Manali - Leh road trip - Part 1

Solo Backpacking in India Assalamualaikum.. Hi.....o((*^▽^*))o Kali ni ak pegi India lg tapi kali ni as solo traveler. First time juga ni solo backpack dkt India plak tu. India kan org slalu cakap bahaya, tambah2 utk perempuan. Even org perempuan india sendiri pon takut nak travel sorang2. Tapi takpe, insyaAllah ok je ak gi sorang, itu yg ak fikir la.Ak pon main redah je la .Bolos je. Ak pegi ni time bulan puasa. Mmg penat jugakla. Kali ni ak aim nak gi Leh, Ladakh by road. Manali-Leh road the journey of a lifetime.  The Manali-Leh Highway  scenario gives the excitement of planning, adventure and bliss while riding and lifetime memories after the ride. Ini route yg ak ikut kali ni, Delhi - Manali - Leh - Kargil - Srinagar - Jammu - Delhi  My route Jom tgk itinerary ak dekat sana...╰(*´︶`*)╯ 20 days solo backpacking in India ( 20th June to 10th July )  Day 1 - Malaysia Airlines KL to Delhi - Arrived Delhi, took Metro line from I.G.I airport to New Delhi, walked to Paharganj - Overnight at Smyle Inn Hotel, Paharganj ( hostel room) Kali ni ak naik MAS airlines, Malindo Air dgn MAS Airlines harga lebih kurang je kalau ke New Delhi. Air Asia mmg takde ke North India. Kalau ade ak dh naik dah. Indira Ghandi to Paharganj: Ak sampai Indira Ghandi Airport, New Delhi dalam pukul 10.30pm. Luckily Metro ade lagi, operating hours maybe until 11.35pm. Metro ni rapid rail macam LRT la dkt Malaysia. Ak naik I.G Airport Metro to New Delhi  sampai dlm 30 minutes harga Rs100. Dah sampai New Delhi Metro St, keluar dari station n masuk ke N.Delhi railway St yg terletak sebelah Metro St. Dah masuk Railway st tu, ak kena kluar melalui platform no. 1 utk ke Paharganj.  Okey, sekarang ak dah nampak reality India. Last trip, ak terus gi Ladakh yg different from India. Keluar je dari Metro St, ak dh dpt rasa keserabutan India. Dgn org ramai, main duduk n tido tepi jalan je.  Paharganj ni mmg kawasan busy n serabot, tapi dekat sini banyak guesthouse yg murah. Hostel pon ada. Tourist byk duduk area ni. Walaupun kawasan ni serabot, kotor, ku redah je la. Ak sampai area Paharganj tp ak tatau Smyle Inn hotel dekat mana. Hotel ni ak dah booked online. Sampai2 je area ni, dtgla ramai org  nak promote hotel la apa la. Ak ckp ak dh ade hotel, dia nk promote hotel die jugak. Ak naik rikshaw yg mcm beca tu ke hotel ak, ntah celah2 lorong mane la pakcik rikshaw ni bawa ak. Alhmdulillah sampai juga hotel. Smyle Inn hotel ni ak ambil ladies hostel aircond harga Rs500 , okla kemas n bersih. Ada lagi satu hotel depan hotel ni je nama SB Inn hotel ok jugak, satu bilik non AC harga Rs500. 3rd trip ak duduk dkt hotel ni. Dua dua hotel ni boleh book online dkt booking.com. Hotel ok tapi jgn trkejut dgn area hotel ni, dua2 hotel ni terletak dekat lorong yg kotor lagi busuk..huhu. Sabo je la. Kalau budget lebih elokla duduk area Connought.  in Metro from Indera Ghandi Airport to New Delhi St Day 2 - Sightseeing around Delhi - In the evening, went to Majnu ka Tilla for bus to Manali -Volvo bus from Delhi to Manali (time: 6.00pm, fee : 1000rp) ( can book volvo bus from the hotel or nearby travel agency) Petang ak akan naik bus ke Manali, so pagi n tghari ak free. Ak ade sorang kawan duduk dekat delhi, so die dtg bawa ak jln2. Dia bawa ak gi India Gate. Sebab delhi ni panas sgt, so nak cari tempat sejuk ape lg gi cinema la. Dah dekat india baik ak tgk cite hindustan kan. Kawan ak bawa gi cinema yg boleh tahan high class, harga pon Rs 400, tgk cite hindustan 'Dil Dhadakne Do', without subtitle, nasibaik ak paham. Perasan tak kalau tgk crite hindustan, bila dah dekat half cerita akan keluar 'Intermission', bile kluar je 'Intermission' tetibe sume org bangun keluar dari wayang, pelik juga ak takkan crita dah habis. Rupanya wayang kt sini ade time rehat 5-10 minit utk org gi toilet atau beli makanan. Cerita hindustan kan panjang agaknya sbb tu la ade masa rehat. Habis cerita kawan ak hantar ak gi Majnu ka Tilla utk naik bas ke Manali. Ak tersalah tempat nak naik bus, sepatutnya gi Kashmere Gate bus st. Nasibaik ade jugak bus kat sini yg gi Manali. So utk lagi senang better book je dgn hotel yg dkt Paharganj tu, harga pon same je. Kelam kabut gakla mase tu. Volvo AC bus, macam bus express dkt Malaysia. 