We had camped almost ten km of Jispa and on arriving in to Jispa, it seemed we had taken the right decision of camping away from Jispa. it was rather small and with hardly any living facilities. We packed up our tent and started our journey towards Sarchu.
It is almost 120 km drive and on the way there are some bad roads. There are river crossings and some high altitudes that are laden with snow. Now these parts are still untouched by commercial tourism activities and therefore are much better than places like Rohtang Pass.
The temperatures drop as the height increases and we reached Sarchu around 2 in the evening. We found a quaint little spot to pitch our camp and went to sleep.
However by evening it started to rain and snow and we had no option but to move from our spot. that night we took shelter in a camping facility that was rather pricey. People have the habit of taking advantage of you. Please if travelling on this route try to avoid these camps who are there to make a quick buck. Not a very good experience with the tent owners either.
We were tired and had a bit of car trouble due to subzero temperatures. My travel partner was also not feeling very well and had come down with some bug. The onward journey seemed tough and in the morning it was a pleasant sight as we saw snowfall. The weather was getting worse but it didn't make sense to stop on the way and we were off to Leh. Today we were going to reach Leh and it was up to me to drive all the way to ladakh.
PS: The road is not good at all from sarchu to Leh and it is advisable to do this journey during day time. the key is to start early in the morning so you get maximum day light during the day time.
Also there are no petrol pumps on the way so make sure there is ample arrangement for fuel. the last petrol pump is in Keylong before ladakh so make sure your tank is full when you leave keylong and carry a spare Jerry can for extra fuel.
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It is almost 120 km drive and on the way there are some bad roads. There are river crossings and some high altitudes that are laden with snow. Now these parts are still untouched by commercial tourism activities and therefore are much better than places like Rohtang Pass.
The temperatures drop as the height increases and we reached Sarchu around 2 in the evening. We found a quaint little spot to pitch our camp and went to sleep.
However by evening it started to rain and snow and we had no option but to move from our spot. that night we took shelter in a camping facility that was rather pricey. People have the habit of taking advantage of you. Please if travelling on this route try to avoid these camps who are there to make a quick buck. Not a very good experience with the tent owners either.
We were tired and had a bit of car trouble due to subzero temperatures. My travel partner was also not feeling very well and had come down with some bug. The onward journey seemed tough and in the morning it was a pleasant sight as we saw snowfall. The weather was getting worse but it didn't make sense to stop on the way and we were off to Leh. Today we were going to reach Leh and it was up to me to drive all the way to ladakh.
PS: The road is not good at all from sarchu to Leh and it is advisable to do this journey during day time. the key is to start early in the morning so you get maximum day light during the day time.
Also there are no petrol pumps on the way so make sure there is ample arrangement for fuel. the last petrol pump is in Keylong before ladakh so make sure your tank is full when you leave keylong and carry a spare Jerry can for extra fuel.
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