LADAKHI WOMEN'S TRAVEL COMPANY

A homestay means that you are staying in a real Ladakhi home in the villages you pass on your journey. These homes are always run by the women, while the men are out earning the family's income. By using the homestay system, we help the women to achieve the same status as the men. It also encourages people to remain in their villages instead of seeking employment in the cities. Homestays are also the most eco-friendly way to discover Ladakh as the system puts a lot less pressure on natural resources, since the need for ponies and donkeys is not as great. Ponies and donkeys are necessary if you are camping and cooking out, but they tend to eat the limited grass available, depriving local wildlife and domestic animals of their food supply... In addition to helping women by means of homestays, our agency employs only women for organizing and running our treks, a policy which serves as a unique example to all women in Ladakh and we are as yet the only agency using only female guides. We..

Primary location: Leh India