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Himalaya's in August, Accomodation?
Hello All,
My wife and I booked to go on an escorted tour from Delhi to Kardung La but the tour was cancelled due to others pulling out- we have decided to go it alone-three weeks from 8th August- and have arranged to hire a bike from Lalli Singh, have pretty much sorted out our riding kit and planning to take sleeping mats and bags but not sure whether it would be a good idea to take a small/lightweightt tent?
Any thoughts on whether we will have difficulty finding somewhere to stay in Leh, Khardung Lar,or Srinagar areas's?
Any advice on this -or related issues-would be very much appreciated!
Thanks very much,
Steve+Kate
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The state of Jammu and Kashmir (where both Srinagar and Leh are located) are very well developed in terms of tourism and you will not have any problems finding a place to stay (cheap, too), so you do not have to stay in a tent if you do not want to. Although, we did, and had breathtaking scenery just to ourselves when riding off the beaten track (be well prepped for below zero freezing nights tho if you camp above 4500 meters like we did  ).
PS: In Khardung La and other high passes, there's no accomodation whatsoever and for obvious reasons.
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Thanks very much Margus,think we will take a very lightweight tent just so we can keep our options open!
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I did the Spiti valley in India and I honestly think you'd be fine without a tent and all the gear that goes with it. I only camped once up there, the rest of the time I could find accommodation almost anywhere. Or to put it another way, I never had to rely on the tent because I couldn't find a bed for the night. I was carrying a stove etc and that got minimal use too as you can get food anywhere.
Unless of course you want to go off into the wilds and then its a different story.
Bloody lovely scenery up there though.
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Hi - you lucky people! Wish I was going again.
I agree with all that's been said here about accommodation.
How far are you going north of Kardung La? Up the Nubra Valley?
A houseboat is a must if you are staying in Srinagar. PM me if you want the name/address of the 1 we stayed on for 2 weeks - lovely people and convenient location.
Mark
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Himalay's In August
Thanks Mark,
We are planning to pretty much stick to the route that we have from the travel company that we were originally going with,Shimla to Mandi,then to Manali,Keylong(via Rohtang) Sarchu then to Leh before Khardung Lah. The trip will then take us to Srinagar-very much hoping to stay on a houseboat then Kashmir Valley to Patnitop before McLeodganj and on to Amritsar,return to Delhi.
Would welcome any thoughts,tip's advice on any of our plans-this is our first time in India and haven't undertaken this sort of journey before?
Will drop you a PM about the Houseboat Mark-thanks very much for your offer of info!
Regards all,
Kate+Steve
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