Foreword
Driving Holidays in the Himalayas is a series of books that endeavour to give the reader a glimpse of many exciting, exotic locales that can be easily accessed by road and hopes to provide enough insight to make your trip a comfortable and memorable one.
This book explores Ladakh, and briefly, the adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh and Sringar, while the others take you through Zanskar, Uttaranchal, Himachal & Sikkim.
These books especially focus on travelers who are found of driving, have their own wheels (two, four - or even hired will do!), and love the mountains. Given the time constraints of our lives today, each book is designed to cover a fair degree of terrain in a week to ten days. Although it does not aim to visit every place possible in a region, it certainly traverses a reasonable cross-section. It reflects the author’s own preferences of picturesque places to visit and also makes dining recommendations.
Foreword | 5 |
The Himalayas | 6 |
Where it is | 12 |
Getting there | 14 |
Travel within the region | 15 |
Climate and when to visit | 16 |
Agriculture and the economy | 18 |
Flora and fauna | 20 |
History and people | 22 |
Religion | 28 |
Festivals | 48 |
Travel Plan | 56 |
Drive to and stay at Manali | 48 |
Drive to and stay at Keylong / Jaspa | 63 |
Across Baralacha La and to Sarchu | 71 |
Drive to and stay at Leh/ Tso Moriri | 74 |
Drive to and stay at Leh | 84 |
Across Khardung La and to Nubra Valley | 104 |
Drive to and stay at Leh | 110 |
Drive to Chemre, Takthok and Pangong Tso | 111 |
Sightseeing in Leh | 117 |
Drive to Alchi | 117 |
Drive to and stay at Kargil/ Panikhar | 126 |
The Suru and Zanskar Valleys | 135 |
Drive to and stay at Srinagar | 137 |
Drive from Srinagar to Delhi | 142 |
Suggested itineraries and costs | 144 |
Trekking and rafting | 146 |
The environment and you | 150 |
Staying and eating recommendations | 152 |
What to Carry | 156 |
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) | 159 |
Driving tips | 162 |
Medical facilities | 163 |
Travel and tour operators | 164 |
Appendix | 166 |
Index | 174 |
Discount coupons | 179 |
Foreword
Driving Holidays in the Himalayas is a series of books that endeavour to give the reader a glimpse of many exciting, exotic locales that can be easily accessed by road and hopes to provide enough insight to make your trip a comfortable and memorable one.
This book explores Ladakh, and briefly, the adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh and Sringar, while the others take you through Zanskar, Uttaranchal, Himachal & Sikkim.
These books especially focus on travelers who are found of driving, have their own wheels (two, four - or even hired will do!), and love the mountains. Given the time constraints of our lives today, each book is designed to cover a fair degree of terrain in a week to ten days. Although it does not aim to visit every place possible in a region, it certainly traverses a reasonable cross-section. It reflects the author’s own preferences of picturesque places to visit and also makes dining recommendations.
Foreword | 5 |
The Himalayas | 6 |
Where it is | 12 |
Getting there | 14 |
Travel within the region | 15 |
Climate and when to visit | 16 |
Agriculture and the economy | 18 |
Flora and fauna | 20 |
History and people | 22 |
Religion | 28 |
Festivals | 48 |
Travel Plan | 56 |
Drive to and stay at Manali | 48 |
Drive to and stay at Keylong / Jaspa | 63 |
Across Baralacha La and to Sarchu | 71 |
Drive to and stay at Leh/ Tso Moriri | 74 |
Drive to and stay at Leh | 84 |
Across Khardung La and to Nubra Valley | 104 |
Drive to and stay at Leh | 110 |
Drive to Chemre, Takthok and Pangong Tso | 111 |
Sightseeing in Leh | 117 |
Drive to Alchi | 117 |
Drive to and stay at Kargil/ Panikhar | 126 |
The Suru and Zanskar Valleys | 135 |
Drive to and stay at Srinagar | 137 |
Drive from Srinagar to Delhi | 142 |
Suggested itineraries and costs | 144 |
Trekking and rafting | 146 |
The environment and you | 150 |
Staying and eating recommendations | 152 |
What to Carry | 156 |
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) | 159 |
Driving tips | 162 |
Medical facilities | 163 |
Travel and tour operators | 164 |
Appendix | 166 |
Index | 174 |
Discount coupons | 179 |