Where
to Shop
The places for local goods are the Ladakh
Art Place in the old town, the Ecology Center
and some shops behind the Main Bazaar road.
During the Ladakh festival there are many
stalls selling local handicrafts and clothes.
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How
to Reach
There are regular flights from Delhi to Leh
that are run by the Indian Airlines &
Jet Airways. There are direct flights once
a week from Leh to Srinagar and twice a week
to Jammu. The flights are overbooked throughout
the year.
There are two overland
routes to the roads from Srinagar and Manali.
The Leh-Srinagar road is usually open from
June to October, while the Leh-Manali route
is open from July to September.
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Where
to Stay
Shangrila has its own Luxury Hotel by the
name of LaserMo in the heart of Leh, just
about 2 Km. from the airport. The centrally
heated hotel has 21 rooms with attached bath
and all modern amenities. The hotel serves
a varied cusine that ranges from traditional
Ladakhi food to Chinese and Continental.
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Weather
The many distinctive features of Ladakh are
its uplands, craggy, barren cliffs and plateaus.
Governed by a climate that provides about
50 mm of rainfall each year, Ladakh is cold
and dry. A visitor, therefore, will be faced
with a long and bitter winter of frozen landscape
but yet very beautiful, and a short, hot summer
when the precious glaciers melt.
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