16 jam bus Delhi to Manali. Takde view cantik pon, so ak pon tido je la dlm bus. Jalan agak zig zag n ak rasa mcm sume org dalam bus tu muntah.Hadoi, smue pegang plastik muntah. Ak yg tak muntah pon bila tgk rasa nak muntah..wekkkk...(ﾟ×ﾟlll) Paharganj - after rain India Gate Day 3 - 930 am Arrived Manali - checked in Kishore Guesthouse, Old Manali - booked ticket from Manali to Leh, travel agency PIC Prashant, phone no. : +919459104755 - Sightseeing around Manali, Jogini waterfalls, Solang Valley; famous with paragliding Manali ni terletak dalam state Himachal Pradesh.  Bila dah dekat2 nak sampai Manali, view dah nampak cantik, view sungai sepanjang jalan. Ak dah contact travel agent dekat Manali, dia dtg ambil ak dkt tempat bus berhenti. Cuaca dkt Manali tak panas tak sejuk sgt. Manali cantik, penuh dgn kehijauan, ye la kan ak kan pg time summer mmg hijau time ni. Cerita Hindustan byk juga yg shoot dkt Manali,antaranya cerita Krish. Kalau cerita yg nak shooting dkt Kashmir pon byk shoot dkt sini, dlm movie kononnya dkt Kashmir tapi actually dekat Manali. Kashmir area yg agak bergolak takboleh nk shooting movie lama2, so derang akan shooting sini, selamat sikit. Ak stayed hotel dekat Old Manali, foreign tourist byk duduk dkt Old Manali. New Manali dipenuhi dgn local Indian tourist. Town Manali ni mng byk tourist omputeh. Western restaurant n cafe pon byk. Sape yg bawa ak gi jalan2? Owner guesthouse yg baik hati bawa ak gi jln2 dkt Manali ni, dh la FOC. (*^▽^*) Jogini waterfalls memang cantik, tapi kena hiking sikit, ak dahla tgh puasa hiking pulak. Adeh, rasa nak minum je air terjun tu...( +  _ +) Solang valley time winter cantik, sbb penuh dgn salji. Aktiviti ski n snowboard kat situ, cable car pon ade. Time ak pegi mmgla tkde salji, so biasa je la. Manali famous dgn paragliding n trekking. Menyesal plak ak tak try paragliding, tak sempat dan mahal. Huhu. Manali, Himachal Pradesh Manali, hijau kan, snowcapped mountain ade skit Jogini waterfall; Amazed with the beauty of nature, Subhanallah Himalayan bird Manali town ( old Manali ) Manali town (Old Manali) Paragliding Solang Valley Day 4 - 230 am departed from Manali to Leh by shared mini bus ( fee : 2300rps) - awesome scenery along the manali - leh road - 930 pm arrived Leh, checked in Juley guesthouse, Zangsti Upper Tukcha (guesthouse cost : 400 rps) Ak tak sempat pon nak tido dkt Manali, pukul 2 pagi dh kena check out. Bus sepatutnya dtg pukul 130 pagi, tapi tak datang2. Tunggu la ak dlm gelap, dahla Manali ni byk anjing. Satu family anjing berhimpun. Jgn lari, buat bodo je, kang yg jinak dtg dekat pulak. Payah btul. Sejam juga bus lambat. Bus dah dtg amik ak, ak kena tukar naik bus lain plak. Alkisahnya shared mini bus yg patut ak naik tu dh tinggal ak rupanya, nsibaik la bus yg kmudian ni sanggup bawa ak. Dapat duduk front seat, bagus jugak. Walaupun seat tak comfortable tapi senang ak nk tangkap gambar. Sepanjang jln scenery mmg awesome!! Sekejap hijau, sekejap salji, skjap pdg pasir pdg terkukur. Subhanallah, cantiknya ciptaan Allah. I love nature. ( ^ _^ )V. So jgnla tidur, rugi2. Tapi ak ade jgkla tersegguk2 ngantuk. Mana taknya, tak tidur kot. Perjalanan lebih kurang 19 jam. Mmg ak dah rasa nak muntah, sakit pala, sakit perut, sume la ade.  (* > _ < * ) Ye la dh la tak tido, pastu jalan semakin ke high altitude. Ade sorang passenger kena AMS iaitu Altitude Mountain Sickness, on da way ade army camp, so die amik oksigen dekat situ. Alhamdulillah ak ok lagi. Pergi Leh by road better dari naik flight, sbb by road body kita akan slowly adapt dgn high altitude. Kalau naik flight macam terus mengejut sampai tempat tinggi, takut body terkejut.  