Adventure, natural beauty and caring for the environment – how often does one get an opportunity to help their environment when they go on holiday? With Himalayan Homestays, you can. Here’s a concept that wraps travel, tourism and ecological development in to one attractive and out-of-the-world experience.

Homestays offer you a unique opportunity to stay with and share the culture of the Ladakhi people in remote villages, while trekking through the rugged habitat of the endangered snow leopard. By staying with the locals of Ladakh, you help them generate income from tourism activities
in their region.

Getting to Leh :

Most major airlines operate regular flights to Leh from Delhi, Jammu or Srinagar. The Delhi-Leh flight is just an hour long. If you prefer train travel, the closest railhead is Jammu, which is also well-connected to all other cities in India. By road, Leh is accessible from Srinagar between June and November and the Manali-Leh road from June to October. Note that you should ideally register yourself at Drass on the Srinagar-Leh road or at Upshi along the Manali-Leh highway if you do choose to travel by road.

When to Visit :

The best time to visit Ladakh is from June until September, the region’s summer season. At this time, Ladakh is an unparalleled paradise, with clear, stunning views and warm and sunny weather – the average temperature range during the day is about 20–30°C. Keen trekkers usually head to Ladakh during July and August, when the Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh highways are open to vehicles. That said, Ladakh is a land bound by two of the world’s highest mountain ranges – the Himalayas and Karakoram – anyone visiting Ladakh, even in the middle of summer, should be prepared for the sharp drop in temperatures at night.

Facilities :

• A clean, comfortable room, lit by candles or solar light and furnished in traditional Ladakhi style.

• Traditional Ladakhi meals, cooked hygienically using eco-friendly methods.

• Boiled spring water to drink.

• A clean, traditional dry-composting toilet.

• Refreshing showers with solar-heated water, at a few sites.

• Local nature guides in some villages to show you around the village and take you on wildlife tours.

• Special snow leopard treks in winter, led by local naturalists
   

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