Now and then I keep getting queries on the budget of Ladakh trip. So I believe a post around it will be helpful for many travelers looking forward to preparing the budget for their upcoming Leh Ladakh trip. To be very frank, the budget for any trip including Leh Ladakh depends a lot upon a person to person and the taste + comfort he/she prefers.
Ladakh is such a place where you can get varied stay options, unlike Spiti depending on your choice of comfort, preference, conditions, and circumstances. The variety may range from Rs 125-150 stay at some Dhabha tents to Rs 300 – 800 stay at low-cost hotels/homestays to Rs 1000 – 1500 at medium-cost hotels to Rs 3000 and above for hotels that offer much more comfort & luxury etc.
The same thing applies to food as well and depends on what you want to eat (Pizza or Dal Bhaat or Roti+Dal Fry or Maggie / Veg. Non-Veg. etc.). More importantly, where you want to eat and drink. But, in any case, I would try to sketch a basic average budget analysis for a Leh Ladakh trip based on the choice of accommodation and food by the majority of people.
Let's quickly dive into the details:
What is the budget of Ladakh Trip?
Given below is a basic itinerary for Leh Ladakh tour from Delhi (without any buffer days) covering all major tourist destinations of Leh Ladakh and followed widely by many travelers including me. We will be analyzing or finding the budget or cost for this Ladakh tour as a part of our exercise on what is the cost of Leh Ladakh trip.
You can roughly guess for yourself that for a similar Ladakh trip or based on your point of interest & preferences of stay, what will be the approximate cost or budget for your custom Leh Ladakh trip?
An example itinerary for Leh Ladakh covering almost all basic tourist places –
- Day 1 | Delhi – Jammu/Patnitop
- Day 2 | Jammu/Patnitop – Srinagar
- Day 3 | Srinagar – Kargil
- Day 4 | Kargil – Lamayuru – Leh
- Day 5 | Leh Local Sightseeing + Rest
- Day 6 | Leh – Khardung La – Diskit (Nubra Valley) – Hunder – Diskit
- Day 7 | Hunder/Diskit – Pangong Lake via Shyok route
- Day 8 | Pangong Tso – Hemis – Thicksey – Shey Palace – Leh
- Day 9 | Leh Rest Day or Sham Valley Tour around Leh including Magnetic Hills, Gurudwara Pather Sahib, Alchi, Likir, Basgo, Confluence at Nimmu
- Day 10 | Leh – Tso Moriri via Chumathang
- Day 11 | Tso Moriri – Tso Kar – Moore Plains (Manali – Leh Highway) – Pang – Sarchu
- Day 12 | Sarchu – Manali
- Day 13 | Manali – Delhi
So, you can see that for our sample Ladakh itinerary, we have taken 13 days (with one rest day in Leh). You can add/remove and modify the days according to your needs. Of course, the budget outcome will depend a bit on that, but I guess that is very much trivial to say.
Also, consider that while traveling alone, the cost of accommodation and transportation is bound to increase. However, while traveling in evenly balanced groups of 3-5 people, the cost of the Ladakh trip will surely decrease. As of now, I will also assume that you guys are two in number so that the budget can be calculated on a twin-sharing basis.
Now, to analyze the budget for the above or any other itinerary, we can categorize the budget into two major parts described below –
Food + Accommodation + Miscellaneous Budget of Ladakh Trip
Let us break down each of these components to understand the break of Ladakh trip cost in detail.
Accommodation Cost
This example trip will need about 12-13 days at the very least, so roughly you will be spending some Rs 12000 – 18000 per person for food, accommodation and other misc. expenditures.
If you are living in an average budget hotel with decent comfort and are traveling in a group (at least 2 in number) then the average cost per day for food, accommodation, and other misc. things like tolls, permit fees, entry fees to monasteries, etc. come to about Rs 1000-1500 per day.
Again, Rs 1000-1500 figure could be a low budget for someone and a little high for others depending upon the choice of stay and food or other activities you plan to do on your Ladakh trip.
Food Cost
For example, if you dine at a dhaba tent, then the cost of the meal would come out to be around Rs 50-70 only per person, and the same meal if you take at a restaurant at Changspa road in Leh then you might pay Rs 150 – Rs 170 per person or maybe more. Furthermore, in some high-end restaurants, the cost of food will go up much more.
Vegetarian or Non-Vegetarian also matters with respect to food pricing, so take that factor into account as well.
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Miscellaneous Cost
The same thing applies to different activities. Here I have considered what is unavoidable such as toll, permit charges, entry fees, snacks, etc. If you are going paragliding, rafting, shopping, etc.. then that will surely be something additional for you.
Hence, if you are going with a budget hotel or guest house having decent comfort, eating decent quality food, and including only mandatory miscellaneous charges then you may need to shell out Rs 12000 – 18000 per person for your Leh Ladakh itinerary of 12-13 days.
Mode of Transportation Budget of Ladakh Trip
On a trip to Leh Ladakh, the major cost comes out to be for taxis or transportation or fuel depending upon your mode of transport. Using public transport inside Leh – Ladakh is a challenge as the frequency of such vehicles is feeble and based on their schedules you may require 18-20 days to complete the above trip.
So, in Leh Ladakh, travelers mostly commute either by privately hired taxis or shared taxis run by tour operators or by finding travel partners and sharing the cost with them or riding rented bikes or ultimately self-drive on their bikes or cars. All these options will present you with different costs for the trip.
Let’s look at each one of them below to get an idea of the total cost for a Leh Ladakh trip.
Cost of Ladakh trip on Self-Drive Private Vehicle
You will be traveling about 3300-3600 KMs for the above Ladakh trip. So, if your bike gives a mileage of about 25 KMPL on average in mountains + plains, then you are looking for about Rs 13200 – 14400 for fuel roughly. If it gives less, then adjust accordingly. I have assumed average cost of petrol as Rs 100 per litre as of January 2023. In plains, it will be less and in mountains it will be more.
Similarly, you can calculate if you are driving the car. Just keep in mind that in hills, your car or bike will give much lesser mileage than in plains. So, calculate accordingly and divide them among the people traveling in the car to calculate the per-person cost. It is difficult/uncomfortable to travel to Ladakh with a pillion on a bike, so the cost is calculated singularly above.
Finally, taking food + accommodation into account, traveling to Ladakh by self-drive mode of transport, you are looking at about ((Rs 12000 – 18000) + (Rs 13200 – 14400) = (Rs 25200 – 32400)) as the total cost for the entire Leh Ladakh trip.
Self-Drive But Rented Vehicle
Here, the cost of fuel would be the same as for a self-drive private vehicle calculated above, but you will be adding the cost of bike/car rental as well. Usually, you get a decent bike in good condition at around Rs 1400 – 1500 per day depending on the make and model of the bike you rent.
You can check the updated Leh Ladakh Bike Rental Rates 2022-23.
So, the cost of bike rent only from Delhi to Delhi Ladakh trip comes out to be around Rs 20,000 – 24,000 considering if you get a discount. Adding the fuel cost as calculated above, the cost here becomes approximately Rs 33,200 – 38,400.
This is a solo Ladakh ride cost. So, if you have a pillion then divide by two here.
Finally, taking food + accommodation into account, traveling to Ladakh by self-drive rented bike mode of transport, you are looking at about ((Rs 33,200 – 38,400) + (Rs 12000 – 18000) = (Rs 45,200 – 56,400)) as the total cost for the entire trip.
Privately Hired Taxi in Leh
The taxis outside the Leh are not allowed to roam in Leh – Ladakh, and you are always required to hire a taxi that belongs to Leh only. So, I am considering the case when you will be hiring a private taxi in Leh only and to reach Leh you will be using public transport.
It may be the case that you are coming in a privately hired taxi from outside Leh. Or you may be flying directly to Leh etc. but here I will assume that you have used public transport such as the train to reach Jammu, JKSRTC buses to reach Srinagar, and then to Leh, HPTDC buses to reach Manali from Leh and further to Delhi.
Also, I will assume that on Day 11 you will be going to Leh from Tso Moriri since in public transport you cannot travel directly from Tso Moriri to Manali. Traveling in this way means one extra day being spent in Leh Ladakh, making it a 13-day trip. I am again assuming you are 4 in number.
I will break down the private taxi cost and the other transport cost for the entire trip as below –
- Day 1 – Day 4 (Delhi – Jammu – Srinagar – Kargil – Leh) = Rs 3000 per person
- Day 5 (Leh Local) = Rs 2400 / 4 = Rs 600 per person
- Day 6 – Day 8 (Leh – Khardung La – Nubra – Pangong – Leh) = Rs 22000 / 4 = Rs 5500 per person
- Day 9 – Day 10 (Leh – Tso Moriri – Tso Kar – Leh) = Rs 14000 / 4 = Rs 3500 per person
- Day 11 – Day 13 (Leh – Keylong – Manali – Delhi) = Rs 4000 per person
Considering a 10-12% discount on the rates of Leh Taxi Union after bargaining, the total cost comes out approximately to Rs 16,000 – 17,000 per person when traveling two in number.
This cost of a taxi in Ladakh per person will come down if there are more people traveling with you to a maximum of 6.
Why only 6? Because one Scorpio taxi can accommodate 6 persons with ease :), anything more than that you need to hire two taxis.
However, I recommend that 5 people in one taxi are the optimum number to share the cost of a taxi.
Finally, taking food + accommodation into account, traveling by privately hired taxi in Leh and reaching Leh in public/shared transport, you are looking at about ((Rs 16000 – 17000) + (Rs 13000 – 19500) = (Rs 29000 – 36500)) as the total cost for the entire trip including 1 day added to travel between Tso Moriri – Leh.
If by any chance you plan to hire a private taxi to travel on Srinagar – Leh Highway and Manali – Leh Highway then the cost will go much higher because charges for Srinagar – Leh, and Manali – Leh in a private taxi are about Rs 20000 and Rs 25000 respectively as per rates in 2023.
If you are less in number, like 2 in this example, it is always suggested to travel by public transport such as shared taxis, JKSRTC buses, HPTDC buses on Srinagar – Leh, and Manali – Leh Highways in Himachal.
Wondering if there is any cheap mode of hiring a private taxi to Leh Ladakh from Manali or Srinagar. I shall say Yes as well as No, as you can find the details in my article on Cheap private taxi to Leh – Ladakh | A Myth or A Reality?
Shared Taxis or Public Transport or Travel Partners (in a group)
Assuming that instead of hiring a private taxi in Leh Ladakh you plan to travel by shared taxis run by tour operators or join with other travel partners to share the cost or you are about 5 in number then you are looking at about Rs 13000 – 14000 approximately.
If you further plan to travel in Ladakh by public buses then this figure as well will go down further considerably. However, at the same time, you may be required to stay for a longer period adjusting to the schedule of these public buses which means an increase in lodging + food costs.
Finally, taking food + accommodation into account, traveling shared taxis (or public transport or along with travel partners) in Leh and reaching Leh in public/shared transport, you are looking at about ((Rs 13000 – 14000) + (Rs 12000 – 18000) = (Rs 25000 – 32000)) as the total cost for the entire trip.
Conclusion
If I look at the above scenarios or examples, then, of course, it may not be the case every time. Sometimes you will be hiring the bike from Delhi only and sometimes partially. There can be cases where you will travel to Leh Ladakh by bus or public transport and then hire a bike in Leh to ride to only a few places.
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Similarly, you may travel to Manali on public transport and then hire a bike from Manali, etc. There could be similar other cases as well as flying directly to Leh etc. I have tried to cover many general cases here, and we can surely discuss custom cases in the comments section below if you like or have any difficulties.
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Otherwise, if you are looking at them individually or day by day then you will be able to calculate the cost estimate of your Leh Ladakh trip for any such custom combination with fair ease.
I will look forward to your queries or doubts in the comments section below and know your perspective/tips of cost or budget analysis for the Ladakh trip as well. Kindly share your valuable thoughts/feedback/inputs etc. here with many other fellow travelers.
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Hi,
Myself and a friend if mine are planning for ladakh bike trip in september. We are planning to bring our bullets to delhi and start riding from there. I would like to go throught srinagar and come back from manali. We are riding for the first time to ladakh, so i would like to go without packages, need to know whether it is advisable to go without packages. I have seen this from one of the forums(New delhi, amritsar, wagah border, srinagar, kargil, padum, kargil, leh, khardung la, turtuk, leh, karu, changla, pangong tso, chushuk, tangtse, karu, tso moriri, pang, sarchu, keylong, manali, ambala, new delhi) please advice main places of attraction in this route,
To complete the following areas how much days are reccomended ? Where all should we take a halt at night ?
Please provide us an itinerary. In case if the route i have written here is not a good option.. You could suggest me with some better options
You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
You can check the nice, preferred list of accommodation options in entire Leh – Ladakh (Leh, Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri) including moderate (cheap budget hotels as well) in the series of articles starting on the link here
For the list of good restaurants in Leh – Ladakh or eateries or food joints where food is enjoyed by many travellers including me, you can check the link here: List of Good Restaurants in Leh – Ladakh | Restaurant Reviews
Check the list of things to carry for Leh – Ladakh or other trip including basic medical kit, clothing, must haves etc. at the link here: List of Things to Carry for Leh – Ladakh trip.
To know about AMS and acclimatization including the tips to combat AMS, please DO READ: Acute Mountain Sickness and Importance of Acclimatization
Thank you so much for your
prompt response.. Well am pretty satisfied with the itinerary and the details you have provided.. I would like to visit your instagram page,could you please send the link.
Thanks for the info
And i am interested to join other solo riders riding in sep, could you give some suggesstions regarding this ?
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Hi dheeraj,
We 2 people are planning the ladakh bike trip on sep first week. We will be follwong the itinerary you have provided 🙂
So what would be the weather there at that time ?
Where all can we camp with our tents?
Rinoj, the weather will be warm in the day time, cool at nights and mornings. At Pangong Tso lake and Tso Moriri lake along with Manali – Leh Highway it can get cold as well due to winds.
HI Team,
please advice me.. we are a team of 10 members from hyderabad we are willing to travel to leh-ladak on the dates from august 11-15th would that be possible time to visit it and can you tell me the expenditure for 4days.
Are you planning to fly into Leh and fly out of Leh? That is the only possible way I see it happening in 5 days.
Hi Dheeraj,
Firstly, thanks for being so wonderfully helpful to all leh-ladakh aspires, hard to find someone with so much enthusiasm, numerous answers to tonnes of queries, wow. finally its my turn…BTW, i have taken lot of notes from your posts on Acclimatization and Acute Mountain Sickness.
