London-based writer and photographer Steve Davey is launching a new bespoke travel photography tour to Ladakh, India. Impressions of Ladakh, organised in association with Intrepid Travel, takes participants to this unique region sandwiched between the Greater Himalayan and Karakoram Mountain ranges. Timed to correspond with the Tse Chu festival at the Thak Tok monastery, Impressions of Ladakh kicks off on 12 July 2010. Highlights of this travel photography tour include the two-day drive across the Leh-Manali Highway (one of the highest motorable roads in the world), the picturesque high-altitude city of Leh, the famous Hemis Gompa and Dharamsala the seat of the exiled Dalai Lama in India. Steve Davey uses a mix of nightly illustrated talks, group practical demonstrations and personal tuition and critique to teach you about travel photography. The cost of participation is £1495 excluding international flights.

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Impressions of Ladakh.

Departs Delhi 12 - 27 July 2010 £1495 pp excluding international flights.

The Impressions of Ladakh tour is a fantastic opportunity to explore the highlights of this unique region of India, and to learn travel photography in the company of Steve Davey, a professional travel photographer.

Ladakh is a high altitude landscape sandwiched between the Greater Himalayan and Karakoram Mountain ranges. A mix of fertile valleys, rivers, mountains and high plateaus, some 50% of the population is Buddhist and there are many Tibetan-style monasteries.

Our tour is timed to correspond with the Tse Chu festival at the Thak Tok monastery, where we will be able to photograph the Tibetan Buddhist Cham dancing. This masked religious dance is similar to that at the more famous Hemis Festival, but more intimate, and less likely to be crowded with tourists!

Other highlights of this travel photography tour include the two-day drive across the Leh-Manali Highway (one of the highest motorable roads in the world), the picturesque high-altitude city of Leh, the famous Hemis Gompa and Dharamsala the seat of the exiled Dalai Lama in India.

The tour is organised with private transport throughout, to give us more freedom and flexibility, and to allow us to stop for any photo-opportunities we encounter along the route.

On one of Steve Davey’s travel photography trips, you will not just have an enjoyable holiday: Steve uses a mix of nightly illustrated talks, group practical demonstrations and personal tuition and critique to teach you more about travel photography that you ever thought possible!

Land arrangements for this tour are provided by Intrepid Travel, who have over 20 years experience in running small group adventures. All payments will be handled by Intrepid and you will be protected by their industry bonding.

Steve Davey is a professional travel photographer, whose work appears in magazines, newspapers and websites all over the world. He is the author and principal photographer of the bestselling Unforgettable Places To See Before You Die and Unforgettable Islands to Escape To Before You Die (BBC Books). He has recently published Footprint Travel Photography, a major new title encompassing everything that you would ever want to know about travelling with your camera. The book is sponsored by Nikon UK and Intrepid Travel.

More information on: http://www.bettertravelphotography.com/ladakh

This tour is a part of the unique Better Travel Photography range of tours. Other departures planned include Impressions of Kerala, which will visit Southern India in December 2010. More details can be found on the website.

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