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Planning an adventure travel in India with your family? There are plenty of easy trekking options in India where you can take your family for a vacation. Although previous family trekking and camping experience will be highly helpful, nevertheless with the help of experienced kid-friendly guides you can easily trek in India.

Here are five of the easy treks in India that you and your family can set out, on your next holidays in India. These treks assure safe, fun and a memorable holiday experience.

Bedni Bugyal Trek
Bedni Bugyal is one of the finest and largest meadows in Uttrakhand, India. Vast acres of lush meadow can be found lying in between the mountains. A little above you can also find the enormous western flank of Trishul.

Chopta Chandrashila Trek
This is one of the popular treks that you and your family can easily undertake any time of the year, except when it heavily snows during the months of December to January. You will view the beautiful Nandadevi peak, Kedar Peak, Trishul peak and Chaukhamba peaks while trekking in this route.

The Chandrashila summit lies above the Tungnath temple. You can make a short halt in this temple before beginning trekking with your family.

Har ki Doon Trek
Har ki Doon is a cradle shaped valley and is a paradise for trekkers, bird watchers and nature lovers. Glittering mountain peaks and dense pine forests surround this valley. Moreover, the whole valley looks absolutely colorful during the flowering season in monsoon.

Har ki Doon trek is located at an altitude of 3,556 M, at the base of Fetch Pravat. This trek will take you to one of the least explored Garhwal Himalayan regions. The best time to go for this trek is between June to October as during the rest of the year, the region remains either very cold or very wet. These extreme conditions are not good if you are travelling with your children.

Dayara Bugyal Trek
The Dayara Bugyal is a very beautiful place situated in Uttarakhand, India. Ranging between 10000 to 12000 Ft in height, the beauty of this vast meadow is second to none. If you visit this place during winters, your children will be able to ski over this vast 28 Sq Km area. Besides the breathtaking view of Himalayas there is also a small lake called the Barnala Tal in this area. Enjoy camping by the side of this lake.

Spituk Trek
You can begin the Spituk Stok trek either from Spituk or Stok village. However, many people prefer starting from the Spituk monastery. This is the only trek around Leh which is easily accessible from the starting to the finishing point. You will cross several villages besides a pass, named the Stok La, on your way.

This trek is surely the one for you and your family because it is a relatively short and offers fantastic panoramic view of the Ganda La pass, at 5000m.

Finally, when you are trekking in India, you and your family will get the best opportunity to meet the friendly local people. You get to know their Himalayan life. This will be a good learning experience for your children.

One of the largest provinces of J&K state offers tours to Ladakh, an exotic region in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh has mighty peaks of Karakoram in the north and the great ranges of Himalayas in the south. Ladakh is a cold and dry desert land, bounded by two of the world’s mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram, it lies athwart two other, the Ladakh range and the Zanskar range. See the rushing waters of an icy river surge down from a glacial height. See towering mountains reach up to a clear blue sky. Hear the rhythmic chant of Buddhist monks in an ancient monastery where time stands still.

It is the perfect place for more adventurous and action-oriented people or those who would like to witness the whole new world of spiritualism and the innermost levels of devotion. It welcomes you to holidays in Ladakh. Tour a land that will amaze you with its stark beauty and delight you with the warmth of the Ladakhi people.

Flora And Fauna A freezing desert, Ladakh has high-speed winds, dry environment, roacky and uneven terrain and very low temperature. Situated in mightiest mountains of the world, Himalayas, Ladakh is situated at 4,600 m above sea level and has often been referred to as the ‘La-pass’ or ‘Dakh-land’ (land of passes).

Ladakh Monasteries Ladakhi monasteries are typically built on lonely rocks or atop steep hills. They may belong to either the Mahayana or the Hinayana sect of Buddhism but all of them play a major role in the beauty, lifestyle and culture existing in the region.

Ladakh Pilgrimage Ladakh has also a number of Buddhist Gompas and monasteries signify the reigning religion of Ladakh as Buddhism. The monastic festivals at Phiyang monastery, Hemis monastery and Chemrey monastery are fairly popular. All these monasteries belong to Namghyal dynasty.

Ladakh Valleys The moorlands of Ladakh is one of the most meagerly populated ones in the whole world with just two people per sq km. Yet, its valleys have such a treasure box of speculates of their own that we thought it best to present the main features of all the major valleys of Ladakh for the benefit of our readers.

Leh Palace Leh Palace is built in the 17th century, it was built as the presidential palace for the King Singge Namgyal. It is one of the most attractive architectural remains that attract the attention of the tourists almost immediately with its royal setting at the edge of the Namgyal hill and overlooking the town.

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