Manali Leh mega post!

Yogesh Sarkar · Jul 18th, 2006, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by natasha chanda acharya

Day Three - 11 Aug – Manali to Sarchu - Total : 226km
Manali to Rohtang - 60km, Rohtang to Keylang - 52km,
Keylang to Baralacha La - 82km, Baralacha La to Sarchu - 32km.

Day Four - 12 Aug – Sarchu to Leh - Total : 171 km.
Sarchu to Tanglang La - 62km, Tanglang la to Rumtse - 29km, Rumtse to Upshi - 31km, Upshi to Karu - 13 km, Karu to Thikse - 17 km, Thikse to Leh - 19 km.

According to this Manali to Leh would be 397kms! Did it by motorcycle last year and this route is roughly 480kms!

hitanshu · Aug 1st, 2006, 13:01

err... about the Inner line permits:

Any directions to the place?
Can I arrive by like 2pm, apply and get them next early morning (like 10-11am)?
What's the latest time by which I can reach the permit office and STILL get the permits the same day?

Any guidance, mucho appreciated?

Lovemax · Aug 1st, 2006, 19:14

Not really possible but I would like to know, which places would u like to go when you say Inner line permit.

CheerS
-M-

Jay_J · Aug 3rd, 2006, 13:10

Pyaare,

you can get the permits on the same day.. should not be a problem - subject to the DC being in office..

Follow this process :

Go to the DC office, it's next to the polo ground.
Take a handwritten application alongwith you. Application should state
1 - That you are an Indian national
2 - The list of areas that you wish to travel to AND the travel dates AND also the number of days.
3 - Your full name incl. father's name and correspondence address - Ok to write the full address of only one member and the cities for the rest.

Go to the ADC and get this application signed off by him. He's a good fellow and shall do it without any bother.

Then take this signed off application to the Head clerk's office, that's the last door on the right as you come out in the corridor from the ADC's office.

Ask him for the form to be filled up... he'll give you 2 copies.. take a carbon paper from him only...

Fill up the form and get it initialled by the head clerk... and take it from him and again approach the ADC for his signature...

Once that is done .. again take the forms and go to the head clerk... he'll take one copy for their records... and stamp and give one back to you... well... your ILP's are ready... :-)

This process may sound complicated and long drawn... but believe me it's very easy and wont take more than 20 mins if all concerned are in office...

One more thing... now a days. the guys at the DC office have started collecting money - official though - for some wildlife corpus... avoid it... easy.. just look as if you've been doing this process for the whole of your life... act as if you're a local... am sure it wont be tough for you... after all the riding you've done in Gujarat...!!!

Any confusion do let me know..

natasha chanda acharya · Aug 18th, 2006, 18:50

A litle late for the answer but i have just come back to civilization after a month.

Jay_J has got it all. It's very simple really. And it only took us 20 mins to get this done before we were on our way out for that day.

Just make sure you carry some id and some passport size pics.
Once you get the permit, dont forget to make at least 20 photocopies of it. I almost ran out of photocopies by the end of the trip.

natasha chanda acharya · Aug 18th, 2006, 19:00

I learnt something while I was in Rajasthan.
Some jackass tourist bought three double humped camels from Leh and carted them to Rajastan along with a caretaker. The idea was to ride them from Rajasthan on to Goa!!!!!!!!! ???????????
But the trip from the desert to the city was enouhg to give the poor camels blisters. They got them to a vet and wanted to be on their way asap, when the Meneka Gandhi followers descended on them. One of the camels didn't make it and died, and the other two were flown back to Leh. The tourists had to pay a penalty for attempting to do this.
Okay enough said. Which idiot in the world wants to ride cold mountain camels in the middle of Thar? There are only a handful of those camels left in Leh anyway, and you have to go and kill one of them! God! I am too furious to write more, but people please, if any of you can spread the message to fellow travellers, please do.

saajan_20 · Aug 18th, 2006, 19:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by natasha chanda acharya

