Need help in planning my Itenerary for Manali - Leh - Manali Hi All, I am staying in Bangalore and I am planning for Manali - Leh - Manali bike trip during ...

pradeep · 07-05-07, 02:56 PM

Hi All,
I am staying in Bangalore and I am planning for Manali - Leh - Manali bike trip during first week and second week of July.

Here is the Itenerary:

Day 1:June 30 : Delhi - Manali
Day 2 :July 1: Stay in Manali
Day 3:July 2:Manali to Sarachu
Day 4:July 3:Sarachu - Taglang La - Leh
Day 5:July 4:Stay in Leh
Day 6:July 5:Leh - Khardung La - Hunder
Day 7:July 6:Hunder - Nubra Valley - Leh
Day 8:July 7:Leh - Chang La - PangGong Tso
Day 9:July 8:PangGong Tso - Leh
Day 10:July 9:Leh - Tso Moriri
Day 11:July 10:Tso Moriri - Tso Kar
Day 12:July 11:Tso Kar - Sarachu
Day 13:July 12:sarachu - Manali
Day 14:July 13:Manali - Delhi

We have our flight tickets booked for return journey from delhi - Bangalore on 15 morning!

Please let me know the feasibility of this Itinerary.

We are having 3 Bajaj Pulsars and one Honda Unicorn and we are totally 6 in number!

Please give me all possible feasibilities and suggestions which could make my trip easier,safer and memorable.

Thanks,

Pradeep

hitanshu · 07-05-07, 04:17 PM

Manali is a waste of a day. Spend time across Keylong/Sarchu/pang instead.

in leh, can mean sightseeing around like the monastery circuit.

Your return route demands alot of fuel to be carried. or the danger of contraband fuel

vickyr_88 · 07-05-07, 04:41 PM

And you guys would go pillion in ladakh terrains ??

please do enquire about transporting the bike directly to manali / .That would save 2 days of pain. and more days in the hills.

hitanshu · 07-05-07, 05:23 PM

Transport bike to Mandi, and try to hit Darcha that evening. Saves infinite headache compared to trying to find your way around delhi.

hitanshu · 07-05-07, 05:23 PM

Transport bike to Mandi, and try to hit Darcha that evening. Saves infinite headache compared to trying to find your way around delhi.

its kewl enough to take pillions. sameer shisodia, took his wife to leh on p180cl!!

Yogesh Sarkar · 07-05-07, 09:54 PM

Hi Pradeep, welcome to BCMTouring.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pradeep

Day 10:July 9:Leh - Tso Moriri
Day 11:July 10:Tso Moriri - Tso Kar
Day 12:July 11:Tso Kar - Sarachu
Day 13:July 12:sarachu - Manali

You will need petrol for 550-600kms to do this route and reach petrol pump at Tandi, for the pillions stretch after the small lake near the village Sumdo (don’t remember the lakes name) would be really tough due to the nature of the roads:

Rest every thing looks fine, pillions will probably get a lot more back and butt pain than the riders themselves. Just load less luggage on bikes with pillions and more on those who will only have the riders.

navnit · 08-05-07, 01:17 AM

---> pradeep
If u guyz r goin 4 da 1st time , and considering u r startin frm delhi, u guyz culd dake d jummu srinager route since u ppl r commin bak frm leh-manali .. wud b refreshin as not ridin through d same road .. + more places 2 c in da same number of dayz

+ nyways pillionz wud b goin through lot of butt bashin in tsokar route, it wud a preparatory thing 4 dem if ya do u delhi - jammu in a day ..

pradeep · 08-05-07, 12:23 PM

Hi All,

Thanks for the reply and all information!

Now 4 more ppl got added to our group and we are totally 10 on 8 bikes.

We were initially planning to cover srinagar - Jammu route, also. But few guys, who had a very bitter xperience in srinagar, were a bit scared to come on that route because of terrorist activities...

Please let me know is it safe and worth to go by that route... Also can we cover it in same number of days? I think it is quite far on that route..

Pradeep

pradeep · 08-05-07, 12:28 PM

Yes Hitanshu, We are planning to send our own bikes in train to delhi...
But we need to think about sending it to mandi... No body in our team is familiar with those places... We are yet to give a thought on that!

mudigal · 08-05-07, 12:32 PM

Hi All,

Am one of the member who is doing this stretch this year with this above group (pradeep's).

I have questions on how to transfer the bikes to say delhi/chandigarh/mandi from bangalore?

