Need 4 days itinerary for Kulu/Manali/Leh on June

lathish

Hi Fellow Travelers,
Am a newbie to this forum,and plan to vist Leh/kulu/Manali for about 4 days end of of this month.Please help me chart out the trip with places to vist and stay charge etc.Very much like tto ski on the slopes.is it possible with suchh heat wave in North
Thanking you
Lathish

jyotirmoy

4 days too little time to cover these destinations. Limit it to Manali only, even then unless you are flying in & out it is cramped.

lathish

Am not looking out to see all places need to ski that my first priority or least step on the ice

Abhay_Mysore

I just returned from a 15 day Mysore-Mumbai-Delhi-Manali-Leh-Srinagar-Delhi-Mumbai-Mysore round trip in car. Did Manali-Leh on 23rd and 24th May with overnight stay at Sarchu tents. There was tons of snow all around Rohtang. No water at Sarchu because every thing was frozen to ice, including drinking water and streams flowing around tents. At Changla, on the way to Pengong Lake, we had to heat the ice to get water. But that was exactly one month before you reach Rohtang. So yes, you would have ski opportunities, but I guess, at few slopes at Rohtang. Solang is anyway ruled out at this time of year.

But coming to the key point - 4 days Kullu-Manali-Leh is just far too much given the altitude problems and need to get used to it + distances. In any case you do not go to Leh to ski.. right?? So if skiing is the only interest >> catch a flight to Bhuntar airport at Kullu, do some white water rafting, enjoy yourself at Manali, go to Rohtang and do your favourite skiing stuff, return to Manali, Bhuntar and fly back. Leh just does seem not possible or practical at all.

lathish

Thanks for the update
This is what i have take bus to Manali from Delhi reach early morning,take rest that day
and till eve of the next day then make it to leh,mine is pure backpacking with no itenary

Abhay_Mysore

I love your funda... no plans and no intenarary. Just go. Great. You are the right guy for Ladakh compared to all those "scary and warrisome guys stuck with Diamox's in their hats" that you find all around... kudos and cheers for you. Go man go.

Still... Leh does not look feasible. Manali to Leh itself takes 2 days, unless you take those crazy Sumos who start 2AM in the morning from Manali and Reach you 10PM to Leh... dumb, deaf, dead, mad, done (I am using very humble and civilised language!!)

To do the heck.. yes you can. But what the heck if you can not enjoy the journey and destination as well.


Regards
Abhay

mount cleverest

Abhay,
Its all fine to go on with no fixed itinerary in the mind and stay with the flow but please do understand that it can be fatal if you are unplanned and unaware of the pitfalls of the altitude. Our OP here is clearly unaware, doesnt seem like he has travelled much at big heights..what if gets hit with AMS (I pray not!).

Its better to be careful..so do not, just do not laugh at those who want to be careful with AMS.

VSK Sharma

Hi,
If your idea is to just stand on ski and stand on Ice/ snow Rothang is the place for you.

lathish

Well thanks for the concern ,That why i made a point to search internet and other travelogues and IndiaMike to gather info from experienced travellers like you all