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 |
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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 |
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