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Kargil - General Info

Kargil - Jammu & Kashmir Travel is one of the far-flung areas of the Ladakh area. It is a mountainous district that is accessible only through mountain passes and is the second largest area in Ladakh.

Tourists who travel to Kargil realize that this area is very sparsely populated, as this region is extremely cold.

Kargil lies at a great height and is an excellent area for those who love trekking and mountain climbing.

Thus Kargil Tours are incomplete if one does not go trekking.

The town is dominated by Mosques where Arabic inscriptions can be seen all over.

Being located in the centre of the Himalayan region with tremendous potentials for adventure activities, like trekking, mountaineering, camping, river rafting etc.

It is also a base for taking shorter excursions to Mulbek where the chief attraction is a 9-m high rock sculpture.

Kargil Tours also offers some interesting walks along the river bank and up the hillside.

The best among these is to Goma Kargil along a 2-km long winding road which, passing through some of the most picturesque parts of the town.

204 kms west of Srinagar and 234 kms from Leh, is the second largest urban centre of Ladakh,Kargil was an important trading centre that links Ladakh with Gilgit.Kargil once served as important trade and transit centre in the Pan-Asian trade network.

Dry apricots and apricot jam of the region are delicious and Pashmina shawls, local carpets and woolen handicrafts are some good options to buy from here.

The woolens available here are of fine quality that owes itself to the long fleeced mountain goats in the area.

The Buddhist monastery of Mulbek Gompa, 45 km from Kargil, boasts of fabulous frescoes and splendid statues.

The blooming white apricots in May that turn to fiery orange in August are a visual treat.

Trespone and Sankhoo are two imambaras in Kargil - Jammu & Kashmir Travel that attract tourists with their Turkish style of architecture and are home to the Muslim 'Aghas'.