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Manali to Leh by share-taxi / bus

by helenarichardson 28 May 2012

I hear that the Manali - Leh road should be opening very soon (thanks vistet for your website), and was hoping to leave from Manali by…
Re: Afordable Accomadation In Manali ?

by siamiam 18 May 2012

+Does anyone know if there's an avaliabilty of budget price hostels and guest houses in the region of 500 rupees a day ( Perhaps even…
RE: Dull and Boring Countries

by SoulCurry 15 May 2012

Nutsy, Kinnaur, Chamba or Spiti weren't dirty, were they? (Ditto north-east).
RE: Ladakh - July 2012 - do I need to book a tour in advance??

by lucymargaret 11 May 2012

ps: you're right, I'm not intending to trek this time round, I've been trekking in Spiti Valley and around Dharamsala and Manali, so this…
Re: Kinnaur / Spiti trekking in mid-May

by toddtheglobalnomad 09 May 2012

you can always go up without an agency but its a bit early for most guesthouses to be open so village homestay or camping is the way to…
Re: Trekking in Northern India September, Nepal Oct / Nov 2012

by Spitiboy 08 May 2012

Hi, September can bring a lot of early snow in Spiti and Ladakh, if you're unlucky. It's cold too. Maps of the area, including Kinnaur,…
RE: Trekking in Northern India September, Nepal Oct / Nov 2012

by amirico 03 May 2012

In India, I'd choose Leh, Kaza (Spiti Valley) and Manali as bases for hiking. There are multiple hiking opportunities from each. I used…
Re: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by siamiam 01 May 2012

That would be my choice then - to see Ladakh first rather than Spiti - if I had 6 weeks or so left on my trip and had not yet been to…
Re: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by siamiam 01 May 2012

I don't have any better current info on the Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh routes than you do. I can tell you that the Reckong Peo-Kaza route…
Re: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by helenarichardson 30 April 2012

Wow thank you for all of those responses... I have been keeping an eye on your blog vistet - very useful. So given I am fairly sure the…
RE: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by vistet 30 April 2012

Returning to OP , to sum it up : * no guarantees that Manali-Leh will open up within this week : go via Srinagar , visit Spiti first…
Re: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by siamiam 30 April 2012

+Spiti is great , but as for now you would have to double back on the NH 22 : the Kunzum La opens even later than the Rohtang. Inner Line…
RE: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by vistet 30 April 2012

* Manali-Leh road is not open yet , Rohtang has been cleared but not thrown open. BRO says it aims to clear Baralacha La "early May"…
RE: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by aakashbarot 30 April 2012

You get Inner line permit in Kaza and Manali also apart from Shimla and Recongpeo. 1. Given that you have 45 days ahead of you, I would…
RE: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by vistet 29 April 2012

Spiti is great , but you would have to double back on the NH 22 : the Kunzum La opens even later than the Rohtang. Inner Line Permits…
RE: Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by wisegranny 29 April 2012

Though Spiti and Ladakh are both are mostly dry and arid the population Buddhist, the landscape is different and if you have the…
Spiti or Ladakh or both?? Kashmir too?

by helenarichardson 29 April 2012

Hi, I hoping for a little help with decision making.... I'm in Himachal Pradesh right now (Manali) and need to fly back to UK in the middle…
RE: Easy trekking in Himachal or Ladakh?

by WILLEMSPIE 28 April 2012

There is an easy short trek in Ladakh: the Sham trek. Also in Spiti between the villages above Kaza. But both are only 3 days or so.…
RE: 2 weeks in India, where would you go?

by John555 28 April 2012

Get the Inner Line Permit to step into Sikkim. On the main road, 5 minutes. Now to the mountains. Almora area. Himachal for more people,…
RE: 2 weeks in India, where would you go?

by vijaykarthik 28 April 2012

Depends on the direction you prefer to take... PS: Assuming you are still in Delhi a. If you want to move up North - I wld suggest…
RE: Where to trek in July?

by WILLEMSPIE 26 April 2012

Yes, Ladakh or Spiti in India. Northern Pakistan (for real adventurers those days). Kyrghiztan. Georgia. Or also Peru, Bolivia.
RE: Travelling alone in North India (Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi)

by musafir 24 April 2012

Bihar and UP in May would be insufferable. Have you ever been in 45 + C. daily kind of heat? I think not!!! Go to Leh ,Tabo,…
3 weeks Jammu, Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in August

by Binte 24 April 2012

Dear Experts, Please let us (f, 45 + 55 y, first time to India) have your comments about following itinerary. Section between Srinega…
RE: Kinnaur / Spiti trekking in mid-May

by John555 23 April 2012

Bit early but plenty for the open country in Spiti. Need a tent etc, but easy enough. Don't try the big passes out.
Kinnaur / Spiti trekking in mid-May

by helenarichardson 23 April 2012

Hello, Just wondering if anyone could recommend trekking options in Kinnaur or Spiti in mid-May (e.g. from 13th). Are there any that…