Wildlife 12 Nights / 13 Days
Snow Leopard Safari
Snow Leopards are one of the rarest species that exist on our planet. They exist only in 12 countries in the world. Even in these places they are seldom seen. Such is…
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Himalaya · Ladakh
Hemis National Park
Snow leopard country
- Ladakh
- Open The summer pass is open from June, and the winter pass (half kilometre north-west of summer pass) is open from late April.
- Closed None
History & Overview
Discover Hemis
THemis High Altitude is India’s largest National Park, spread over 4400 sq km. The mighty River Indus flows along the northern boundary of the park. U-shaped Valleys provide astounding views of a most magnificient part of Natural Ecosystem. Alpine Forests and Meadows, Cold Desert and Montane Forest characterise this area.
The landscape here comprises of 3 main different habitats:
It has been area of great promise for protection of the Snow Leopards, and the Park was thus sanctioned in 1981. Protection has ensured that there are almost 200 Snow Leopards in the landscape. Biodiversity is tremendous, and several interesting mammals and birds can be seen here.
Flora & Fauna
What you may see
Wildlife
- Snow Leopard
- Ladakh Urial
- Tibetan Argali
- Asiatic Ibex
- Tibetan Wolf
- Brown Bear
- Eurasian Lynx
- Pallas’ Cat
- Red Fox
- Tibetan Stone Marten
Birds
- Golden Eagle
- Lammergeier or Beared Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- Himalayan Buzzard
- Northern Goshawk
- Uplan Buzzard
- Saker Falcon
- Alpine Chough
- Horned Lark
- Fire-fronted Serrin
Geography & Climate
Park at a glance
- Area 4,400 km²
- Co-ordinates 33.7187° N, 77.3882° E
- Weekly Off None
- Functional Days The summer pass is open from June, and the winter pass (half kilometre north-west of summer pass) is open from late April.
- Rainfall 160.5 millimetres
- Forest Type The park lies within the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe ecoregion, and contains pine forests, alpine shrublands and meadows, and alpine tundra.
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