Famed as “roof of the world”, Ladakh is a one of the most sought after tourist destinations of globetrotters. A high altitude cold desert, Ladakh is bounded by two of the world's greatest mountain ranges, namely the Great Himalaya and the Karokarom mountain ranges.
Ladakh valley, located in northern fringes of Jammu and Kashmir, behold the attention of visitors with its endless array of natural treasures. Gushing sound of icy river that surge down from the high glaciers, shivering cool breezes and the towering snow-capped mountains that very well touches the clear blue sky are the main attractions of these “land of passes”.Sparsely populated by people of Indo-Aryan and ethnic Tibetan community, Ladakh used to serve as an important trade route between India and Central Asia. People here are very lively and learned the techniques of living in a harsh climatic and barren region. Buddhist religion has a major impact over the natives of this valley. Every nook and corner of this undisturbed valley, is dotted with several tranquil monasteries or gompas of various Buddhist sects, as Ladakh was a Buddhist kingdom of yesteryears. Hemis Gompa, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Shey monastery, Spituk monastery are some of the best monasteries of the valley.