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India
Fly to Delhi or Chandigarh, then two days by bus or jeep over some of the highest motorable passes in the world.
Village homestays run by Buddhist families — dinner around the kitchen stove is the whole point.
A Tibetan world inside India: thousand-year-old monasteries clinging to cliffs, a mummified monk, snow leopards in winter, and a moonscape at 4,000 meters.
Sleep in Kibber or Langza, visit Key Monastery for morning prayers, and post a letter from Hikkim — the world's highest post office.
June to September
Julley — hello, thank you, and goodbye all at once.
A Journey in Ladakh by Andrew Harvey — the inner and outer Himalaya at once.
The Pin Valley — snow leopard country and the trail toward Kinnaur.
Altitude is the real danger here — ascend slowly and take rest days. The roads close entirely in winter.