Sandwiched between the vast ranges of the Karakoram and the Himalaya in the far north of India, Ladakh is the highest, most remote and least populated region in the whole country. The name is derived from Ladags which means 'the land of high passes'. Its corrugated, arid landscape is often described as a mountain desert which does not do justice to the inherent beauty of its chaotic ridges, twisted and exposed geological strata, snow-shrouded peaks, dark gorges and wide valleys.

Valley, Ladakh Tour Package

Ladakh Travel - Visit Ladakh presents you a cultural Ladakh Explorer. Following are some of the tour options with Ladakh, however you can take a combination Package of Ladakh with rest of India. You can also go for our exclusive fixed departure tour programme scheduled in July of every year. We also present a designer tour programme for Ladakh. Just sens us your preferences, time of visit, destinations, travel theme an your travel style. We will bring you the best of Ladakh & India for you. Our Journeys are design with atmost care considering the feedback of hundreds of visitor's. Some of the suggested tour packages are :

Fixed Depature - "Glimpses of Ladakh"
Ladakh Cultural Tour - (17 Days)
Ladakh Cultural Explorer - (13 Days)

Facinating Ladakh
Ladakh Sojourn Tour

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Hemis is the biggest and most famous of the monastic festivals, frequented by tourists and local alike. It falls in late June or the first half of July, and is dedicated to Padmasambhava. Every 12 years, the gompa's greatest treasure, a huge thangka - a religious icon painted or embroidered on cloth - is ritually exhibited. The next unveiling is due to take place in A.D..2004

Hemis festival is a 2-day event takes place annually, once every 12 years in the Tibetan Year of the Monkey, the Hemis Monastery will host the ritual unfurling of a giant Thangka (Buddhist religious mural) depicting Padmasambhava

Ladakh Travel Commendation

Dear D.J,

We are writing to express our heartfelt gratitude for the superb and outstanding service you arranged for our first trip to India. How serendipitous to find you on the Internet on a sleepless night! I researched and scrutinized over a dozen tour companies including Sita, Cox & Kings, Abercrombie Kent, Himalayan and General Tours. Most offered similar itineraries and hotels but few would accommodate our specific needs. Only Compass could offer a private high-end tour at low-end group tour prices.

Compass has set a new standard in the travel industry. You have distinguished yourself from your competitors as being the leader in PERSONAL SERVICE. Referring to the clients as "your guests", it is apparent that you embrace the philosophy of Hospitality. In our view, Compass is an exceptional value; attractive packages that are palatable to the discerning travelers' tastes and financially digestible to the cost-conscious.

Durjay, we want to personally thank you for meeting with us virtually each day we were in Delhi. You have exceeded our expectations of what a tour company provides. We felt secure and confident knowing that you were carefully monitoring our tour. You clearly went out of your way to make sure things went smoothly (e.g., personally inspecting the hotels we reserved). Furthermore, you thanked us for calling you about the little things (retrieving my hat on Air India, getting my sari hemmed) when we should have thanked you! Being re-routed from Varanasi to Delhi was not so terrible because you were in Delhi. In our view, you are already at the top of the travel industry, yet you continue to seek more ways to improve your service.

In conclusion, we want to thank you for the beautiful introduction to India. You made our dream a reality which is now a cherished memory. We long to return to experience the wondrous sites, delectable cuisine and the gracious hospitality. Whenever we return to India, this wondrous and distant land, we will always go with a "Compass" at hand.

Warmest and best regards,

Christine & Jeffrey Moses, California, USA
Cnjmoses@hotmail.com