- I donno how effective couriering the bikes would be - in terms of the time that it takes, cost and major courier players who would undertake it?
- So i plan to book few tickets from bangalore to delhi in one of the trains and then put the bikes inside those trains by showing the reserved tickets. Later miss the train on purpose and ask some friends in delhi to collect the bikes by couriering only the receipts. we would come by flights and collect it from our friends.

Can someone suggest the best way please?

Thanks in Advance

07-05-07, 02:56 PM	#1
pradeep Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3	Need help in planning my Itenerary for Manali - Leh - Manali Hi All, I am staying in Bangalore and I am planning for Manali - Leh - Manali bike trip during first week and second week of July. Here is the Itenerary: Day 1:June 30 : Delhi - Manali Day 2 :July 1: Stay in Manali Day 3:July 2:Manali to Sarachu Day 4:July 3:Sarachu - Taglang La - Leh Day 5:July 4:Stay in Leh Day 6:July 5:Leh - Khardung La - Hunder Day 7:July 6:Hunder - Nubra Valley - Leh Day 8:July 7:Leh - Chang La - PangGong Tso Day 9:July 8:PangGong Tso - Leh Day 10:July 9:Leh - Tso Moriri Day 11:July 10:Tso Moriri - Tso Kar Day 12:July 11:Tso Kar - Sarachu Day 13:July 12:sarachu - Manali Day 14:July 13:Manali - Delhi We have our flight tickets booked for return journey from delhi - Bangalore on 15 morning! Please let me know the feasibility of this Itinerary. We are having 3 Bajaj Pulsars and one Honda Unicorn and we are totally 6 in number! Please give me all possible feasibilities and suggestions which could make my trip easier,safer and memorable. Thanks, Pradeep

07-05-07, 04:17 PM	#2
hitanshu Master of the OT Universe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Out of coverage area Posts: 3,197	Manali is a waste of a day. Spend time across Keylong/Sarchu/pang instead. in leh, can mean sightseeing around like the monastery circuit. Your return route demands alot of fuel to be carried. or the danger of contraband fuel __________________ Too many kms on 16 wheelers, not 2 wheelers

07-05-07, 04:41 PM	#3
vickyr_88 -J- Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 208	And you guys would go pillion in ladakh terrains ?? please do enquire about transporting the bike directly to manali / .That would save 2 days of pain. and more days in the hills. __________________ \'04 P180 v1 - \'02 Palio 1.2 elx http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotocafe Dec 27st till 1st Jan - Its Goa again

08-05-07, 01:17 AM	#7
navnit Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 150	---> pradeep If u guyz r goin 4 da 1st time , and considering u r startin frm delhi, u guyz culd dake d jummu srinager route since u ppl r commin bak frm leh-manali .. wud b refreshin as not ridin through d same road .. + more places 2 c in da same number of dayz + nyways pillionz wud b goin through lot of butt bashin in tsokar route, it wud a preparatory thing 4 dem if ya do u delhi - jammu in a day .. __________________ Ride Pics ::::: http://roadtoleh.fotopic.net

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07-05-07, 05:23 PM	#4
hitanshu Master of the OT Universe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Out of coverage area Posts: 3,197	Transport bike to Mandi, and try to hit Darcha that evening. Saves infinite headache compared to trying to find your way around delhi.

08-05-07, 12:23 PM	#8
pradeep Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3	Hi All, Thanks for the reply and all information! Now 4 more ppl got added to our group and we are totally 10 on 8 bikes. We were initially planning to cover srinagar - Jammu route, also. But few guys, who had a very bitter xperience in srinagar, were a bit scared to come on that route because of terrorist activities... Please let me know is it safe and worth to go by that route... Also can we cover it in same number of days? I think it is quite far on that route.. Pradeep

08-05-07, 12:28 PM	#9
pradeep Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3	Yes Hitanshu, We are planning to send our own bikes in train to delhi... But we need to think about sending it to mandi... No body in our team is familiar with those places... We are yet to give a thought on that!

08-05-07, 12:32 PM	#10
mudigal Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2	Hi All, Am one of the member who is doing this stretch this year with this above group (pradeep's). I have questions on how to transfer the bikes to say delhi/chandigarh/mandi from bangalore? - I donno how effective couriering the bikes would be - in terms of the time that it takes, cost and major courier players who would undertake it? - So i plan to book few tickets from bangalore to delhi in one of the trains and then put the bikes inside those trains by showing the reserved tickets. Later miss the train on purpose and ask some friends in delhi to collect the bikes by couriering only the receipts. we would come by flights and collect it from our friends. Can someone suggest the best way please? Thanks in Advance