Tag: ladakh

Found in the Aryan Valley, legend has it the Brokpa are the descendants of the armies of Alexander the Great, but their present is far more fascinating than their past.

After warming up on the Sham Valley, Annapurna Mellor takes her exceptional camera for one of Ladakh’s most famous hikes: the Markha Valley Trek.

Ladakh is India’s truest travel frontier, but two must-see stops in the region are Diskit and Thiksey.

“The Yabgo dynasty ruled this area for 2,000 years,” the king says. The humble Yabgo Mohammad Khan Kacho rules over the buckwheat fields and quiet stone streets of Turtuk on the Ladakh’s Pakistan borderlands.

It is terribly cold and some areas of Ladakh are impassable in the winter months, but there is one very good reason to go: the snow leopard.

Beach or ice? Jungle or slopes? Tiger or snow leopard? This issue of the hot and cold winter picks from Remote Lands features everything you want to know about where you should go for winter in 2020.

The Ultimate Travelling Camp (TUTC) is the only way to see the Ladakh, a combination of high passes, gorgeous rivers, and the culture on the top of the world.

For this Adventure Issue of Travelogues from Remote Lands, we travel to Turkmenistan, Nepal, Mergui, Kyrgyzstan, Ladakh, Bromo, Papua New Guinea, and more.

Seeing the festivals of India isn’t difficult if you get a flight and a car, but to see it in style takes a little Remote Lands know-how. This luxury guide to India festivals will put you on the right track.

Himalayas, snow leopards, and an abiding cultural heritage – Leh is a destination like no other, but when it comes to luxury, travelers need to know where to look.

Lurking furtively among the coarse, weathered mountains of the dry Ladakh region of India is one of the most elusive creatures in the natural world, a majestic beast of stealth and solitude.

Well, it’s that time of year once again. We’re back with some of Asia’s most exciting destinations for the coming 12 months, places that are guaranteed to awaken your adventurous spirit and leave you mesmerized by the planet’s beauty, diversity and fascination. We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting, undiscovered and jaw-dropping locations from …