Travel And Food: FULL OF NATURAL BEAUTY, A ROAD TRIP TO LEH LADAKH VIA ROHTANG PASS, INDIA

Leh-Ladakh

Some mysteries of nature are very close to us. Beauty of nature can not be described in words. Suchlike beauty of nature you can see on the way of Leh-Ladakh. It seems that God came on earth and created these scenes by his own hands. It seems that this place is not a part of earth. If there is place like heaven then it must be this. You can see confluence of snow covered mountains and sky. It is a cold desert. Its not an easy job to go there by road. On the way of Leh-Ladakh there are 5 passes which are Rohtang Pass, Baralach La Pass, Nakila Pass, Lachulung La Pass and Taglung La Pass which are located on very high altitude. Rohtang pass is lowest and Taglung La Pass is highest among them. Best time to visit Leh-Ladakh is June-October. So let us start the journey.

Till now my last destination was only Rohtang pass. I always thought that what will be there beyond this point. So it was an opportunity for me to fulfill my dreams and to visit Leh-Ladakh. I think every people who is living in North India must want to visit Leh-Ladakh once in a life. I am also one of them. You need minimum 7 free days to complete this trip. You must have a SUV to go to Leh-Ladakh. We were four people who planned a trip to Leh-Ladakh. It was morning of 15th June. At 2:00 AM we left our city Jagadhri. Our first destination was Jispa which is approximately 135 kilometers from Manali. It takes about 6-7 hours drive from Manali to Jispa depending on stoppages and traffic at Rohtang.

It was about 7:00 PM of 16th June when we reached at Jispa. Sprinkle of rain welcomed us. After reaching Jispa we checked into the hotel Ibex. We were very tired because we covered long distance. We finished our dinner and went to sleep. Have a look at the picture of hotel.

Next morning after finishing our breakfast we moved to our next destination Leh-Ladakh. On the way we clicked some beautiful pictures of nature. Have a look.

Our SUV

Baralachla Pass

Touch of Great Canyon

After crossing two passes we reached at Taglang La Pass which is located at the 17582 feet above from sea level. We had a headache at this point because of low Oxygen. It was so chill here. We had never felt so much cool like this before in our life.

Taglang La Pass

After a long drive we reached to Leh-Ladakh. We checked into the hotel Khangri. Next morning When we woke up it was beautiful morning. We visited to Lord Buddha Monastery. It was very big. An effigy of Lord Buddha was very big. Monasteries in Leh-Ladakh Plays a major role in Leh-Ladakh tourism. No trip is complete without a visit at least one monastery.

An Effigy of Lord Buddhah

Now it was evening and it was full moon night. Manager of the hotel told us that we should go for full moon party. We asked him what is this party. He told, the party which is organised by some localized and foreigners. It was our luck that we reached on the night of full moon. It happens every month of full moon night. The party started at 10:00 PM. What a party that was. DJ and drinks in the interiors with foreigners. Full of entertainment and enjoy.

Pictures of Full Moon Party

We could't understand, when night turned into day. Now it was morning but we were still enjoying the party. We were nodding in the party. Really this type of party we were enjoying first time in our life. If you are planning a trip to Leh-Ladakh, make sure your trip cover full moon night. We came back around 6:30 AM. But the party was still on.

After taking some rest we left our hotel and moved ahead towards Srinagar. Way of Srinagar from Leh-Ladakh is also very beautiful. On the way you will reach to a place where you will see a magnetic hill. Stop your car in the box marked with white paint on road in neutral and see what happens. It will move magically to upwards direction. You will not believe on your eyes.

Magnetic hill

When we reached to Srinagar weather was slightly hot than Leh-Ladakh. May be it is because of noon. But at night it was very cold. Famous thing about Srinagar is Dull Lake and Sikaras which are pride and joy of this lake. Food of Srinagar is having a touch of Arabian taste and Arabian food is famous in world. We spent two nights in Srinagar one in Sikara and other in hotel.