The Warrior of Phyang - Ladakh

The Warrior of Phyang - Ladakh
The warrior of Phyamg . This battle hardened male snow leopard had killed a large Himalayn Ibex. It would take about 2-3 days for a snow leopard to consume all the meat. Naturally, he was guarding the kill and not even letting the Magpies come near it. Fortuantely for us, we got ample time to observe and photograph him. Photographing snow leopards in Ladakh is quite difficult. In most cases they are tracked using powerful spotting scopes.  

Although found across a fairly wide area of Central Asia, snow leopards are among the most difficult wildlife to see in the wild. Estimates of their worldwide population is only about 7,000.
In recent years, the Ladakh region of the Indian Himalayas has emerged as one of the best areas in the world to see this most elusive of big cats.
In the cold winter months of Ladakh, experience the unique & rare experience of tracking the endangered Snow Leopards in one of the best high altitude wildlife habitats in the world - Hemis National Park in Ladakh.

In the winter months, the elusive Snow Leopard, the apex predator of the Himalayas, descends from the high peaks into the valleys to hunt for Blue Sheep or other domestic animals. This is the time when the chances of photographing the snow leopard is the best.

Travel to the Rumbak valley in the heart of the Hemis National Park, known as the Snow Leopard capital of the world in the high altitude Himalayan region of Ladakh, to see snow leopards and experience a unique adventure that also introduces you to the culture & hospitality of the people of this remote Himalayan region.