Srinagar - Leh - Manali 2012!

hi laxmi,how much was your total cost per person from srinagar to leh (full trip)?? including ILP and entry fees,...

Lakshmi upload the photos please....would love to see them...

i'm planning to travel in end of july..any suggestions would be very helpful.

It took about 8 hours to reach Hanle. Close to 230 or 250 km from Leh. We travelled in a Scorpio and yes, it was exclusive for our family. I guess it was a good deal. Though we feel Srinagar - Leh was costly when you compare this.

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Sure Kunal. This weekend for sure.

Thank you laxmi for the information.

Lakshmi, how much time it took for you from Pangong to Leh?

Did you try German Bakery, Gesmo Restaurant in Leh? Any specific Hotel / Restaurant you would recommend one should try?

Which all Monastries did you visit? and Which ones (2-3) would be your top picks?

It took around 7 - 8 hrs to reach Leh. This was because we stopped enroute to visit Shey Palace and Thicksey Monastery. Otherwise it might take around 6 hrs.

Yes, we did buy some cookies and bread in Gesmo Restaurant. It wasn't that great. Maybe they had a bad set of cookies that day !! Being vegetarians, looking for south indian food, we had only one option. Hotel Chaska maska which has some dosas. Dosas we passable but the sambar was pathetic . But, we are there to enjoy the scenary. So food was not that important. We ate in hotel too sometimes which was pretty good.

We visited Lamayuru monastery, Thicksey monastery, Sumur Monastery and another one in Leh near the palace (forgot its name). Not very much interested in them. Hence the small list.

Hi All,
Please find the link to the photos of my Leh album here. Only half of the photos I have uploaded due to time constraint. Please keep checking the album. I will upload the remaining photos soon. Hope you all like it.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1016834...eat=directlink

Amazing Pics Lakshmi.. U must have had great time

Do you have any Pics of Sonamarg Hotel? Please upload the same as well.

Lovely Snaps Lakshmi.. I can't wait now for my Ladakh trip. Which destination you liked the most during your entire Ladakh trip? I now its a difficult question however do think for a while

Hi All,
Please find some photos of the various hotels I had stayed during my trip.
Hotel Sonamarg Glacier

Sonamarg Glacier Room

View from Niranjana GH, Lamayuru

Hotel Kidar GH, Leh

Room at Hotel Kidar

Hanle Observatory Guest house

Observatory GH room

Olgok GH, Hundar

Olgok GH room

Pangong Inn, Pangong

IM has a restriction of uploading 10 photos per message. So attaching this image seperately. Please let me know if you have any queries.

Pangong Inn Hotel room

Lakshmi, pics are very wonderful. Thanks for posting them for future travelers like me. How far was your room @ Pangong Inn from the lake? How was the view from your room?

The lake spans across more than 50 km in India itself. Almost all the tents / rooms are just built on the shore. Pangong Inn has totally 8 rooms. We stayed in room 2. All the rooms until 5 has wonderful views of the lake. You can comfortably sit inside the warmth of your room and see the lake. I will look for a photo of the lake from my room and upload it.