Most of us are planning June 5th to June 20th.
If U want U can Join.
Expenses from Delhi to Delhi should be around 15k.

You will be missing out Pangong Tso without a Moon Light (New Moon Day in Pangong Tso on 12th and you will hardly see the moon from June 10th to June 15th. So plan accordingly if Pangong Tso is a priority!

^^ Let me tell you this from personal experience. If you can go to Pangong on a moon less night, you would have seen heaven!

Plan your trip around the moon only if you plan to ride at night.

Can you explain the same sir. I have not experienced heaven yet, So i really dont know how influential this new moon day would be? Even a PM would do

Thanks!

A moonlit pangong does not have much to offer in comparison the starry night sky over Pangong on a moon less night!

Trust me the amount of stars you would see will leave more of an impression on your mind than the one bright moon can!

@praful-I would rather prefer the post here in this thread.

Already posted above!

i wanna tag along...is it possible???

I am planning to get a pulsar from a friend in delhi itself vd b reaching from Mumbai.................

yeah it is possible only if the driver and pillion are strong and driver needs to be very experienced. In mountains its difficult with all the bags and pillion and then there are different valleys and stuffs. Don't take the risk if it is avoidable.






I'm also planning to join. Lets see how big the group gets.

Getting Leh'ed July 2010

Hey Friends, Even i have planned a trip to Leh this year, but most of you would be riding single but i have planned to take my best friend with me as a pillion, on my ZMA...

This the sketch of my Schedule, hopefully we will stick to it. Just let me know if its good enough or some alterations needs to be done.


SATURDAY 3RD JULY - 2010
MUMBAI TO DELHI - RAJDHANI
TRANSPORT BIKE IN THE SAME TRAIN


SUNDAY 4TH JULY - 2010
REACH DELHI
REST IN DELHI
CHECK BIKE AND PLAN THE ROUTE
ASSEMBLE EVEYRTHING REQUIRED.


MONDAY 5TH JULY - 2010
EARLY MORNING
MOVE FOR MANALI FROM DELHI
NIGHT REST IN MANALI


TUESDAY 6TH JULY - 2010
MANALI TO KEYLONG
NIGHT REST IN KEYLONG


WEDNESDAY 7TH JULY 2010
KEYLONG TO SARCHU
NIGHT REST IN SARCHU TENTS


THURSDAY 8TH JULY 2010
SARCHU TO LEH
REST IN LEH


FRIDAY 9TH JULY 2010
APPLY FOR PERMIT IN LEH
ENJOY FEW PLACES IN LEH
REST IN LEH


SATURDAY 10 JULY 2010
LEH TO PANGONG TSO
REST ON PANGONG TSO


SUNDAY 11 JULY 2010
PANGONG TSO TO LEH
REST IN LEH


MONDAY 12TH JULY 2010
LEH - KHARDUNGLA - NUBRA VALLEY
REST IN NUMBRA VALLY


TUESDAY 13TH JULY 2010
NUBRA VALLY - KHARDUNGLA - LEH
REST IN LEH


WEDNESDAY 14TH JULY 2010
LEH TO KARGIL
REST IN KARGIL


THURSDAY 15TH JULY 2010
KARGIL TO SRINAGAR
REST IN SRINAGAR


FRIDAY 16TH JULY 2010
DAY OFF IN SRINAGAR


SATURDAY 17TH JULY 2010
SRINAGAR TO JAMMU
REST IN JAMMU


SUNDAY 18TH JULY 2010
JAMMU TO DHARMASALA
DHARAMSALA TO McLEOD GANJ
REST IN McLEOD GANJ


MONDAY 19TH JULY 2010
McLEOD GANJ TO AMRITSAR
REST IN AMRITSAR


TUESDAY 20TH JULY 2010
AMRITSAR TO CHANDIGARH
REST IN CHANDIGARH


WEDNESDAY 21ST JULY 2010
CHANDIGARH TO NEW DELHI
REST IN DELHI


THURSADY 22ND JULY 2010
DAY OFF IN NEW DELHI


FRIDAY 23RD JULY 2010
NEW DELHI TO MUMBAI
TRAIN FROM NEW DELHI RAJDHANI EXPRESS


SATURDAY 24TH JULY 2010
BACK IN MUMBAI


Few help needed:- could some one guide me is it important to book Hotels/ Motels.. or any rest place in advanced and is there a such a place on the Pangong lake, is it possible to spend a night on the LAke.

There's a probability that I join in this time. Last year the whole plan flopped at the last moment.

the plan seems pretty spot.... one piece of suggestion would be not to stop at chandigarh on your way back. The highway between amristar and Delhi and you can very easily cover it in one day.

On the hotels: it helps to book in advance... but it actually doesnt matter at all. you can go without booking .. all you need is some negotiating skills to save some bucks....

are you sure to have enough space to carry both of your luggage in one bike?

@ananz

Thanks for the suggestion, but the reason we have decided to stop at Chandigarh is because, we have never been to that city and its mostly on the way and we thought of spending some time out there.

As it’s our 1st trip to Leh, we have no idea what the essential thing would be that needs to be carried along.

As per plan:- We won’t be carrying much with us:-

We have a cranster bag that will be filled with clothes, thermal ware and bare essentials: like medicines, tubeless tyre repair kit, sparkplug some clutch cable etc.

We would also be carrying one backpack that will be there with the pillion rider, it will mostly contain the cameras, and if we pick anything on the way.

Basically, for clothing if we need any we plan to buy it on route, so that we don’t need to carry all the things from the start.


To be honest I would really need someone to help me out and guide me, so that we don’t face any unnecessary problems.

Any feedback, tips, advice would be appreciated.

A suggestion to you guys.. Avoid carrying a backpack on your shoulders. Tie it with bungees to the bike. Be completely free when you ride the bike. It will be quiet a less stress & comfortable.

Its absolutely possible to spend a night on the lake. There are tents, where beds are available on per person basis. No need to book in advance or rather you cannot book in advance I think..!!