Drass

A prominent itinerary of the Jammu and Kashmir adventure tourism, the enchanting valley of Drass offers the tourists with a wonderful opportunity to explore their latent sporting caliber and sportsman ship. Situated at an altitude of three thousand two hundred meters, Drass is located at a stone's throw distance of sixty kilometers from Kargil.

Covered with snow for most part of the year, Drass is a favorite tourist spot for those who want to add some kind of adventure in their tour to one of the most beautiful place of Jammu and Kashmir. Endowed with an unmatchable natural scenic beauty, Drass boasts to be one of the coldest place of the world.

The rough and rugged hills of Drass provides the tourist with a scope to trek to another beautiful valley of Suru. Guided and supported by experts, the adventurous tourists undertake a three day trek to Suru valley. Dressed in the attire of a perfect mountaineer, the tourists enjoy every bit of their long trip through the exotic landscape of the Ladakh region. One can also trek to the Amarnath cave from Drass.

An ideal place for trekking, Drass offers the tourists to find out and experiment their inherent sporting talents. One of the ancient sports of the indigenous local inhabitants, Horse Polo also is an interesting adventure sport of Drass. Driven on horse back, the players of the Horse Polo hit a ball with a long stick.

The variety of adventure sports of Drass reflects the vibrant and dynamic life style of the local inhabitants of the region.