India, May 7 -- A group of tourists on a road trip through Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with one of nature's most elusive predators, a snow leopard.

Posting a video of the thrilling sight, the group shared that they followed the animal while driving from Kaza to Nako. In the clip, the leopard is seen calmly walking along the road as the travellers followed behind.

Filming from inside their car, the group captured the majestic big cat gracefully pacing along the roadside. The snow leopard's white coat blended into the snowy and rugged terrain, making it nearly invisible a true ghost of the mountains.

The travellers' stunned reactions were recorded in the video. "Wo bhaag rahi hai hamse" (She is tryi...