New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: To avoid the scorching summer heat, everyone likes to visit beautiful, pollution-free and cold places. One such place is Ladakh, which has become the most sought after destination among visitors.
Ladakh is a very beautiful tourist destination, but due to the extremely cold terrain, there are many things that people visiting there for the first time will not know. If you already know these things, then your journey will become easier.
Blue sky, huge mountains and clear blue water of the lake are all such things that you will get to see only in Ladakh. You will also get to see a lot of adventure with snow-capped mountains, greenery stretching far and natural beauty.
Here are some important things related to Ladakh that you should know:
If you are going to Ladakh for the first time, do not go out walking as soon as you arrive. Sometimes people have difficulty breathing due to high altitude. You must have heard about acute mountain sickness. So go out after resting for one day. This problem is caused by going to higher altitude areas. So, here you can also take an oxygen cylinder from the chemist which will be available around 500 rupees.
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If you are still taking time to adapt to the weather, avoid drinking local food spit and barley beer Chang. Your stomach could get affected due to the taste of local food.
Apart from eating and staying, there is a lot of expenditure in visiting Ladakh. If you want to save money, you can share taxi which will be available from the local taxi stand. But these taxis also do not travel very long distances but are the best to roam around.
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Ladakh is no plastic zone, it is completely banned to use plastic there. Plastic bottles can be filled for Rs 7 in the ecological center here, you do not have to throw them anywhere. If you are going to visit a remote area in Ladakh, then take care of the environment and instead of throwing unnecessary garbage there, take it with you and throw it in the hotel's garbage.
There is smoking crime inside the public place and cab in Ladakh. Avoid it, otherwise, the driver can also humbly ask you to stop.
The most important thing in Ladakh Trip is warm clothes. Don't forget to keep them with you. In addition to a thick jacket, many layers of clothes are effective against winter, so if possible, keep several clothes for layering.