Ladakh 2007

Yogesh Sarkar August 30th, 2007

Following is the itinerary that we will be following on our trip to Ladakh:

Day 1, Manali – Rohtang Jot – Kokhsar – Tandi – Keylong – Jispa – Darcha – Baralacha La – Bharatpur – Sarchu, 230kms: The fun starts on the very first day, as we traverse through broken roads, slush, water/river crossings and cross two high altitude passes, Rohtang La 13,050ft and Baralacha La 16,500ft.

Day 2, Sarchu – Gata Loops – Nakee La – Lachulung La – Pang – More Plains – Tanglang La – Upshi – Karu – Leh, 260kms: Another hard day of riding while covering three high altitude passes; Nakee La 15,547ft, Lachulung La 16,616ft and third highest pass, Tanglang La at an altitude of 17,582ft.

Day 3, Leh – Thiksey – Leh and local sightseeing, 80kms: A day to unwind, get the bikes serviced and visit Thiksey and other historical places in Ladakh’s capital, Leh.

Day 4, Leh – Phyang – Khardung La – Khardung – Khalsar – Diskit – Hunder, 110kms: Conquering the worlds highest Motorable road at 18,380ft and then ride to the magnificent Nubra Valley, a stone throw away from the Siachen Glacier.

Day 5, Hunder – Diskit – Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khalsar – Khardung – Khardung La – Phyang – Leh, 200kms: Sightseeing in the beautiful Nubra Valley and then ride back to Leh via the highest Motorable road in the world, Khardung La.

Day 6, Leh – Shey – Karu – Shakti – Chang La – Tanksey – Lukung – Spangmik – Pangong Tso, 170kms: On day six we plan to ride to the largest salt water lake in Asia, Pangong Tso. En route we will be crossing the second highest Motorable pass, Chang La (17,800ft).

Day 7, Pangong Tso – Phobrang – Marsimik La – Phobrang – Pangong Tso: Ride to the worlds highest Motorable pass, Marsimik La, 18,634ft and then come back to the Pangong Tso.

Day 8, Pangong Tso – Lukung – Tanksey – Chang La – Shakti – Karu – Shey – Leh, 170kms: ride back to Leh for a final night there.

Day 9, Leh – Nimmu – Lamayuru – Khaltse – Kargil, 293kms: Ride to the town Kargil on the Leh – Srinagar highway.

Day 10, Kargil – Sanko – Parakachik – Rangdum (Suru Valley) – Panzi La – Padum (Zanskar Valley), 245kms: A back braking journey through Suru Valley to the Zanskar Valley, there are no roads for over 170kms and one has to negotiate trails filled with rocks, sand and water to reach the capital of Zanskar Valley, Padum.

Day 11 – 13, Zanskar Valley: Exploring the Zanskar Valley and visit numerous Buddhist Gompas Zanskar Valley is famous for.

Day 14, Padum – Panzi La – Rangdum – Parakachik – Sanko – Kargil, 245kms: A hard days of riding and we will reach the town of Kargil

Day 15, Kargil – Drass – Zoji La – Sonamarg – Srinagar, 205kms: An early morning start should take us to famous Zoji La pass, from here the Kashmir valley begins.

Day 16, Srinagar – Banihal – Udhampur – Jammu, 300kms: From Dal Lake to the beautiful Kashmir valley to the famous town of Jammu, the kms pile up.

Day 17, Jammu – Pathankot – Jalandhar – Ludhiana – Ambala – Delhi, 590kms: After a long ride from Jammu, we bid Himalayas a final good bye reach the home base, Delhi.

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