All roads lead to Ladakh this weekend with the work-weary packing for The Confluence. It's a four-day eco-adventure and percussion festival you don't want to miss, in one of the highest and purest environments in the worldu00a0

The world is packing for: The Ladakh Confluence '09, the first installment of an annual festival that will get you high, literally. It's set at a height of 11,500 feet at the banks of the Indus river. The festival site is flanked by the Himalayas, with a shaded tree-line on one side and vast desert-land on the other.

Why Ladakh? Ladakh or "Little Tibet" is fondly known as the "rooftop of the world". Largely undiscovered until about 30 years ago, it has become an extreme playground for adventure enthusiasts, a pilgrimage for motorbike clubs, and a biologically diverse hotspot.