Is aug last week to september first 2 week good for leh trip???

[manasingh]

With all this Jammu issue ( tell them to shut up, we have all the right to allocate a care taker of a piece of indian land in India) and rainy season in mind, is it a safe time to do the delhi - shimla - kinnaur - spiti - lahaul - leh - nubra - leh - pangong tso - manali - delhi circuit on a 100cc bike.

[anupmathur]

Originally Posted by manasingh

With all this Jammu issue ( tell them to shut up, we have all the right to allocate a care taker of a piece of indian land in India) and rainy season in mind, is it a safe time to do the delhi - shimla - kinnaur - spiti - lahaul - leh - nubra - leh - pangong tso - manali - delhi circuit on a 100cc bike.

Avoid this bit:
shimla - kinnaur - spiti. There is no certainty you'll find the roads open.

Go straight to Manali.

[Yogesh Sarkar]

I agree with what Anup sir has said, first do Ladakh and if you feel you still have energy and time and route is open, do Spiti.

[sans4ver]

if u preplan to avoid spiti, u can do zanskar or tso moriri.

[manasingh]

Originally Posted by sans4ver

if u preplan to avoid spiti, u can do zanskar or tso moriri.

But J&K situation restricting me to go beyond leh.
I believe, for zanskar i need to go till kargil and then detour.

I have around a month's time at my disposal. Family commitments will only increase in coming years. So wanted to do the full circuit.

Is landslides & rain very frequent in spiti/lahaul during first week of september ?

[anupmathur]

Originally Posted by manasingh

Is landslides & rain very frequent in spiti/lahaul during first week of september ?

Your guess is as good as anyone else's!
This year seems to be breaking all previous records.

Normally, early Sept would have been a good time.

[KurtRules]

Originally Posted by manasingh

But J&K situation restricting me to go beyond leh.
I believe, for zanskar i need to go till kargil and then detour.

I have around a month's time at my disposal. Family commitments will only increase in coming years. So wanted to do the full circuit.

Is landslides & rain very frequent in spiti/lahaul during first week of september ?

You will not find any trouble till kargil. And yes, you will have to detour from kargil. For the complete information on Zanskar, you can refer to the link below:

http://www.bcmtouring.com/travel-gui...vel-guide.html

By the "full circuit" you mean covering and returning thru srinagar, it will be highly suicidal coz the situation has gone from bad to worse over there.

Its been raining cats and dogs continously for like 3 days here (chandigarh), but the situation might improve in the first week of september on the onset of Autumn, though land slides may well be on the cards.

[KurtRules]

This map will be of some help:

[Yogesh Sarkar]

There shouldn't be any problem with going to Kargil, so far haven't heard of any tensions there.

[anupmathur]

Too early to say yet.
Please follow the J&K drama as it unfolds each day!