hiring ponies

Linn · Jul 14th, 2005, 20:47

Only a few weeks to go before leaving for Leh.
Thinking of hiring ponies.Has anyone got any advice on hiring ponies from Leh? How much would I expect to pay and where might Ii find them in Leh?

dhananjay · Jul 14th, 2005, 22:32

Hi,
Depending on what hike you are doing there can be ponies hired from ladakh any where at the trek head and the villages ... A good option in Leh is to get to Splash Adventures and speak to Nima about hiring Ponies ... The Ledeg office is also a good source ..

Cheers,
dhananjay

amyl · Jul 15th, 2005, 12:37

o yea thats reminds me of yet another Kiwi young lady with whom i shared a dinner table at the garden restaurant in Leh....

u know what Linn....in just about one day then she was to start a trek on a horse....FOR 40 days.....

goodness grace!!!! i was like shocked and infact envious(for i wud have just loved to get on a horse and tranverse the Nubra, Marka Vallies and even the Tsomoriri-Lake...aaha!! probably next year i will give it a try) to know the number of days she was thinking of...awesome indeed!!!!

now i wish i had some more talk with her about her pony-hiring and probably pony-control

ways in Leh....i wud have helped u Linn...alas!!

anyways there must be IMers coming to ur help with apt info...u hang on there!!!

btw
anything special?? are Kiwis somehow fond of horses?

Linn · Jul 17th, 2005, 04:03

Dhananjay

We are heading for the Markha Vally then onto Zanskar (Is there any difficulties that you can see with this

) I may not go onto Zansker and choose to do something else depends on how i'm feeling.

Amyl
Did you manage to do any roller skating while in Ladakh?

As for us Kiwi's we are special!
Thanks to you both for answering me

dhananjay · Jul 17th, 2005, 20:58

Hi,
The Markha valley hike is a great Hike ... Though I have not done it ... I have many friends who have and they have great memories of it .... the markha valley hike involves two passes ganda la approx 5000mts and gongmaru la 5200 mts ... you start from spituk and end at nimaling ... 7 days of walking ... the last day when you start from markha village you could opt going to zanskar from there and opt out nimaling ... from markha to padum is again an 8 day walk ...again difficult crossing three passes Zang la, shir shir la and rubarung la ... all three over 5000mts ... and river crossing s as well ... I would suggest doing the Markha valley trek first coming back to Leh ... resting a few days ... Traveling to Padum by Road .. visiting ... Alchi Lamayuru, Khaltse .. spending a few days exploring Zanskar ... and then deciding there if you are OK for the trek and attempting it ... also other options open up in ZAnskar ... you could do the classic Padum to Darcha (though opposite is a bit more taxing) ... padum to lamayuru via singhi la and namtse la passes ... or the padum to leh via markha ... or from padum to sarchu via phirtse la ... these all are great hike s ... I have done only the Phirtse la which I found a great walk ... However Padum is a great place and you will enjoy ... Keep the options open and dont try too much if your physical energies are exhausted after Markha ... Happy Travels ...

Cheers,
Dhananjay

Linn · Jul 18th, 2005, 13:27

Thanks for the information. If i need more information i will be asking. Hope that is ok?
Cheers Linn

Linn · Jul 18th, 2005, 13:28

Thanks for the information. If i need more information i will be asking. Hope that is
Cheers Linn

Jul 14th, 2005, 20:47	#1
Linn Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NZ Posts: 7	hiring ponies Only a few weeks to go before leaving for Leh. Thinking of hiring ponies.Has anyone got any advice on hiring ponies from Leh? How much would I expect to pay and where might Ii find them in Leh?

Jul 14th, 2005, 22:32	#2
dhananjay Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Park Cafe, Shimla Posts: 307	Hi Hi, Depending on what hike you are doing there can be ponies hired from ladakh any where at the trek head and the villages ... A good option in Leh is to get to Splash Adventures and speak to Nima about hiring Ponies ... The Ledeg office is also a good source .. Cheers, dhananjay

Jul 15th, 2005, 12:37	#3
amyl 21st Century Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapura.......in Babenhausen, DE for a while Posts: 1,850	40 days!!!!!!! and 40 nights :) o yea thats reminds me of yet another Kiwi young lady with whom i shared a dinner table at the garden restaurant in Leh.... u know what Linn....in just about one day then she was to start a trek on a horse....FOR 40 days..... goodness grace!!!! i was like shocked and infact envious(for i wud have just loved to get on a horse and tranverse the Nubra, Marka Vallies and even the Tsomoriri-Lake...aaha!! probably next year i will give it a try) to know the number of days she was thinking of...awesome indeed!!!! now i wish i had some more talk with her about her pony-hiring and probably pony-control ways in Leh....i wud have helped u Linn...alas!! anyways there must be IMers coming to ur help with apt info...u hang on there!!! btw anything special?? are Kiwis somehow fond of horses?

Jul 17th, 2005, 04:03	#4
Linn Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NZ Posts: 7	Hiring Ponies Dhananjay We are heading for the Markha Vally then onto Zanskar (Is there any difficulties that you can see with this ) I may not go onto Zansker and choose to do something else depends on how i'm feeling. Amyl Did you manage to do any roller skating while in Ladakh? As for us Kiwi's we are special! Thanks to you both for answering me

Jul 17th, 2005, 20:58	#5
dhananjay Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Park Cafe, Shimla Posts: 307	Hi Hi, The Markha valley hike is a great Hike ... Though I have not done it ... I have many friends who have and they have great memories of it .... the markha valley hike involves two passes ganda la approx 5000mts and gongmaru la 5200 mts ... you start from spituk and end at nimaling ... 7 days of walking ... the last day when you start from markha village you could opt going to zanskar from there and opt out nimaling ... from markha to padum is again an 8 day walk ...again difficult crossing three passes Zang la, shir shir la and rubarung la ... all three over 5000mts ... and river crossing s as well ... I would suggest doing the Markha valley trek first coming back to Leh ... resting a few days ... Traveling to Padum by Road .. visiting ... Alchi Lamayuru, Khaltse .. spending a few days exploring Zanskar ... and then deciding there if you are OK for the trek and attempting it ... also other options open up in ZAnskar ... you could do the classic Padum to Darcha (though opposite is a bit more taxing) ... padum to lamayuru via singhi la and namtse la passes ... or the padum to leh via markha ... or from padum to sarchu via phirtse la ... these all are great hike s ... I have done only the Phirtse la which I found a great walk ... However Padum is a great place and you will enjoy ... Keep the options open and dont try too much if your physical energies are exhausted after Markha ... Happy Travels ... Cheers, Dhananjay

Jul 18th, 2005, 13:27	#6
Linn Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NZ Posts: 7	Thanks for the information. If i need more information i will be asking. Hope that is ok? Cheers Linn

Jul 18th, 2005, 13:28	#7
Linn Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NZ Posts: 7	Thanks for the information. If i need more information i will be asking. Hope that is Cheers Linn

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