Thursday, September 27, 2012

Chapter 3: The Plan (Route)

TRAVEL PLAN: LEH Expedition 2012, By: Satish, Badari and Dheeraj
Date
From
To
Route
Start
End
Distance
18 Aug (Sat):
Bangalore
Surat
Bangalore- Belgaum(lunch) – Pune - Mumbai(dinner) – Surat
5:00 AM
12:00 AM
1259 kms
19 Aug (Sun)
Surat
Kishangarh
Surat - Vadodra - Udaipur – Ajmer - Kishangarh
12:00 AM
6:00 AM
822 kms
19 Aug (Sun):
Kishangarh
Hanumangarh
Kishangarh – Sujangarh – Ratangarh – Sudarshahar – Rawatsar -  hanumangarh
6:00 AM
7:00 PM
416 kms
20 Aug (Mon):
Hanumangarh
Amrithsar
Hanumangarh - Srigangnanagar – Abohar – malout – Sri Muktsar Sahib – Faridkot – Kot Karor kalan – Sira – Taran taran - Amrithsar
5:00 AM
12:00 PM
289 kms
21-Aug (Tue)
Amrithsar
Khajjiar
 See Amritsar and go to Pathankot – Khajjar (Avinash è Kishatwar)
12:00 PM
8:00 PM
205 kms
22-Aug (Wed): 
Khajjiar 
udhampur
Khajjar – Pathankot - Udhampur(HALT)
5:00 AM
12:00 PM
266 kms
23-Aug (Thu): 
Udhaampur
Ananthnag/ Srinagar
Udhampur - Anantnag/Srinagar(HALT)– Avinash will join us here.
5:00 AM
3:00 PM
369 kms
24-Aug (Fri): 
Ananthnag/ Srinagar
Srinagar
Gulmarg, Dal lake, (HALT)
 Floating market > Shalimar Garden
25-Aug (Sat)
Srinagar
Kargil
Srinagar -  Sonmarg(Alt 8694) – Drass( Alt 10170)  - Kargil (Alt 8858) (HALT)
5:00 AM
3:00 PM
208 Kms
Enjoy the vistas enroute 
Have late meal at Drass is you are a vegetarian as sometimes it gets difficult to find veg. food at Kargil 
About 8 Hrs drive, depend upon the traffic movement at Zozila and breaks you take in between
26-Aug (Sun)
Kargil
Zanskar
Kargil - Zanskar – Zansakar – Padum (HALT)
5:00 AM
5:00 PM
231 Kms
27-Aug (Mon):
Zanskar
Kargil
(PADUM) - Zanskar - Kargil (HALT)
5:00 AM
5:00 PM
231 Kms
28-Aug (Tue): 
Kargil
Leh
Kargil – Mulbek (10826) – Hansikot (11925) > Fatu La (13517) > lamayuru (11482) > Khaltso (10269) > Nimmu ( 10369) > Leh (10500)(HALT)
5:00 AM
3:00 PM
227 Kms
Cover Mulbekh Maitrey, Lamayuru Moanstery, Lunar Landscapes 
On the way -  Gurudwara Pather Sahib, Magnetic Hills, Confluence at Nimmu 
About 9-10 Hrs drive, , depending upon the breaks you take in between
29-Aug (Wed): 
Leh
Leh
Stay in Keh (car service, Get Permits, roam around in LEH, Shopping etc) (HALT)
Local sightseeing include Namgyal Gompa, Leh Palace, Shanti Stupa, Shankar Gompa, Main Market, Hall of Fame, Spituk Gompa, Changspa Road Stroll in evening
30-Aug (Thu):
Leh
Tur Tok
Leh – KHARDUNGLA (Alt 18380)  > KHALSAR > DISKIT (Alt 10310) > THOISE > Hunder (Alt 14271)>  CHANGMAR > BUKDANG > > Tur Tok (17608) (HALT)
5:00 AM
5:00 PM
205 Kms
 NUBRA (17372)
 Head for Nubra Valley and stay overnight at Hunder / Diskit
On the way enjoy a cup of soup at Highest Motorable Pass (as claimed) Khardung La . Diskit has monasteries with tallest lord Buddha statue and Hunder has sand dunes and bacterian camel safari
About 5-6 Hrs drive, depending upon the breaks you take in between and at Khardung La
31-Aug (Fri): 
Turtuk 
Pangong TSO
Turtok – (Return to Satti) – PANAMIK (10442) > SUMUR > > KHALSAR >  AGAM> WARI LA  Tathok > Sakti>   Karu (REFUEL) ( 211 Kms)
5:00 AM
3:00 PM
333 Kms 
 Karu > SHAKTI > CHANG LA (17598)> DURBUK >  Tangtse (14500) > Spangmik (334 Kms) ->Man->Merak (353) ->Chushul ( 378) – ( + war memorial  382 kms) > (Rezang La War Memorial 394 Kms)> 
 Junction – take right (412 kms) > Dungti ( 435 Kms) > (junction – take Right (444 Kms) > junction @470 –Left Turn> Sumur (555 Kms)
 Sumur > Junction – Left turn (85 Kms)> Mahe junction @ 100 > Junction @ 103 kms -  Left turn > Junctuion @ 115 Kms > Kygar Tso (137 Kms) > Nyoma (472) Hanley- (HALT)
 Sumur has a famous monastery to check out and Panamik has hot water springs
1-Sept (Sat)
Pangong TSO
Henley
204 KMS
2-Sept (Sun): 
Henley
Tso Moriri
 Hanley >Nyoma->Mahe->Tso Moriri. (HALT)
5:00 AM
3:00 PM
173 KMS
3-Sep
TSO Moriri
Keylong
Tso Moriri – Tso Kar - Pang/sarchu/Keylong (HALT)
5:00 AM
7:00 PM
451 KMS (Deviated route)/
(Mon)
 Try to start early in the day so that you reach Sarchu where the accommodation options are better than Pang . Overnight at Sarchu or Pang About 11-12 Hrs drive, depending upon the breaks you take in between
217 KMS From Main road (Leh-Manali)
4 Sept : 
Keylong 
RoopNagar
Keylong – Rothang PASS -Manali- Roopnagar
5:00 AM
3:00 PM
362 kms
(Tue)
 On the way cover Suraj Tal, Deepak Tal which are on the road sides only . About 11-12 Hrs drive (Till Manali) , depending upon the breaks you take in between and of course the mess at Rohtang Pass 
5 Sept : 
Roopnagar
Mumbai
Roopnagar - Jaipur-mumbai- (NO HALT)
(Wed)
6 Sept (Thu)
Mumbai
Bangalore
Mumbai - Belgaum-Bangalore.

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