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 Lotus
hotel is centrally located around 5 minutes
walk from the Leh Market (Ladakh, India)
surrounded by green lush fields and poplar
trees. Lotus provides 17 well furnished
double rooms with attached bath with running
hot and cold shower. Restaurant serves
Indian, Chinese, and continental dishes.
Doctor on call, travel arrangements, room,
laundry services and cultural program on
request.
Ladakh is a region situated at a high
altitude (9,000 ft and above), part of State
of Jammu and Kashmir however completely
different in terms of Physical location,
climate, culture and traditions.
 Ladakh
is bounded by two of the world's highest
Mountain ranges, the Karakoram & great
Himalaya and the region around is known for
a dry desert like landscape (as annual
rainfall is less than 10 inches), few lakes,
quite a few monasteries and stunning
Himalayan views. Manali-Leh is a legendary
route for adventure seekers from world over
during June-Sept season.
Around Leh there are quite a few options for
adventure seekers in terms of White Water
Rafting, High Altitude Trekking (Zanskar
Valley, Nubra Valley, Chadar Ice Trek and
Indus Valley Trek) and High Altitude
Birding.
 Sightseeing
Options in the area are:
• Hemis Monastery - 40 km southeast of leh
• Thiksey Monastery - 17 kms South of Leh
• Shey Palace - 15 kms, south of Leh
• Patthar Sahib - 20 kms
July and August is considered the best
months to visit Leh from the point of view
of Festivals. Leh is famous for hosting the
world renowned Ladakh Festival. Winters
(Oct-March) are extremely cold here with
temperatures touching minus 30 and
recommended only for extreme weather
adventure enthusiasts (Such as Ice Skating
on frozen Zanskar River).
Access : Leh is accessible by Road
from Manali and Srinagar. Both Routes are
best done with one of two night stopovers.
Best way to access Leh is by flight from
Delhi. Air Deccan, Jet Airways and Indian
has flights.
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