J&K Routes: Jammu, Kashmir and Leh
National highway 1-A is well connected to major parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The travelers can also board taxi, or bus from Srinagar bus stand. This highway is also well connected to other parts of the region and its hill resorts respectively. Various taxi stands have upgraded their fleet of taxis and they provide services on best price tags. The travelers if going by taxi or privately owned vehicle will come across to beautiful views of hills, hair pin bends, lakes, rivers and the famous cuisines of the region. The road side Dhabas and restaurants provide the mouth watering Chinese, Punjabi, Tibetan and other North Indian cuisines. To avoid any tiredness, the travelers can also plan of taking a night halt at these routes. Perhaps, if vacationers are carrying tents and all the items of necessity, then they must not miss the camping option. The temperature at high altitudes is below freezing point in winters and snow covers the major part of Kashmir, Jammu and Leh regions. In Summers, Jammu has extreme climate and the temperatures ranges up to 40 degree Celsius.
Ladakh: Sirnagar-Leh highway connects to Ladakh. The 434 kms long journey provides a commanding view of the hills, roads and rivers. If the travelers are coming from Manali, then Manali-Leh raod is the most suitable route. The Himachal Pradesh tourism operates luxury and standard coach on this route. The Manali-leh route ru8ns through 5 major passes, the lowest being Rohtang-La and the lowest is Tanglang La. Amritsar - 243 kms; Chandigarh - 436 kms; Delhi - 586 kms Katra - 48 kms; Srinagar - 305 kms; Manali - 428 kms Patnitop - 108 kms; Mansar - 62 kms
