Nowhere near as irredeemably bleak as Zanskar out west, Nubra Valley, to the north of Leh, nonetheless has a stark beauty about it, and is also generously blessed with comfortingly verdant vistas. Ent

There are few places on earth as secluded as Zanskar. Hemmed in by the high Himalayas on all sides, Zanskar’s inaccessibility, its extreme cold and back-of-beyond location has, across centuries, left

Pretty and popular PAHALGAM (“village of shepherds”) is the starting point for treks in Kashmir. From here you can embark on round trips, lasting a couple of days, in the Lidder Valley. Besides being