I learnt something while I was in Rajasthan.
Some jackass tourist bought three double humped camels from Leh and carted them to Rajastan along with a caretaker. The idea was to ride them from Rajasthan on to Goa!!!!!!!!! ???????????
But the trip from the desert to the city was enouhg to give the poor camels blisters. They got them to a vet and wanted to be on their way asap, when the Meneka Gandhi followers descended on them. One of the camels didn't make it and died, and the other two were flown back to Leh. The tourists had to pay a penalty for attempting to do this.
Okay enough said. Which idiot in the world wants to ride cold mountain camels in the middle of Thar? There are only a handful of those camels left in Leh anyway, and you have to go and kill one of them! God! I am too furious to write more, but people please, if any of you can spread the message to fellow travellers, please do.

i am less annoyed at the tourist its more about our authorities who can turn a blind eye to such huge animals being carted out w/out any hindrance !!!

saala paisa phek tamasha dekh !!!!

anyways puishment met out to these tourists shuld be harsh they shuld be treated the way salman khan was for killing black buck (chinkara) but media will be not intrested as this news will not sell !!

enigma76 · Aug 19th, 2006, 04:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by saajan_20

i am less annoyed at the tourist its more about our authorities who can turn a blind eye to such huge animals being carted out w/out any hindrance !!!

saala paisa phek tamasha dekh !!!!

anyways puishment met out to these tourists shuld be harsh they shuld be treated the way salman khan was for killing black buck (chinkara) but media will be not intrested as this news will not sell !!

..and the hard, unbearable punishment that Salman Khan got was????? Perhaps the only real consolation about THAT fiasco was that more common people came to know that there is such an animal like the black buck..

saajan_20 · Aug 22nd, 2006, 10:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by enigma76

..and the hard, unbearable punishment that Salman Khan got was????? Perhaps the only real consolation about THAT fiasco was that more common people came to know that there is such an animal like the black buck..

Ground rule pal paisa phek tamasha dekh applies to salman case again
hey lets not discuss it any further its a forum for leh ladakh !!!

arijitraja · Aug 24th, 2006, 16:55

Guys.. am back from Leh.. IT was a breathtaking experience... The manali-leh highway and Pangong Tso was awesome... Attaching some of my pics.. More pics are there at arijitganguly.blogspot.com

enigma76 · Aug 24th, 2006, 17:26

Great pics arijit..cant wait to go myself

Please check your PM, if you dont mind. Just have a doubt about the permits!

Thanks

natasha chanda acharya · Sep 4th, 2006, 12:55

I wanted some information about the Inner Line Permits that we'll need to take in Leh.

Just carry all your IDs and passport size pics.
The office is right opposite the maidan, very close to the taxi stand. Leh is a small place anyway. Just ask anyone. The entire process shouldn't take you more than half an hour. You will need permits only if you are going out of Leh to the border areas. make sure to xerox several copies of the permit once you get it. And yes, it doesn't cost anything if you do it yourself. You could also give a few hundred and get it done from your travel agent or Hotel desk.

Also, while you've given a great account of the distance you travelled, i was curious to know about the average distance that can be covered comfortably in a day !!!!

depends on the road conditions, but on an average, i'd say 250 km. anywhere between 200 - 300 km per day. And when I say day, I mean 10 - 12 hours. we are a "drive" crazy family, so I wouldn't know your comfort threshold. But I'd say you can do it very comfortably. We used to go out at 7:00 am in the morning and come back by 7:00 pm everyday while in Leh. and then we'd roam the Leh markets till 10:00 or so.

Since you are in Bangalore, you should join us in our meetups sometime. Hope you have a wonderful trip and bring back lots of good pics and memories.

enigma76 · Sep 4th, 2006, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by natasha chanda acharya

I wanted some information about the Inner Line Permits that we'll need to take in Leh.

