Himalaya

For big white peaks there is Kanchenjunga and for the peak baggers, the 6153m. Stok Kangri (see Ladakh Trekking Guide). For the more culturally minded Ladakh and Zanskar offer a glimpse of what Tibet used to be like, and, all along the chain untouched villages, remote shrines and monasteries abound.

The Himalayas stretch across six nations: Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. They are the source of three of the world's major river systems, the Indus basin, the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin and the Yangtze basin. Truely a multi-centred touring holiday.

The Himalaya are the largest and, arguably, most beautiful mountain range in the world. Home to 9 out of 10 highest mountains on Earth, including the legendary Mount Everest, the Himalayas sprawl across six nations and surge thousands of metres into the sky.

The Himalaya are many things to many people: a sacred strip of land; a natural border between China, Nepal and India; a home… to us, they’re the adventure of a lifetime. Snow-capped peaks glitter in the sun. Prayer flags flutter in the breeze. Dotted around the colossal mountains and valleys are rural villages, where shy smiling faces follow you. Each has their own tranquil monasteries and shrines, where a holy quality hangs in the air.

Lace up your walking boots to challenge yourself on the trails to Everest Base Camp, cycle high passes through Tibet and Nepal, head out in search of one of the most endangered cats in the world - the majestic snow leopard - in Ladakh, or simply immerse yourself in the spirituality of this epic mountain kingdom on a cultural adventure.