over some of the highest passes in the world! The route covers all of the highlights of the ancient Buddhist kingdom of [...]
This trip takes you through the major highlights of Ladakh from Leh to Nubra valley - Turtuk the last village & Pangong Lake. In this trip you’ll be hitting altitudes of over 5,000 meters two times and crossing over some of the highest passes in the world! The route covers all of the highlights of [...]
Sikkim was its own mountain kingdom till 1975 and still retains a very distinctive personality. The meditative, mural-filled traditional monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism coexist with Hindu shrines of the ever-growing Nepali community, with both religions creating some astonishing latter-day mega-sculptures to adorn the skyline. In sync with the Zen of rich culture, beautiful natural landscapes, [...]
Explore the royal country of Himalaya, Bhutan! Join Planet Way Round for a spellbinding journey through the land of the dragon as you are taken from breathtaking valleys to mountain hugging monasteries and alpine meadows that dot this land, Bhutan! This country is the go-to place for adrenalin junkies, adventure seekers, mountaineers, and those who [...]
Winter in the Himalayas is the best time to capture the elusive Snow Leopard in the camera. Due to the harsh winters the leopards come down from the mountains to areas near villages where they can be spotted and Photographed. Covered in layers of snow the mountains have a picture perfect landscape and this is [...]
Numbers of passes have opened the Spiti valley to the areas outside. The natural border of this valley with the neighboring areas is formed by watersheds. The valley is landlocked from all the sides. On these watersheds some passes have linked the Spiti valley from time immemorial with the surrounding areas of Ladakh, Kinnaur, Lahaul [...]
Separated from fertile Lahaul by the soaring 4551m Kunzum Pass, the trans-Himalayan region of Spiti is another chunk of Tibet marooned within India, a kind of 'mini-Ladakh' with fewer tourists. The scattered villages in this serrated moonscape arrive like mirages while the turquoise-grey ribbon of the Spiti River is your near-constant companion, albeit sometimes way [...]
Cycling in the Himalayas is a dream for many but only a few dare to take this challenge. The Bicycle trip from Manali to Sangla Valley covers over Kms in 10 to 12 Days travelling over 2 Mountain passes , deep valleys, high altitude roads, some of the most desolate places in the world and [...]
Cycling in the Himalayas is a dream for many but only a few dare to take this challenge. The Bicycle trip from Manali to Leh covers over 460 Kms in 9 to 10 Days travelling over 5 Mountain passes from 3,978m to 5,350m in altitude, high altitude plains, some of the most desolate places in [...]
