Unravel the Enticing Buddhist Culture with Leh Tour

Author: emmadsuza | Posted: 18.02.2012

India has achieved great heights in terms of Tourism, by offering stunning and spectacular tourist destinations to the travelers from all over the world. Of all the tourist places across the world, India tops the popularity chart just because of its various choices of hot spot fabulous destinations that are unparalleled. Leh-Ladakh region has become a favorite among all the adventure lovers in the world. This has enhanced Leh tourism and thus the Tourism Department of Leh is also taking special and fruitful measures to further increase its flow of tourists.

Leh tourism also attracts cultural enthusiasts from different parts of the world. Travelers take a Leh tour to explore several attractions for which it is famous, and foremost it has been the center of Tibetan-Buddhist culture. The followers of Buddhism living in different parts of the world are attracted by its colorful gompas and historical monuments. Alchi gompas is the most famous and the largest monasteries in Leh. Buddhist study center has also made Leh popular and you can experience in these ancient monasteries Buddhist monks chanting rhythmically which is a great inspiration for the tourists.

If you are holidaying at Leh, summer meditation session at the Mahabodhi Meditation Centre will give you complete relaxation as you meditate to the tune of mystical music. In order to be a part of the world famous festivals, tourists take Leh tour and enjoy various cultural and traditional dances, mask dances and processions. This is the time when tourism in Leh is at its peak because adventure enthusiasts too travel in thousands to participate in various adventure sports and competitions, such as polo, archery, white water rafting and biking.

Be it trekking, wild life, mountaineering, jeep safari, sight seeing, mountain hiking, pilgrimage or festivity tour, these tours are very popular among tourists as they take them across various traditions and culture of Leh and at the same time there is abundance of entertainment and fun options. Summer months between June and September are the best time to visit Leh. As Leh is well connected with other major places in India in terms of air transport, there are regular flights that link Leh with Jammu, Srinagar and Delhi. There are also land routes that connect Leh with Manali and Srinagar, one is the Manali-Leh Highway and the other is Srinagar-Leh Highway. So, why wait? Plan your next vacation to one of the most alluring places in India- Leh!

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