Kibber Village
Spiti Valley
4,270 m

Snow leopard resting among pale Himalayan rocks

Wildlife

Look carefully.

Wildlife is seen at distance and on its own terms. Sightings are not guaranteed.

Snow leopard

Mid-December to mid-March.

A wild snow leopard resting on a rocky slope in Ladakh
Snow leopard · photographed in LadakhPhoto: T. R. Shankar Raman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized to WebP.

Local spotters work the ridges from first light.

Activities are seasonal and charged separately. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.

Other wildlife

Across the high-altitude landscape.

Bharal, or blue sheep, on a mountain slope in Ladakh
Bharal (blue sheep) · photographed in LadakhPhoto: Asif N Khan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized to WebP.
  • Ibex
  • Wolf
  • Blue sheep
  • Red fox
  • Lammergeier
  • Golden eagle

Birding

Watch the ridges and open sky.

A lammergeier soaring with its wings spread above Mongolia
Lammergeier (bearded vulture) · photographed in MongoliaPhoto: Alastair Rae · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized to WebP.

Birding depends on season and conditions. Lammergeier and golden eagle are among the species that may be spotted.