Saturday 29 June - Saturday 6 July 2013
Back at the airport and even the same Indigo Check-in Assistant, Melford, we were heading to Srinigar to start a week's overland trip up to Leh in Ladakh.
Given that Leh is at 12,500 feet above sea level we thought a more gentle ascent by road would be prudent. So the plan is to travel by road from Srinigar at about 6,000 feet to Kargil a mere 9,500 feet asl before the final drive to Leh - all on India country roads.
The links below will guide you through our journey-
And here is a link to a short video that will give you an idea of the journey - it is hosted on Vimeo so give it a chance to download.
Back at the airport and even the same Indigo Check-in Assistant, Melford, we were heading to Srinigar to start a week's overland trip up to Leh in Ladakh.
Given that Leh is at 12,500 feet above sea level we thought a more gentle ascent by road would be prudent. So the plan is to travel by road from Srinigar at about 6,000 feet to Kargil a mere 9,500 feet asl before the final drive to Leh - all on India country roads.
The links below will guide you through our journey-
- Day 1: Srinigar - Home of the Luxury House boat
- Day 2 : The Road to Kargil
- The high road from Srinigar to Leh - day one : Srinigar to Kargil
- Day 3 : Kargil to Leh
- The high road from Srinigar to Leh - day two : Kargil to Leh
- Day 4 : a day in Leh
- Day 5 : How High is the World's Highest Motorable Road?
- Day 6 : Back Over K Top
- Day 7 : a mad shopping day in Leh
And here is a link to a short video that will give you an idea of the journey - it is hosted on Vimeo so give it a chance to download.