Ladakh Alfresco Expeditions

31/12/2015

Wishing you all a very happy and a prosperous New year with lots of smiles and happiness around.

25/12/2015

We wish you and your family a Merry christmas and a happy new year

24/12/2015

We wish you all a warm and peaceful Eid.

15/12/2015

Wishing everyone a happy,prosperous and the most comforting Losar/New Year filled with smiles and happiness with lots of traveling :).
The Losar festival marks the beginning of the New year in Ladakh/Tibet and is considered to be the most important festival of the region. During this festival the Ladakhi Buddhists make religious offering before their deities in the domestic shrines or in the Gompas. A medley of cultural events, ancient rituals and also traditional performances are performed during this festival. You can enjoy a good stage fight between the good and the evil, chanting with blazing fire torches and making way into the crowd, ibex deer dancing, battles between kings and ministers and much more. There is blaring music accompanied with dancing, celebration dinner with relatives and friends and unmitigated joy all around. Every year the date and the location of the festival change.
The Losar festival dates back to pre-Buddhist Bon era in Tibet.Historically, the Buddhist festival of Losar is celebrated around the time of the winter solstice, but Ladakh follows a different set of rules when it comes to them celebrating their Losar festival. There is an interesting story that is at the root of the Losar celebrations in Ladakh. King Jamyang Namgyal, on the eve of setting out on an expedition against the Balistan forces in winter was advised not to lead an expedition before the new year. To solve the problem, keeping the regard of the advice, he pre-poned the New Year celebrations in Ladakh by two months. This became established as a tradition and since then Losar is celebrated on the 1st day of the eleventh month every year (as per the Lunar calendar).During this ceremony people offer considerable amount of incense in order to propitiate the local deities and the spirits. Later, this ceremony was converted into a yearly Buddhist festival which most probably started during the tenure of the ninth Tibetan king, Pude Gungyal.

13/12/2015

FYI
http://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2015/12/07/the-14-coolest-places-to-visit-in-2016/?utm_campaign=Forbes&utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_channel=Lifestyle&linkId=19375605

Seven expert travel designers weigh in on what should be on your wish list.

08/12/2015

http://www.cntraveller.in/story/you-no-longer-need-inner-line-permit-explore-ladakh/

08/12/2015

http://www.cntraveller.in/story/what-was-michelle-yeoh-doing-ladakh/

08/12/2015

http://www.cntraveller.in/story/some-hotels-would-rather-leave-rooms-empty-than-take-indians-those-days-are-over/

Those days are over. Now, it's Indians who are filling up their suites, restaurants and spas

06/12/2015

SNOW LEOPARD TREK
The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.
The snow leopard, known for its beautiful, thick fur, has a white, Creamish or soft gray coat with ringed spots of black on brown. The markings help camouflage it from prey. With their thick coats, heavy fur-lined tails and paws covered with fur, snow leopards are perfectly adapted to the cold and dry habitats in which they live.
Mating Season: Between January and mid-March.
Gestation: period 3-3 ½ months.
Litter size: 2-3 cubs.

So please come and explore the awe-inspiring, powerful and literally one of the most beautiful animal on the planet Earth.

06/12/2015

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11/11/2015

Hope the festival of lights enlightens your home and heart with peace and serenity. Wishing you all loads of joy and happiness on Diwali. Celebrate Green Diwali. Avoid Crackers & Celebrate Nature

28/03/2014

The Mountain Kingdom***

Hurry, Visit this Summer to the most emerging Tourist destination & UNLEASH YOURSELF to a whole new level of Living

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/Ladakh-the-mountain-kingdom/articleshow/13019113.cms?

07/03/2014

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24/02/2014

Visit The SHANGRILA LADAKH for its art, Traditional cuisine, history, fashion and culture, its mountains, and priceless ancient monuments.

20/02/2014

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140210025756-22330283-five-keys-to-happiness?trk=NUS_UNIU_PEOPLE_FOLLOW-megaphone-fllw

I've had the privilege of knowing Ray Chambers as both a mentor and a friend for almost a decade. After a legendary career on Wall Street, where he was widely acknowledged as having developed the

20/02/2014

LADAKH HYDEL POWER..
Nimoo bazgo Hydroelectric Plant is a power project on the Indus River situated at village alchi. The project involves construction of a 57-metre-high concrete dam with five spillway blocks of 13 m each having ogee profile.
The project has three surface power units of 15 MW each with an installed capacity of 45 MW each.

19/02/2014

Truly Inspirational.

In the last century 12 people have stood on the moon, more than 500 have been in space, and over 5,000 have climbed Everest. Until now, however, no one has ever walked from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again. Today we celebrate Land Rover Ambassador Ben Saunders' wondrous achievement story as he becomes one of the most profound polar explorers of his generation.

19/02/2014

http://www.reachladakh.com/ladakh-eco-tourism-awarded-the-best-responsible-tourism-project-at/2229.html
KUDOS KUDOS**

Ladakh Eco-Tourism awarded the “Best Responsible Tourism Project” at the National Tourism Awards

07/02/2014

06/02/2014

TIP OF THE DAY **

31/12/2013

Wishing you all a Properous Year ahead.

15/12/2013

WestJet did something so special for its passengers... it was a Christmas miracle you just have to see! The joy they spread that day will bring a tear to your eye.

06/12/2013

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling.
but in rising everytime we fall"
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
RIP

07/11/2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/Ladakh-the-mountain-kingdom/articleshow/13019113.cms

03/11/2013

MAY THESE RICH BLESSINGS BE YOUR DUE,
A WEALTH OF FRIENDSHIPS,
OLD AND NEW,
SOME SERVICE RENDERED,
SOME SOLACE GIVEN,
AND GENTLE PEACE WITH GOD AND HEAVEN..................To all the beautiful People :)

30/10/2013

We list 50 places to visit in India before you turn 30. They are not just destinations but also crazy experiences to go down the book of your memory lane.

28/10/2013

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
BUDDHA

28/10/2013

In these hills, Nature's hospitality eclipses all men can ever do. The enchanting beauties of the Himalayas, their bracing climate and the soothing green that envelope you leaves nothing more to be desired. I wonder whether the scenery of these hills and the climate are to be surpassed, if qualified, by any of the beauty spots of the world.

23/11/2012

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/work-to-begin-on-tunnel-from-ladakh/article3942980.ece

The Rs. 2700-crore tunnel is the first of the two tunnels to be constructed on the Srinagar-Kargil-Ladakh stretch

21/11/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkr4gp7XRRQ

Here is a collection of photos of Ladakh which is situated in Jammu & Kashmir, India. Highly known for its breath taking landscapes, a dream place for the ph...

20/11/2012

http://www.culturalsurvival.org/ourpublications/csq/article/the-ladakh-project

Over the years, writers and travelers have been unable to resist employing the term Shangri La to describe the remote land of Ladakh, in northern India. Yet, at a glance, this region of the Tibetan Plateau seems an unlikely paradise. The soaring Himalayas, which define Ladakh on the south, prevent a...

01/05/2012

http://www.liff.in/itinerary.php

Introduce world class cinema and its splendour to Ladakh and show case pristine beauty and spell bound magical land of Ladakh to the world.