Delhi to Nubra Valley 2008 Jun 6-18.

zoossh · May 12th, 2008, 10:24

Have been reading quite many but how is the following itinerary? Our trip duration is fixed and is mainly targetted at photography. Here is my rough itinerary.

Day 0: Delhi to Manali
Jun 5, 10pm arrive at Delhi airport, 11pm leave airport direct to manali via pre-arranged transport
Accom: overnite in jeep

Day 1: Delhi to Manali 14-17hrs
Tpt: Delhi airport via Chandigarh, Bilaspur, Mandi, Kullu to Manali (est 14-17hrs)
Jun 6, abt 6am, passing by Chandigrah
Jun 6, abt 4pm, arriving at manali
Accom: manali (2050m, maybe sunshine guesthouse)

Day 2: Manali
Jun 7, am, visit old manali
Jun 7, noon, visit tibetan colony
Jun 7, pm, visit vashist
Accom: same as above

Day 3: Manali to Keylong 7hrs
Tpt: Manali via Rohtang La (3977m/<3hrs), via Kokhsar (3140m/1hr15mins), via Tandi (2573m/2hr), to Keylong (3350m/15mins)
Jun 8, am, visit forest reserve
Jun 8, noon, travel from manali to keylong (est 7hrs)
Jun 8, abt 4pm, arriving at keylong
Jun 8, evening, visit Keylong village
Accom: keylong (3350m, maybe tashi deleg gh) acclimitization day 1

Day 4: Keylong to Sarchu 6hrs
Tpt: Keylong via Darcha (3400m/1hr15min) to Sarchu (4250m/4hr15min)
Jun 9, am, jeep + trek to shashur or khardung gompa
Jun 9, noon, travel from keylong to sarchu (est 6hrs)
Jun 9, abt 6pm, arriving at sarchu
Accom: sarchu antrek tents (4250m) acclimitization day 2

Day 5: Sarchu to Leh 9-11hrs
Tpt: Sarchu via Pang (4885m/3.5hr) via Upshi (3700m/4.5hr) to Leh (3445m/1hr15min)
Jun 10, am, travel from sarchu to leh (3445m/est 11hrs)
Jun 10, abt 7pm, arriving at leh
Accom: stay near leh old town and palace (3445m) acclimitization day 3

Day 6: Leh
Jun 11 buffer day. rest or walk around in leh old town, KIV visit shanti gompa in evening if everyone's well
Accom: same as above acclimitization day 4

Day 7: Leh to Hunder 8hrs
Tpt: Leh via Khardung La (5600m/3.5hr) via Diskit (3080m/3.5hr) to Hunder (3048m/20mins)
Jun 12, am, KIV visit Namgyal Tsemo gompa next to the old town if everyone's well
Jun 12, est 8am-5pm leh to hunder (est 8hrs)
Jun 12, evening, landscape at hunder
Accom: hunder (3048m/20mins maybe snow leopard gh).

Question: Is there good locations that is halfway in between Leh to Hunder, suitable for staying over? Is there accomodation at Khardung village? And are there further information about locations in Hunder region?

Day 8: Hunder
Jun 13, hunder and diskrit

Day 9: Hunder to Leh 8hrs
Tpt: reverse as above
Jun 14, am, landscape at hunder
Jun 14, est 10am-6pm arrive back to leh
Accom: leh

Day 10: Leh - Thiksey - Hemis - Tangste 6hrs, KIV + 2x1.5hrs
Tpt: via thiksey (3370m/0.5hr) via hemis (1hr) via Chang La(5183m/2.5hr) to tangste(3810m/1.5hr),
KIV via Lungkung (4300m/10mins) via Pangong tso and back to Tangste
Jun 15, early morning, visit thiksey
Jun 15, late morning, visit hemis
Jun 15, noon, hemis to tangste
Jun 15, evening, KIV vist Lungkung and Pangong tso
Accom: tangste(3810m)

Question: Is Tangste the recommended location to stay over for the visit to Pangong Tso? We will try to see if we can have two visits to Pangong Tso at the evening and early morning for good light,so will prefer a nearby location but at a lower attitude if possible.

