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Has anyone visited Ladakh on an Indian Business Visa as a foreign national?

Hi everyone,
I’m a Korean citizen currently living and working in India.
I’m planning a family trip to Leh, Nubra Valley and Pangong Lake this September.
I hold an Indian Business Visa rather than a Tourist Visa.
I’ve heard conflicting information about whether foreign nationals on Business Visas can obtain permits for Nubra Valley and Pangong Lake.
Has anyone here visited Ladakh on an Indian Business Visa (or another non-tourist visa)?
Were you able to obtain the required permits without any issues?
Any recent experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

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u/BetApprehensive799 — 1 day ago
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Road status from nubra to pangong from Wari la and Chang la

Hi Travellers/ Locals,

Can you please provide update on road from Diskit to Merak.

Status I got to know from research:

Diskit to Agham - Mostly blacktop

Agham to Sakti via Wari La - Need update

Sakti to Durbuk via Chang la - Mostly blacktop, need Changla road update

Durbuk to Merak - Blacktop

We are a couple on a bike, will avoid Shyok route due to shyok section.

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u/gaurava99 — 1 day ago
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Looking for a 1 day trek near Leh

I'm planning to visit Ladakh this September and I want to know if there are any 1 day moderate-difficult treks near Leh.

I found one - Gyamtsa to Murubork Trek. Are there any other similar treks? If not for 1 day, are there any 2 day treks near Leh?

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u/gaurava99 — 26 days ago
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ATTENTION PLEASE !! Travel Queries Must Go in the Appropriate Megathread (10th July 2026 onwards)

For a long time we have enjoyed r/Ladakh for suggestions and recommendations on Travel & Tourism, however it is long pending and inevitable that we restructure a bit on how we handle "Travel Queries".

This is required to keep the sub structured as most travel posts are of similar nature and often repetitive. So I request you all to keep up the participation in the new Format.

From 10th of July 2026, "routine/personal travel-planning queries", especially "seeking travel companion" MUST go in one of the relevant megathreads below

  • Accommodation & Transportation (including cabs and bike rentals)
  • Travel Planning: For all other travel-planning queries (including itinerary reviews, route advice, trip feasibility/dates/timing/permits, travel companions & tour operators)

Individual or separate posts seeking advice on any of the above may be removed. Specific queries can still be a separate post, with proper flair.

Travel stories & photos may be posted separately with the relevant flair. Add context and a few lines about the story behind your photos. Low quality/effort posts may be removed.

You can join r/ExploreLadakh if you still want to use the free-flow posting format, instead of the Megathread format.

u/gaurava99 — 1 month ago
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[Megathread][July 2026] Travel Planning (including itinerary reviews, route advice, trip feasibility/dates/timing, permits, travel companions & tour operators)

Henceforth, please use this mega thread for routine/personal advice and recommendations regarding the following

- Itinerary reviews

- Route advice and planning

- Trip feasibility

- Travel dates, season and timing

- Travel companions and shared trips

- Travel groups

- Tour operators

Individual or separate posts seeking advice on any of the above shall be removed.

u/gaurava99 — 1 month ago
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[Megathread][July 2026] Travel Planning (including itinerary reviews, route advice, trip feasibility/dates/timing, permits, travel companions & tour operators)

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Henceforth, please use this mega thread for all advice and recommendations regarding the following

- Itinerary reviews

- Route advice and planning

- Trip feasibility

- Travel dates, season and timing

- Permits and access-related queries

- Travel companions and shared trips

- Travel groups

- Tour operators

Individual or separate posts seeking advice on any of the above shall be removed.

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u/gaurava99 — 1 month ago
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[Megathread][July 2026] Accommodation/Hotel/Resort & Cab/Taxi Mega Thread -- Use This Thread ONLY for Accommodation & Transportation Advice

Henceforth, please use this mega thread for all advice and recommendations regarding accommodation, hotels, resorts and taxi/cab in Ladakh.

Any individual or separate post soliciting accommodation/taxi advice will be deleted.

Since these are innumerable posts seeking accommodation and cabs, we would like to contain the repetitive posts, hence this Megathread.

A similar Megathread would be created in near future to contain the "Review my itinerary" type of posts

u/gaurava99 — 2 months ago
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ANNOUNCEMENT: The opening of applications for the 3-Month Wall Painting Conservation Fellowship – 2026, Edition 1

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u/gaurava99 — 3 months ago