Visitors love the adventurousness way the Abel Tasman National Park mixes physical exertion with the beach life. Bursts of hiking or kayaking are punctuated by sun bathing, swimming and sedate snorkeling around the characteristic granite outcrops.

Those who do crave home comforts can stay in luxurious lodges, but sleeping under the stars is regarded as the ultimate way to experience the spirit of the Abel Tasman.

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Abel Tasman National Park is a national park located in South Island of New Zealand. The park was founded in 1942. With a coverage of only 225.3 square kilometres, is the smallest of New Zealand’s national parks. The park consists of forested, hilly country to the north of the valleys of the Takaka and Riwaka Rivers, and is bounded to the north by the waters of Golden Bayand Tasman Bay. It is named after Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European explorer to sight New Zealand.

Ladakh is covered by mountains .It is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the India. Sheer walls of rock and ice divide the Indus Valley from Tibet, Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, the human habitation is restricted to narrow strips of greenery clinging to the rivers that drain down from mountain glaciers. It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Jammu and Kashmir.

From the month of November to March, Ladakh is almost completely cut off from the rest of the world. Even in the months of summer, getting here involves crossing the highest mountain passes of earth, or a hair raising flight that weaves between mountain peaks. Isolation has preserved an almost medieval way of life, dedicated to nature by changing seasons. However, change is coming to this mountain Shangri La. Global warming is continuously changing the annual rainfall patterns, threatening farming cycles and Ladakh’s buildings and roads. Unlike, the rest of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh is seen little violence since India got Independence. Majority of Ladakhis are Buddhist.