help needed to plan my first trip to leh

[pratheep]

hi guys..

Planning for a trip to leh..this is my first trip and i need some adivse with that... am from chennai and will have to ship the bike Delhi and drive from there... and planning the trip on end of june

1. Am driving P150 dts i, is it ok for the trip?

2. Planning to drive with a pillion (have done trips with a pillion on plains and some hill stations but don know about leh)...need advise.

3. like to do camping...need some advise with that...

4. basic budget for two...

5. regarding shiiping the bike am thinking of Delhi...suggestions on other routes needed..

6. how about permits and stuff..?

Thanks in advance....

[Yogesh Sarkar]

1. yes
2. depends on the weight you are carrying, weight of yours, your pillion and condition of your motorcycle. In case some inclines are tough to manage, ask the pillion to get off, instead of burning the clutch.
3. No need to carry tents unless you really want to, for accommodation review check out Accommodation in Ladakh and along the routes to Ladakh
4. depends on a lot of factors, read more here Budget for a trip to Ladakh | Yogesh Sarkar's Blog
5. You can always ship till Mandi if you are using a courier company, while coming back you can either ship the bike back from Srinagar through courier company or from Jammu through train.
6. you need permit for Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri and Dah, Hanu Villages. Permit is issued by the DC office in Leh and can be easily obtained in a few hours during work days. You need attested copies of photo identity card for both the people.

[pratheep]

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

1. yes
2. depends on the weight you are carrying, weight of yours, your pillion and condition of your motorcycle. In case some inclines are tough to manage, ask the pillion to get off, instead of burning the clutch.
3. No need to carry tents unless you really want to, for accommodation review check out Accommodation in Ladakh and along the routes to Ladakh
4. depends on a lot of factors, read more here Budget for a trip to Ladakh | Yogesh Sarkar's Blog
5. You can always ship till Mandi if you are using a courier company, while coming back you can either ship the bike back from Srinagar through courier company or from Jammu through train.
6. you need permit for Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri and Dah, Hanu Villages. Permit is issued by the DC office in Leh and can be easily obtained in a few hours during work days. You need attested copies of photo identity card for both the people.

thanks a lot for the advise...can u help me with an itinery... i actually don have any time limits...i have enough time to cover so i like u to help me with a leisure trip itinery

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Enough time meaning what? You really have to give me a timeline to work with, else I will come up with a 30-40 day itinerary, which may or may not be useful for you.

[pratheep]

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

Enough time meaning what? You really have to give me a timeline to work with, else I will come up with a 30-40 day itinerary, which may or may not be useful for you.

I can easily spend not less than 30 days....being my first time i want to make most of it

[mugilu]

Sorry to hijack your thread Pratheep.As this is a new thread,I thought I will avoid starting a new one.Anyways,me & wifey are leaving Sakleshpur in Karnataka on 27th june for a trip to Ladakh.We have a month on hand & we'll be driving a Hyundai Getz.Thinking of doing the Srinagar-Leh-Manali route.H V Kumar is charting out a route for us.Any inputs from people on the forum will be of great help.

[roo2vicky]

Originally Posted by pratheep

I can easily spend not less than 30 days....being my first time i want to make most of it

yogesh sir said right u shud have some days idea for it t be spent else keep roaming there till roads are closed......

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Originally Posted by pratheep

I can easily spend not less than 30 days....being my first time i want to make most of it

Great, in that case, you can try and do the following:

Day 1: Delhi - Manali
Day 2: Manali - Keylong
Day 3: Keylong - Sarchu
Day 4: Sarchu - Leh
Day 5: Leh rest and get the permit made
Day 6: Leh - Khardung La - Nubra Valley
Day 7: explore Nubra Valley, go up to Turtuk
Day 8: Nubra Valley - Khardung La - Leh
Day 9: Leh - Chang La - Pangong Tso
Day 10: Pangong Tso, you might want to attempt Marsimik La if you want
Day 11: Pangong Tso - Chang La - Leh
Day 12: sightseeing in and around Leh
Day 13: Leh - Upshi - Chumathang - Tso Moriri
Day 14: Tso Moriri
Day 15: Tso Moriri - Tso Kar - Debring - Tanglang La - Leh
Day 16: Leh rest/sightseeing
Day 17: Leh - Dah/Hanu
Day 18: Dah/Hanu
Day 19: now you can either head to Lamayuru or take the Batalik road to Kargil, I am thinking that you will do the later so…
Day 20: Kargil - Sankoo - Rangdum
Day 21: Rangdum - Pensi La - Padum
Day 22: Sightseeing in and around Padum
Day 23: Padum - Pensi La - Rangdum
Day 24: Rangdum - Kargil
Day 25: Kargil - Srinagar
Day 26: shikara ride in Dal Lake, maybe even visit Gulmarg
Day 27: Srinagar - Jammu/Pathankot
Day 28: Jammu/Pathankot - Delhi

Now you might want to break the Delhi - Manali journey into two or more days to make a little less strenuous.

Also if you want and can get the permit. Then you can visit Hanle etc. as well, however you will need around 580 km (700 km if you also want to do Marsimik La). In order to do this sector properly, you are looking add at least couple of days to the above itinerary.

Also for Zanskar, you can add another day as there is plenty of explore around Padum. However keep in mind that you will need enough fuel for around 550km to do Kargil - Padum - Kargil and in case you want to visit Zangla and other little far off monasteries, then you need 100-150km worth of fuel more.

You can also add at least a day or two in Leh, as there is plenty see around the place.

Additionally, you can include Kinnaur and Spiti into the trip, which will require anywhere from 5-10 days to be done in a proper manner.

Originally Posted by mugilu

Sorry to hijack your thread Pratheep.As this is a new thread,I thought I will avoid starting a new one.Anyways,me & wifey are leaving Sakleshpur in Karnataka on 27th june for a trip to Ladakh.We have a month on hand & we'll be driving a Hyundai Getz.Thinking of doing the Srinagar-Leh-Manali route.H V Kumar is charting out a route for us.Any inputs from people on the forum will be of great help.

How many days would you be taking to reach Delhi?