Ladakh is the most sparsely populated and remote area of India. A high altitude snow desert nestling in the northern Himalayas it is now renowned for trekking and adventure sports. Our tour starts with time to acclimatise to the altitude and to explore Leh, the capital and once a staging post on the old Silk Route. It is a bustling town surrounded by spectacular landscapes and atmospheric Buddhist monasteries to visit. The trek itself starts from Stok with a relatively easy but long climb up the winding trail to Mankarmo through some of the picturesque landscapes of the Stok Range. The next stage is from Mankarmo to base camp and finally to the summit of Stok Khangri, a challenging but stunning climb rewarded by spectacular views of the Zanskar and Karakoram ranges including K2, the second highest peak in the world. After trekking back down to Stok and overnighting in Leh we drive over the Khardung La pass, said to be the highest motorable road in the world, to camp at the beautiful high altitude valley of Nubra that separates Ladakh from the glacier filled Karakoram mountains. There are swathes of mesmerising sand dunes where bactrian camels feed amongst the colourful berries of seabuckthorn. The area is also known for the changthangi goat whose wool is made into the famous Pashmina shawl. We also camp at Pangong Tso lake, part of the border between India and China that has been described as heaven on earth and where you can see flocks of black-necked Siberian crane gathering in the clear blue water.