Just carry all your IDs and passport size pics.
The office is right opposite the maidan, very close to the taxi stand. Leh is a small place anyway. Just ask anyone. The entire process shouldn't take you more than half an hour. You will need permits only if you are going out of Leh to the border areas. make sure to xerox several copies of the permit once you get it. And yes, it doesn't cost anything if you do it yourself. You could also give a few hundred and get it done from your travel agent or Hotel desk.

Also, while you've given a great account of the distance you travelled, i was curious to know about the average distance that can be covered comfortably in a day !!!!

depends on the road conditions, but on an average, i'd say 250 km. anywhere between 200 - 300 km per day. And when I say day, I mean 10 - 12 hours. we are a "drive" crazy family, so I wouldn't know your comfort threshold. But I'd say you can do it very comfortably. We used to go out at 7:00 am in the morning and come back by 7:00 pm everyday while in Leh. and then we'd roam the Leh markets till 10:00 or so.

Since you are in Bangalore, you should join us in our meetups sometime. Hope you have a wonderful trip and bring back lots of good pics and memories.

Thanks for the info and for the invite! I am not based in Bangalore but its my favorite city! I will be in B'lore on 5,6,7 Sept before leaving to Delhi for the trip..any meet up happening?

mantru · May 5th, 2007, 13:06

I am impressed by the way you write...more that picturing leh i was immersed in reading.......why dont u write something......i am planning a trip to leh for 5 days.....so someone forwarded this post....was really good....

kullukid · May 5th, 2007, 19:40

Click this link for more photo's of the Leh to Manali road.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/kulluk...=RRxqP8gufM 4

Here's some of Ladakh Festival,Gompas etc.KK
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/kulluk...ey=DO7JeAzphTw

Aug 1st, 2006, 19:14	#78
Lovemax -FreeBirD- Road Raker - Da Loner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Delhi\Ladakh Posts: 432	Not really possible but I would like to know, which places would u like to go when you say Inner line permit. CheerS -M- __________________ Photos from my world "The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality.. - Samuel Johnson ............ ................. .........

Aug 3rd, 2006, 13:10	#79
Jay_J Traveller Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ahmedabad,Gujarat, India Posts: 90	Pyaare, you can get the permits on the same day.. should not be a problem - subject to the DC being in office.. Follow this process : Go to the DC office, it's next to the polo ground. Take a handwritten application alongwith you. Application should state 1 - That you are an Indian national 2 - The list of areas that you wish to travel to AND the travel dates AND also the number of days. 3 - Your full name incl. father's name and correspondence address - Ok to write the full address of only one member and the cities for the rest. Go to the ADC and get this application signed off by him. He's a good fellow and shall do it without any bother. Then take this signed off application to the Head clerk's office, that's the last door on the right as you come out in the corridor from the ADC's office. Ask him for the form to be filled up... he'll give you 2 copies.. take a carbon paper from him only... Fill up the form and get it initialled by the head clerk... and take it from him and again approach the ADC for his signature... Once that is done .. again take the forms and go to the head clerk... he'll take one copy for their records... and stamp and give one back to you... well... your ILP's are ready... :-) This process may sound complicated and long drawn... but believe me it's very easy and wont take more than 20 mins if all concerned are in office... One more thing... now a days. the guys at the DC office have started collecting money - official though - for some wildlife corpus... avoid it... easy.. just look as if you've been doing this process for the whole of your life... act as if you're a local... am sure it wont be tough for you... after all the riding you've done in Gujarat...!!! Any confusion do let me know.. __________________ ------------------------- http://raahitrails.fotopic.net - Ladakh & Spiti ride - LKM 2008 http://raahi.fotopic.net - Ladakh ride - LKM 2006 http://yaadein.fotopic.net - Rides in and around Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh http://jugaad.fotopic.net- Ride to Arunachal Pradesh http://www.60kph.com

