Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

select June , its good time , you might get to see lot of snow , july you might see barely snow and its too hot [trust me]

Last year in July i went for 12 days , started from Chandighar and ended in Chandighar , full circle below points might help you guys :

1. plan with plenty of buffers time [days] else you will be in trouble
2. we planned for 12 days and its not at all enough to cover all places , [mainly around leh like Nubra/Pnagong]
3. don't rent bike there else u might end of loosing time , as 5 in 10 bikes will stall/brakedown
4. use GATI for transporting your bike to and from places where u start , they pack well and timing is good
5. due to our less days , i had to ride Nubra and Pangong lake in mid night in those non-existance roads , although it is fun in riding at night, so plan well and cover only possible places instead of covering all like us.
6. Don;t miss the kargil side ride , its beautiful like places around Leh
7. drink lot of liquid and avoid alcohal/smoke
8. best to start from Chandighar and end at Srinagar
9. Srinagar to Jummy highway is worst traffic with lot of lorries/trucks , its waste to ride there one can't enjoy with that much of traffic.
10. finally spend as much time as possible on the way to leh from manali and around Leh , everything is there only.
11. there is one more lake tsomuri something like that, if possible plan very well for that as its around 300+ km distance
12. These bikes will work fine without problem: - P150, unicorn, R15 [avenger had lot of problem in controlling there due to its design]

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Thanks for your info bro. i will try to contact the people coming from chennai. i hope my dream will come true.(Riding Himalayas)

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@rreneav thanks bro, i will try to contact with the chennai people. So one of my dream gonna come true soon.

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[MENTION=25572]nadeem[/MENTION] thanks mate for the useful information.

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Too much excited for sept. 1 week, [MENTION=27501]rreneav1987[/MENTION]

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Haven't thought about it yet. I don't wanna remove it. if it breaks, I will get back and change them

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Hi, Santosh,

I am also planning to do Leh this year in June,
PM me for discussing further.

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Hey Santosh even I am planning to do leg this year. Even I am from Mumbai

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Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Hi Guys,

I have also planned to get Led'd this year in August on an RE. Intend to do it from Mumbai all the way, below is itinerary that has been planned...any inputs from the been there done that guys would be very helpful, will tweak the plan accordingly...The idea is to utilize the long weekend of our Independence day!

14/08/2014 Mumbai-Ahmedabad
15/08/2014 Ahmedabad-Jaipur
16/08/2014 Jaipur-Manali
17/08/2014 Manali-Sarchu
18/08/2014 Sarchu - Tso Kar
19/08/2014 Tso Kar – Moore Plains – Tanglang La – Upshi - Leh
20/08/2014 Leh Rest Day
21/08/2014 Leh - Pangong Lake - Leh
22/08/2014 Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder
23/08/2014 Hunder– Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khardung La – Leh
24/08/2014 Leh-Kargil
25/08/2014 Kargil-Srinagar
26/08/2014 Srinagar-Chandigarh
27/08/2014 Chandigarh-Udaipur
28/08/2014 Udaipur-Mumbai

Also, needless to say, anyone planning similar trip all the way around the same dates are welcome to join!


Cheers!

Re: Getting Leh'ed - 2014 Planner

Just to let you know. August will have rain. so make sure you carry all the necessary equipment for rain

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About the two bold dates, wouldn't they be long to be covered in a single day ?

also keep 2-3 buffer days.

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Srinagar to Chandigarh can still be done, but I have doubts about these dates.

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Yup. Will do that. Still need to make the laundry list of things to be carried. Will include rain gear.:thumbup:

Have thought of stretching a bit in between areas as a little short of days for the entire trip. Have kept in mind a buffer of 2 days for now..if leave permits will reschedule these days. But is it like it just can't be done?

Jaipur-Manali as i said above, will be trying to stretch..shall pull over somewher in between if it becomes too much. But about the leh one's, dont they seem alright. They dont seem to be that far km wise..

I know am squeezing the days but I dont want to shelve the trip because of lack of days. May be i will skip one or two places here and there but in a nutshell i have with me 15+2 days for now. Going via Delhi is an option but i dont want to do that till the time this plan more or less seems doable. What say?

Thanks a lot guys and please keep the tips coming.

Cheers,

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[MENTION=68114]seeker[/MENTION] : Km wise they might look easy, but add some more factors to it, like average speed of max 40kmph, crossing nallas would add more time,then u need to stop for directions/water/food/butt break/clicking. So plan accordingly.

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Some suggestions from my side
1) Can you do your trip the other way round, I mean climb from Srinagar -> Kargil -> Leh and come down from LEh->Manali->Delhi. Advantages -> easy acclimatization both for you and your bike and many people underestimate AMS until they are hit.

2) If you do this avoid the Independence day and +/- 5 days in Kashmir. Reason -> Your safety and the security check thickens, so may be annoying for alien looking bikers with different registration plates.

3) Any particular reason why you want to travel all the way from Mumbai - Leh and back and that too with time constraints.
Please understand that I am not discouraging you but you will exert yourself a lot before even touching Leh so there may be some eventualities. This is both for you and your bike. Also there is no point visiting places like a truck driver if you want to enjoy the beauty of places that you planned.
You can put your bike on Train/Gati and come on flight to Delhi/Chandigarh/Jammu/Srinagar and save at-least 3 days (+3days boarding/lodging/petrol)

4)AFAIK I would ideally ask you to start from Sept and continue so that you get less crowd meaning more avenues to bargain and faster arrivals. Sept is the best time since the roads are usually at its best since BRO gets enough time from the years beginning but on the flip side snow is lesser (which is also a blessing if you think in other way)

16/08/2014 Jaipur-Manali -> to much exertion as I already told but your wish ...
18/08/2014 Sarchu - Tso Kar -> Tso Kar has very limited places to Stay . I would suggest you to go to Sumdo or if possible Tso Moriri ( Korzok) but that would be too much since you would be starting from Manali just the previous day so your call... Tso Moriri in many ways is better than Tso Pangyong but the last 20-25kms has completely nothing (not even roads) and be careful to not reach Chumur ... Sumdo has local petrol too.
Next day you can come through Chumathang -> Keylong-Leh Road -> Karu

21/08/2014 Leh - Pangong Lake - Leh -> Can be done but why not stay overnight and enjoy the Lake .Cheaper stays & food in Spangmik(5-8kms from Lukung) .

I fully agree ...

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In addition to extremenly good points mentioned by [MENTION=10711]nelson_sanjoy[/MENTION]..
The summer in the norther region is extremely hot. Doing Mumbai to Manali in august is a REALLY bad idea.
best is to follow what is mentioned by our good member.

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17/08/2014 Manali-Sarchu
Manali to Sarchu might be too much for a day considering you have to cross both Rohtang and Baralach la in a single day.. Assuming you do Jaipur-Manali stretch the previous day, starting early next morning might be difficult.. My Rohtang experience was loads of traffic, slushy bad roads.. It took us a lot of time to cross Rohtang even though we started really early in the morning.. Baralach la is beautiful and i'd recommend not to rush through it.. Baralach la also has a few water crossings which might be little tougher in the evening..
Once you start descending Rohtang, there WILL be loads of breaks for photos..

Manali-Leh route offers most of the scenic beauty of the entire ride.. Take as much time as possible for this part, you won't regret..

All the best for you ride..