To Ladakh

Start from Manali early morning - beautiful sights await as you start ascending. Snow-capped peaks with clouds floating around, streams and waterfalls and rich green forestry will stay with you all along the drive. You will gain altitude fast to Rohtang Pass, with the landscape getting more and more barren as you go up. The road has been in a bad shape for a while now, with traffic jams common during tourist season. But enjoy the drive.

The 13,050 feet high Rohtang Pass looks like a popular picnic spot.

                                 Jispa: An oasis across the ridge

 

                                                                    Deepak Tal

                                              Baralachla

                          Sarchu is an option for a night halt between Jispa and Leh

                                         Pang's landscape

BRIEF DISTANCE / TIME CHART
* Manali - Jispa: 144 kms / 6:45 hrs
* Jispa – Deepak Tal (Lake): 23 kms / 0:50 hrs
* Deepak Tal – Suraj Tal: 30 kms / 1:00 hrs
* Suraj Tal – Baralach La (Pass): 3 kms / 0:05 hrs
* Baralach La –Sarchu: 34 kms / 1:15 hrs
* Sarchu – Gata Loops Start: 26 kms / 0:40 hrs
* Gata Loops Start – End: 10 kms / 0:20 hrs
* Gata Loops End – NakeeLa (Pass): 11 kms / 0:25 hrs
* NakeeLa – Lachung La (Pass): 12 kms / 0:30 hrs
* Lachung La – Pang: 23 kms / 1:05 hrs
* Pang – More Plains (These start at approximately this point and stretch for about 50 kms): 7 kms / 0:20 hrs
* More Plains Start – Taglang La (Pass): 70 kms / 1:55 hrs
* Taglang La – Gya: 37 kms / 1:15 hrs
* Gya – Upshi: 27 kms / 0:35 hrs
* Upshi – Karu: 15 kms / 0:15 hrs
* Karu – Shey: 23 kms / 0:25 hrs
* Shey – Leh: 15 kms / 0:20 hrs

Bhakra Dam on terrorists' hit-list

 Chandigarh. The 225-metre high Bhakra Dam is high on the latest hit-list of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), specific intelligence reports have said.