It’s a very picturesque place for travelling. I’ve been to this place back in the day and have mainly positive impressions.
The road took a while and this was the most exhausting part of the travelling. But comparing this slight inconvenience to what I have seen, then I should say that those views and places I attended compensate inconvnience during the road.
This place popular and its popularity is conditioned by how beautiful is the scenery out there.