I along with 5 other friends are travelling to Leh via Manali in Aug.(11th Aug to 19th Aug) i.e. we will land in chandigarh on 11th evening. Honestly speaking, that is the only plan finalized till now. there is whole lot of confusion over whether to take bike or hire cab. confusion majorly is over whether we will be able to cover up the entire tour on bike as none of us has done beyond 100kms at one stretch on bike. Thus, everyone is considering cab that atleast we will be able to atleast complete tour on time. I personally along with one other friend is keen on doing it on bike, hope the weather remains firm….also, I hope 9 days will be enough, still googling around lot of itinerary to ensure tour ends on time.
Thanks..
It will take 4 days to reach Leh from Srinagar side starting from Delhi with stop overs at Jammu, Srinagar, Kargil and 3 days to come back from Leh from Manali side to Delhi with stopovers at Sarchu, Manali. This makes it 7 days. 1 Day is required in Leh for acclimatization.
Opt to go via Manali – Leh Highway and I will suggest that you refer the thread for more details on the route and night halts though it is of 9 days: Manali – Leh – Ladakh – Manali | Itinerary for 9 Days. You can fit in plan I suggested in above para in this plan
Hi dhreraj
I’m Huda, I have plan solo trip ladhak from 10 to 20 August 2017 aprox 9 days
Night I will arrive to new dehli and flight to leh 11 August 2017 if 1 day is required for acclimatization in Leh is enough??
i wanna to go pangong lake, nubra valley tso moriri
help me to describe how long need to acclimatization in there???
thanks..
Plan itin start form i got 8 days from leh
New Dehli – Leh By Air
ekslpore Leh (pangong lake, nubra valley, tso moriri) By Public Tranportation
Back to New Dehli via (Manali or srinagar) by Public Tranportation (By Bus)
help me to suggest my itinary
Just replied to your other comment.
Hi Huda,
You can plan the trip as below assuming you will be taking the fly in to Leh and fly out of Leh options:
Day 1 | Delhi – Leh (By Flight)
— Checkin at Hotel. Many hotels provide free pick and drop from Airport. Ask while you book them.
— Take ample of rest as well as water or anything that keep your body hydrated enough. DO NOT OVER HYDRATE. Take ORS Soluted water or ORS – L tetra packs from home.
— Do not over exert your body at any cost. Avoid too much up-down on stairs or avoid it in entirety, if possible.
— After 5-6 Hrs of rest you can visit Leh Palace, Local Leh market, Shankar Gompa .
— If you feel exerted go back to Hotel, have dinner at Hotel and take rest. Avoid any exertion. Else continue and,
— Follow the sunset by stroll at Changspa road and have a nice dinner on varied cuisines offered in-around Changspa road.
— Go back to hotel for overnight stay at Leh.
Day 2 | Leh Local Sighseeing + Acclimatization
— Hire a taxi from Leh taxi stand or Hotel whichever suits you.
— Bargain hard with taxi driver. Book that single taxi for entire trip after explaining the complete plan.
— Take his inputs if you feel reasonable and if required modify the plan accordingly but should suits you best.
— Ask him to be with you guys starting first day itself, if required and charged reasonable else do it at your own.
— Again DO NOT over exert and take little steps and slow walks only.
— If feeling OK then do Local sightseeing. To know the about the places to visit check the link: Travel Guide for Local Sightseeing of Leh Town in Ladakh
— Do not use stairs at any of these places just to see them as it will exert your body much more.
— Overnight at Leh
Day 3 | Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder
— 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
Day 4 | Hunder / Diskit – Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khardung La – Leh
— Sumur has a famous monastery to check out and Panamik has hot water springs
— Overnight at Leh
Day 5 | Leh – Hemis Monastery – Pangong Tso Lake
— Cover either of Hemis, Thicksey and Shey on the go towards Pangong Tso
— Overnight at Pangong Tso (Spangmik or Lukung)
Day 6 | Pangong Tso Lake – Thicksey Monastery – Shey Palace – Leh
— Cover either of Hemis, Thicksey and Shey on return to Leh
— Overnight at Leh
Day 7 | Leh – Tso Moriri via Chumathang
— Cover Karzok Monastery
— Overnight at Karzok or Tso Moriri
Day 8 | Tso Moriri – Tso Kar – Debring (Manali – Leh Highway starts) – Taglang La – Upshi – Leh
— Come back via Tso Kar and Manali – Leh Highway to Leh
— Overnight at Leh
OR
Day 7 | Leh – Tso Moriri via Chumathang
— Cover Karzok Monastery
— Overnight at Karzok or Tso Moriri
Day 8 | Tso Moriri – Tso Kar – Debring (Manali – Leh Highway starts) – Moore Plains – Pang / Sarchu
— 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
Day 9 | Pang / Sarchu – Baralacha La – Keylong – Rohtang Pass – Manali
— On the way cover Suraj Tal, Deepak Tal which are on the road sides only
— Overnight at Manali
Waw… Thanks very much
but on Day 7 | Leh – Tso Moriri via Chumathang
— Cover Karzok Monastery
— Overnight at Karzok or Tso Moriri
any public tranportation go there because just 10th 20th n 30tn bus go to there??
this is day from day my itinary adjust schedule public tranportation go there
9 Tuesday flight to Delhi
10 Wednesday Flight to leh rest
11 Thursday leh to Hunder/Diskit
12 Friday Hunder/Diskit to Leh
13 Saturday Leh to Pangong Tso (There is a bus to Pangong from Leh every Saturday)
14 Monday Pangong Tso to Leh (The bus from Saturday returns on Sunday)
15 Sunday Leh to Kargil
16 Tuesday Kargil to Srinagar
17 Wednesday Srinagar to dehli
18 Thursday Delhi ke KL
I wil suggest two days of complete rest after landing Leh and then move to Nubra and Pangong Tso. Also, you should rely on shared taxis and not on buses for Nubra and Pangong tso unless the bus is available when you are traveling to Pangong Tso.
Hi Sharma,
Leh is my dream trip…
We are 3 travelling from chennai to leh and car is either VW polo or Honda Amaze.
All 3 can drive and we are planning for 26Days trip
Please help us with itinerary, We just want to cover most of the places if 1 or 2 days can be increased in plan.
Possible = Yes, Difficult = Yes, at quite a few place. For hatchback/sedan taking on Manali – Leh Highway Or Spiti Valley via Manali Or Ladakh, please refer the link: FAQ | Can I do Leh – Ladakh / Spiti / Manali – Leh trip in Hatchback or Sedan? for more details.
You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
Hi Dheeraj,
I have a query on online inner line permit.
Do we have to apply individually if we are travelling as a group of 4? The website alla for a single person’s information when I tried to apply for it.
Thanks in advance.
Sruthy
Yes Sruthy, unfortunately, the website is not much matured to let you apply the permit for multiple people with just one submission. You have to submit form for everyone.
Thank you for the response Dheeraj.
We have got 7 days. Can you please check whether the below itinerary is feasible and which all places should be included in the ILP request?
Day 1: Arrival and rest
Day 2: Leh to Magnetic hill, hall of fame , indus-zanskar confluence, Likir, Alchi, Lamayuru monastery, Moon land, return to Leh
Day 3: Leh to Nubra valley via Khardung La pass, Disket Monastery, Hunder sand dunes, camel safari, overnight stay.
Day 4: Nubra to Pangong tso via Shayok valley, Spangmik Village, Over night stay at Pangong (camping not necessary).
Day 5: Pangong Tso to Leh via Changla pass, Hemis Monastery, Shey Palace, SECMOL School visit.
Day 6: Vist Leh City, market and near by places like Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace.
Day 7: Return.
We may have an extra day, so is there anything we missed which could be covered in a day?
Thanks in advance.
Sruthy
Hello Sruthy,
Do you mean you have one more day that is 8 days? If yes, you can use Day 6 and that extra day to make a two day visit to Tso Moriri lake. Else, your plan looks OK and can be much better is you do two day trip to Nubra Valley and two day trip to Pangong TSo or use Day 6 to visit Turtuk in Nubra Valley as a day trip.
Yes Dheeraj. We have 8 days in hand.
Could you please let me know the places to be included in the ILP request?
Thank you!
Select the circuits for Pangong tso/Sampgmik, Nubra Valley, Chumathang, Tso Moriri ones
Hi Dheeraj,
How are you? I am Ashek from Bangladesh. I am following your blog from couple of months. It’s very helpful. I along with my wife want to make a trip in ladakh. I have made a tour itinerary by taking help of your above writing and it’s about 8 days. Below is my details plan:
Day 1 Delhi-Leh (by air); Rest day in Leh
Day 2 Leh local sightseeing; Innerline permit
Day 3 Leh-Nubra valley
Day 4 Nubra valley-Leh
Day 5 Leh-Pangong Lake
Day 6 Pangong Lake-Tso Moriri Lake
Day 7 Tso Moriri Lake-Tsokar Lake-Leh
Day 8 Leh-Delhi (by air)
I have few questions. Please help me.
1. I’m planning to make this trip from October 14 to October 21. Is it feasible to go to ladakh that time?
2. As I’m going along with my wife, what will be the costing of two persons for privately hired taxi at that time?
3. Do you have any suggestions to us as we are foreigners?
Thanks in advance 🙂
Ashek
October will be very cold to sleep at Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri. You will not be able to travel to Pangong tso to Tso Moriri direct route being a foreigner. Also, you need Protected Area Permit not Inner Line Permit. Costing will be high and for above route itself it will be about 40-42K
I have dropped Tso Moriri from my plan. Now the itinerary is:
Day 1 Delhi-Leh; Rest day in Leh
Day 2 Leh local sightseeing; Innerline permit
Day 3 Leh-Nubra valley
Day 4 Nubra valley-Leh
Day 5 Leh-Pangong Lake
Day 6 Pangong Lake-Leh
Day 7 Leh-Delhi-Kolkata
1. I have two options for above route. one is from October Oct 14 to Oct 20. Another one is from Oct 7 to Oct 13. Is it possible to make trip in the mentioned two times?
2. Sorry, I’m asking you same ques again and again. How much will be the transport cost for Day 2 to 6 for privately hired taxi?
1. I will go with Oct 7 – 13 and book Himalayan Wooden Cottages in Pangong Tso in advance because they will be the only one running during that time.
2. Taxi cost as per union will be around 22K. You can call the local drivers directly to connect with them and check the more comprehensive List of Taxi Drivers for Ladakh – Srinagar – Leh – Manali with recommendations/reviews for DoW community members.
Hi Dheeraj,
We are five friends planning for Leh trip from delhi via Srinagar and coming back through Manali. We are planning to leave in a day or two. Below is the itinerary we had planned yet in short:
Day From To
1 Delhi Amritsar
1 Amritsar Patnitop, (night stay)
2 Patnitop Kargil / Drass, (night stay)
3 Kargil Leh, (Night stay)
4 Leh Khardung La, Nubra Valley (Night Stay)
5 Nubra Valley Pangong Tso (Night Stay)
6 Pangong Tso Manali (Night Stay)
7 Manali Delhi
We will be having only 7 days available in our calendar. Does the above plan looks feasible with little breaks in between and having fun at the places we cover? We are planning to start the trip on early midnight of day 1 around 01:00 AM.
Do we need any permits for any of the above mentioned places in Leh ? If you can also suggest better places or stops for staying in night and continuing the journey from there which can help achieving this plan in this short amount of time.
Mayank, your plan is very hectic and does not involve any rest. It is highly possible to get stuck with AMS. You are also not resting in Leh which is highly recommended and Pangong Tso to Manali directly is too too much about 20+ hrs of drive.
Thanks Dheeraj.
Actually we are three drivers, does that make any possibilities? Or can you suggest any itinerary for Leh in such less time.
It will take 4 days to reach Leh from Srinagar side starting from Delhi with stop overs at Jammu, Srinagar, Kargil and 3 days to come back from Leh from Manali side to Delhi with stopovers at Sarchu, Manali. This makes it 7 days. 1 Day is required in Leh for acclimatization.
That is the best I can suggest considering the risk of life involved due to AMS issues.
Hi dheeraj we are group of 4 people starting our travel from Delhi to Leh on 2nd June via Srinagar. Please confirm if it’s okay to travel via Srinagar owing to current unrest in the valley , is there any affect on the vehicular movement.
Meenakhsi, it is not OK to travel from Srinagar – Leh route. PLEASE avoid it. Read all the updates posted by other community members at the thread: https://discoverwithdheeraj.com/india/road-status-conditions/srinagar-leh-highway-status-2017-2018-t5264-140.html
I am planning to do the Spiti trip in September 1st and 2nd week. Is it okay or should it be 3rd and 4th week? Also, I’ll take my own car (Ecosport), which I believe should be fine. I have a very stretched trip as I want to enjoy the drive.
Day 1. Delhi-Kasauli
Day 2. Kasauli- Rampur/Sarahan
Day 3. Rampur/Sarahan – Kalpa
Day 4. Kalpa- Sangla- Kalpa
Day 5. Kalpa- Tabo
Day 6. Tabo- Nako
Day 7. Nako- Kaza
Day 8. Kaza (need to get info on places)
Day 9. Kaza- Manali
Day 10. Manali
Day 11. Manali- Chandigarh
Day 12. Chandigarh- Delhi.
Does this seem okay? Have a missed anything or do I need to add something here. Would really like your inputs on it.
Thanks.
Eco Sports should be fine. I will suggest following updates
Day 3. Rampur/Sarahan – Sangla
Day 4. Sangla – Chitkul – Kalpa
Day 5. Kalpa – Nako – Tabo
Day 6. Tabo – Dhangkar – Pin Valley
Day 7. Pin Valley – Kaza – Ki, Kibber in afternoon – Kaza
Day 8. Kaza – Langza – Komic – Hikkim – Kaza
Day 9. Kaza – Chandratal
Day 10. Chandratal – Manali
Day 11. Manali- Chandigarh
Thanks Man.
Chandratal was not on my list, but it is now :). Could you also help me with an option for night halt near chandratal. Is there any homestay option in any closely village?
Sunil, please read the stay options section in the article: Delhi to Chandratal Lake Spiti Valley – Travel Guide
Hello Sir,
I am planning to visit Leh by road from 04th to 15th Aug from Delhi by road my details are as follows:
Car – Indica Vista
Person – 4
Itinerary:
Leaving Delhi on 4th (fri evening ), night stay at Jalandhar
Leaving Jalandhar on 5th early morning, night stay at Srinagar
Leaving Srinagar on 6th early morning for leh (is that possible to cover this route?)
