The Last Shangri-La
At the roof of the world, where the air is thin and the skies impossibly blue, Ladakh challenges and rewards in equal measure. Ancient monasteries cling to dramatic cliffs, high-altitude lakes shimmer in impossible colors, and the landscape seems borrowed from another planet.
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The color-changing lake made famous by 3 Idiots
One of the world's highest motorable roads
Spectacular Buddhist monastery resembling Potala Palace
Double-humped camels and sand dunes at 10,000 feet
The mysterious gravity-defying road
Ancient royal residence overlooking the old town