Hi guys,
I am thinking of making a trip to Leh/Ladakh sometime early next month. Currently, my leave allows me to be there for about 11 days. Is that sufficient? I have been doing some surfing and it seems that there is this delhi-manali-leh-srinagar-delhi route, but it requires 14 days. The detailed itinerary is:
*Revised Itinerary
Delhi to Manali
Day 1
Arrive at Delhi airport, take flight to Manali (would it cause acclimatisation problems?)
Manali
Day 2
am, old manali
noon, tibetan colony
pm, vashist
stay over manali
Manali to Keylong
Day 3
am, forest reserve
travel from manali to keylong (est 6hrs)
abt 4pm, arriving at keylong
evening, Keylong village
stay over keylong (maybe tashi deleg gh)
acclimitization day 1
Keylong to Sarchu
Day 4
jeep + trek to shashur or khardung gompa
noon, travel from keylong to sarchu (est 6hrs)
abt 6pm, arriving at sarchu
stay over sarchu tents
acclimitization day 2
Sarchu to Leh
Day 5
am, travel from sarchu to leh (3445m/est 12hrs)
abt 7pm, arriving at leh
stay near leh old town and palace
acclimitization day 3
Leh
Day 6
buffer day. rest or walk around in leh old town, KIV visit shanti gompa in evening if everyone's well
acclimitization day 4
Leh to Hunder
Day 7
am, KIV visit Namgyal Tsemo gompa next to the old town if everyone's well
est 8am-5pm leh to hunder (est 8hrs)
evening, landscape at hunder
stay over at hunder (maybe snow leopard gh).
Hunder
Day 8
hunder and diskrit
Hunder to Leh
Day 9
am, landscape at hunder
est 10am-6pm arrive back to leh
stay over at leh
Leh - Pangong Tso - Leh
Day 10
am, Leh to pangong tso (4300m) and Spangmik(4242m)
pm, return to shey (0.5hr) and leh (5.5hr)
stay over leh
Leh - Delhi - Agra
Day 11
6am, leave leh by flight
Jun 18, leave delhi at night.
Also is there any permits/visa i need to obtain before going there? If you have any other comments / suggestions to share, would also love to hear it!
(P.s: the plan is to travel on 4 June (if flights available) and return on 14 June)
I am thinking of making a trip to Leh/Ladakh sometime early next month. Currently, my leave allows me to be there for about 11 days. Is that sufficient? I have been doing some surfing and it seems that there is this delhi-manali-leh-srinagar-delhi route, but it requires 14 days. The detailed itinerary is:
*Revised Itinerary
Delhi to Manali
Day 1
Arrive at Delhi airport, take flight to Manali (would it cause acclimatisation problems?)
Manali
Day 2
am, old manali
noon, tibetan colony
pm, vashist
stay over manali
Manali to Keylong
Day 3
am, forest reserve
travel from manali to keylong (est 6hrs)
abt 4pm, arriving at keylong
evening, Keylong village
stay over keylong (maybe tashi deleg gh)
acclimitization day 1
Keylong to Sarchu
Day 4
jeep + trek to shashur or khardung gompa
noon, travel from keylong to sarchu (est 6hrs)
abt 6pm, arriving at sarchu
stay over sarchu tents
acclimitization day 2
Sarchu to Leh
Day 5
am, travel from sarchu to leh (3445m/est 12hrs)
abt 7pm, arriving at leh
stay near leh old town and palace
acclimitization day 3
Leh
Day 6
buffer day. rest or walk around in leh old town, KIV visit shanti gompa in evening if everyone's well
acclimitization day 4
Leh to Hunder
Day 7
am, KIV visit Namgyal Tsemo gompa next to the old town if everyone's well
est 8am-5pm leh to hunder (est 8hrs)
evening, landscape at hunder
stay over at hunder (maybe snow leopard gh).
Hunder
Day 8
hunder and diskrit
Hunder to Leh
Day 9
am, landscape at hunder
est 10am-6pm arrive back to leh
stay over at leh
Leh - Pangong Tso - Leh
Day 10
am, Leh to pangong tso (4300m) and Spangmik(4242m)
pm, return to shey (0.5hr) and leh (5.5hr)
stay over leh
Leh - Delhi - Agra
Day 11
6am, leave leh by flight
Jun 18, leave delhi at night.
Also is there any permits/visa i need to obtain before going there? If you have any other comments / suggestions to share, would also love to hear it!
(P.s: the plan is to travel on 4 June (if flights available) and return on 14 June)
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