Day 11: Tangste - Pangong Tso - Leh 1.5 + 6hrs
Tpt: Tangste to Pangong tso (4300,/1.5hr)
return via Spangmik (4242m/0.5hr) via shey (0.5hr) to leh (3445m/5.5hr)
Jun 16, early morning, visit pangong tso
Jun 16, noon, via Spangmik, Shey to leh
Jun 16, pm, visit shey (0.5hr)
Jun 16, 6pm, est arrive at leh
Accom: leh

Day 12: Leh - Delhi - Agra
Jun 17, 6am, leave leh by flight
Jun 17, morning, leave delhi to agra

Day 13: Agra - Delhi
Jun 18, morning, leave agra to delhi
Jun 18, leave delhi at night.

Will add in more details later. Please advise.

zoossh · May 26th, 2008, 22:08

hi, all? any feedbacks or opinions? doesn't matter if it is not based on the questions i asked... comments and recommendations on good photographic sites for stopping along the way are also gladly welcomed.

vistet · May 26th, 2008, 22:54

Re Nubra : Khardung La is a military post with some repair facilities , the way I remember it there is no village or habitation between Leh and Khalsar , which is where the road forks : Panamik N, Hunder & Diskit W.

Manali : the Tibetan temple had a lovely surrounding garden , but last time around it had been all but swallowed by the construction of a dharamshala.

Acclimatisation issues : Sarchu will always be the great problem here , way outside safe ascent guide lines. Hopefully your driver is based in Manali and so less affected.I see you´ve put in some serious thought on acclimatization , I´ve summed up a few more pointers here

MAS · May 27th, 2008, 12:16

Hi:
My advice to you is you just go through my blog. You may extract some thing useful out of it.

http://triptoladakh.blogspot.com
MAS

zoossh · Jun 1st, 2008, 10:41

thanks guys. will go in to read the blog.

Yogesh Sarkar · Jun 1st, 2008, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoossh

Question: Is there good locations that is halfway in between Leh to Hunder, suitable for staying over? Is there accomodation at Khardung village? And are there further information about locations in Hunder region?

Khardung village has a government guest house don't remember if it was PWD or J&K Tourism, the problem is that the caretaker leaves a little early so you may or may not get the accommodation. If you can get accommodation there, then it would certainly be a fantastic place to spend the night at. Alternatively you might want to consider hiring tents and cook from Leh and pitching tent in Khardung Village if you don’t get accommodation there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoossh

Question: Is Tangste the recommended location to stay over for the visit to Pangong Tso? We will try to see if we can have two visits to Pangong Tso at the evening and early morning for good light,so will prefer a nearby location but at a lower attitude if possible.

Best place to spend the night would be either Eco Huts at Lukung or Hotel or home run guest houses at Spangmik (both are on the banks of Pangong Tso). Since you are spending a night at Sarchu, you should have acclamatized for the Pangong Tso altitude, I haven't faced any problems there in past three years.

solo_trekker · Jun 1st, 2008, 12:42

Hiya...

Just a couple of points I need to add...

The trip from Manali to Leh can happily and conveniently be done in two days... Do you really want to stop over at Keylong as well as Sarchu...? (Some taxi operators actually do the trip in a single day - leave Leh at 2.00 a.m. and reach Manali at 10.00 p.m.)... No, I'm definitely not suggesting such a crazy thing; but I would still suggest doing it in two days, and not three...!

About Nubra - The Nubra valley is shaped like a fork, a vee - Hunder and Deskit on the Western side and Panamik and Sumur on the Northern side... It is best to spend one night on each side... Hunder has a lot of attractions, the sand dunes and the camels and the gompa... So, one night here is a done deal... The other night should ideally be at Sumur, where there is the 'Samsta-ling' monastery...

Check out this thread which will surely give you ALL the details and much much more...

Ladakh in 5 Days...???!!! (Or 6 or 7 or 10 or 15...!!!)