On 7th stay put in leh for local sight seeing
On 8th leh to pangong
On 9th pangong to leh
On 10th leh to nubra and stay night at khalsar
On 11th khalsar – khardungla – leh
12th rest day
From 13th onwards start for Delhi thru Manali.
Kindly advice on above, out of 4 we 2 people know driving. And also covered Rohtang pass with same car 2014.
Thanks & Regards,
Akhil
Please do Nubra before Pangong Tso, rest looks OK.
Thanks Mr. Dheeraj
I have 2 more query.
First, can I travel Srinagar to leh in one day with my hatchback.( I also take halt at drass or kargil).
Secondly, monsoon how affected me on srinagar to leh after then leh to manali route and what is the best point to stay in leh to manali route.
Regards,
Akhil
You must take night halt at Kargil. It is monsoon time in general up there in North and at some parts of Manali – Leh Highway (like before Baralacha La) and Srinagar – Leh Highway (like before Kargil) you might need to face monsoon hassles but once you get closer to Ladakh, then Ladakh being rain shadow region is least affected by monsoon rains, though rains does reach Ladakh now but to minimum and mostly it might remains overcast conditions. There is no thumb rule of certainty about weather conditions but above is generally common pictures seen over last few years except ugly 2010 …
Please refer the link in our community: FAQ | Is Monsoon season good time to travel to Ladakh? for more details.
Best point of stay on Manali – Leh Highway is Jispa but many people stay at Sarchu too which you should only sleep in case you had a good sleep at Pangong tso lake.
Thank you Mr. Dheeraj for your prompt response.
Hi Dheeraj,
If I shift my plan to Sep. first week then its ok for my car? B’coz I am very worried about my hatchback as in monsoon slush and water stream are so obvious.
I already read your article about travelling in Sept. and the best time to visit. So my question is do I expect fresh snowfall during Sep,? and at which places I can find snow except rohtang pass.
Regards,
Akhil
Yes September will be much better. Also, nowadays it snows once or at max twice in September that too towards the end or first week of October. So, you will not get the snow anywhere.
Hi Dheeraj,
Thank you for all the information. You are doing an awesome job for us.
A bit of an enquiry from our side.
My group consist of 4 friends and we are thinking of visiting Leh in the last week of June or in the 2nd week of Aug.
Travel routes will be from Delhi to Manali to Leh & then Same way return.
kindly help us in listing the things that should be taken care of:
1. Driver/Guide For Leh
2. Accomodation
we are trying to get the whole trip under an affordable costing only. Please help us how we should manage.
Thanks
Hi Ajitesh,
I will suggest to go in June.
You can check the nice, preferred list of accommodation options in entire Leh – Ladakh (Leh, Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri) including moderate (cheap budget hotels as well) in the series of articles starting on the link here
For the leh – ladakh taxi union rate list 2017 – 18 including the contacts of some reliable taxi drivers within Leh – Ladakh, check the link here. You can get about 12-15% of discount by directly getting in touch with drivers and of course, talking in person rather on phone always help in bargaining more. You can call the local drivers directly to connect with them and check the more comprehensive List of Taxi Drivers for Ladakh – Srinagar – Leh – Manali with recommendations/reviews for DoW community members.
Hi Dheeraj,
Thank you for a very informative, helpful and relevant posts.
I am a resident of Pune, Maharashtra. I plan to take a road trip from Delhi to Leh Ladakh this June-July 2017. As of now, I am solo but I would like to be part of a group if it works out.
Yesterday I have purchased a RE Thunderbird 350 for this purpose. I am considering transporting the bike by train to Delhi and starting the road trip from Delhi.
I have a free calendar and am considering a 15-16 day itinerary covering New Delhi-Manali-Rohtang Pass-Tanglang La-Chang La-Pangong Lake-Nubra Valley-Khardung La-Kargil-Shrinagar-New Delhi.
Can you help me with a few points that I can think of and are given below?
1. Do I need to book accommodation for the entire itinerary in advance?
2. Are there any loosely defined groups that I can tie-up with for the above itinerary in full or part?
3. Are there any organisations that take care of the logistics such as accommodation, food, fuel and maintenance support (if required)?
4.Which route option is better and why? Delhi-Srinagar-Kargil-Leh-Manali-Delhi or the other way around i.e Delhi-Manali-Leh-Kargil-Srinagar-Delhi?
Thanks and regards
Atul Deshpande
Hi Atul,
My replies below:
1. There is no need to book any accommodation if you are OK with basic stays and searching them here and there after reaching it.
2. Please search the DoW Travel Calendar where travellers post their events looking for other partners
3. Not that I know of but if you get some plan together with the help of all the info. available on this website, you should be able to make the trip.
4. Srinagar – Ladakh – Manali is always better as it helps in acclimatization.
I will suggest that you go through the calendar and patch up with other like minded people
Thanks Dheeraj… you are a gem !!
Thank you Atul 🙂
Hi,
I’m planning for a Leh- Ladakh trip this July(2017) for two person.
We are willing to travel mostly by shared taxis. Also we are planning on staying on rented tents at some locations.
So it would have been helpful if you could tell me the approximated budget for this trip of around 16-18 days starting and ending from New Delhi.
Contacts of some local trekking groups is appreciated if you can provide.
Thank You.
Please refer: How to make a budget Ladakh trip by public transport
Hi Dheeraj,
1) I am planning a solo bike trip from manali-leh-manali for approx 10-15 days in the month of june
I want to cover tso moiri(both the routes) , pangong tso, masrsimik la and panamik
I would be glad if you could help me to plan accordingly.
2) Is inner line permit is required for these places?
3)What would be the approx budget I should set for this trip?
4)Any reliable contact from where I can rent a RE in manali?
Thank you,
Hi Ansh,
1. Please refer: https://discoverwithdheeraj.com/india/plan-ladakh-zanskar-trip/manali-leh-ladakh-manali-common-itinerary-t148.html
2. Yes, inner line permit and environment fee is now required again for Indians too from this year
3. Please refer article above
Hi Dheeraj,
First of all a big thank you for such wonderful detailed insights on various amazing places. Really loved reading your blog, its well written, detailed and most importantly helpful.
Further, I am planning to visit Leh this year in the 1st week of Jul. Will be starting from Mumbai. As of now I am planning to go solo (Another friend of mine may join, but i really want to go solo). let me know if this is advisable.
I wish to Start from Mumbai>> Srinagar by flight, Srinagar to Leh>> By Road and finally take a flight back from leh to Mumbai. I have 9 days in hand. Please suggest the best possible route map. I also wish to spend a good time at one of the monasteries.
Look forward for your revert.
Warm Regards,
Zahir
Thank you so much Zahir !! 🙂 🙂
1000s of people travel solo to Ladakh every year, it shall not be an issue at all. You should read: Top 10 Tips for a Solo Trip to Ladakh or Spiti Valley
Your plan should be like:
Day 1 | Reach Srinagar and rest
Day 2 | Srinagar to Kargil
Day 3 | Kargil to Leh
Day 4 | Leh rest and acclimatize, check out the shared taxis and patch up with them
Day 5, 6 | Nubra Valley trip
Day 7, 8 | Pangong Tso trip
Day 9 | Rest in Leh
Day 10 | Fly back
Hi Dhiraj,
Me and wife have booked the ticket for Srinagar and we will be arriving on 17th May morning and our return flight is also from srinagar on 30th May. We are planning to do Srinagar-Leh-Srinagar. Please suggest how do we plan this.
Thanks!
Most likely Mehul the road from Srinagar to LEh will be open by that time of the year. You have enough number of days to plan the trip and can follow the below plan easily:
Day 1 | Delhi – Srinagar
— Fly to Srinagar if you are not self driving because it will almost cost the same and help you save one day plus fatigue of traveling unnecessary in plains or boring hills for 2 days
— Enjoy walk around Dal lake and may be Shikara ride as well
— If you have time then check out, floating market, Shalimar Garden.
— Overnight at Srinagar
Day 2 | Srinagar – Sonamarg – Zozi La – Drass – Kargil
— Enjoy the vistas enroute
— Have late drunch meal at Drass is you are a vegetarian as sometimes it gets difficult to find veg. food at Kargil
— Overnight at Kargil
Day 3 | Kargil – Lamayuru – Leh
— Cover Mulbekh Maitrey, Lamayuru Moanstery, Lunar Landscapes
— On the way you can also see Gurudwara Pather Sahib, Magnetic Hills, Confluence at Nimmu
— Overnight at Leh
Day 4 | Leh Local Sightseeing + Acclimatization
— To know the about the places to visit check the link: Travel Guide for Local Sightseeing of Leh Town in Ladakh
— Overnight at Leh
Day 5 | Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder – Turtuk
— Head for Nubra Valley and stay overnight at Turtuk
— On the way enjoy a cup of soup at Highest Motorable Pass (as claimed) Khardung La
— enjoy the culture in the Turtuk Village
— do mention Turtuk on the permits
Day 6 | Turtuk – Hunder
— Spend whole day at Turtuk and reach Hunder by evening
— Overnight at Hunder
Day 7 | Hunder – Deskit – Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khardung La – Leh
— Diskit has monasteries with tallest lord Buddha statue and Hunder has sand dunes and bacterian camel safari
— Enjoy drive upto Panamik, visit Yarab Tso Lake and back Leh
— Sumur has a famous monastery to check out and Panamik has hot water springs
— Overnight at Leh
Day 8 | Leh – Hemis Monastery – Pangong Tso Lake
— Cover either of Hemis, Thicksey and Shey on the go towards Pangong Tso
— Overnight at Pangong Tso (Spangmik or Lukung)
Day 9 | Pangong Tso Lake – Thicksey Monastery – Shey Palace – Leh
— Cover either of Hemis, Thicksey and Shey on return to Leh
— Overnight at Leh
Day 10 | Leh – Tso Moriri via Chumathang
— Cover Karzok Monastery
— Overnight at Karzok or Tso Moriri
Day 11 | Tso Moriri – Tso Kar – Debring (Manali – Leh Highway starts) – Taglang La – Upshi – Leh
— Come back via Tso Kar and Manali – Leh Highway to Leh
— Overnight at Leh
Day 12 | Leh – Lamayuru – Kargil
— Cover Mulbekh Maitrey, Lamayuru Moanstery, Lunar Landscapes
— On the way you can also see Gurudwara Pather Sahib, Magnetic Hills, Confluence at Nimmu
— Overnight at Kargil
Day 13 | Kargil – Drass – Zozi La – Sonamarg – Srinagar
— Enjoy the vistas enroute
— Have late drunch meal at Sonamarg
— Overnight at Srinagar
Thank You Dhiraj, this itinerary looks perfect to me. But I am on a budgeted trip so hiring a private vehicle is out of my pocket. So also if you can suggest the mode of transport that I should consider.
Mehul, you should refer: Top 10 Tips for a Solo Trip to Ladakh or Spiti Valley and How to make a budget Ladakh trip by public transport
Hi Dhiraj,
Me and my 10 Friend is planning to visit Leh between 8 June to 20 June
we have taken Tampo Travel from Jammu -Srinagar-Kargil-Leh-Sarchu-Manali ,Which Charge us Rs13500 per for Traveling & stay in buguest hotel .
But we are not sure how much will cost per perosn in Local Leh sight seen for 3 -4 days,
Could you please guide us ,which mode of transport we will take and what will be cost
Kamlesh, tempo are charges 35% more than the taxi rates. As per the taxi union rates of year 2016-17 (https://discoverwithdheeraj.com/leh-ladakh-taxi-rates-2016-17/) following is the break up
Srinagar – Leh in 2 days = 18400
Leh Local sightseeing = 2500-3000
Leh – Nubra Valley 2 Day = 10566
Leh – Pangong Tso 2 Day = 10301
Leh – Tso Moriri – Tso Kar – Sarchu – Manali 2-3 days = 29056
Leh – Manali 2 Days = 21588
Leh – Pangong Tso 1 Day = 8653
Leh – Nubra Valley 1 Day = 8053
You can usually get about 10-15% discount on these taxi rates after getting in touch with the driver directly.
You can call the local drivers directly to connect with them and check the comprehensive List of Taxi Drivers for Ladakh – Srinagar – Leh – Manali with recommendations/reviews for DoW community members.
hi i am sumit sharma from iit bombay. we also planning to visit leh and ladakh at the same time. can you please give me your mobile no. so i can ask about the travelling agencies from where you booked your tickets. my no. is
Hey Dheeraj we and our group of 4-5 friends are planning to travel to leh by the end of may we all have our own personal bikes.
I own a pulsar 200 adventure sport and I’m the only one with a pillion Rider my partner she isn’t much tall or heavy .
I’m only Planning on to cover the manali leh route this time.
I just wanna know how may i plan my trip, time duration and how much will it cost us per person.
Hello Abhishek,
You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
You can check the nice, preferred list of accommodation options in entire Leh – Ladakh (Leh, Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri) including moderate (cheap budget hotels as well) in the series of articles starting on the link here
For the list of good restaurants in Leh – Ladakh or eateries or food joints where food is enjoyed by many travellers including me, you can check the link here: List of Good Restaurants in Leh – Ladakh | Restaurant Reviews
Check the list of things to carry for Leh – Ladakh or other trip including basic medical kit, clothing, must haves etc. at the link here: List of Things to Carry for Leh – Ladakh trip.
To know about AMS and acclimatization including the tips to combat AMS, please DO READ: Acute Mountain Sickness and Importance of Acclimatization
Hello Sir,
8 of us are planning trip for ladakh 9days-8nights, we want to hire tempo traveller/winger from srinagar to leh-back srinagar,
we want to explore ladakh by bikes, can you please help me out planning our trip economically,
Siddhesh, For the leh – ladakh taxi union rate list 2016 – 17 including the contacts of some reliable taxi drivers within Leh – Ladakh, check the link here. You can get about 12-15% of discount by directly getting in touch with drivers and of course, talking in person rather on phone always help in bargaining more.
For bike rentals, please refer: Leh – Ladakh Bike Rental Rates 2017-18
Can you please let me know any package(budget) which is having the same itinerary you have provided?
Because this following itinerary provided by you is the best itinerary i have found through a lot of exploring.
So i thought of booking a package which have almost the same itinerary as yours.
Thanks in advance.
Deepak, you can If you are looking for competitive and customized budget Ladakh tour and packages, you can connect with info@offbeatescapes.com as most of the readers in the past couple of years have had very good feedback about them and especially their transparent policies along with being there with you all the time in need. So, we trust them the most. You can refer my name or DoW to Gaurav, the guy who runs it. He knows us very well and should be able to offer some special rates being a DoW Member. You can just refer him the DwD Community Member Username in such a case or screenshot of this reply here.
Thank you for your reply.
