“Gar firdaus bar-rue zamin ast, hami asto, hamin asto, hamin ast.” “If there is a heaven on earth, it’s here, it’s here, it’s here.”
According to some sources Mughal Emperor Jehangir said it all when he visited Kashmir in 17th century. And when I traveled to Kashmir I got to know he was not wrong..
Every Journey originate from a point, our started from national capital. i met my best friend Gagan on 15th September at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station. our bus for Manali was at 18:00. So we decided to visit 2 nearby places.
Nizamuddin Dargah & Humayun's Tomb
Distance : 2km from Nizamuddin Railway Station
We took E Rikshaw to reach Nizamuddin Dargah. The Famous Rockstar movie song (Kun Faya Kun) is also shot at the dargah. After giving our prayers we went Humayun's Tomb. It's a UNESCO's World Heritage Site. You have to pay entry fee ₹50 to visit the tomb.
there not much to see in Tomb. After having lunch in nearby restaurant we took rikshaw for ramkrishna metro station from there we have to catch our bus for Manali. on our way to bus point we got glimpse of The India Gate.😍 15 September 17:30 Delhi to Manali bus cost ₹1200 per person I think There are no sleeper bus for Manali. All are semi sleeper but it's good.. We started our journey for Manali at 06:00 pm. apart from me and my friend all were couples in bus all know Manali is famous for😂. When we Were about to pass delhi what we have seen couldn't believe in our eyes it was Delhi's Garbage Mountain 😳😱Spread over an area of 40 football fields,It is predicted to grow taller than the Taj Mahal by 2020. Highway was filled with five star dhabs 😁. Around 08.30 pm bus stopped at some Dhaba there we had dinner and a glass of🍺. for 🍺they charged us double so I will suggest you to carry your own.
there not much to see in Tomb. After having lunch in nearby restaurant we took rikshaw for ramkrishna metro station from there we have to catch our bus for Manali. on our way to bus point we got glimpse of The India Gate.😍 15 September 17:30 Delhi to Manali bus cost ₹1200 per person I think There are no sleeper bus for Manali. All are semi sleeper but it's good.. We started our journey for Manali at 06:00 pm. apart from me and my friend all were couples in bus all know Manali is famous for😂. When we Were about to pass delhi what we have seen couldn't believe in our eyes it was Delhi's Garbage Mountain 😳😱Spread over an area of 40 football fields,It is predicted to grow taller than the Taj Mahal by 2020. Highway was filled with five star dhabs 😁. Around 08.30 pm bus stopped at some Dhaba there we had dinner and a glass of🍺. for 🍺they charged us double so I will suggest you to carry you own.
Hotel cost : 300 for 8hrs
Bike : 350 for 6hrs
16th September 09.30 am we reached Manali, bus was late by 1hr 30mins. After 15hr journey we were tired. But the scenic view of Manali took our tiredness away. We decided not to rest. In Manali we visited few famous temples including Vashist Temple, Hot Water Spring, Manu Temple and The Hidimba devi temple (Wife of Bhima & Mother of Ghatotkacha).
The Jogini Fall : you just can't take your eyes off from the view 😍. it's a remote waterfall you have to walk nearly 3km from vashist temple. The path is beautiful and was surrounded with apple trees. You can enjoy fresh apples that too very low price. Once we reached you can see the pics what we found it was just amazing..
Manali : Hidimba Devi Temple, Vashist Temple, Hot Water Spring, Manu Temple, Jogni Falls, Manali Market.
Around 05.00 pm we came back to Manali market. Now We were ready to start our journey for Leh...
Manali to Leh 450 Km. : Almost every biker's dream.
Permite : you need permite to cross Rohtang Pass.
Every Tuesday Rohtang pass will be closed so we thought to start journey monday evening.
Rohtang is a high mountain pass elevation 13,058 ft. We were going to experience most dangerously amazing and beautiful road trip. We started around 06.00 pm. The roads are very difficult you will find landslides and water will be on the roads. As Rohtang pass will be closed on Tuesday so we had to leave from manali Monday evening only because of that we could not see the beauty of Manali-leh highway specially Rohtang Pass🙁. you can see There is a Under Construction tunnel Atal tunnel named after India's former Prime Minister.
Some famous halt points like Sissu, keylong, Jispa & Sarchu. Sarchu is most famous among all... we took our first halt at jispa there we took rest for sometime. the food they served Rajma Chawal was tasty.
Remaining journey to Leh
Finally we have entered in Laddakh region. The roads were awesome and the scenic beauty of it. Clear blue sky and the landscapes was amazing. We have stopped at Pang for breakfast. Pang is best known for the world’s highest transit camp for the army as it is located at an altitude of 15,640 feet above sea level.
17 September 01:00 pm : Leh
Hotel 400 per day for 2 person
Bike : 1400 per day
Evening we visited leh market. Every region state has some speciality in handicrafts so does laddakh. Tibetan market also famous for good quality clothes.
Last but not the least don't forget to buy famous Tibetan prayer flag for your bike...
Mighty Khardung La, Nubra Velly, Hundar, Diskit Monastery.
Khardung La is 17,582 ft mountain pass. It is one of the highest Motorable Pass in the world. It has the highest cafe in the world as well. It is around 40 km from Leh. You may feel Altitude sickness in Khardung La.
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Next stop was Nubra Valley.
Distance from Khardungla 120km.
On the way to Nubra Valley...
We reached Nubra Valley before sunset.
Diskit : On the Bank of Shyok river a beautiful village called Diskit where we stopped. It is very popular tourist destination of Laddakh region. You will find many homestay ( 700 per night)
Diskit has oldest and largest buddhist Monastery of Nubra Valley.