Cheers...!

zoossh · Jun 26th, 2008, 01:55

thanks guys. i've completed my visit with some changes. Nonetheless, here is my thread with some pictures.

feel free to take a look.
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=387049

Alessandro · Jun 29th, 2008, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

Khardung village has a government guest house don't remember if it was PWD or J&K Tourism, the problem is that the caretaker leaves a little early so you may or may not get the accommodation. If you can get accommodation there, then it would certainly be a fantastic place to spend the night at. Alternatively you might want to consider hiring tents and cook from Leh and pitching tent in Khardung Village if you don’t get accommodation there.

Best place to spend the night would be either Eco Huts at Lukung or Hotel or home run guest houses at Spangmik (both are on the banks of Pangong Tso). Since you are spending a night at Sarchu, you should have acclamatized for the Pangong Tso altitude, I haven't faced any problems there in past three years.

Hi, Yogesh, I've heard many talking about how nice it is to sleep on the lake side. Could you please let me know how can I contact the owners of Eco huts in Lukung?
Thanks a lot!

Yogesh Sarkar · Jun 30th, 2008, 21:42

There is no way to contact them, though a travel agent in Leh might be able to book in advance. At the end of the day it really doesn't matters, since only a few people spend the night there.

May 12th, 2008, 10:24	#1
zoossh Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 55	Delhi to Nubra Valley 2008 Jun 6-18. Have been reading quite many but how is the following itinerary? Our trip duration is fixed and is mainly targetted at photography. Here is my rough itinerary. Day 0: Delhi to Manali Jun 5, 10pm arrive at Delhi airport, 11pm leave airport direct to manali via pre-arranged transport Accom: overnite in jeep Day 1: Delhi to Manali 14-17hrs Tpt: Delhi airport via Chandigarh, Bilaspur, Mandi, Kullu to Manali (est 14-17hrs) Jun 6, abt 6am, passing by Chandigrah Jun 6, abt 4pm, arriving at manali Accom: manali (2050m, maybe sunshine guesthouse) Day 2: Manali Jun 7, am, visit old manali Jun 7, noon, visit tibetan colony Jun 7, pm, visit vashist Accom: same as above Day 3: Manali to Keylong 7hrs Tpt: Manali via Rohtang La (3977m/<3hrs), via Kokhsar (3140m/1hr15mins), via Tandi (2573m/2hr), to Keylong (3350m/15mins) Jun 8, am, visit forest reserve Jun 8, noon, travel from manali to keylong (est 7hrs) Jun 8, abt 4pm, arriving at keylong Jun 8, evening, visit Keylong village Accom: keylong (3350m, maybe tashi deleg gh) acclimitization day 1 Day 4: Keylong to Sarchu 6hrs Tpt: Keylong via Darcha (3400m/1hr15min) to Sarchu (4250m/4hr15min) Jun 9, am, jeep + trek to shashur or khardung gompa Jun 9, noon, travel from keylong to sarchu (est 6hrs) Jun 9, abt 6pm, arriving at sarchu Accom: sarchu antrek tents (4250m) acclimitization day 2 Day 5: Sarchu to Leh 9-11hrs Tpt: Sarchu via Pang (4885m/3.5hr) via Upshi (3700m/4.5hr) to Leh (3445m/1hr15min) Jun 10, am, travel from sarchu to leh (3445m/est 11hrs) Jun 10, abt 7pm, arriving at leh Accom: stay near leh old town and palace (3445m) acclimitization day 3 Day 6: Leh Jun 11 buffer day. rest or walk around in leh old town, KIV visit shanti gompa in evening if everyone's well Accom: same as above acclimitization day 4 Day 7: Leh to Hunder 8hrs Tpt: Leh via Khardung La (5600m/3.5hr) via Diskit (3080m/3.5hr) to Hunder (3048m/20mins) Jun 12, am, KIV visit Namgyal Tsemo gompa next to the old town if everyone's well Jun 12, est 8am-5pm leh to hunder (est 8hrs) Jun 12, evening, landscape at hunder Accom: hunder (3048m/20mins maybe snow leopard gh). Question: Is there good locations that is halfway in between Leh to Hunder, suitable for staying over? Is there accomodation at Khardung village? And are there further information about locations in Hunder region? Day 8: Hunder Jun 13, hunder and diskrit Day 9: Hunder to Leh 8hrs Tpt: reverse as above Jun 14, am, landscape at hunder Jun 14, est 10am-6pm arrive back to leh Accom: leh Day 10: Leh - Thiksey - Hemis - Tangste 6hrs, KIV + 2x1.5hrs Tpt: via thiksey (3370m/0.5hr) via hemis (1hr) via Chang La(5183m/2.5hr) to tangste(3810m/1.5hr), KIV via Lungkung (4300m/10mins) via Pangong tso and back to Tangste Jun 15, early morning, visit thiksey Jun 15, late morning, visit hemis Jun 15, noon, hemis to tangste Jun 15, evening, KIV vist Lungkung and Pangong tso Accom: tangste(3810m) Question: Is Tangste the recommended location to stay over for the visit to Pangong Tso? We will try to see if we can have two visits to Pangong Tso at the evening and early morning for good light,so will prefer a nearby location but at a lower attitude if possible. Day 11: Tangste - Pangong Tso - Leh 1.5 + 6hrs Tpt: Tangste to Pangong tso (4300,/1.5hr) return via Spangmik (4242m/0.5hr) via shey (0.5hr) to leh (3445m/5.5hr) Jun 16, early morning, visit pangong tso Jun 16, noon, via Spangmik, Shey to leh Jun 16, pm, visit shey (0.5hr) Jun 16, 6pm, est arrive at leh Accom: leh Day 12: Leh - Delhi - Agra Jun 17, 6am, leave leh by flight Jun 17, morning, leave delhi to agra Day 13: Agra - Delhi Jun 18, morning, leave agra to delhi Jun 18, leave delhi at night. Will add in more details later. Please advise. Last edited by zoossh : May 13th, 2008 at 12:08.

