Ladakh trip - Aug 2007

gelfball · Jul 3rd, 2007, 20:54

i am also planning a trip up to leh at the exact same time, but i haven't actually done any of the planning (eeek).

i'm pretty sure Nayan, that the reason why things seemed booked that week, is becuase His Holiness the Dalai Lama is giving a teaching in Leh from Aug 11th-14th.

Did anyone else know this? This is the main reason why I am going.

After that, I would love to join up with other like minded travellers to do day trips or basic treks, so as to keep the costs down.

Let me know!
Daniel

nayan · Jul 4th, 2007, 11:49

hi gelfball,
I have noted down your cell and mail id.
I would suggest please edit your post and remove these details. Its not very safe to give such personal details in an open forum.
For any personal message, we can also communicate via the PM facility in this site.

Thanks for mentioning the dalai lamas visit.
That must be the reason why everything was booked. I sure feel better thinking I have confirmed acco reserved

I am definitely interested in joint day trips. I dont think I will go for any trekking as I have problem in climbing uphill.

Hope it turns out to be a really memorable trip

gelfball · Jul 4th, 2007, 14:07

i edited because you freaked me out! but usually i don't care about that kind of stuff. i already get a ridiculous amount of phone spam from AirTel, what could be worse??? (j/k)

hitanshu · Jul 4th, 2007, 14:36

Comments in bold inline

Quote:

Originally Posted by ananth

2. 11th 12th stay in manali (accomodation yet to be booked
planning to visit HPTDC this weekend they have hotels in all ranges)
(places to visit not yet finalised )

Manali is a horrible Waste of your time. (compared to leh!)
I say, 11th go to rohtang in a shared taxi, have fun playing there. Then move to Keylong by night.
12th Morning bus at 6am to Leh. Reach by 7-8pm.
Book hotel khayul/zarla now! That time may be late!

Spend 13th resting around and getting permits and German bakery.
14-19th six days in leh, enough for pangong/khardungla/nubra/tso moriri and rafting in indus/zanskar!! a friend who went to nubra got bored with the dunes and panamik - better spend more time at pangong (night stay).

Also keep in mind that deccan is deccan. They could cancel on you, so keep enough cash on yourself - the SBI ATM works intermittently. Else, you'd have to borrow cash against credit card from shopkeepers, who anyways prefer foreigners than Indians for this.

keep enough cash for a alternate journey back home.

3. 13th morning take a bus from manali to leh (yet to be booked - HPTDC)

4. 14th evening/ night reach leh ...

5. 15th full rest (may be visit the market etc in the evening)

6. 16th morning to 20 th morning leh (stay yet to be booked.. )

7. 20th morning (fly from leh to delhi - air deccan already
booked) (you are also taking the air deccan flight so if possible share ur experience with us)

8. 20th night leave delhi (tamil nadu express)

i guess u r staying in leh from 12th to 17th we will be there
from 15th to 19th... if u r willing we can take up the long
trips like lamayuru, pangong lake together (coz with only
5 days in leh i guess we wont be able to manage numbra valley )
We also are under the impression that 5 days is not enough so we
are planning to reach leh on 13th night itself so that we will
have 6 days in leh including 1 day rest )

whats your view on the trips ? have u decided on the places
you are going to visit and the dates.. if we already have an idea of each others plan we can try and adjust it !!

we would also be interested to know any other preperations that you are doing for this trip

Thanks for the response.
ananth

Hope that helps

for the rest, please read the Collated Leh wisdom here:
The Bikenomads Wiki Leh page

ananth · Jul 9th, 2007, 11:34

Hello there !
last weekend we went to the HPTDC office in chennai to book our tickets for the bus travel from manali to leh.. As per our plan we were supposed to start from manali on the 13th and reach leh on 14th (night) but when we tried booking the tickets the official told us that there are no daily buses anymore to leh, and he gave me 2 options 10th august and 14th august. 10th august is too early for us so we have for the time being booked the bus tickets on 14th august. But the official also told us that depending upon the demand they may arrange trips on any day... so he told us tht if we are lucky we may get a bus on 12th or 13th which would be perfect for us.
Now, The question ?
Do you guys have similar experiences ?
Has anyone been lucky enough to get a last minute change ?
does HPTDC run such unscheduled trips on demand ?

PS:- we also know that we can take jeeps or sumo etc.etc.. but we are only 2 ppl and i guess it will be expensive for us..
is there any other alternative/ if we take jeep or sumo will it be expensive ? comfortable ?

hitanshu · Jul 9th, 2007, 11:40

a. Contact antrek: info@antrek.co.in
b. Chillax. keep a day buffer, landup in Manali before late evening, ask around at the main market (round about, where right is to rohtang). I saw about 20-25 such qualises/taxis enroute to Leh during my ride. You're going in peak season - pay some extra, but seats you surely shall get.
c. PM lehlover. He just did the trip himself.

Yogesh Sarkar · Jul 9th, 2007, 23:03

Take the HRTC or J&KSTRC bus, it would be cheaper and it goes to Leh daily. You shouldn't have problem getting the ticket once in Manali. Else you always have the option of getting a seat in a shared taxi, that would cost you roughly 1200-2500 depending on whether or not you want to reach leh in one day or in two days.

lizziedripin · Jul 13th, 2007, 07:47

hi
I will be in leh from 31st of july for a week or so, no plans, and would love to join up on trips. I am staying at padma guest hse . Ill be with my 11 yr old daughter and we would welcome company of other intrepid travellers.
Jane & Isobel x

ananth · Jul 13th, 2007, 18:57

hi lizziedripin ,
have u booked padma guest house..
which room did u book under what plan and how much did it cost u..??

lizziedripin · Jul 14th, 2007, 00:38

dunno wot I booked, just a double room in the hotel, not guest hse for 1600 nite. Its in a book 100 great places to stay in India! Are you staying there also?
jane

hitanshu · Jul 17th, 2007, 14:07

jane,

cancel it if you can - the guest houses of hotel khayul, zarla are very deecnt, and if you can live without hot running water (they supply in buckets) and a heater (you DONT need it) - they are pretty decent for about 300 bucks a day!!

aaaaag · Aug 19th, 2007, 23:41

Anyone know anything about the Air Deccan flights? I'm having a hard time getting Jet or IA.

