The state of Himachal Pradesh is located in the north of the country, in the northwestern part of the Himalayas. The way of life of a large part of the inhabitants is experiencing the colossal influence of Tibet, which borders Himachal. This influence was especially intensified with the influx of refugees from Tibet into hospitable lands, the transfer of numerous Tibetan shrines and the transfer of the Dalai Lama to Dharmshala. The combination of Indian exotics, local traditions and Tibetan culture against the backdrop of a grand panorama of the mountains makes the stay in the state unforgettable.
Ladakh is a Himalayan region bordering on Tibet and close to it historically, geographically and ethnographically. It is currently part of India and occupies 2/3 of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. In the VIII-IX century was part of the Tibetan Empire, and then separated into an independent kingdom. In its heyday, it included Baltistan (now Pakistan), Lahaul and Spiti, Zanskar, the Western Tibetan kingdom of Guge, the Nubra valley and the Indus valley. Here were important trade routes connecting Tibet with the outside world and the Great Silk Road. Until 1994, it was closed to tourists. Currently, Ladakh is recognized as the center of Tibetan Buddhism-Lamaism.