But,i couldn’t find any packages from the link given by you.They only offer hotels and camps and no tour packages isn’t it?
Deepak, you can write a mail to them and they should be able to offer you a customized package.
Hello Deeraj,
I am planning for bike ride to Leh from Chandigarh to Leh and back to Delhi via Manali. I will be sending by bike to Chandigarh via train. The following is my itinerary.
2/6/2017 Chandigarh
3/6/2017 Amritsar
4/6/2017 Patnitop
5/6/2017 Srinagar
6/6/2017 Kargil
7/6/2017 Leh
8/6/2016 Diskit,Nubra Valley
9/6/2017 Leh
10/6/2017 Pangong Tso
11/6/2017 Tso Moriri
12/6/2017 Sarchu
13/6/2017 Manali
14/6/2017 Bilaspur
15/6/2017 Delhi
2 days backup.
Is the above itinerary doable? Let me know if any suggestions for the itinerary.
Also as of now it is only 2 people in the group. what are the things to keep in mind for self ride trips.
Any one interested to join us from bangalore can reply to the comment.
Vinay, use at least one of the backup days to rest in Leh for acclimatization ofLeh and getting permits if you are taking direct route from Pangong Tso to Tso Moriri. Also, in case you are taking direct route, it will be hectic and you need to arange th spre fuel.
You can also post your travel calendar entry for better visibility and connect to other riders or travel partners.
HI Dheeraj –
We are planning a trip to Leh during Mid may.
1. Delhi – Leh – By Flight
2. Rest and local sight
2. 3 Days in leh to explore
3. Leh – Manali by hired Taxi.
Do you think its sufficient to cover most of the attractions in leh
Hi Sanjay,
The first two days will be rest days and acclimatization with light localsightseeing. Rest 3 days in Ladakh looks OK but Manali – Leh Highway in general opens by end of May or first week of June, so that might not be possible.
Hi Dheeraj, we are 2 of us planning to fly down to leh in June end. We are planning a 7 – 8 night long trip.
How can we go about booking shared taxis?
Also, should we stay at nubra and pangong or just let them be a day trip? Should we make leh as our base and spend all the nights at one hotel and keep taking day trips?
Any sort of help is appreciated.
Hi Akshay,
You should refer the plan at the link: Leh – Ladakh | Most Common Itinerary by Air. Regarding shared taxis, you will be able to find the shared taxi without much fuss at all. There are lots of flyers which people put at cafes, dine-ins, restaurants, travel agent desks/shops/whiteboards wanting to share the taxis for different trips within Ladakh. Even travel agent organize such shared taxis trip as well but charge a little higher about Rs 200-300 more than it would ideally cost. So, in worst case you can always go back to them and book a seat for yourself. Gelling up with people in Ladakh is more or less easy because many people travel solo and look forward to meet new people and share cultural thoughts and values over the trip. No where else in the world you will find more smiling and helpful people as Ladakhis are 🙂
Hi Dheeraj,
Thank you for the detailed blogs and discussions.
I will be a lone (male) traveler. Is it a good idea to contact the local taxi drivers upon reaching Leh, the ones that you have listed, for possible shared taxi rides to Nubra valley and Pangong Tso Lake? Or should I want to advertise in advance? I am leaving out time to rest and acclimatize before the start of the trip.
They might not be available for shared taxi rides. You will need to find the shared taxis from Changspa road or main market Leh. Or check the DoW Travel Calendar for more people looking out for travel partners around same dates.
Hi dheeraj.i m vipin from kanpur uttar pradesh.planning tour with my friend on my bike royal Enfield. We wants to start our journey 28 may 2017.by manali to leh. Then penghon lake .then kargil .srinagar and ends at jammu.
Wat will the overall budget of tour.if we prefer budgets hotels.
We r only two person
Vipin bhai you can go through the article above and all your budget queries should be solved. Also, take look into How to make a budget Ladakh trip by public transport
Dear Sir,
we are 8 friends planning for a trip of manali-leh-ladakh for 8-10 days in month of june. please send me the possible best route to see the most of it as well as inform me the indicative per head expense via mail.
It will take 4 days to reach Leh from Srinagar side starting from Delhi with stop overs at Jammu, Srinagar, Kargil and 3 days to come back from Leh from Manali side to Delhi with stopovers at Sarchu, Manali. This makes it 7 days. 1 Day is required in Leh for acclimatization. You have about 10 days. 1 Day can be used as Day trip to Pangong Tso and other day can be used as day trip to Nubra Valley or just Khardung La pass.
Opt to go via Manali – Leh Highway and I will suggest that you refer the thread for more details on the route and night halts though it is of 9 days: Manali – Leh – Ladakh – Manali | Itinerary for 9 Days. You can fit in plan I suggested in above para in this plan
Hi DHEERAJ SHARMA we are 2person going to leh ladakh bike trip we have only 9 days 1st we are going via jammu patnitop and return via manali please suggest what we do for our bike ride in days and coincidence my name also DHEERAJ SHARMA
Hey Dheeraj, nice to connect. I will suggest you read: How to make a Ladakh trip in 9 days
hi dheeraj
we are 3 couples, planning to travel leh-ladakh on motorcycles in may-june for 6-7 days
can u please give me approx budget per person ex delhi
It takes 4 days to reach Leh from Delhi via Srinagar and 3 days via Manali. Same will be required to come back too. You have just 6-7 days so, you can just sleep a night in Leh and have to come back the very next day. Are you sure you want to do it and being couples too?
Hi Dheeraj,
We are 8 people and planning a trip to ladakh in April, what will b the average cost carried by per person. Also want to know that can we carry our own tents in ladakh, or we have to arrange them from there only.
Prashant, you can read the above article to get the cost of the Ladakh trip. Regarding camping, check: Top 10 Tips for Camping in Ladakh & Spiti Valley
Could you please tell me the location of some dealers who will rent out reliable and good bullets for the trip from delhi?
Aseem, sorry on that front. However, you should know that outside rented bikes are not allowed to roam in Ladakh for sightseeing. You will have to hire the local Leh rented bike again.
i am planning for manali from vskp.and from manali to ladakh,,,is it safe,on jan 2017.! also can u ensure the cost from manali to ladakh for 3nights on the bike which gives 30kmph
The roads to Ladakh remain closed from mid of October to mid/end of May, especially Manali – Leh Highway
Hi Dheeraj,
We have booked flights from delhi to leh round trip 29th sept to Oct 4th. We have 5 days in all. I wanted some clarity from you. We want to cover nubra valley,pangong lake and tso moriri. Most of the travel packages said its hectic but some are ready to give us all three of them.
29th – leh (acclimatization etc)
30th – leh to pangong
1st oct – pangong to tso moriri via chusul
2nd – tso moriri to leh
3rd – leh to nubra and back to leh
4th – flyback to Delhi
Is this literary fine? He is asking 75k for 6 persons including fooding lodging and travel. Should we take hotels and cars separately to cut cost?
One more package I got is
29th sept- leh (rest)
30th – local sightseeing leh
1st Oct – leh to tso moriri
2nd Oct – tso moriri to leh via pangong
3rd Oct – leh nubra leh
Which seems better between the two?? Any suggestions from your side??
Thanks in advance
hi. can u tell me about the best climate to visit Ladakh. i wants to go there with my friends on bike of 26th dec to 6 jan. & how much i carry cash to visit delhi to Ladakh.
Hi Dheeraj. I am a girl, planning a a solo trip to Ladakh in the first week of October. I reach Delhi on 1st Oct at 1:30 AM. And the return flight is on 11th Oct at 8:15 AM. Being a girl, all these posts about budget places to stay and all are a little confusing. Can you please help me with the itinerary as there are hell lot of them available and I don’t know which one to go for. I will be taking the public transport to Leh. Probably Manali- Keylong-Leh. And return to Delhi via Srinagar. I have already booked flight tickets for a round trip from Pune to Delhi and back. Can you suggest something to make my trip happen in a cheapest and way possible?
Hi Itisha,
It is not a good time to make a solo trip to LAdakh as the season would have ended and there will be limited sharing options for taxis, private taxis being very costly for the pocket for a solo person. I will suggest you start from Read: How to make a budget Ladakh trip by public transport and Top 10 Tips for a Solo Trip to Ladakh or Spiti Valley
nice to see your advices to all tourists dheeraj ji .i want to know whether we can use maruti dezire to travell from manali to leh further to nubra and tso pangong
Yes, Mukul it can surely do the whole circuit of Ladakh. For hatchback/sedan taking on Manali – Leh Highway Or Spiti Valley via Manali Or Ladakh, please refer the link: FAQ | Can I do Leh – Ladakh / Spiti / Manali – Leh trip in Hatchback or Sedan? for more details.
hai neraj me and my friend are palning to a trip to leh ladakh with our own car frm kearala to ladhakh is that posibile to travel in a sedan car with thoos like roads in thair or need an bigger suv tipe wehichile
For hatchback/sedan taking on Manali – Leh Highway Or Spiti Valley via Manali Or Ladakh, please refer the link: FAQ | Can I do Leh – Ladakh / Spiti / Manali – Leh trip in Hatchback or Sedan? for more details.
we are 5 frndz, planning for leh trip for 15 days from nainital… can u tell the budget….
mode : bullet
average budget hotels, 3 days in camp..
visit as many places as we can in the route…
plz rply me on my mail add
For doubts related to budget for Leh – Ladakh trip, I am sure the link below will help you alot for getting an idea of overall budget:
How to calculate cost or budget for Leh – Ladakh trip
Also, check the article: 5 Tips for a Budget Trip to Ladakh
Hi Dheeraj, thanks for this excellent forum.
Wanted to ask you a couple of things here.
We are 5 frnd, for this trip, here’s our itinerary.
Aug 29 – Land in Srinagar at 12pm – Hire a cab for Leh with overnight at Kargil (preferably someone from the reviewed one’s), overnight in Kargil
Aug 30 – Leave early from Kargil for Leh & visit the valleys enroute. Arrive Leh by 4-5pm
Aug 31 – Stay in Leh & do the bike rental thing & visit local monasteries.
Sep 1 – Leave for Nubra Valley via Khardung La, Overnight in Diksit/Hunder
Sep 2 – Diksit to Turtuk, overnight in Turtuk
Sep 3 – Leave from Turtuk for Leh, Reach Leh by 4-5pm
Sep 4 – Leave for Pangong Tso, Overnight at Pangong
Sep 5 – Pangong to Leh, visit monasteries along the route.
Sep 6 – River Rafting in Leh & shopping (if any)
Sep 7 – Leh to Mumbai flight
Have a couple of Q’s
1. How is the itinerary as per you?
2. What would be the approx individual budget of this trip with Individual bikes RE 350cc (flight tkt excluded)?
3. Should we do the hotel bookings prior? Or we would find better deals there face to face?
4. Which place to stay whilst in Nubra Valley
5. Is Turtuk worth it, it has hotels for staying?
6. Considering the current tension in Kashmir, Srinagar to Leh route would be open for us?
7. Additional tips, if any?
All i am looking for hotels is it must have attached toilets, electricity backup & hot water. (easy accessible in city, if applicable)
P.S. Sorry for the long list of Q’s. Planning it all by myself and on behalf of my lazy friends.
Hello Dheeraj,
I am arriving in Srinagar on 18th of September and would like to travel by road to Leh. can you please give me some viable options under the current scenario.
Thanks much!
Well, the curfew has been eased out. I will suggest to keep a tab on situation as you have still 20 odd days left for your trip and then take a call around 10th September.
Hi Dheeraj,
Thanks for establishing this forum! I am planning a trip to Ladakh from 20-29th September and DoW has been a great help in this. Would need your input on the following:
1. Stay options near Tso Kar – Are there any homestays/ camps nearby or we need to stay at Debring?
2. We are flying in&out of Leh and plan to hire Scorpio/Xylo for the entire Ladakh trip. What would be the approx taxi rental cost considering 7 days travel and full circuit from Leh-Hunder-Tyakshi-Agham-Shyok-Man-Hanle-Korozk-Tso Kar-Leh (Without returning to Leh). We plan to finalize a guy from one of your blog’s list.
3. Is Man-Chusul-Hanle-Tso Kar (Korozk) doable in a single day or we split in 2 days? In that case, is Hanle the best place to halt at night?
4. Considering the timing of our trip (End September), is it better to pre book accommodation or take it up upon reaching? We plan 2 days in Leh, 2 days in Hunder, a day each in Man, Hanle, Korozk, Tso Kar & Leh, in that order.
5. Can we visit Gorkha Ridge ahead of Tyakshi? Or any place nearby LOC/LAC (With proper permissions, ofcourse!)?
Looking forward to your ever informative suggestions!
Cheers,
Ujjwal
Hi Ujjwal,
1. There are manu homestays/small guest houses in Tso Kar.
2. About 45K
3. It will be too too much. Better halt at Hanle and then next day move to Korzok
4. No, you should be OK in booking on the spot.
5. No, Tyaksi whill be the last place you will be allowed.
Hello Dheeraj,
First, thank you for assembling such a great blog here, it is helping a lot.
Now my question, I am travelling with my wife around 20th Aug. And we have no group to travel with. I am vary of organized trip groups as I fear I won’t get enough freedom to explore as we do if we go with acquaintances.
I want to know how easy it is to find people to share taxis or find shared transport for routes like from Manali to Leh or from Leh to whole Nubra area or Leh to Srinagar (as they are long and costly and take more than one day to complete)
Also, let me know if there is a better way of doing it.
(There are many articles, but I guess I can’t get article which shows how one or two people can pull off whole trip by sharing taxis and how it works)
Darpan, please read: Top 10 Tips for a Solo Trip to Ladakh or Spiti Valley, you will get all your answers.
Also, you can refer: How to make a budget Ladakh trip by public transport
Hey Dheeraj,
We are 4 friends and planning to go leh on 9th of september to 19 september via road (hired bullet). So I want to know what precautions(any emergency nos, things which must have while biking) we should take , where we can find out best plus cheaper bikes for rent at Manali, Can we share bikes. Moreover, could you please tell me at which places we should stay.
we are three boys and a girl, we are looking for a travel group who can join us so that we can happily and safely.
Thanks
Pravi
prabhjot.singh.pravi@gmail.com
Pravi for emergency numbers, check: https://discoverwithdheeraj.com/india/ladakh-zanskar-travel-guides/important-emergency-contact-numbers-leh-ladakh-t1369.html
You should land in Manali and check for bikes after checking the condition, then rent them. You can share bikes but pillion have to get down at places, especially when high altitude comes and slush stretch or water crossing. You have these 11 days from Manali to Manali?
