Ladakh draws over 3.3 lakh tourists in first 7 months of 2026, nears 2025 total

LEH: Ladakh’s tourism sector continues to witness a strong upward trajectory, with tourist arrivals crossing the 1-lakh mark for two successive months in June and July, an official said on Saturday.

The Union territory recorded 3,30,332 tourist arrivals from January to July this year, already reaching 98.35 per cent of the total 3,35,872 tourists recorded during the entire calendar year in 2025, a Lok Bhavan spokesman said.

The official said the surge was particularly noticeable in June and July, when more than 2.12 lakh tourists visited Ladakh, accounting for nearly 65 per cent of the total 3.30 lakh tourist arrivals recorded so far this year.