Khak · Aug 20th, 2007, 00:57

DELHI - LEH
DN-785 05:20 06:50 DAILY

LEH - DELHI
DN-786 07:20 08:40 DAILY

for a trip in aug 07, we booked air-tickets in may 07.

Jul 3rd, 2007, 20:54	#16
gelfball Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal Posts: 28	i am also planning a trip up to leh at the exact same time, but i haven't actually done any of the planning (eeek). i'm pretty sure Nayan, that the reason why things seemed booked that week, is becuase His Holiness the Dalai Lama is giving a teaching in Leh from Aug 11th-14th. Did anyone else know this? This is the main reason why I am going. After that, I would love to join up with other like minded travellers to do day trips or basic treks, so as to keep the costs down. Let me know! Daniel Last edited by gelfball : Jul 4th, 2007 at 14:06.

Jul 9th, 2007, 23:03	#22
Yogesh Sarkar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi (India) Posts: 1,094	Take the HRTC or J&KSTRC bus, it would be cheaper and it goes to Leh daily. You shouldn't have problem getting the ticket once in Manali. Else you always have the option of getting a seat in a shared taxi, that would cost you roughly 1200-2500 depending on whether or not you want to reach leh in one day or in two days. __________________ My Travelogues \| My Blog \| Ladakh Travel Guide

Jul 13th, 2007, 07:47	#23
lizziedripin Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: uk Posts: 21	leh trip hi I will be in leh from 31st of july for a week or so, no plans, and would love to join up on trips. I am staying at padma guest hse . Ill be with my 11 yr old daughter and we would welcome company of other intrepid travellers. Jane & Isobel x

Jul 14th, 2007, 00:38	#25
lizziedripin Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: uk Posts: 21	padma dunno wot I booked, just a double room in the hotel, not guest hse for 1600 nite. Its in a book 100 great places to stay in India! Are you staying there also? jane

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Jul 4th, 2007, 11:49	#17
nayan Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hyderabad/tokyo Posts: 1,028	hi gelfball, I have noted down your cell and mail id. I would suggest please edit your post and remove these details. Its not very safe to give such personal details in an open forum. For any personal message, we can also communicate via the PM facility in this site. Thanks for mentioning the dalai lamas visit. That must be the reason why everything was booked. I sure feel better thinking I have confirmed acco reserved I am definitely interested in joint day trips. I dont think I will go for any trekking as I have problem in climbing uphill. Hope it turns out to be a really memorable trip

Jul 4th, 2007, 14:07	#18
gelfball Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal Posts: 28	i edited because you freaked me out! but usually i don't care about that kind of stuff. i already get a ridiculous amount of phone spam from AirTel, what could be worse??? (j/k)

Jul 9th, 2007, 11:34	#20
ananth Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 13	Hello there ! last weekend we went to the HPTDC office in chennai to book our tickets for the bus travel from manali to leh.. As per our plan we were supposed to start from manali on the 13th and reach leh on 14th (night) but when we tried booking the tickets the official told us that there are no daily buses anymore to leh, and he gave me 2 options 10th august and 14th august. 10th august is too early for us so we have for the time being booked the bus tickets on 14th august. But the official also told us that depending upon the demand they may arrange trips on any day... so he told us tht if we are lucky we may get a bus on 12th or 13th which would be perfect for us. Now, The question ? Do you guys have similar experiences ? Has anyone been lucky enough to get a last minute change ? does HPTDC run such unscheduled trips on demand ? PS:- we also know that we can take jeeps or sumo etc.etc.. but we are only 2 ppl and i guess it will be expensive for us.. is there any other alternative/ if we take jeep or sumo will it be expensive ? comfortable ?

Jul 9th, 2007, 11:40	#21
hitanshu Renegade Killer Bee Join Date: May 2006 Location: Delhi/Mumbai Posts: 209	a. Contact antrek: info@antrek.co.in b. Chillax. keep a day buffer, landup in Manali before late evening, ask around at the main market (round about, where right is to rohtang). I saw about 20-25 such qualises/taxis enroute to Leh during my ride. You're going in peak season - pay some extra, but seats you surely shall get. c. PM lehlover. He just did the trip himself.

Jul 13th, 2007, 18:57	#24
ananth Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 13	hi lizziedripin , have u booked padma guest house.. which room did u book under what plan and how much did it cost u..??

Jul 17th, 2007, 14:07	#26
hitanshu Renegade Killer Bee Join Date: May 2006 Location: Delhi/Mumbai Posts: 209	jane, cancel it if you can - the guest houses of hotel khayul, zarla are very deecnt, and if you can live without hot running water (they supply in buckets) and a heater (you DONT need it) - they are pretty decent for about 300 bucks a day!!

Aug 19th, 2007, 23:41	#27
aaaaag Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: dunno Posts: 12	Anyone know anything about the Air Deccan flights? I'm having a hard time getting Jet or IA.

Aug 20th, 2007, 00:57	#28
Khak Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kolkata/hyderabad/atlanta Posts: 506	DELHI - LEH DN-785 05:20 06:50 DAILY LEH - DELHI DN-786 07:20 08:40 DAILY for a trip in aug 07, we booked air-tickets in may 07.

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