HI Dheeraj,
Me and my frnd are planning to travel to leh by bike from delhi via Manali on 27Aug, so can you please guide me in getting rented bike n best route….
You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
Yes, you can rent bikes in Leh and Fort Road in Leh is full of such shops that rent bikes. Depending upon the condition, model, make and tourist rush you can get bikes starting from Rs 900 to Rs 1300. Rather than booking over phone, it is much better to visit the Fort road, check 4-5 shops over there and get a good deal after checking the bike conditions. I will suggest you read this for sure to understand few tips on hiring bikes from Manali or Leh: How to Hire or Rent a Bike or Motorcycle in Manali
Bikes rented outside Leh are not allowed for sightseeing inside Ladakh except Tso Moriri and Tso Kar lakes which can be done while going to Manali from Leh. Private bikes are completely allowed. You can use the outside rented bike to reach Leh but then for going to Pangong Tso, nubra Valley, etc.. you need to hire rented bikes from Leh only.
To know more about this rule and present situation, please refer the link: Bikes Rented Outside Leh Banned in Ladakh
This year as per reports, rule is going to be stricter. Manali rental guys have formalized a deal that for the days Manali bike is parked in Leh and Leh bike is rented, they will charge 50% of the rent of the bike. So, confirm with Manali rental guys first about this signoff.
For renting bikes in Leh – Ladakh along with current Bike Union Prices, you can check the DwD Community thread: Leh – Ladakh Bike Rental Rates 2016 – 17 & Reliable Shops
The one way bike rental is quite costly and leave a big dent in pocket for you, sometimes like 12K for just the pickup from Manali. Be sure if you are ready to make that investment or not or if at all it is worth the money spent. My suggestion is unless you are hard core biker and cannot live up the passion of biking, it is not wise to spend that much money just for the pickup of bike.
I will suggest that you go through the articles mentioned under the DwD Community thread for bike trip to Ladakh or any other part of Himalayas at the link: All About Bike Ride to Ladakh & Himalayas. This will help you cover almost all your queries related to bike trip to Ladakh or Himalayas.
hello dheeraj,
i have planned delhi to ladakh bike trip (2or3 of august 2016) 2 on 1 bike, so want a little help about which way is better for me cause this is my first time. i dont want to go with any group or trip packages, plz assist me about this, and is there any kind of permit or something to go ladakh. I want to ride on my own bike… plz suggest
Sunny, you need to get permit to cross Rohtang Pass. Currently, I will not suggest goping from Srinagar side so take Manali side. Refer article: Ladakh from Manali – Most Common Itinerary
Hi Dheeraj,
I am planning to Travel from mumbai to leh max 10 days . On 6 aug (2 adults) .
Can you suggest how to plan it on such a short notice, do i book tour plan from agents or is there any other way?
also please can you mention the places to visit there?
thanks,
komal
Hi Komal, can you tell how are you planning this trip? I mean are you flying in and out of Leh? or doing the road journey from some place?
hi dheeraj,
actually I was going to kashmir and have tickets till jammu but due to curfew and issues over there we have cancelled our plan to visit there.
now, when we have leave from office i.e thinking to plan a trip to ladakh, I have to and fro tickets till jammu.
so, now please help me out as its really getting difficult to plan anything new.
So, you have tickets booked for Jammu or is there any scope of cancelling them? It does not make sense to start the trip from Jammu and go and come back from Manali side. It will be long day to reach Manali in one day from Jammu but you can try. Opt to go via Manali – Leh Highway and I will suggest that you refer the thread for more details on the route and night halts though it is of 9 days: Manali – Leh – Ladakh – Manali | Itinerary for 9 Days. You can fit in plan of 10 days in this itinerary
Hello Komal, I am also from Mumbai, Me and my wife are planning to visit Ladakh around 20th Aug. Let me know if you have not yet started your trip. We can plan something quick together.
Hi Darpan
Have you planned your trip already or planning in Sept?
Hello Sir, Me and my 5 Friends have a plan to visit Leh -Ladakh on this Pooja holidays( from 8th october). As we all are working we are not having as much of time to spend for the journey.Still we have 8 Days and 8 nights available so we have to plan accordingly. In order to explore maximum days there in Leh Ladakh we prefer our journey via Air.We will start from cochin by on 8th of October and will reach Delhi on the same day itself before noon. From Delhi we are planning to proceed Leh -Ladakh on the same day itself.Can u please please provide a day wise chart for the days to be spend in each places and places to be visited and all..expecting response from your end.
Hello Tony,
You should follow: Leh – Ladakh | Most Common Itinerary by Air
Dear mr dheeraj
I want to Travel from lucknow to leh max 10 days . On 1st week of agust 2 adults .
Can you sugges chepest & proper way .
Thanks& rigards
Vijay dubey
Cheapest way of travel is by bus. You should take bus from Delhi ISBT to Leh and back which csots 1339 one side.
Hi Dheeraj,
me and my wife are going to ladakh 16/8 to 21/8. 5 nights and 6 days.
first day local sight seeing.
taxi to sham valley water rafting,hall of fame, magnetic hill.
taxi to numbra and return
taxi to pangong and return.
taxi to tso marori and return.
we have quotation from a travel 38k for both in private cab. and 25k in groups.
i would like to go for private if it is worth for. what do you suggest.
To go in group and save money or worth to go in private cab of tour agent.
I estimated 32k for taxi alone if i hire my self in leh for 5 days. and for 5 nights stay and food would pay 10k.
i was suggested not to stay night at pangong because of cold there and can manage to see sun set ?
do taxi’s start from pan-gong to leh after sun set on the same day return taxi ?
Thank you
Well, your plan is too much to do in too little time. You should only plan two day trip to Nubra Valley and one day trip to Pangong Tso. Not more than that. For this the taxi should be around 20-23K including the local sightseeing.
Hi Dheeraj
I am Suriya and I am from Chennai. I planned to ride my bike SOLO from Jammu to Leh. Now the problem is as I am from south state so basically I don’t know Hindi. Is this create any problem in finding room or getting permission in check post. Can local people understand English ? My poor English?
i am from Lucknow and planning to go Leh via Srinagar , can we go in eartiga with 4 adult and 3 child.
It seems too many in less space for such a long journey. The car is fine to do that route. I will strongly suggest that you go through and read my series on Ladakh Self Drive tips at the links below:
7 Useful Tips for a Self Drive to Leh – Ladakh, Routes and Road Conditions In Leh – Ladakh | Ladakh Self Drive Tips, Fuel Availability In Leh – Ladakh | Ladakh Self Drive Tips
Hi Dheeraj
Please give advise about this tour
15/8/16 to 3/7/16
Ahmedabad – bokaner – amritsar – srinagar – kargil – leh – manali – delhi – ahmedabad
15/8/16 to 3/8/16
Sorry but date is 15/8/2016 to 3/9/2016
You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
Hi Vikram Gadhavi,
My self Pravind, I belong from Jharkahand. I would like to visit the way of Lah Ladhak by bike riding but problem is that I have no group and I have never visited on that place so I am trying to join a group. so if I can join you group on this visit then kindly call me on my no. 9771480236.
Hi Dheeraj,
Is there any shared vehicle? if yes ,then how wil i get it.
Shared vehicles are available all around ladakh for sightseeing. There are lots of flyers which people put at cafes, dine-ins, restaurants, travel agent desks/shops/whiteboards wanting to share the taxis for different trips within Ladakh. Even travel agent organize such shared taxis trip as well but charge a little higher about Rs 200-300 more than it would ideally cost. So, in worst case you can always go back to them and book a seat for yourself. Gelling up with people in Ladakh is more or less easy because many people travel solo and look forward to meet new people and share cultural thoughts and values over the trip.
These shared trips are only for trips within ladakh (Does visit to Nubra valley /Pangong also are ‘within ladakh’ trips? if not, do they get shared taxis easily?)
Darpan, which tips are you talking about? The article? If yes, it covers entire road trip of Ladakh from Delhi to Delhi including Nubra, Pangong Tso, and Tso Moriri
Hi Dheraj,
I am planning to do a bike trip from Tuesday 9th august for 8 days. I am from UK and will be coming to India foe 3 weeks from 5th august to 27th August. So I really want to do a roadtrip to ladakh for 8 days. I have friends in delhi so we will be taking overnight bus on Monday night to arrive to manali. Planning to do 8 days trip from manali to manali. But struggling to workout budget per person. Can you help me out with budget calculations and the travel plan for 8 days and how to cover the most places in those days. I know you would recommend from Srinagar but we want to do it from Manali as we are going to hire the bike from there. we will be in group of around 3-4 people. can you give the budget for each person including bike rent, food, and hotel stay for 8 days. my friends in india wants to know the price per person so they can plan their finances. And can you advise me the permits I need as a foreign traveller and what tips would you give me about this trip.
We are a group of 3 girls who are planning a leh ladhak trip in mid september and we have been getting varying info on local hired taxis.. ur itinerary has been of great help, and I also went through ur budget calculation too, but since that is from 2011, cud u plz help with a budget for 2016?
Our plan is to travel to Srinagar via flight. So we need help with the approximate budget for a 7 day trip (17-24 Sep) starting from and back to Srinagar.
Hello Kavya,
Things have not changed much you can increase around 200-300 per day for food + stay. Currently, it should not cost you more than 1000-1200 per day per person for food + stay in case you are staying with guest houses and mid budget camps. As per the taxi union rates of year 2016-17 (https://discoverwithdheeraj.com/leh-ladakh-taxi-rates-2016-17/) following is the break up
Srinagar – Leh in 2 days = 18400
Leh Local sightseeing = 2500-3000
Leh – Nubra Valley 2 Day = 10566
Leh – Pangong Tso 2 Day = 10301
Leh – Tso Moriri – Tso Kar – Sarchu – Manali 2-3 days = 29056
Leh – Manali 2 Days = 21588
Leh – Pangong Tso 1 Day = 8653
Leh – Nubra Valley 1 Day = 8053
You can usually get about 10-15% discount on these taxi rates after getting in touch with the driver directly.
Hi Dheeraj,
I have a couple of queries.
– How widely is Credit card accepted in Leh area?
– Do the shared taxis traveling from Srinagar to Leh stop at the war memorial near Drass?
Thanks,
Suhas
No Suhas, they are not. Do carry cash but now there are many ATMs too in Leh town. Still, will advise you to carry some cash for sure. No, the shared taxis are meant for locals who dont have much interest in tourist places. They wont be stopping for any sightseeing.
Thanks Dheeraj. So there is no way I can do sight seeing unless I am in a private taxi or bike?
And I have not booked any hotel for Kargil stay. Can I get a decent one for single accommodation for 800-1000 rs., Can I find it once I arrive there?
Hai dhreraj
Me and my 5 friends plan a trip to Srinagar-ladhak.16/09/2016 evening we will be in Srinagar, 22/09/2016 return from Srinagar at noon by flight. Please give a plan including one day full in Srinagar
You have just 6 days in hand, 1 day you want full in Srinagar. This leaves just 5 days. It needs two days to reach Leh and two days to come back from Leh. 1 day is required for acclimatization in Leh. So, are you sure you want to make this trip?
Hi Dheeraj,
Which area would be ideal in Srinagar for booking a hotel, if I am planning to leave to Kargil/Leh by bus/ shared taxi?
How is the Dal lake area? I am seeing many options in my budget.
Thanks,
Suhas
Go ahead Suhas, you can book at Dal lake area too, it is not that far from the taxi stand. Same is Nageen lake area too.
Hi Dheeraj,
I am a solo traveller planning a trip during last week of June. I am planning to fly till Srinagar from Bangalore.
I am hitting a dead end as far as planning is concerned from Srinigar to Leh-Ladakh, as everyone seem to be arriving in groups. I am not keen on bike trips or full on treks, and I am willing to join any group once I reach there.
How are the conditions there for a solo traveller? I have around 10-11 days time starting and ending at Srinagar. I am wiling to stay in budget accommodations, travel in shared taxis or with a group or public transport. Do I need to plan everything and book the tours before I land in Srinagar?
Thanks,
Suhas
Hello Suhas,
There is no need to go through a travel agent. You are alone/couple and private taxis are very costly in Leh but you will be able to find the shared taxi without much fuss at all. There are lots of flyers which people put at cafes, dine-ins, restaurants, travel agent desks/shops/whiteboards wanting to share the taxis for different trips within Ladakh. Even travel agent organize such shared taxis trip as well but charge a little higher about Rs 200-300 more than it would ideally cost. So, in worst case you can always go back to them and book a seat for yourself. Gelling up with people in Ladakh is more or less easy because many people travel solo and look forward to meet new people and share cultural thoughts and values over the trip. No where else in the world you will find more smiling and helpful people as Ladakhis are 🙂
You can follow the below plan
Srinagar – Kargil – Plenty of shared taxis and daily buses of JKSRTC running
Kargil – Leh – Plenty of shared taxis and daily buses of JKSRTC running
Leh Rest or local, you need to get tourist shared taxis as mentioned in above paras
Leh – Nubra Valley tour, you need to get tourist shared taxis as mentioned in above paras
Leh – Pangong Tso tour, you need to get tourist shared taxis as mentioned in above paras
Leh – Keylong – Manali, daily HRTC buses available to travel to Keylong on first day and then second day to Manali. Also, there is an HPTDC tourist bus that is available for tourists halts at Keylong and then go to Manali. Lots of shared taxis are also available both local as well as tourist shared taxis.
Manali – Delhi – Plenty of HRTC, HPTDC local, deluxe, volvo buses available
Thanks a ton Dheeraj!!
I have been searching all over internet and asking around friends regarding this for the last 3-4 days,but never got a definitive answer. You have cleared a major mental block and paved the path for my trip. Really appreciate your quick response, keep up the great job buddy!
Great to know that, have a wonderful trip !!
Hi, I am planning to go to Ladakh on 30th July. Is any one going in that time period ?
Thanks for sharing detail and useful information.
Best wishes for the trip !!
Hello dhiraj ! We are going ladhak from Delhi by car 17th june and will be back after 10days so please suggest me some good trip planning so that we can enjoy our trip !
You can follow the below plan:
Day 1 | Delhi – Jammu / Patnitop
— Overnight at Jammu or Patnitop
Day 2 | Jammu / Patnitop – Srinagar
— Enjoy walk around Dal lake and may be Shikara ride as well
— If you have time then check out, floating market, Shalimar Garden.