Aug 24th, 2006, 16:55	#85
arijitraja Wanderer Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 96	Guys.. am back from Leh.. IT was a breathtaking experience... The manali-leh highway and Pangong Tso was awesome... Attaching some of my pics.. More pics are there at arijitganguly.blogspot.com Attached Thumbnails

Sep 4th, 2006, 12:55	#87
natasha chanda acharya barefeet indian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 566	from enigma's PM I wanted some information about the Inner Line Permits that we'll need to take in Leh. Just carry all your IDs and passport size pics. The office is right opposite the maidan, very close to the taxi stand. Leh is a small place anyway. Just ask anyone. The entire process shouldn't take you more than half an hour. You will need permits only if you are going out of Leh to the border areas. make sure to xerox several copies of the permit once you get it. And yes, it doesn't cost anything if you do it yourself. You could also give a few hundred and get it done from your travel agent or Hotel desk. Also, while you've given a great account of the distance you travelled, i was curious to know about the average distance that can be covered comfortably in a day !!!! depends on the road conditions, but on an average, i'd say 250 km. anywhere between 200 - 300 km per day. And when I say day, I mean 10 - 12 hours. we are a "drive" crazy family, so I wouldn't know your comfort threshold. But I'd say you can do it very comfortably. We used to go out at 7:00 am in the morning and come back by 7:00 pm everyday while in Leh. and then we'd roam the Leh markets till 10:00 or so. Since you are in Bangalore, you should join us in our meetups sometime. Hope you have a wonderful trip and bring back lots of good pics and memories.

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Aug 1st, 2006, 13:01	#77
hitanshu Renegade Killer Bee Join Date: May 2006 Location: Delhi/Mumbai Posts: 209	err... about the Inner line permits: Any directions to the place? Can I arrive by like 2pm, apply and get them next early morning (like 10-11am)? What's the latest time by which I can reach the permit office and STILL get the permits the same day? Any guidance, mucho appreciated?

Aug 18th, 2006, 18:50	#80
natasha chanda acharya barefeet indian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 566	A litle late for the answer but i have just come back to civilization after a month. Jay_J has got it all. It's very simple really. And it only took us 20 mins to get this done before we were on our way out for that day. Just make sure you carry some id and some passport size pics. Once you get the permit, dont forget to make at least 20 photocopies of it. I almost ran out of photocopies by the end of the trip.

Aug 18th, 2006, 19:00	#81
natasha chanda acharya barefeet indian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 566	I learnt something while I was in Rajasthan. Some jackass tourist bought three double humped camels from Leh and carted them to Rajastan along with a caretaker. The idea was to ride them from Rajasthan on to Goa!!!!!!!!! ??????????? But the trip from the desert to the city was enouhg to give the poor camels blisters. They got them to a vet and wanted to be on their way asap, when the Meneka Gandhi followers descended on them. One of the camels didn't make it and died, and the other two were flown back to Leh. The tourists had to pay a penalty for attempting to do this. Okay enough said. Which idiot in the world wants to ride cold mountain camels in the middle of Thar? There are only a handful of those camels left in Leh anyway, and you have to go and kill one of them! God! I am too furious to write more, but people please, if any of you can spread the message to fellow travellers, please do.

Aug 24th, 2006, 17:26	#86
enigma76 From the urban desert to the innocent cool hills! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posts: 56	Great pics arijit..cant wait to go myself Please check your PM, if you dont mind. Just have a doubt about the permits! Thanks

May 5th, 2007, 13:06	#89
mantru Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: darjeeling--currently in delhi Posts: 224	I am impressed by the way you write...more that picturing leh i was immersed in reading.......why dont u write something......i am planning a trip to leh for 5 days.....so someone forwarded this post....was really good....

May 5th, 2007, 19:40	#90
kullukid Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: u.k. Posts: 980	Click this link for more photo's of the Leh to Manali road. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/kulluk...=RRxqP8gufM 4 Here's some of Ladakh Festival,Gompas etc.KK http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/kulluk...ey=DO7JeAzphTw

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