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TEMPERATURE: Summer Max 27 C   Winter Max -45 C 

BEST SEASON: May-November 

STD CODE: 01982

CLOTHING CHECKLIST:  Light to medium hiking boots, wool sweater/fleece jacket, Sweatshirt/light warm sweater, Light weight insulated jacket(synthetic), Wool hat, Long sleeved cotton shirts/T shirts for trekking (the sun gets strong and long sleeved would be preferable), Thermal vest, Thermal long underwear, Wide brimmed sun hat/base ball hat, Sunglasses, Sun tan lotion and lip protection, headlamp/flashlight with spare batteries, camera and film, light weight toilet articles.

Personal first aid kit to include: aspirin, antacids, Band-Aids, throat lozenges, moleskins, small hand towel, antiseptic cream. Besides please check with your physician and carry antihistamines and antibiotics for the following common ailments:

Diarrohea, constipation, cough, cold, stomach infections - broad spectrum antibiotics.

HEALTH: Ladakh is a high altitude cold desert with a low level of atmospheric oxygen. Tourists reaching Leh from the plains of India by air required to allow time for acclimatization before engaging in any physical activity. While the S.N.M. Hospital at Leh is fully equipped and staffed with a team of specialists to take care of any eventuality, the rarefied atmosphere of the area may cause high altitude ailments necessitating instant evacuations of visitors unable to get acclimatized.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE: The State Bank of India has foreign exchange facilities at Leh and Kargil. The Leh branch also operates an extension counter at the Tourist Information Centre located in the Dak Bungalow. Some hotels in Leh are also licensed to deal in foreign exchange, though these mainly service in-house clients. There is no foreign exchange facility outside these two towns.

COMMUNICATION: Both Leh and Kargil towns have worldwide direct dial telephone facility, besides a General Post Office and a Central Telegraph Office. The J&K Tourism Department has installed its own wireless radiophone network linking interconnected field stations with its offices at Leh, Kargil and Padum and base stations in the Tourists Offices at Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar. The field stations are supplemented with mobile sets used to bring remote locations and mountain bases within the ambit of the communications network during the tourist season. The facility is mainly used to monitor the movement and welfare of tourists in the State; it is especially useful in ensuring timely rescue arrangements for tourists falling ill or meeting with accidents.

TOURIST INFORMATION: At the Tourist Offices at Leh, Kargil and Padum, detailed information is available on all aspects of Ladakh. This will help tourists prepare of Ladakh. This will help tourists prepare detailed itineraries to suit every pocket, preference and time-frame. Tourists undertaking climbing expeditions, hard trekking, white-water rafting expeditions, etc., are well advised to inform the nearest Tourist Office about their routes and probable schedules so that they can monitor their welfare and extend help in case of accidents or illness.