Showing posts with label Alchi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alchi. Show all posts

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Day4: Leh...

Day 4: Local Sight Seeing (Car)

Day 5: Leh– Pangong (Car)
Day 6: Pangong – Leh (Car)
Day 7:  Leh – Nubra Valley (Car)
Day 8 & 9: Nubra Valley– Leh (Car) + Leh – Delhi (via flight)

Day4: This was a pretty relaxed day compared to the previous 3 days we had. We started our day at around 10 AM.
Landscape near leh
Moving out of the city Leh
This day we visited Alchi Monastery, Likhir Monastery, Confluence of Indus and Zanskar river. We handed a copy of identity proofs to our driver to get us the inner line permit for Pangong and Nubra, which is easily available.
Near Magnetic Hill
On the way to Alchi we halted at a place having magnetic hill phenomena. If you leave your car in neutral it will start climbing the hill, against the gravity. We actually experienced the phenomena.
  

Confluence of Indus and Zanskar
Then reached Alchi. There are huge prayer wheels outside the monastery and they are filled with prayers printed on paper. It is believed that more you turn the wheel, the more the prayers are recited and sent around the world. Let's turn the wheel for good-luck for our trip....


Alchi Monastery

At the entrance of Likir Gompa

Entrance

Views from the Monastery

Main structure of Alchi Monastery

Outer View of the Monastery

Spent our evening roaming in the local market of Leh.

Friday, 19 September 2014

The Unforgettable Laddakh: Itinerary

Road Trip to Laddakh
Itinerary:
Day 1: Delhi – Manali (Volvo)
Day 2:  Manali– Jispa (Car)
Day 3: Jispa– Leh (Car)
Day 4: Local Sight Seeing (Car)
Day 5: Leh– Pangong (Car)
Day 6: Pangong – Leh (Car)
Day 7:  Leh – Nubra Valley (Car)
Day 8 & 9: Nubra Valley– Leh (Car) + Leh – Delhi (via flight)


Tips for Altitude Sickness: 
  • Drink a lot of water while crossing high passes to avoid de-hyderation. 
  • If you are prone to altitude sickness, carry garlic soup (if possible)/ juices and keep on sipping time to time help
  • If you not feeling well then try to halt at places of lower altitude for example I have heard many people falling sick while staying at Sarchu, other option might be to stay at Jispa 
Excursions: Villages either remote or well connected you enter, any hill you climb, each and every turning of the road will lead you to an excursion to the place full of beautiful landscapes, huge barren mountains, beautiful cloud formations at the deep blue canvas of sky.. 
Still Below are the most famous excursions as ladakh has become a very touristy location (big thanks to bollywood movies showcasing Pangong) you might find a lot of people around!!

TSO Morori, TSO Pangong, Nubra Valley (Hunder & Diskit), TSO Kar. Lamayuru (The moon Village)

Places to visit:
In Leh: Sanchi Stupa, Alchi Monastery, Likhir Monastery, Palace, Confluence of Indus and Zanskar, Local Market, War Museum...

What to eat:
Must try tibetiyan food.. Khotey Momos, Thupka, Thantuk, Tibetiyan Bread, Tigmo and the list to be continued..