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Places · Himalayan India

Leh

A gentle beginning in the high mountains

About Leh

Leh is the starting point for Ladakh’s winter valleys, but arriving here is a reason to slow down. The Snow Leopard Winter sets aside initial nights for acclimatisation before travelling to the tracking bases. Short, gentle outings can introduce the Indus Valley’s monasteries and mountain landscape when conditions and your wellbeing allow. Altitude, cold and winter flight disruption shape the itinerary from the outset.

Best time to visit: The snow leopard journey runs in winter, with severe cold and weather flexibility built in. Summer visits have a different character and route.

Worth arranging

  • Time to acclimatise before the tracking valleys
  • Monastery visits when conditions allow
  • The Indus Valley’s high, open mountain scenery

Journeys that visit here

Routes through Leh.

  • The Snow Leopard Winter

    A luxury Himalayan journey through Ladakh's hidden valleys · 12 days · Delhi, Leh, Ulley, Rumbak

    11 nights · From $13,199

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Tell us your dates and what draws you here, and we will shape a private route around it, whether from the journeys above or a design of your own.

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