May 26th, 2008, 22:54	#3
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,691	Re Nubra : Khardung La is a military post with some repair facilities , the way I remember it there is no village or habitation between Leh and Khalsar , which is where the road forks : Panamik N, Hunder & Diskit W. Manali : the Tibetan temple had a lovely surrounding garden , but last time around it had been all but swallowed by the construction of a dharamshala. Acclimatisation issues : Sarchu will always be the great problem here , way outside safe ascent guide lines. Hopefully your driver is based in Manali and so less affected.I see you´ve put in some serious thought on acclimatization , I´ve summed up a few more pointers here __________________ high road to ..

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May 26th, 2008, 22:08	#2
zoossh Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 55	hi, all? any feedbacks or opinions? doesn't matter if it is not based on the questions i asked... comments and recommendations on good photographic sites for stopping along the way are also gladly welcomed.

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zoossh Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 55	thanks guys. will go in to read the blog.

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solo_trekker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: noida Posts: 366	Hiya... Just a couple of points I need to add... The trip from Manali to Leh can happily and conveniently be done in two days... Do you really want to stop over at Keylong as well as Sarchu...? (Some taxi operators actually do the trip in a single day - leave Leh at 2.00 a.m. and reach Manali at 10.00 p.m.)... No, I'm definitely not suggesting such a crazy thing; but I would still suggest doing it in two days, and not three...! About Nubra - The Nubra valley is shaped like a fork, a vee - Hunder and Deskit on the Western side and Panamik and Sumur on the Northern side... It is best to spend one night on each side... Hunder has a lot of attractions, the sand dunes and the camels and the gompa... So, one night here is a done deal... The other night should ideally be at Sumur, where there is the 'Samsta-ling' monastery... Check out this thread which will surely give you ALL the details and much much more... Ladakh in 5 Days...???!!! (Or 6 or 7 or 10 or 15...!!!) Cheers...!

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zoossh Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 55	thanks guys. i've completed my visit with some changes. Nonetheless, here is my thread with some pictures. feel free to take a look. http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=387049

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Yogesh Sarkar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi (India) Posts: 1,019	There is no way to contact them, though a travel agent in Leh might be able to book in advance. At the end of the day it really doesn't matters, since only a few people spend the night there.

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