http://www.aquaterra.in - Aquaterra Adventures is one of the Parang La, Trek Sikkim, Trekking in Himalayas, Trekking in sikkim, Trekking India, Trekking Trips in India, Upper Brahmaputra River Rafting, Treks, Triund Trek, Village Visit, Wildlife and angling, Winter Treks, zambezi rafting masai mara safari, Zanskar Trek.. Trips. Ladakh. Known as Little Tibet, Ladakh literally means the land of high passes. One of the driest areas in the Himalayas the landscape is totally lunar and is dotted with monasteries and the monks. Central Ladakh the heartland of Ladakh, the Indus valley. Leh, the capital of Ladakh, forms the base of all the travels in the region. Zanskar Valley the remotest of the Himalayan valleys, this 300km valley is locked between the Great Himalayan Range and the Zanskar Range. Access to the valley can be gained only by crossing the high passes or walking the frozen river in the winters. It’s one of the world’s highest inhabited regions. Rupshu This high altitude plateau is in the south east of Ladakh and extends into Tibet. The landscape is characterised by vast plains, rolling mountains and blue brackish lakes. Nubra lies between the Ladakh range and the Karakorams. Most of it is inaccessible to the tourists. Sand dunes in the high valleys and Bactrian camels (double-humped) are the chief attractions.