Originally Posted by hemanthisgreat
(Post 1360195)
1) Do taxis do the whole trip ie Sringar- Leh - Manali or Manali - Leh - Srinagar, and how much will they charge. I had heard that taxis do only either Manali- Leh or Srinagar - Leh and then we need to find a new taxi for Leh- Srinagar or Leh - Manali. If this is true, how much would the individual taxis charge inclusive of all the trips we do on the way. I've heard taxis doing Manali - Leh & vice-versa. They charge Rs.1500/- per person 2)Do the routes have any other advantage over each other, besides easier acclimatization on the Srinagar-Leh-manali route. Technically Srinagar-Leh-Manali road route will acclimatise you better. But if you take a flight and land in Leh from Delhi, then you need to spend 2 days to let the body adjust. 3) Do I need to take any medicines a few days before the trip starts for acclimatization. Carry Diamox, Anti-Nausea, Anti Vomitting and Oxygen canisters 4) Is a sleeping bag necessary, I have one, but the others don't. If all have one, it won't harm..:) Now about the itinerary: Srinagar - Leh - Manali route: Day 1: flight from Bangalore - Srinagar and overnight stay. Day 2- Leave for Leh early in the morning & reach by evening Day 3 Rest & apply for permits at the DC's office Day 4 Go to Pangong Tso and come back in the evening Day 5 Go to Nubra Valley, Hunder, Diskit, Pragmik and return Day 6 Go to Tso Moriri, stay overnight Day 7 Leave early for Tso Karr, and head towards Manali. Break journey at Jispa or Keylong Day 8 Leave Jispa & reach Manali by 4 pm. Rest, get a body massage. Day 9.Reach Manali and leave Manali to Delhi in a bus at 4 P.M Day 10: Leave Delhi to Bangalore. I need help to fill up those blanks regarding where to halt and which places to visit. Now if I do it the other way round ie Manali - Leh- Srinagar The itinerary is going to be like this. Day 1: Leave by flight to Delhi and catch the 8:30 P.M volvo to Manali. Day 2: Either leave by 12 P.M to Leh / Stay at Manali to acclimatize. Day 3 : either leave Manali early Morning or would have already left the previous day, so plan for this day. Day 4.................... Day 5...................... Day 6 ...................... Day 7 .................... Day 8 ................... Day 9: Reach Srinagar and stay the night. Day 10: Leave to Bangalore by flight from Srinagar. Guys please help me decide and plan this. Thanks to you all in advance. |
Originally Posted by hemanthisgreat
(Post 1360959)
Thanks Gd sir. That was really helpful. So is there no need to stop at kargil overnight on the second day. Would Sringar to Leh be possible in a single day. |
Originally Posted by gd1418
(Post 1360964)
Although Srinagar Leh is 435 kms and doable theoritically, it is very stressful. Suggest break journey at Kargill or Drass. |
Originally Posted by hemanthisgreat
(Post 1360984)
If I manage to get permits beforehand can any of those places be done on the way. |
Originally Posted by hemanthisgreat
(Post 1360195)
Hey guys I will be most probably (Do not flame me if somehow the trip gets canceled and I do not go :)) going to Leh this july either on 10th July or 17th July for 10 days. We are 5 people who are going and taking bikes and own car is ruled out. Here are the options I am considering. OPTION 1: Take a flight directly to Srinagar from Bangalore and start from there and do the trip in a taxi from Srinagar - Leh - Manali, then take a Volvo from Manali to Delhi and the flight back to Bangalore. OPTION 2: Take a flight to Delhi and then a Volvo to Manali which is at 8:30 in the night and start the trip the next morning in a taxi from Manali- Leh - Srinagar. Finally take a flight back from Srinagar to Bangalore. The advance booking and the start point of bus is from 'Kashmir-Gate' ( hope I am not wrong here). If you can reach by noon the day of departure to Manali, then you can book araam se and roam around Connaught Place after putting the luggage ( inexpensive ones ) in the cloack room there. Here are a few questions I have. 1) Do taxis do the whole trip ie Sringar- Leh - Manali or Manali - Leh - Srinagar, and how much will they charge. SAN >> From Srinagar, they might do ( we did not take that option). But from Manali NO-NO I had heard that taxis do only either Manali- Leh or Srinagar - Leh and then we need to find a new taxi for Leh- Srinagar or Leh - Manali. If this is true, how much would the individual taxis charge inclusive of all the trips we do on the way. SAN >> year 2006 we haggled the Manali-Leh at 6000 for 5 folks in Sumo and 30K for Leh & Around and back to Manali. 2)Do the routes have any other advantage over each other, besides easier acclimatization on the Srinagar-Leh-manali route. SAN>> Taking Manali means on the second day you would stop at Sarchu if you are planning to reach Leh in 2 days. Sarchu is harsh since its at higher altitude. I would have preferred Srinagar, I believe Kargil stop would be better in terms of acclimatization. 3) Do I need to take any medicines a few days before the trip starts for acclimatization. 4) Is a sleeping bag necessary, I have one, but the others don't. SAN>> In 2006, we were able to find comfortable resting places at all the places we went to. Unless you are planning to do trekking in Leh, you can avoid that extra weight. Now about the itinerary: Srinagar - Leh - Manali route: Day 1: flight from Bangalore - Srinagar and overnight stay. Day 2- Leave for Leh early in the morning. Day 3 ........................ Day 4 .......................... Day 5 .......................... Day 6 ............................ Day 7 ........................... Day 8 ............................ Day 9.Reach Manali and leave Manali to Delhi in a bus at 4 P.M Day 10: Leave Delhi to Bangalore. I need help to fill up those blanks regarding where to halt and which places to visit. Now if I do it the other way round ie Manali - Leh- Srinagar The itinerary is going to be like this. Day 1: Leave by flight to Delhi and catch the 8:30 P.M volvo to Manali. Day 2: Either leave by 12 P.M to Leh / Stay at Manali to acclimatize. SAN>> Stay At Manali Day 3 : either leave Manali early Morning or would have already left the previous day, so plan for this day. Day 3.................... Stay at Sarchu/Pang Day 4......................Reach Leh Day 5 ......................Around Leh, some monastries. Leh Palace. Shanti Stupa Day 6 ....................Pangong Tso/ Chang La Day 7 ................... On way back cover Khardungla Top Day 8 .................... Towards Srinagar. Stop at Kargil Day 9: Reach Srinagar and stay the night. Day 10: Leave to Bangalore by flight from Srinagar. Guys please help me decide and plan this. Thanks to you all in advance. |
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