Includes FREE planning and background information. Welcome to three incredibly different worlds in one state. For most foreign travellers Jammu and Kashmir’s great attraction is Ladakh, an unforgettable Himalayan land predominantly populated by disarmingly friendly Tibetan Buddhist people. A world away from anything else in India, Ladakh is a magical patchwork of monasteries, canyons and arid rocky mountainscapes. When the access roads are open (summer only), Ladakh’s appealing little ‘capital’, Leh, is well set up for travellers’ needs and ideal for finding trekking buddies or jeep sharers while you nibble on falafels, tandoori pizzas or momos (Tibetan dumplings). And if Leh starts to feel a bit too touristy, there’s always the much less visited Ladakhi area of Zanskar, hemmed by dazzling snow-topped peaks soaring to over 7000m.
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