— Overnight at Srinagar
Day 3 | Srinagar – Sonamarg – Zozi La – Drass – Kargil
— Enjoy the vistas enroute
— Have late drunch meal at Drass is you are a vegetarian as sometimes it gets difficult to find veg. food at Kargil
— Overnight at Kargil
Day 4 | Kargil – Lamayuru – Leh
— Cover Mulbekh Maitrey, Lamayuru Moanstery, Lunar Landscapes
— On the way you can also see Gurudwara Pather Sahib, Magnetic Hills, Confluence at Nimmu
— Overnight at Leh
Day 5 | Leh Local Sightseeing + Acclimatization
— To know the about the places to visit check the link: Travel Guide for Local Sightseeing of Leh Town in Ladakh
— Overnight at Leh
Day 6 | Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Leh
– Head for Nubra Valley very early in the day and come back by late evening after visiting Deskit. If you have time go little further and see Hunder sand dunes too
– 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
Day 7 | Leh – Pangong Tso Lake – Leh
– Day trip to Pangong Tso
– Overnight at Leh
Day 8 | Leh – Taglang La – Pang – Sarchu
— 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
Day 9 | Sarchu – Baralacha La – Keylong – Rohtang Pass – Manali
— On the way cover Suraj Tal, Deepak Tal which are on the road sides only
— Overnight at Manali
Day 10 | Manali – Delhi
Hi Dheeraj
We are 2 person and planning for Leh Ladakh on15june
We are from Ludhiana pls advise us best route can we go via Manali??
Firstly, I will suggest you that please plan it in other direction as going via Srinagar – Leh Highway will be much much easier on your body and help you acclimatize to the high altitude of Manali – Leh Highway. Also, it allows you to enjoy the beauty of Manali – Leh by splitting the journey almost evenly in two days which is very difficult in the other direction. Thirdly, it will allow you to fit Tso Moriri lake into the itinerary in better way. You can read more reasons on the link here
You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
You can check the nice, preferred list of accommodation options in entire Leh – Ladakh (Leh, Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri) including moderate (cheap budget hotels as well) in the series of articles starting on the link here
Hi,
This is Anil from Bangalore, planning to go Ladakh by our own bike from Bangalore or Delhi.. Can you please suggest we can go by our own or do we need to take any approval from government or something like that??
If it from Delhi, how many days we can cover the ladkah and nearest places and what are the best places to cover for bike riders.
Hello anil we can join us if u want
*you can
Anil, you can travel on your own bike to Ladakh from Srinagar and come back from Manali without any permit. You can transport bike to Jammu in train and from there travel via Srinagar. You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
Hi Dheeraj.. We are 4 girls travelling from Srinagar to Leh in August..We will reach Srinagar on 06th August and leave on 14th August..Can you please help us with a plan to cover as many places as we can.. Our budget is around 25k.. Also, is it safe for girls to travel on their own in Ladakh?
Hello Varsha,
You can follow a plan like below:
Day 1 | Delhi – Srinagar
— Enjoy walk around Dal lake and may be Shikara ride as well
— If you have time then check out, floating market, Shalimar Garden.
— Overnight at Srinagar
Day 2 | Srinagar – Sonamarg – Zozi La – Drass – Kargil
— Enjoy the vistas enroute
— Have late drunch meal at Drass is you are a vegetarian as sometimes it gets difficult to find veg. food at Kargil
— Overnight at Kargil
Day 3 | Kargil – Lamayuru – Leh
— Cover Mulbekh Maitrey, Lamayuru Moanstery, Lunar Landscapes
— On the way you can also see Gurudwara Pather Sahib, Magnetic Hills, Confluence at Nimmu
— Overnight at Leh
Day 4 | Leh Local Sightseeing + Acclimatization
— To know the about the places to visit check the link: Travel Guide for Local Sightseeing of Leh Town in Ladakh
— Overnight at Leh
Day 5 | Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder
— 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
Day 6 | Hunder / Diskit – Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khardung La – Leh
— Sumur has a famous monastery to check out and Panamik has hot water springs
— Overnight at Leh
Day 7 | Leh – Pangong Tso Lake – Leh
— Day trip to Pangong Tso
— Overnight at Leh
Day 8 | Leh – Lamayuru – Kargil
— Cover Mulbekh Maitrey, Lamayuru Moanstery, Lunar Landscapes
— On the way you can also see Gurudwara Pather Sahib, Magnetic Hills, Confluence at Nimmu
— Overnight at Kargil
Day 9 | Kargil – Drass – Zozi La – Sonamarg – Srinagar
— Enjoy the vistas enroute
— Have late drunch meal at Sonamarg
— Overnight at Srinagar
bro im planning a bike trip to leh ladakh for 20 days i want your help we r going in august we r form mumbai
Let me know Shivam, How can I help you.
Hey do u need group partners?? I was lookin for a bike trip to ladakh .
Hi Shivam I am looking for a group to go along with too.
If you dont mind I would like the company as I am going along with my wife.
Who all are leaving and from where are you if you are okay with the same then we can plan the trip together.
Hello Dheeraj..
I have a small group of 8-10 persons with me for Leh – Ladakh trip from Srinagar to Chandigarh.. I have already make a tour plan by following some of your advise on tour itinerary. I don’t know it is right or wrong.. Please have a look and make it convenient for us.
I am planing for 15 days trip. First i need your advise on my tour plan secondly I need your advise for all types of transportation details ( 1.How to roam better from Srinagar to Chandigarh, 2. Which Vehicle is suitable for us and How much cost it will be charge for a group? 3. Lodging details ( Some Budget Hotels and Tents name with tariffs) which will help us for our journey lastly I am looking for your advise on our budget… per head how much cost we have to spending for this tour itinerary of 15 days.
Day 1 | Srinagar
Day 2 | Srinagar – Gulmarg
Day3 | Srinagar – Sonamarg – Zozi La – Drass – Kargil
Day 4 | Kargil – Lamayuru – Leh
Day 5 | Leh Local Sighseeing + Inner Line Permits
Day 6 | Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder
Day 7 | Hunder / Diskit – Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khardung La – Leh
Day 8 | Leh – Hemis Monastery – Pangong Tso Lake
Day 9 | Pangong Tso Lake – Thicksey Monastery – Shey Palace – Leh
Day 10 | Rest day at Leh to enjoy local culture and some shopping or you can do tour to Sham Valley
Day 11 | Leh – Pangong Tso Moriri via Chumathang
Day 12 | Tso Moriri – Leh
Day 13 | Leh — Pang / Sarchu
Day 14 | Pang / Sarchu – Baralacha La – Keylong – Rohtang Pass – Manali
Day 15 | Manali – Chandigarh.
You can do like:
Day 11 | Leh – Tso Moriri via Chumathang
Day 12 | Tso Moriri – Sarchu
Day 13 | Pang / Sarchu – Baralacha La – Keylong – Rohtang Pass – Manali
Day 14 | Manali – Chandigarh.
Day 15 |Buffer day
Basu,
1. Replied to your plan comment with suggestions
2. You should take either two innova/xylos/aria OR take one tempo traveller. The cost of taxis will be around 60-65K for above tour. Contact: https://discoverwithdheeraj.com/india/ladakh-zanskar-travel-guides/listof-taxi-drivers-for-ladakh-srinagar-leh-manali-t353.html
3. You can check the nice, preferred list of accommodation options in entire Leh – Ladakh (Leh, Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri) including moderate (cheap budget hotels as well) in the series of articles starting on the link here
Thank you so much Dheeraj for your inputs. I’ll contact you if I need any further details. Hope you will never mind. Thanks again
Hey guys … me and my brother planning to go leh on 1st week of july from delhi via manali on bike ….. we take bike on rent from manali … pls contact on whatspp if any one intrested # 7838768678 …..
i want to go
Hey rahul , me and my brother also planning for this trip . we can join you
Halo Dheeraj,
greetings, thank you so much for ur effort keeping this site well maintain. Would like to seek for your opinion regarding the price of the private hired taxi in leh, I had contacted one of the driver recommended in your article and the quotation given from him is 66k for 4 person. Following is the itenaries that I sent to him, the quotation is charge from srinagar and drop off at manali.
16 June – fly to srinagar, from srinagar take a taxi to kargil
17 June – kargil to leh
18 June – sight seeing in leh,
19 June – leh to nubra valley
20 June – nubra valley to leh
21 June – leh to tao pangong and back
22 June – leh to tso morari
23 June – tao morari to sarchu/jipsa
24 June – sarchu to manali
25 June – manali
would like to know hows the price given? Its much expensive compared to the guide given by you above..
Do you think it is acceptable? thanks..
Hello Chan,
As per the taxi union rates of year 2016-17 (https://discoverwithdheeraj.com/leh-ladakh-taxi-rates-2016-17/) following is the break up
Srinagar – Leh in 2 days = 18400
Leh Local sightseeing = 2500-3000
Leh – Nubra Valley 2 Day = 10566
Leh – Pangong Tso 2 Day = 10301
Leh – Tso Moriri – Tso Kar – Sarchu – Manali 2-3 days = 29056
Leh – Pangong Tso 1 Day = 8653
Leh – Nubra Valley 1 Day = 8053
So, it looks like that you have got a discount of about 2000-3000 only. I will suggest that you talk to few more drivers and ask for discount about 10-15% on overall taxi union rates. Someone will surely give you. So, your cost should be around 60K for this tour.
Regards
Dheeraj
hi dheeraj,
we are 10 to 12 cousins planning for trip to leh. basically srinagar to srinagar for 6 nights (kargil – leh – nubra valley- kargil) all travelling by tempo traveller.
we are very much confused about our travel time. is it safe to do road trip in august as its rainy season. we will be travelling either on 11th aug or on 20th aug.
Deepshee, 2 days will be required to reach Leh and 2 days to come back. 1 day rest is required. And since you are going in monsoons, you will need buffer days
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Hi dheeraj
We r 4 frnds and planning a trip to leh ladakh from manali with own bikes. And our budget is 10000 pr person. So Is it possible with this budget. Plz suggest me
And also we can bring our car alto to this trip
Hi Dheeraj,
Thanks for sharing this valuable info. Ladakh is on my wishlist since longtime. Few of my friends are riding from delhi to ladakh via srinagar and back to delhi via manali, entire circuit. As they are riding bike and as pillions are bit risky i am planning to hire a cab. We are 4 gals planning to go by cab. So wanted to inquire about hiring cab. I had some queries, like can 4 gals travelling by cab is safe? Will these cab drivers drive parallel to our biker group….like all spots where riders go will they also cover them. Last is what will be the approx cost of transport for this entire circuit? Thanks in advance
Dheeraj. Thanks for all the Insight. Me and my friend will be travelling to leh on 24th Aug 2016 and will be following your itenary. Will let you know the experience upon return.
Everyone if anyone want to join us from Delhi then please email me on send2addy@gmail.com.
Best Regards
Aditya
Hi everyone I’m planning trip from Delhi near 11 thjune2016 but it is my first time to go to leh. I need partner or two for the same as all my touring friends failed to get long vacation from office. I have pulsar 200ns so if anyone interested in moving along with me to leh please reply.
P.S. I have already done many mountain trips on bike in uttarakhand but it’s my first time for leh.
Me and my brother planning to go leh on 1st of july … please whatsapp on 7838768678 for further conversation
Yeah I’m in.. can you please give some more details??
Kindly whtsapp on 7838768678 for more detail
Thanks again Dheeraj for all the wonderful articles/posts on Ladakh/Spiti.
Have a small question – me and my brother are just 2 of us. So once we reach Srinagar, how can we find travel partners in Srinagar for Srinagar-Leh-Manali trip ?
FYI – I have already posted on this site, but apart from that, what are other options to find travel buddies who can share trip/costs? THANKS
Ashish, you can reach taxi stand near TRC and look for people in the morning ready to share taxi cost. In Ladakh you will get to see many cafes/restaurant having notice boards / flyers where people ask about other travel partners
Hello,
Me and my brother, just 2 of us are planning to take Srinagar-Leh-Manali trip (10-12 days covering most places on the way) , starting from Srinagar on 4th or 5th June 2016. Do let me know if someone wants to join us. You can call me or msg on +919985177502. Ashish
Hello,
I’m doing Srinagar-Leh-Manali starting from Srinagar on 21st June and ending in Chandigarh on 2nd July. If anyone or any group is doing backpacking on the same dates please let me know if we could combine.
Thanks,
Ram
Hi guys m from nagpur.. Planning to leh ladakh tour on my own bike… I have 2-3 basic questions… First of all I want to know that I have a budget of 20000k so is it OK or I have to increase my budget…?
Secondly is September whtr conditions iz good for tour to leh ladakh…?
I have pulsar 220 should I take it to leh ladakh…? Is it good according to road and whtr conditions
Ankit, it should be just on the threshold I will say. September is one of the best time to plan a trip to Ladakh
Hi dheeraj..itz me and my husband planning to go to ladakh in last week of August. Is it okay only two of us traveling or we need to go with group.. if only two, what will be the best mode of travelling there..
Yeah Aarti, lots of people do Ladakh trip as a solo trip too. The best mode for you guys will be to use either state transposrt buses or shared taxis to save cost because private taxis will be very heavy on pocket. You are alone/couple and private taxis are very costly in Leh but you will be able to find the shared taxi without much fuss at all. There are lots of flyers which people put at cafes, dine-ins, restaurants, travel agent desks/shops/whiteboards wanting to share the taxis for different trips within Ladakh. Even travel agent organize such shared taxis trip as well but charge a little higher about Rs 200-300 more than it would ideally cost. So, in worst case you can always go back to them and book a seat for yourself. Gelling up with people in Ladakh is more or less easy because many people travel solo and look forward to meet new people and share cultural thoughts and values over the trip. No where else in the world you will find more smiling and helpful people as Ladakhis are 🙂
Thank you so much dheeraj for your prompt reply..you have been most helpful….thanks again..
Best wishes for your Ladakh trip 🙂
Hello guys, we are 6 friends and are planning to travel from Srinagar to Manali via Leh or Manali to Srinagar via leh, in the month of September 2016. So we will rent 3 bikes from either Srinagar or Manali and drop bike at either Manali or Srinagar. i.e if we will hire bike from Srinagar then we will drop it at Manali or if we will hire bike from Manali then we will drop it at Srinagar. Please tell us, is there any permit required for doing so?? cos we will be doing local sight seeing at Leh also. And pick up of bike and drop will be at different places, is it possible???, if yes the please do tell us the best possible route and approximate cost of the entire trip….
Eagerly waiting for anyone’s reply
with warm regards
Hey Dheeraj,
Commendable job on the article!
I would require a few tips, we are about 5 guys, flying in from different cities of India and Dubai as well, which would be the best meeting point? Delhi, Jammu or Amritsar?
We would like to cover Manali, if possible.