930 mlm baru sampai Leh, naik taxi ke guesthouse. The next day ak pg Tsomoriri Lake. Ak dah contact lebih awal travel agent utk sediakan permit utk ak g Tsomoriri lake. Alhamdulillah the next day ak dah boleh pegi, kebetulan ade shared taxi ke Tsomoriri Lake.  Some of the photos taken on the way from Manali to Leh. Gambar ambil dari dalam kereta, kalau tak clear tu sebab cermin kereta dah berabuk. Gamba bawah ni ikut turutan, dari ak naik bus pagi2 buta tu sampai la hari gelap. Enjoy ₍•͟ ͜   • ₎ Manali to Leh route photos Ini la shared mini bus Manali to Leh, pukul 2 pagi ak pon tatau apa yg derang tunggu 4am Rohtang Pass goats on the road, very common here See the road condition, its very near to the cliff. ( + . +) Water from glacier Seriau tak tgk, sipi2 lagi cantiknyaaaa ( T . T ) Jalan raya dah macam sungai Macam lukisan kan Ice Day 5 - 8 am heading to TsoMoriri Lake ( already applied the permit in advance )  - Chumathang hot spring - Tso Kiagar, salt lake on the way to Tso Moriri Lake - Arrived in the evening , checked in guesthouse ( innova shared taxi fee : 2500rps per person, guesthouse: 600rps) Ak pg ke Tsomoriri Lake dgn innova shared taxi with two germany couples n one chennai guy. Semua 6 org. On the way to Tso Moriri, we stopped for a while for breakfast at Chumathang. Dekat sini ada Chumathang hotsprings yg kepanasannya tahap boiling water. Sebelum sampai Tsomoriri lake, akan jumpa Tso Kiagar,small salt lake. Cantik, tasik colour biru muda. Petang sampai kawasan Tso Moriri Lake, kawasan ni agak dikawal rapi oleh army, nampak macam lebih strict nak masuk berbanding Pangong Tso. Tourist agak kurang dekat Tso Moriri Lake, tak mcm Pangong Tso. Maybe Pangong Tso lebih famous sebab 3 idiots. Tapi bagi ak Tso Moriri lagi cantik dari Pangong. Sini sangatla sejuk. Altitude Tso Moriri lake 4,595 m (15,080 ft), higher than Pangong Lake altitude 4,250 metres (13,940 ft). Ak ade juga rase AMS, jalan sikit dah termengah-mengah pastu rase pening2 sikit. ( + . +)  Dalam kawasan tu ade several guesthouses tapi tak brapa cantik dan mahal. Tapi dah takde pilihan. Malam tu mmg menggigil la kesejukan, electrik malam takde. Tidurla ak dalam kegelapan dan kesejukan....(╯•_•╰) Nampak tak air tu melompat lompat mendidih selfie hokay Blue Tso Moriri Lake Hi donkey! Black yak n white yak It was so cold in the evening Guesthouse in Tso moriri..( - _- ; )    Day 6 - back to Leh, on the way can see Tso Kar, salt lake, passed Taglangla, 2nd highest motorable road - checked in Dorje guesthouse in Leh ( 500rps ) Day 7 - Stayed in Leh Hari ni ak just jalan2 dekat Leh, relax takde wat ape2. Leh siang je tak sjuk sgt, malam menggigil jugak ak..huhu...ni summer kalau winter tatau la macam mana. Leh Beautiful hotel in Leh ( not the guesthouse i stayed lol) Day 8 - Leh ; white water rafting at chilling, Indus river ( rafting cost including bus from hotel n lunch : 1500rps) Memang bestla rafting. It was a sunny bright day but the water was freezing cold. Nasibaik die bg suit utk rafting, kalau tak habis lencun baju. Tapi baju basah jugak sbb suit tu main sarung atas je. Menggigil la ak dalam bas. Memang best la rafting sbb ni first time ak rafting, air pon laju jugak and scenery mmg la sgt cntik. Berada antara gunung, ak rasa mcm ak dlm painting. Tapi smua capture dgn mata je la, ak tkde camera water proof. Sob sob sob ( ; _ ; ). Akak germany yg rafting ngan ak ade amik gambar, janji nak send kat ak tapi sampai skg xde pon send. Huhu. White water rafting in Chiling, Indus river, Leh Indus river, sungai yg ak white water rafting After rafting, they had lunch at this beautiful place (ak puase)  ~ to be continue, sile tgk part 2~