Vini, there were no solo female travelers on our bus, but we did see some in Ladakh who traveled by bus. I do think that you would be fine, especially as I find older women (e.g., grandmothers) step in and become quite protective if there are “interested” younger men around. Also, you can put your bag next to you to avoid anyone sitting directly by you. One person who might be useful to contact about this is Shivya Nath from the blog, The Shooting Star, who is an Indian solo female traveler who has spent quite a bit of time in Ladakh.

Sue, great to hear that you and your son are planning a Ladakh trek as part of your bigger journey. Lots of people fly into Leh and successfully go on treks afterwards. My suggestion is to plan for 3 days of acclimatization at the beginning, especially if you don’t have much experience yet at high altitudes (e.g., trekking in Nepal). Take it easy on those days, but also try to take short walks around Leh as recommended here: https://uncorneredmarket.com/ladakh-trekking-beginners-guide/#acclimatization

ladakh is safer for everyone , u can travel alone in tat bus . if u want to go in a comfort then try to look for private bus which u can find near kak sarai ,near gol market srinagar . it will take 400 only . ty

Thank you for your feedback, Murtaza. It’s important to note that we sometimes, or perhaps often, write about a destination purely for the purpose of accurately and fairly telling the story of our travel experience and also the story of the people we meet. Our stories about a destination are not intended to be exhaustive or encyclopedic, but one lens through which to view traveling where we’ve traveled. Perhaps that approach does not qualify as informative for all readers. But for some, it does. Finally, we intend our stories to be accurate to our experience. If in the course of our telling our story, some are offended, we apologize. To offend is not our motivation or intent.

thanks to u for visiting but it was not informative at all and also ur reactions/comments for the peoples of ladakh was not good .By staying for 2 hours ? at a place u could know peoples ….. fantastic sir, EVEN charles xavier cant do this .
i think if u dont stay for at least 1 single day plz dont use terms mujahideen , an about tat bedsheet (dont expect much from cheapest hotels) n so on n on ….. i think u shout visit again and should see the peoples hospitality n honesty …….
u really didnt searched for the best kargil leh ladakh . i think a tourist must know about the place before visitings …. u even didnt know what is the capital of ladakh .
i m deeply hurt by this ridiculous or what can i say useless adventure . i m just saying about what was rght n what was worng , dont take it otherwise sir …

once thank you for visiting here ….

may b u cud get a gud hospitality next time

thnk you
Murtaza

Thank you, sangeeth. Glad you enjoyed our article.

Hi, aaliyah. Was a great trip from Kashmir to Ladakh and worth the effort. We spend a night in Srinagar on the way in (on a houseboat on Lake Nagin — which is quieter and less busy than Dal Lake) and also in Srinagar town on the way back. We covered Srinagar and the sights and experiences earlier in our instagram feed: http://instagram.com/uncornered_market