Ladakh

Leh Tour Packages

Leh sits at about 3,500 metres and altitude is the single thing that determines whether a Ladakh trip works. Flying in from Delhi takes you from near sea level to 3,500 metres in eighty minutes, and the first twenty-four hours must be spent doing nothing at all — no sightseeing, no exertion, plenty of water. Itineraries that put a monastery tour on day one are selling you a headache at best and acute mountain sickness at worst. Beyond that, the town is a good base: monasteries at Thiksey and Hemis, the Indus valley, and the road to Nubra and Pangong. Four to five nights minimum, and anything shorter is not really a Ladakh trip.