Adventure Sports in Ladakh include a number of activities which the enthusiastic tourist can enjoy. Being a pre-dominantly hilly region, the sports of the region are likewise, including trekking, mountaineering, white water rafting, jeep safari, cycling etc.

Trekking is among the most popular adventure sport in the region. The hilly terrain of Ladakh offers a lot of trekking routes to be explored. Trekking is best enjoyed in the region during June to October before the beginning of snowfall. One of the popular trekking routes is the Markha Valley Trek which begins from Spituk monastery or Stok village and passes through Stok La and Gandala Pass. After crossing the Kongmaru Pass, the trek finally ends at the famous Hemis monastery. Another popular trekking route in Ladakh is along the Zanskar River from Lamayuru Gompa to Chilling by way of Konze La and Dung Dung La. Some other trek routes are Likir to Temisgam, Henaskut to Wanla that finishes at Lamayuru, Lamayuru to Padum, Tsomoriri to Kibber, Hemis to Zangla by Junglam, Sham Trek which is also reckoned as Baby trek that can be enjoyed throughout the year, Lamayuru to Darcha Trek and Lamayuru to Hemis. The main trekking routes in Zanskar are Padum to Darcha via Shingo La, Padum to Lamayuru via Singge La, and Padum to Leh via Cha Cha La, Rubra La and the Markha Valley

Mountaineering is another popular adventure sport here, Ladakh being a mountainous region. There are several peaks here which offer ample scope for mountaineering. Some of the peaks which can be reached from the Leh-Kargil road are the Stok Kangri Peak (6121 m) in Zanskar, Kangyaze Peak (6400 m) to the south east of Leh and the Nunkun Massif. Mountain ranges like Karakoram, Zangskar and Ladakh Ranges are famous for allowing mountaineering. Other peaks, such as the Golaib Khangri, Kangyatse peak and Nun-Kun massif also offer mountaineering opportunities.

White water rafting is another major adventure sport in the region. It is mostly held in the Indus and Zanskar Rivers and the trips are organised between July to September. The popular water rafting points are from Phey to Nimo, from Upshi to Kharu or from Upshi to Nimo. The popular routes are Phey - Nimo route, Upshi - Kharu route, Phey - Saspol route, Kharu - Spituk route and Saspol - Khaltsey route.

Another sport on offer for the tourists are the Camel Safaris. Tourists are taken around on the two-humped Bactrian camels across the sand dunes around Hunder in Ladakh. Opportunities for cycling are also available along the hill roads.