If you are planning to trek
in India there is surely no better place than the Himalayas. All Himalayan states
offer many trekking options with easy, moderate and challenging difficulties
for all types of adventure seeking tourists but Ladakh region in Jammu and
Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand are highly preferred trekking destinations in
India.
Ladakh, which is also known as the cold desert has trekking
options like the Chadar river winter trek, zanskar Valley trek, Markha valley
trek, Kharnak valley trek etc those give you the chance of exploring the
natural beauty of the karakoram, Pir panjal and Zanskar ranges of the western
Himalayas. On the other hand in Himachal one can go trekking in the Dhauladhar
range and Chamba district, Kinnaur – Kailash circuit and Lahul Spiti valley are
favorite trekking locations here.
Uttarakhand is considered by many as the trekking capital of
the country. Two ranges of the Himalayas fall in Uttarakhand – the Garhwal
range and the Kumaon range and due to great number of trekking options of
varied difficulty levels.
Most trek in India,
especially in the western Himalayas are centered around Manali, a small and
picturesque hill town in Himachal while in Uttarakhand, Haridwar, Rishikesh,
Joshimath and Munsiyari are the base towns for trekking in the Garhwal and
Kumaon Himalayas. Apart from the stunning natural beauty of the mountains trek in India always give one the
chance of experiencing local culture and tradition via direct interaction with
the local people and understand the true unity in diversity that has
characterized India for thousands of years.