We cannot drive or ride a bike, and would preffer to rent a scorpio or innova,
As you mentioned, an outside taxi cannot roam in Leh, so what would you recommend? Renting a car from our meeting point to Leh? And then hiring a Taxi in Leh?
Would july 20 be a good time to travel? In terms of season and availability and excursions? We are looking at approximately 10 days of travel? Which areas do you think we should definitely cover and skip? We’re mostly into scenic scenes, temples maybe not so much, rafting a must(Also where is this done?)
Our current plan is – Delhi – Manali – Serchu -Leh – Nubra -Leh – Pangong – Leh – SS of Shey, Hemis & Thiskshey – SS of magnetic hill, Sangam, Sankar, Pathar Sahab – Flight out
All of us are around the weight of 80-110, will our fitness be an issue?
Also, on a personal level, would it be more fun if we join up a tour or a larger group of people? or should just us 5 be perfect?
Our budget is definetely on the medium scale, can go higher if required
Best will be Srinagar to collate. Hire a taxi from there and continue. July will b a good time. 5 will make perfect sense.
Hi Dheeraj,
We 6 friends are planning a trip in June 1st week from Delhi via Self driven Fortuner
We are planning trip via Manali to Leh and come back by same route
Last time we went from srinagar to leh and came back from Manali in 2012
I have some queries in my mind:
Will Manali Leh highway be open by June 1st week?
How many days we should plan to cover all the places mentioned by you in this post
Best time to cross Manali-Rohtang pass higway to avoid Traffic Jam
Any registration or Pass required to cross Manali
Thanks
Regards,
Sunil Dhankar
Hello Dheeraj,
I want to do a bike trip to Leh – Ladakh and can manage 16 days trip from Delhi. I am from Pune so I will transport my bike to Delhi and I am planning to go via Fight or train to Delhi and from Delhi bike ride to Leh_Ladakh , but I have 16 days for this and what all places I know are as follows,
1) khardung-La
2)Rohtang la
3)Keylong
4)Jispa
5)Darcha
6)Zingzing bar
7)Baralacha la
8)Sarchu
9)Nakee la.
How is it possible, what are the places which should be visited on bike ride to Leh Ladakh from Delhi . I do not want to see any thing in Delhi , Is there any way where I can save my days by transporting my bike directly out side Delhi.
Hi Dheeraj,
Sorry forgot to ask about permits, from where and how can we get it and what will be the cost .
Hi Dheeraj,
Will this work on bike trip , please suggest me on this and also permits details.
1)pune-mumbai-180kms
2)mumbai-udaipur-759 kms
3)udaipur -panipat-775kms
4)panipat-manali-453kms
5) Rest day
6)manali-sarchu-220kms
7)sarchu-leh-251kms
8) Rest day
9)leh-nubra valley-200kms
10)nubra valley-leh-200kms
11)leh-pangong/back to leh-280kms
12)leh-srinagar-415kms
13)srinagar-pathankot-360kms
14)pathankot-jaipur-747lms
15)jaipur-ankleshwar-845kms
16)ankleshwar-pune -455kms
17) spare days
18) spare days
Hi Pranay,
Leh to Srinagar in one day is not at all possible
Apart from Nubra and Pangonog you can also spend one day for local sight seeing and white river rafting while going to Srinagar
I would suggest you should go via Srinagar and come back via Manali
Sunil
Hi Dheeraj,
This article is really helpful.
We are planning to visit Leh in last week of June. However, we are a little short on days. So I’m asking, is it possible to go one side on bike? And then take a flight from leh? Or flight to leh, then leh to manali on a bike?
OR, is it possible to do the journey in 7 days with appropriate resting time?
We can only spend 8 days, so need your advice how to go about it.
Bikes rented outside Leh are not allowed for sightseeing inside Ladakh except Tso Moriri and Tso Kar lakes which can be done while going to Manali from Leh. Private bikes are completely allowed. You can use the outside rented bike to reach Leh but then for going to Pangong Tso, nubra Valley, etc.. you need to hire rented bikes from Leh only.
To know more about this rule and present situation, please refer the link: Bikes Rented Outside Leh Banned in Ladakh
This year as per reports, rule is going to be stricter. Manali rental guys have formalized a deal that for the days Manali bike is parked in Leh and Leh bike is rented, they will charge 50% of the rent of the bike. So, confirm with Manali rental guys first about this signoff.
For renting bikes in Leh – Ladakh along with current Bike Union Prices, you can check the DwD Community thread: Leh – Ladakh Bike Rental Rates 2015 – 16 & Reliable Shops
The one way bike rental is quite costly and leave a big dent in pocket for you, sometimes like 12K for just the pickup from Manali. Be sure if you are ready to make that investment or not or if at all it is worth the money spent. My suggestion is unless you are hard core biker and cannot live up the passion of biking, it is not wise to spend that much money just for the pickup of bike.
Hi Dheeraj,
First of all Hats off to you, what you are doing is an awesome job helping so many people.
Ladakh odyseey is the trip i had been thinking for a long time. Now i want to make it a reality but just need your help in planning every bit of it. We are 4 guys looking to travel from Hyderabad to Leh. Here are few questions:
1. Need an itenary for a total of 10-11 days.
2. Is the end of june a better option though pricier (or) end of july a better one since its cheaper but monsoon season.
3.Outward Journey: Wot is the best way to travel…Is it By road from Hyd to Leh (or) Fly to srinagar & then on road(cab/selfdrive) to leh.
4.Return Journey:Fly from leh to Hyderabad (or) By road (cab/selfdrive) from leh to Manali to chandigarh and fly to Hyd.
Had seen a few threads in DOW regarding the accomodation & places to visit in Leh, which are very helpful.
Thanks Sasi.
1. It will take 4 days to reach Leh from Srinagar side starting from Delhi and 3 days to come back from Leh from Manali side to Delhi. This makes it 7 days. 1 Day is required in Leh for acclimatization. You have about 10 days. 1 Day can be used as Day trip to Pangong Tso and other day can be used as day trip to Nubra Valley or just Khardung La pass.
2. Both are season time in Ladakh, so doesnt matter. In lower hills you will get discounts in July being hit by monsoons
3. Fly to Srinagar and then do journey by road to Leh
4. Take route to Manali to Chandigarh and then fly
hello dheeraj,
Need your advise…
I have been reading your blogs and also posted for itinerary advise. Here I want to know that whether it is possible to find travel partners to share taxi cost now in the month of May, as we are couple only.
Please suggest whether we should book taxi from here over phone or search travel partner and book after reaching leh. we r travelling 12-20 May 16.
Yes sure you can find them. Also, once you reach there in Leh in case you do not find them online, you should be OK to see many posters around cafes dine ins etc.. The roads are open so there shall not be any issue now. Book after reaching Leh
Hello dheeraj ,
I want to visit ladakh on last week of August. I have 6 day in hand. What are the must visit places. What should be the itereinary. I am planning for honeymoon. Is it safe?
+Hey Dheeraj Ajinkya Here from Pune me nd my Friends are planning Ladakh tour by Tempo traveller total 14 are there any suggestion we have booked 7 flight mumbai to Srinagar nd 21 delhi to Mumbai what we can do please let me know…
Ajinkya , you meant you have 15 days for the trip?
Hi dheeraj we are planning a road trip from Delhi to keh via sri Nagar then back to Delhi via manali by car and that too sedan (Skoda superb) so will it be OK if we plan this trip by this car??? And we have 7-8 days max
So please suggest
Hi Dheeraj,
The information provided is very helpful for novice like us to kick start our plan to the heaven on Earth. I tried to create one from your posts. If you could please help to evaluate the pricing/rate that I come up with. We are a group of 4 person. I am trying to fit this itinerary in my budget which is crossing Rs.50,000. Could you please shed some light on where the pricing I specified needs to be revised and by how much. It will be a big help.
Leh – Ladakh Trip August 2016 – D2
Day 1 : Tuesday 2, 2016 (Mumbai to Srinagar)
Flight : Rs. 7,055
Sightseeing : Rs. 2000
Accomodation : Rs. 2000
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Indigo 2-Aug Mum Sri 10.35 13.2 7,055.00 makemytrip
Book a hotel for overnight stay on BoatHouse Dal Lake.
Do Sightseeing around viccinity of Dal Lake
1. Shakarachyra Temple
2. Pari Mahal
3. Shalimar Bagh
4. Shikara ride
5. Book Shared/Private Taxi for Leh
6. Boathouse stay Dal Lake
Day 2 : Wednesday 3, 2016(Srinagar – Kargil : 7-8hrs)
Travel : Rs. 4000 (Srinagar to Leh)
Accomodation : Rs. 2000 (Kargil)
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*** Srinagar – Sonamarg [85 Kms] ***
1. Begin Journey to Leh
2. Take a break and eat at Sonamarg
*** Sonamarg – Zoji La – Drass [62 Kms] ***
1. You will be driving up the first high altitude pass on this road, Zoji La located at 11,640 ft
2. Visitors are required to register themselves before crossing the pass
3. Hotels in Drass are pretty cheap and you can find a room for as low as Rs. 300 for the night.
*** Drass To Kargil [58 Kms] ***
1. This is where most people traveling on this road halt for the night so finding a hotel wouldn’t be a problem, but finding one in a budget could be quite a task.
2. Located on the road from Drass to Kargil is the Drass War Memorial, built in the memory of soldiers killed in the 1999 war. It is a must visit for every passing Indian.
3. Take a halt
Day 3 : Thursday 4, 2016 (Kargil to Leh : 9-10hrs)
Accomodation : Rs. 3000 (Leh)
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*** Kargil – Mulbek – Namika La – Fotu La – Lamayuru [110 Kms] ***
1. Around 40 kms from Kargil is the small village of Mulbek. The chief attraction of this village is the 9 Meters statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha, carved out of solid rock. no Photos allowed.
2. Next is the 2nd high altitude pass on this route, Namika La, located at a height of 12,198 ft.
3. Another 40 odd kms from Namika La is the 3rd high altitude pass, Fotu La, located at 13,479 ft.
4. Descent from Fotu La will take you to the village of Lamayuru, which is famous for one of the oldest Gompas. Take a break here for a visit to the Gompa and click some photos.
*** Lamayuru – Hangro Loops – Nimmu – Leh [125 Kms] ***
1. After Lamayuru is the ascent of Hangro Loops. Be very careful while driving here as these 18 loops are very steep and sharp.
2. From Hangro it is a straight run to Leh with a quick break at the village of Nimmu to visit the famous Gurudwara Patthar Sahib.
3. Reach Leh. Book your stay.
Day 4 : Friday 5, 2016 (Leh or Sham Valley Tour)
Leh Local Sightseeing : Rs. 2000
Sham Valley Tour : Rs. 2000
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1. Leh Local Sighseeing – Shanti Stupa.
2. Rest day at Leh to enjoy local culture and some shopping or you can do tour to Sham Valley
3. In order from Leh – Gurdwara Pather Sahib, Magnetic Hills, Zanskar and Indus River Confluence at Nimmu, Ruins of Basgo Palace and Basgo Plains, Alchi
Monastery and Likir Monastery – a must do.
Day 5 : Saturday 6, 2016 (Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder : 5-6 Hrs)
Tour : Rs. 5000 (Day 5 & 6)
Accomodation : Rs. 2000 (Diskit)
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1. Head for Nubra Valley and stay overnight at Hunder / Diskit
2. Diskit has monasteries with tallest lord Buddha statue and Hunder has sand dunes and bacterian camel safari
Day 6 : Sunday 7, 2016 (Hunder / Diskit – Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khardung La – Leh : 7-9 Hrs)
Accomodation : Rs. 3000 (Leh)
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1. Sumur has a famous monastery to check out and Panamik has hot water springs
2. Overnight at Leh
Day 7 : Monday 8, 2016 (Leh – Hemis Monastery – Pangong Tso Lake : 5-6 Hrs)
Tour : Rs. 5000 (Day 7 & 8)
Accomodation : Rs. 2000 (Pangong Tso Lake)
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1. Cover either of Hemis, Thicksey and Shey on the go towards Pangong Tso
2. Overnight at Pangong Tso (Spangmik or Lukung)
Day 8 : Tuesday 9, 2016 (Pangong Tso Lake – Thicksey Monastery – Shey Palace – Leh : 5-6 Hrs)
Accomodation : Rs. 3000 (Leh)
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1. Cover either of Hemis, Thicksey and Shey on return to Leh
2. Overnight at Leh
3. Make arrangements to Reach Leh Airport.
Day 9 : Wednesday 10, 2016
Flight : Rs. 11,173
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JetAirways 10-Aug leh mum 8.2 12.45 11,173.00
Back to Mumbai
Total per Person
# Unit Type Price
1 Flight – Mum to Srinagar 7,055
2 Tour – Srinagar 2,000
3 Accommodation – Srinagar 2,000
4 Travel – Sringar to Leh 4,000
5 Accommodation – Kargil 2,000
6 Accommodation – Leh 3,000
7 Tour – Leh/Sham Valley 2,000
8 Tour – Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder 5,000
9 Accommodation – Diskit 2,000
10 Accommodation – Leh 3,000
11 Tour – Leh – Hemis Monastery – Pangong Tso Lake 5,000
12 Accommodation – Pangong Tso Lake 2,000
13 Accommodation – Leh 3,000
14 Flight – Leh to Mumbai 11,173
Total 53,228
Dheeraj,
A query here my friend. Iam planning by road trip from gurgaon to leh.
1. Is Maruti Ciaz diesel hybrid a good option? (Considering few obvious underbelly hits even with ground clearance of 170mm)
2. If yes to the above question, then which route is least hurting for the above mentioned vehicle?
3. If travelling in private car, then can we do the site seeings locally by own vehicle?
Thanks n Regards
Avinash
Hi Avinash,
1. For hatchback/sedan taking on Manali – Leh Highway Or Spiti Valley via Manali Or Ladakh, please refer the link: FAQ | Can I do Leh – Ladakh / Spiti / Manali – Leh trip in Hatchback or Sedan? for more details.
2. Srinagar – Leh will be less hurting
3. Yes, if the car is private and belongs to you or your family member, you can use it anywhere for anything in Ladakh
Thanks for the detailed info on the above query.
However, can you suggest some good bike and gear (both) rentals in and around Delhi NCR.
Outside rented bikes are not allowed in Ladakh for sightseeing.
Hi Avinash,
can I join you in the trip ????
Thanks,
Anup
9899923467
Yes Indeed. Company in such a trip is always welcome.
Do you have a prior experience with this route Mr. Minhas?
Will get in touch with you later with a concrete plan.
hi i also wanna go there like srinagar leh manali. if you interested then we can go both together. my whatsapp 9728877231.
