[SJM1214]

Day 12 (04/05/2022) Manali- Jaipur.

We did a lot of shopping in Manali.
We had a sound sleep in a comfortable and cozy hotel.

We woke up at 0700 and left Manali at 0800.
I knew that Kullu's down journey was not going to be that easy. I was scared of crazy Volvo bus drivers on Kullu to Bilaspur road. However, the road is improved drastically and the Kullu Bypass road is used by, most of the heavy vehicles.

To Kullu


We reached Kullu and stopped for water rafting. The flow of water into the river was mediocre, but we still did the river rafting. We had fun.

River Rafting at Kullu.













After Water Rafting, we went to a woolen factory outlet. We spent more than two hours at the factory outlet. We started getting down from the Kullu. We didn't have any plan for our journey. We just wanted to drive back to Gujarat. We bid farewell to the Mountains and got to the plains of Punjab.

During our drive to Srinagar, after Pathankot, most of the driving was done by me and Paresh. We didn't utilize Archan and Joyus at all. We kept them reserved for the drive-in plains. Archan took the wheel and started cruising. We got confused and got on the newly built but not functional Trans–Haryana Expressway. We drove on that road for more than 20km and then realized we were alone on the road. We drove back and got out of the E-way. We took directions from some of the Locals and started chasing Rohtak. After Rohtak the road was great. We took some rest at some of the dhaba. We carried on at reached Jaipur Early morning.

Day 13 (05/05/2022) Jaipur - Anand.

We were at Jaipur at 0400 in the morning.
There was no sense staying in a hotel. We kept changing the drivers and carried on. We were not in hurry. We were taking our sweet time, still, we reached at Udaipur at 1400. We toyed with the idea of staying at Udaipur and celebrating the successful trip. However, we were just 4 hours away from home. We had an amazing lunch at one of the famous highway hotels in Udaipur.

Hotel Handi. Udaipur


After lunch, we pushed on and reached home at 1900. It was the end of an epic journey. We didn't use our buffer day and came home one day earlier than the plan. Our Families were surprised to see us home that early.

We were happy to be back in one piece without any major incident or issue after a 5000+ km drive.

Thank You

[Aditya]

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[Samba]

Just completed reading a book on Ladakh!
It took me nearly a couple of hours to read this travelogue! The places where you stopped to enjoy the vistas of nature, I paused too, to enjoy the pics and I could actually connect with you guys on how you must have enjoyed!

Rated a well deserved 5*.

A high five to all four of you from 2015!

[R-Six]

Brilliant write up, Shreyas! With equally amazing pictures. This is going to give me that additional push to start penning down about my drive too!

Drive Safe
R-Six

[abhikb]

Very detailed write up chief, people dream of visiting Ladakh once in a lifetime, you made it 5 times which itself is a record.

Thanks for sharing such experiences.

[SJM1214]

Originally Posted by Samba

A high five to all four of you from 2015!

Thanks, Samba

Originally Posted by R-Six

Brilliant write up, Shreyas! With equally amazing pictures. This is going to give me that additional push to start penning down about my drive too!

Drive Safe
R-Six

Thanks, Binoy, eagerly Waiting for your Travelogue.

Originally Posted by abhikb

Very detailed write up chief, people dream of visiting Ladakh once in a lifetime, you made it 5 times which itself is a record.

Thanks for sharing such experiences.

Thanks Abhik.

[pd_scorpio]

After reading this about your 5th trip to Ladakh, I don't have more words to say other than just "Amazing"

Definitely, you would be my mentor for the trip to the Ladakh region.

[thirugata]

Well written with attention to details. Photos were cherry on the top. Congratulations for completing a wonderful road trip.

[robimahanta]

Amazingly detailed write up! Great information on the current road and accommodation status around Ladakh. Thanks for sharing. Wishing yiu many more happy miles!

[SJM1214]

Originally Posted by pd_scorpio

Definitely, you would be my mentor for the trip to the Ladakh region.

Thanks, Poorwang, Always happy to help.

Originally Posted by thirugata

Well written with attention to details. Photos were cherry on the top. Congratulations for completing a wonderful road trip.

Thanks, thirugata, Glad you liked it

Originally Posted by robimahanta

Amazingly detailed write up! Great information on the current road and accommodation status around Ladakh. Thanks for sharing. Wishing yiu many more happy miles!

Thanks, robimahanta.

[SkylineGTR]

Great travelogue, very detailed and great pics. What camera were these pics taken with?

[LokiPilaniya]

Wonderful pictures and detailed travelogue. Loved every part of it.

Originally Posted by SJM1214

Himalayan Goats

Good find, these are Tibetan gazelles. 3 trips to Ladakh and I'm yet to see them in the wild.

[Vishal.R]

Crisp, detailed, concise and very very engaging. Felt like reading very interesting and engaging book.

Its bit challenging to plan and execute When for one member its 5th time but for others its their first visit to Ladakh region.

[Vtach]

Nice travelogue there. Good to know that you & your friends were able to enjoy the mountains without any untoward incident.

Wish you many more happy sojourns in the hills & beyond.

[SJM1214]

Originally Posted by SkylineGTR

Great travelogue, very detailed and great pics. What camera were these pics taken with?

Thanks, SkylineGTR, We used Canon1200D & Canon 650D with Tamron 18-200 & Canon 18-55 lens.

Originally Posted by LokiPilaniya

Wonderful pictures and detailed travelogue. Loved every part of it.


Good find, these are Tibetan gazelles. 3 trips to Ladakh and I'm yet to see them in the wild.

Thanks for the information, Lokender. Oh and yes, Welcome to Team-BHP.

Originally Posted by Vishal.R

Crisp, detailed, concise and very very engaging. Felt like reading very interesting and engaging book.

Its bit challenging to plan and execute When for one member its 5th time but for others its their first visit to Ladakh region.

Thanks, Vishal.

Originally Posted by Vtach

Wish you many more happy sojourns in the hills & beyond.

Thanks, Vtach. Yes, it was an amazing trip and we enjoyed it to the fullest.

More than 500 trucks waiting on the road for more than 12 hours is indeed a waste of human hours, irrespective of reasons. That's my personal opinion. Trucks are part of the supply chain and the unhindered movement of these trucks is very important for the mountain region.