Some information on Leh

T.I.P

Hi Folks!

Well, with the monsoon's setting up in Goa in July end, my wife had a change of mind. Now she wants to go to Leh!


I like the idea, since I have never been there and am very excited about it.

I have a few questions though!

1. My budget is LIMITED. As limited as it can get.
I checked cleartrip.com and noticed that the minimum to and fro (New Delhi) is around 23k.
I was hoping to find a cheaper option.

I was wondering if it is possible to travel to the nearest point by train and then take a bus/taxi/whatever

I tried researching on the net, however I am not able to find the nearest railway station.

Any suggestions on this one?

2. Within the 9 days, we would be travelling and visiting Leh, one of them is my Wife's birthday (July 28th).
Is there something we can do on her birthday!
Hope I am not asking for much, however I would like to make it a great day for her.
she is fond of music and jamming in a discotheque. Do we have any in Leh (nearby)? If not, what would IM'ers recommend?

3. I am into Photography. What all places of interest would you recommend?

4. Places to stay? Again.. BUDGET is ECONOMY. Cheaper the better. However, I am open to raise the budget a little.
My minimum required would be a nice warm cosy place with a double bed, clean and hygenic room/hotel with attached bathroom.
Should have electric suppy (Should have not power outages or should provide backup power)
Hot water in the bathroom.
Internet connection if possible.

5. Food!
What is the cusine out there? Any food/dishes you would recommend? Not just mo mos.

6. Any restrictions??
My wife might end up doing shopping there. I have heard that Silver jewellery is very good there! (Am I wrong?)
Anyway, do we haveany restrictions on what we can buy(or cannotbuy),also any restrictions to bring the purchases back to Delhi?

Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated.

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T.I.P

I was going through some web sites and observed the following itenary!

Tour No 04: Juley Ladakh (4 Nights / 5 Days)
Leh / Hemis / Khardongla / Sangam / Pangong / Leh.

Day 01: Leh.
Arrival at Leh airport, to be received by our representative and transferred to the Hotel. Check in to the hotel for a complete day of rest. Lunch will be served at hotel, after lunch visit Leh Market, Leh Palace, Hall of Fame and Shanti Stupa. O/N Leh. (B,HL,D)
Day 02: Leh – Local Sightseeing.
A Complete day of visit to the monasteries, After breakfast drive to visit the Shey Palace, Thiksey, Hemis monasteries and Stok Palace Museum. Hot Lunch will be provided. Return to Leh in the evening. O/N Leh. (B,HL,D)
Day 03: Leh - Pangong Lake – Leh.
After early Breakfast leave for Pangong Lake (14,500 ft), through Changla Pass 17,350 ft.,it is the third highest motorable road in the world. arrive Pangong,it is the highest salt water Lake in the World, shared by two countries India & China. Enjoy the beauty of the lake on the Banks of pangong while appreciating the changing Colors and fascinating high altitude of the Lake. Drive back to Leh by the same route. O/N Leh. (B,HL,D)
Day 04: Leh – Khardungla Pass & Sangam – Leh.
After breakfast drive to Khardung la, the highest motorable road in the world. Return to Leh by afternoon. Hot Lunch at Hotel. After the Lunch drive to visit Gurudwara Pather Sahib, Magnetic Hill and Sangam of Zangskar and Indus River. O/N Leh. (B,HL,D)
Day 05: Leh – Back to Destination.
Transfer to the airport and fly back to Destination with Sweet Memories of Ladakh. (BT)

Meals: B = Breakfast, HL = Hot Lunch, PL = Packed Lunch, D = Dinner.

What do you think about this? I have a total of 9 days (travel and visit)

sam_thind

HI Dear
Last year in Aug we ( me and my friend) went on 2 bikes to Leh....we started our journey from Ludhian. Following was Itinerary and covered total 2790 km in 12 days ( Avg 233 km per day )
BF- Breakfast, L-Lunch, NH- Night Halt,
Day 1. (km: 400 )Ludhaina,Pb (BF), Phagwara, Hoshirapur, Dasua, Patahnkot(L), Samba ( j&k), Udhampur, Patnitop ( NH).
Day 2.( km: 220) Patnitop( BF), Sirinagar ( NH)
Day 3.(Km: 175) Sirinagra(BF), Gulmarg (L), Sirinagar local site seeing, dal lake ( NH)
Day 4.(Km: 245) Sirinagar, Sonmarg (L), Dras, Kargil ( NH)
Day 5.(Km: 265) Kargil, Btalik sector (BF), Aryan Villages , Bheem , Dha ( L ),Khaltse, Leh loal (NH)
Day 6. ( Km :185) Leh DC office for permission (L), Khardungla, Khalsar, Nubra valley , Diskit, Hunder (NH)
Day 7. ( Km: 275)Hunder (BF), Penamic, Leh (L), Karu, Chang la, Tangtse ( NH)
Day 8. (Km: 50)5:00am at Pangong lake, Spagmic (BF), Spagmic Camping ( NH)
Day 9.( Km: 265) Pangong, Spagmic ( BF ), Karu ( L) , Pang (NH)
Day 10.( Km: 310) Pang, Sarchu (BF), Kelong (L), Rohtang Pass , Manali (NH).
Day 11.(Km: 85) Manali, Naggar( BF), Kullu, Manikarn Sb ( L), 22 km Tracking to Kheer Ganga ( NH )
Day 12.(Km: 315) Kheer Ganga, 22 km Tracking to Manikarn,( L) Kullu, Kartarpur , Ropar, Chandigarh ( NH)
So u can take the idea time taken by us n u can plan accordingly.
Sam

Balvar

Dear TIP.

we you have time on your Handa, i would recommened that you dont travel by Air to LEH. There are two advantages on going by Road (one you get acclimitised easily Secondly u get to enjoy the road Trip. Also in Ladakh its not destination always its thre Route to it.

Rest for any queris you can always get back to me

T.I.P

I like the idea to travel by road
However, I want to travel by train to the nearest railway station.
From there, I would like to take a taxi/bus

Any idea on which railway stations are the closest?
I am travelling from Delhi

Balvar

See nearest Railway Stattion in case would be Chandigarh. Y i say Chandigarh is Coz From Chandigarh u can Hire a Deluxe AC Bus & reach Manali the Following Day. From manali u can easliy hire Shared Cab or Toursim Bus for Leh.

rabbit

hey, i didnt read the long idea for your nine days, but when speaking of Leh, I would defenetely take a bus (maybe taxis are easier)over the mountains to nubra valley. Its the most beautiful place, very tranquil and not many tourists, great people and the nature is really amazing. But, ofcourse, thats more for chilling maybe..just an idea.

vistet

Always fascinated by this standard error : Pangong Tso means being a lot more time at a higher mean elevation , it should be placed last. Not an safety issue , without a night stay, definitely a comfort issue.

Agree on that , under two conditions : that you go from Srinagar , and that you stop in Kargil. The acclimatization value of the Srinagar-Leh road lies almost completely with the night in Kargil , the remaining part is the Zoji & Fotu La.

The Manali-Leh Highway is your worst possible option for acclimatization , with the second half of the road running between the altitudes of Mont Blanc and Everest Base Camp.





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