Hi Dheeraj,
I and along 4 guys are planning for bike trip from manali to leh but i am bit confuse about booking bike over the phone or online as i have read many reviews of bikerentalsmanali.com should we go for online booking and we should book when we will reach to manali. I am confused we will get bike there or not as we are going in first week of july ( on session) so possibility of getting bike there if we don’t book bike online.
Vaibhav, you should not book over phone or online at all, I never recommend getting it over phone without looking at the bike yourself.
Hi Dheeraj,
We are just worried about the availability of rented bike as we are going leaving leh from manali by 1st july. You think we could get rented bike that time please suggest
I will rather do a journey in a taxi than on a bike which I booked over phone without testing it out. It is better to complete the journey rather being stranded in the middle of no where.
Hi Dheeraj,
We are planning for a trip from Leh in May last week. We will be going till Srinagar by flight and then plan to do Srinagar-Leh-Chandigarh by road – Total duration is around 8 days. I have few questions:
1. Can we get a taxi for Srinagar-Leh-Chandigarh ? If Yes, then what will be approx. cost?
2. Can we get a taxi from Leh-Chandigarh and can it covered in 2 days (Day1 – Leh to Keylonmg and Day2 – Keylong to Chandigarh) ?
Thanks
Peeyus, you have to change the taxi in Srinagar, Ladakh and then Manali. Local taxi union rules apply in Ladakh which bans outside rented taxis for sightseeing in Ladakh
Hello everyone,
We’re a group of five planning to visit the ladakh region this june. We’re gonna start from Delhi and reach Leh via road and plan on taking a rental car from Delhi. We’re thinking of staying in the region for 5days or so and plan to cover Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso and few others and would like to rent a bike for atleast one of the locations. Kindly mention us the breakdown of costs incurred for local food, transport, accom in the process and state taxes and toll charges enroute and inner line permits. Thanks in advance
Uday, did you rad the article above?
Dheeraj sir,
Please tell can we travel to kinnaur valley on maruti k10. Is this car fit to road conditions.
Well, there will be few under belly hits but if you drive with caution, you can manage it without scratching the under belley. Of course, drive slow as the roads are not that good in Kinnaur Valley.
Hii dheeraj,
We are a group of four friends wanna travel to leh by rented bike please suggest me the best route and how many days should it would take??? As we are college student so what would be the minimum cost per head including stay and rented bike??
Hi Vikas,
Bikes rented outside Leh are not allowed for sightseeing inside Ladakh except Tso Moriri and Tso Kar lakes which can be done while going to Manali from Leh. Private bikes are completely allowed. You can use the outside rented bike to reach Leh but then for going to Pangong Tso, nubra Valley, etc.. you need to hire rented bikes from Leh only.
To know more about this rule and present situation, please refer the link: Bikes Rented Outside Leh Banned in Ladakh
This year as per reports, rule is going to be stricter. Manali rental guys have formalized a deal that for the days Manali bike is parked in Leh and Leh bike is rented, they will charge 50% of the rent of the bike. So, confirm with Manali rental guys first about this signoff.
For renting bikes in Leh – Ladakh along with current Bike Union Prices, you can check the DwD Community thread: Leh – Ladakh Bike Rental Rates 2015 – 16 & Reliable Shops
The one way bike rental is quite costly and leave a big dent in pocket for you, sometimes like 12K for just the pickup from Manali. Be sure if you are ready to make that investment or not or if at all it is worth the money spent. My suggestion is unless you are hard core biker and cannot live up the passion of biking, it is not wise to spend that much money just for the pickup of bike.
I will suggest that you go through the articles mentioned under the DwD Community thread for bike trip to Ladakh or any other part of Himalayas at the link: All About Bike Ride to Ladakh & Himalayas. This will help you cover almost all your queries related to bike trip to Ladakh or Himalayas.
You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
Hi,
I am planning to travel leh ladakh in August, if there is any biker group travelling at that time pls lemme know
Pradeep, please check the DoW Travel Calendar and you can also post your own entry too using the main menu.
He dheeraj
Wanted ti kniw Bikes rented from Srinagar are allowed for sight seen in leh.
hi deeraj,
We group of four including two gals and two guys are planning to go leh ladhk road trip on 6th aug from delhi. Most of the people are saying its better go with a people of 8 or above, Because in case any mechanical issues in the bike , people wll be there with us to atleast check and help. Is it necessary to go with a group of more people, we wont get mechanical assistance in case of any engine failure or some issues. Please guide on this.
note : we are from bangalore coming to delhi on 6th aug, planing to take rental self drive bike for 15 days trip 6th – 22 th of august.
Reagrds,
deepak
Hi Deepak,
I am not sure about that 8 figure and how logical it is to say like that. If anyone wont know how to fix the bike, what is the use of big group? Anyways, you have two bikes at least so if one gets stuck at least the other ride to safety. Yes, you should have a bike checkup done and that is the risk you always take while traveling to such places like Ladakh. It is always good to plan for such situations but not rely your plan that they will surely happen. So, I will suggest that you travel to Leh and travel back from Leh in some taxi or bus but when you are in Ladakh for sightseeing purpose you plan to rent a bike from Leh and do sightseeing within Ladakh on rented bikes.
actually, i will able to fix some of issues in bike if anything happens for the bike. But my concern , Is there any mechanical assistance we will get on the way if at we are facing see extreme issues. other than i am fine with group of four people.
need to know where all we need to take halt and how many kilometres we need to cover per day or where to halt
regards,
deepak
No Deepak, very limited places have mechanics, only handful and that too at major pit stops. So, you should rely much on it I will say. If it is an extreme issue, it has to be fixed either in Leh, Keylong, Srinagar, Kargil or Manali. Apart from these places no place may be able to get your bike fixed with some really major issue.
thanks for the reply dheeraj
Hi Dheeraj,
We are planning to take rental bikes from Delhi. can you please suggest some. Also we need to know , if we take rental bikes from delhi, is there any problem with local bike rental guys in leh or manali or srinagar side.
regards,
deepak
Bikes rented outside Leh are not allowed for sightseeing inside Ladakh except Tso Moriri and Tso Kar lakes which can be done while going to Manali from Leh. Private bikes are completely allowed. You can use the outside rented bike to reach Leh but then for going to Pangong Tso, nubra Valley, etc.. you need to hire rented bikes from Leh only.
To know more about this rule and present situation, please refer the link: Bikes Rented Outside Leh Banned in Ladakh
This year as per reports, rule is going to be stricter. Manali rental guys have formalized a deal that for the days Manali bike is parked in Leh and Leh bike is rented, they will charge 50% of the rent of the bike. So, confirm with Manali rental guys first about this signoff.
For renting bikes in Leh – Ladakh along with current Bike Union Prices, you can check the DwD Community thread: Leh – Ladakh Bike Rental Rates 2015 – 16 & Reliable Shops
The one way bike rental is quite costly and leave a big dent in pocket for you, sometimes like 12K for just the pickup from Manali. Be sure if you are ready to make that investment or not or if at all it is worth the money spent. My suggestion is unless you are hard core biker and cannot live up the passion of biking, it is not wise to spend that much money just for the pickup of bike.
I will suggest that you go through the articles mentioned under the DwD Community thread for bike trip to Ladakh or any other part of Himalayas at the link: All About Bike Ride to Ladakh & Himalayas. This will help you cover almost all your queries related to bike trip to Ladakh or Himalayas.
Hi,
I am also interested to join the ride as i am alone n if u ppl want to add me, pls mail me at pradeep.d7@gmail.com
No Nikhil, those bikes are not allowed for sightseeing within Ladakh
Hi Dheeraj
We are group of 4 people coming to Jammu by train on 7may 2016 and planning to do onward journey to leh by shared taxi and taking halt kargil.What would be the traveling cost from Jammu to leh by shared taxi/pvt taxi.please suggest the best mode of travel on the basis of cost and comfort.and what would be condition of roads from Jammu to leh.
Private taxi could cost you around 25K to Leh and it is the best mode of transport.
Is is possible to share some taxi drivers nos as we have now booked flight to Srinagar and will reach on June 4 .
Also what would be the cost if we take a shared cab.
Yes, you will have to call up a taxi guy from Ladakh to pick you up from Kargil. For the leh – ladakh taxi union rate list 2016 – 17 including the contacts of some reliable taxi drivers within Leh – Ladakh, check the link here. You can get about 12-15% of discount by directly getting in touch with drivers and of course, talking in person rather on phone always help in bargaining more.
While going from Srinagar to Leh, you might need to work out few things as there have been some tensions now in taxi unions and to settle it out what they have done is that they have a transit point just before Fotu La while going to Leh from Kargil. All Leh taxis stop there and kargil taxis too. They exchange passengers and move back in respective directions. Leh taxis take passengers to Leh coming from Srinagar/Kargil and Kargil guys take passengers to Srinagar/kargil coming from Leh
Hi, I am Anoop and I am planning bike [ Apache rtr 180, done with 2 free service and have done with 4500 K ] trip from Bangalore to LEH during August 2016 [ Aug 1- Aug 15, approx 14-15 ] days. I would be the solo rider from Bangalore. I have gone through most of the blogs and sites to see whats the best route/ how to plan / things to consider etc. Not in much of the sites have given details about the tier which is best suited for such a long distance ride. it would be of great great help by suggesting some best tiers which can cover 5000KM and kind of check list would be great.
I will suggest that you go through the articles mentioned under the DwD Community thread for bike trip to Ladakh or any other part of Himalayas at the link: All About Bike Ride to Ladakh & Himalayas. This will help you cover almost all your queries related to bike trip to Ladakh or Himalayas.
Thanks a lot Dheeraj. Will take a look at it.
Hi, from Bangalore to leh its around 7000kms even v r planning from bangalore to leh in August but small change is v r doing in mopeds…
Hi Anoop, I am also planning to go to ladakh. I will be leaving on 29th July ( Night) from Delhi. I am not sure whether i will go via jammu or manali. If you want to join me, please contact me 9717295584
Hello dheraaj sir,we,4 friends planning a 14days trip from delhi to manali via srinagar leh route on july last week.please suggest me whether it is d good time to plan d trip,best mode of transportation 2 save time & better sightseeing.thanks & regards.
Hello Debraj,
Firstly, I will suggest you that please plan it in other direction as going via Srinagar – Leh Highway will be much much easier on your body and help you acclimatize to the high altitude of Manali – Leh Highway. Also, it allows you to enjoy the beauty of Manali – Leh by splitting the journey almost evenly in two days which is very difficult in the other direction. Thirdly, it will allow you to fit Tso Moriri lake into the itinerary in better way. You can read more reasons on the link here
You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Leh – Ladakh followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 13-14 days: Most Common Itinerary for Leh – Ladakh.
You can check the nice, preferred list of accommodation options in entire Leh – Ladakh (Leh, Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri) including moderate (cheap budget hotels as well) in the series of articles starting on the link here
For the leh – ladakh taxi union rate list 2016 – 17 including the contacts of some reliable taxi drivers within Leh – Ladakh, check the link here. You can get about 12-15% of discount by directly getting in touch with drivers and of course, talking in person rather on phone always help in bargaining more.
Hi Dheeraj I just want to know you that camping is allowed in pangong lake or tso lake please suggest
Sandeep, please read: Top 10 Tips for Camping in Ladakh & Spiti Valley
Hi Dheeraj,
We are group of 5 and are planing a trip in June Mid, but we want this trip to be for 5-6 days from Manali. Here are some points which I wanted to confirm.
1. We were planing to go Via Manali-Ladhak-Manali, so can we get rented bikes in Manali, if yes how much will be the price per day?
2. How many days it usually take from Manali to reach to Ladhak and are there hotels or some place to stay on the highway if we want to take rest?
3. Do we need to carry any food or we can find the same on the Highway?
4. Do we need to enquire and make a booking for bikes in advance or we can directly book it from Manali?
Piyush, it takes 2 days to reach Leh from Manali and 2 days to come back and 1 day is required for rest in Leh. Are you sure you want to make this trip?
Hi Dheeraj,
We are planning a bike tour of leh from manali to Jammu via leh, we are 6 guys WD 3 Royal Enfield. We want to know about d expenditure and if der any permit is required to carry own bike, or any authorization paper from d owner(as 1 bike belong to my Frnd dad), permission from the govt..
And what will b the expenditure if we join ur group WD our bike .
Plz give d details of both type of tour conditions.
Amit, if you have your own bike and travel in the oppsite direction that is from Jammu to Leh to Manali, no permit will be required and you will acclimatize very well too. However, if you try to make it from Manali to Leh to Jammu, then you will need to arrange Rohtang Pass permits and also worry about AMS issues
Dear Dheeraj what’s about srinagar leh highway status please suggest now
Sandeep, due to inclement weather in high Himalayas, snow clearance operations are hampered and now it is expected to open around mid of April. The snow has been cleared through the Zojila pass and last heard, BRO was creating the edges to let the vehicles pass the oncoming traffic. Soon it will be opened for one way traffic.
Hi Dheeraj,
I’m flying into leh in April and will be working with an ngo for around 3 weeks. On my return, I want to go via manali. Will the leh-manali buses be operational in early May? If not, is there any alternative way to reach manali?
Thanks!
Kanika, Manali – Leh is only expected to open by mid of May or third week types. I do not see it opening before.
Hello Dheeraj,
How r u??? We are a group of 5 college students planning to visit Leh in June. We will be following your Most Common Itinerary for Leh Ladakh. We will be reaching Jammu Tawi by train and Srinagar by bus from Jammu. We are planning to hire a private taxi (JK 10) from Srinagar all the way to Manali. (Manali to Chandigarh by bus and return train from Chandigarh)
1) Is June a good time to visit Leh???
2) Our budget for the trip is 25K per head. Is it enough??? We prefer basic accommodation and decent food and a private taxi from Srinagar all the way to Manali.
3) what is the cost of private taxi from Srinagar all the way to Manali???
4) For Day 10 of your itinerary what would you suggest out of the following???
River Rafting from Chilling to Sangam
Sham Valley tour
Add one more day in Nubra Valley and visit Turtuk.
Thanks.
Hi Karan,
1. Yes June is a good time to vsit Ladakh
2. Should be good enough I will believe with 5 optimized number of people with you to share the taxi cost.
3. Srinagar to Manali will cost you around 60K, so 12 K per head for taxi and rest 13K should be OK for stay for 14 days if you opt for basic stays with double and tripple sharing.
4.Add one more day in Nubra Valley for Turtuk. Most part of the Sham Valley you will be covering anyways while coming from Srinagar.