Top Reasons to Go to Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh

The Himalayas: This massive mountain range is home to the planet's 100 or so highest peaks, and a journey to these regions provides great ringside views.

Solitude and Silence: Some of quietest and loneliest places on earth are in beautiful Ladakh.

Amritsar's Pride: One of the world's most precious and important Sikh shrines, the Golden Temple rivals the Taj Mahal in its beauty.

Tibet in India: It may be a tourist zoo, but the McLeod Ganj section of Dharamshala also holds 15,000 Tibetan refugees; in some ways the area is more Tibetan than modern-day Tibet.

Timeless Monasteries: The monasteries of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh are a unique chance to see Tibetan Buddhism in practice, the way it's been for centuries.