Manali Leh Manali on bike July end - aug |
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| Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: liverpool, uk
Posts: 2
| Hi, I am planning to travel in June. I am coming down to India specifically for this trip ( apart from visiting my family) i can be flexible in the month of June. please let me know about your plans . i am intending to hire a nice bike in delhi |
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| | #17 |
| Account Closed Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Delhi
Posts: 3
| Hi, I'm planning the same trip starting June 13/14 and ending June 22 (Back to Delhi). Let me know is anyone would like to join-in. I have another thread running on this... Biking Delhi-Manali-Leh - June 14 - June 22 |
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| | #18 |
| Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Russia
Posts: 1
| Hi Guys, I too planned for the same trip in Jun/Jul 08, however, unfortunately I have to go abroad for a business trip and my arrival back in India is not certain. I have a Royal Enfield Thunderbird fully serviced and done up with luggage carrier and relevant spares for the trip. Any one planning later trips please get in touch with me at muthu1963@hotmail.com. Regards |
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| | #19 |
| Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California
Posts: 9
| My plans.... I arrive Delhi on June 30th and plan to leave early morning on July 3rd for Leh. Plan to take 4 or 5 days for trip to Leh in order to diminish symptoms of AMS and to enjoy the scenery! |
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| | #20 |
| Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore
Posts: 1
| Biki Options I am also planning for the trip towards last two weks of june. could anyone please rovide more information on 1)How easy it is to rent a motor cycle in Manali, how is the quality and any suggested places to rent a bike 2)Any suggested models to rent (Enfield vs others) 3)Can we leave the bike at leh and fly back 4)If rent is not the best option how do I get my motor cycle to manali Thanks a lot Ajeya |
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| | #21 | |
| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden
Posts: 2,404
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My thoughts on the Manali-Leh road here : Sleepless in Sarchu : Tweaking the Manali-Leh Highway - not written from the biker perspective , but some useful stuff anyway.
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| | #22 |
| Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baroda - Gujarat - India
Posts: 11
| how about 2nd week of july Hello, I have planned my trip from Manali to Leh for the second week of July. From the 12th july to the 30th July. What do you think. Can you make the trip at this time? Take care Regards Mihir |
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| | #23 | |
| Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: mumbai
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anyone travelling after 12th July, including Mihir, can you please contact me on pratas_b@hotmail.com ? I am seriously looking for some company to ride with. Pratas | |
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| | #24 | |
| Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Washington, DC
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I am considering doing a very similar motorbike trip around the same dates (latter part of July) and am quite flexible. NewTraveller, my hope is to also do something a bit more comfortable than absolute economy but to stick with a budget. I see that you're planning to rent an Enfield in Manali; have you found a suitable business? I'm torn between the classic Enfield experience and the reliable Honda trustworthiness ![]() | |
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| | #25 |
| Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Delhi
Posts: 56
| Hi Yogesh - Me as well yogesh :-) Can you pl help advicing that where to hire a good cheap car/suv/jeep to do delhi- manali -leh -srinager-delhi. I did upto Rohtang in 06 in my VXI Suzuki Baleno. but this tim ei prefer to rent a Car etc without driver. Can you please advice is it easy to rent car from Delhi or Chandigarh or manali ..? |
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| | #26 |
| Pilgrim Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allahabad, India
Posts: 27
| Manali to Leh, you will be needing a car with good ground clearance like a Scorpio. Manali has only small cars for local travel for hire. So Delhi or Chandigarh is the best bet. |
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| | #27 |
| Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Calcutta
Posts: 1
| Hello fellas ! below is what our tentative itin looks like if anyone is intrstd . We're 7 of us till now ... 5 from cal , 1 from ahmedabad and 1 from nainital... We're starting from manali on 20th July Day 1: manali to jispa, night halt at hotel jispa. Day 2: jispa to sarchu. Night halt in tents. Day 3: sarchu to leh. Stay at spic and span hotel Day 4: rest and acclimatization. Day 5: leh to nubra, via khardung la, world's highest motor able pass 18380ft. Day 6: sand dunes and hot water spring at panamik. Drive back to leh. Day 7: drive to pangong tso, world's highest and the longest salt water lake 138kms in length, via the third highest motor able pass chang la 17300ft. night halt in tents on the shore of pangong tso. Day 8: drive back to leh, visit hemis and thiksey monasteries enroute. Day 9: drive to lamayuru, its also known as the moon land because of the landscape there, visit the monastery and drive back to alchi. Night stay in a guest house. Day 10: visit the alchi monastery, one of the oldest in ladakh. Drive back to leh. Day 11: leh to sarchu night halt in tents. Day 12: sarchu to manali. Day 13 : manali to delhi already tripping ;-) |
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| | #28 | |
| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi (India)
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) it is really tough to get a cheap self drive rental car, unless of course you are in touch with people who provide cars to companies for lease. Otherwise it’s a costly affair; in fact you would be better off taking your own car to Ladakh or hiring a car with driver and then bribing him to let you drive it. One of my friend took his Baleno to Ladakh in May-June, you can read his Ladakh travelogue here | |
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| | #29 | |
| Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GURGAON
Posts: 1
| need some help for bike journey from delhi to Leh/Ladakh Hi,First thing i want to know that do u have any idea about BIKEs(Bullet) on rent for this trip. Second thing is that is it preferrale to go this place in this season i.e 1st week of august. plz reply ASAP. nitesh.nitjsr@gmail.com Quote:
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| | #30 |
| Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jamshedpur
Posts: 1
| Hi, I'm planning to do the trip starting from Manali to Leh in the first week of september i.e. starting around 3-4. Could someone please tell how apt will the weather be during this time. Is it safe to make the trip. Also could someone provide the details about hiring bikes from Manali? Thanks, Bharath |
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) it is really tough to get a cheap self drive rental car, unless of course you are in touch with people who provide cars to companies for lease. Otherwise it’s a costly affair; in fact you would be better off taking your own car to Ladakh or hiring a car with driver and then bribing him to let you drive it.
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