LADAKH – ROOF OF THE WORLD
10th – 20th August, 2016

This August BNHS takes you to a 10 day expedition to Ladakh. Ladakh is a photographers paradise with clear blue skies, lakes and contrasting landscape.

One of the most unique and the highest place on earth, Ladakh is very rightly know as the “Roof of the World”, it is famous for its high altitude lakes one being 134 km long!– Pangong Lake.
Ladakh is also termed as a “cold desert”, and is one of the highest deserts in the world.
Despite appearing to be inhospitable, there are over 300 species of birds recorded here.

Places of Interest:
• Pangong Tso
• Tso Kar
• Tso Moriri
• Khardungla and other high altitude passes
• Hemis National Park
• Shey Marshes and Sindhu Ghat

Ladakh is bounded by two of the world’s mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram. The amazing landscape is nature's own sculpture by wind and water over millennia. Embark on this land safari to explore Ladakh's wilderness. Our journey starts in Srinagar summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, traversing through Zoji La, Drass and Kargil. Experience the habitat change from the green hills of Kashmir to the cold desert habitat of Ladakh. During the camp we will journey through this vast landscape exploring the wilderness of the lakes of Ladakh, the world's highest motorable road, a high altitude desert and one of the highest national parks in the world. We can spot birds like Tibetan Sandgrouse, Little Owl, Black-necked Crane, Golden Eagle, Bearded Vulture, Fire-fronted Serin, White-winged Redstart, Horned Lark, Wallcreeper, Alpine Accentor, Brandt's Mountain-finch, Himalayan Griffon, Common Merganser, Chukar Partridge, and Bar-headed Goose. Also mammals like Kiang (Tibetan Wild Ass), Himalayan Blue Sheep, Mountain Stoat, Royle's Pika, Himalayan Marmot, and Long-tailed Marmot. The rare Apollo butterflies can also be seen at this altitude.

Cost:Rs. 45,000/- for members and Rs. 46,500/- for others

Accommodation:Twin sharing basis.
Reporting: Leh Airport, pick up on Day One, and drop on last day at the airport according to your flight timings.

Registration: Kindly contact us at 22871202/22821811, Mon-Fri 09:30 a.m. to 05:30 p.m. or e-mail us at bnhs.programmes@gmail.com visit us at http://www.bnhs.org

Note:Kindly book your flight tickets early to avail of good rates.

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