Ladakh 2017

Finally all the pieces fell into place, Dussera was earlier this year so it was possible to drive to Ladakh during Dussera school vacations. Still cramming the itinerary was becoming difficult, so we decided that I would start driving earlier and the family will fly directly when the school vacations start. Following was the decided route plan.



Following was the day wise itinerary decided.

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1. 15-September-2017 Day 1 -- Bengaluru to Nagpur
2. 16-September-2017 Day 2 -- Nagpur to Agra
3. 17-September-2017 Day 3 -- Agra to Ludhiana
4. 18-September-2017 Day 4 -- Ludhiana to Jammu
5. 19-September-2017 Day 5 -- Jammu to Katra
6. 20-September-2017 Day 6 -- Katra to Srinagar
7. 21-September-2017 Day 7 -- Srinagar to Kargil
8. 22-September-2017 Day 8 -- Kargil to Leh
9. 23-September-2017 Day 9 -- Leh acclimatization and local sightseeing
10. 24-September-2017 Day 10 -- Leh to Turtuk
11. 25-September-2017 Day 11 -- Turtuk to Pangong Tso
12. 26-September-2017 Day 12 -- Pangong Tso Manali, Car breakdown, back to Leh
13. 27-September-2017 Day 13 -- Leh Local
14. 28-September-2017 Day 14 -- Fly back to Bengaluru
15. 28-October-2017 - The Resurrection

The trip was an interesting trip. Unfortunately it had to be cut short due to vehicle failure. After more diagnosis it seems like BMW technician in Ludhiana ignore a error code related to Diesel Particulate Filter. He told me that there is an error code but nothing to worry about. That resulted in exhaust being completed clogged and finally catastrophic failure. Goes to show the fragility of technology in modern cars.

We completed approximately 5000 kilometers of total 7800 kilometers planned, we completed all the tourist attractions that we intended to visit. The return journey had to be abandoned and we had to fly back.

As we speak the car is still being repaired since some parts had to be imported from Germany.