| Tour Code | ET04 |
| Duration | 8 Nights / 9 Days |
| Total riding distance | 1400 KM |
| Pick up / Drop | New Delhi |
| Ride start | Leh |
| Ride end | Manali |
| Price | $1800 |
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A breathtaking adventure tour into the land of high passes. Many Adventure motorcyclist enthusiast around the globe comes to Ladakh every year to taste the twisted bends of Himalayas. Classic Himalayan motorcycle raid is designed to explore maximum Ladakh in a short time. This tour will start from Leh and end at Manali, covering the Leh Manali highway and includes the Lamayuru, Nubra, Pangong, Tso Moriri just in 9 days.
Includes
- Royal Enfield 500 or Himalayan 411 Motorcycle hire
- Fuel for the entire trip.
- Twin Sharing Accommodation.
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
- First Aid & Oxygen cylinder.
- All permits and toll fees.
- Domestic Air fare.
- Support & luggage vehicle with mechanic.
- Tour Leader & Local guide
Excludes
- International flights.
- Any personal expense.
- Motorcycle accidental damage expenses.
- Any extra meal other then mentioned.
- Single supplement (if applicable).
- Tips.
- Liquor.
About Classic Himalayan Raid
Highlights
Experience riding through the untouched mountains, Khardung La, world’s highest motorable mountain pass, numerous water crossing and a river crossing. See how Ladakhi Nomads are living there in such treacherous conditions from ages and visit some of the highest lakes of the globe.
Difficulty
Moderate : In Ladakh, as weather is likely to change on a day to day basis thus making driving a little tricky. The two mountain passes Khardung La and Chang La especially Chang La, here the weather changes in hours from bright sunny to rain to hailstorm to heavy snowfall.
The roads in Ladakh also present a challenge to driver as it could be twisted as a hair pin bend and steep as a mountain. Some stretches are full off water, gravel and sand which presents a tough challenge to bikers. With off road kilometers almost equal to on road’s it would be quite an adventure.
Detailed Itinerary
On arrival at Leh airport, you will be transferred to your hotel. After breakfast, in a group meet and greet you’ll briefed about law and regulations of India, do’s and don’ts. Next is up to you, If you are feeling good go for a short walk to Leh bazaar(Leh local market) or trek to the Leh fort and if not, stay in your hotel try to keep up with fluids, drink lot of water as AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) can be a factor on day 1. Do not worry it would be long gone by the next morning.
After breakfast, get accustomed to your motorcycle as we go for a flat out drive to Lamayuru Monastery. we will have lunch on the way and than we shall return to hotel in Leh through the same route.
Today, we’ll cross the mighty Khardung la and drive out to Hunder in Nubra valley. Hunder is a cold high altitude desert. With a brief stop at the Khardung La top for the pictures, we continue till North pullu. At North pullu checkpoint we’ll stop for the lunch. From north pullu onwards road is very narrow and snaky, so ride with caution. At Hunder enjoy camel ride on sand dunes and evening bonfire at camp site.
After breakfast, we’ll leave for the majestic Pangong lake lies deep in Himalayas on Indo-China border. Today’s journey going to be more nomadic as we drive through the barren Shyok valley. Road is very twisty and narrow and river shyok runs along with it. We’ll ride on sand at some patches and cross the river shyok at one point as there is no bridge on it. At Durbuk, we shall have the lunch and continue our journey to Pangong lake. At Pangong lake, you’ll be transfer to your camp and rest of the evening belongs to you.
Today we’ll ride back to Leh city through mighty Chang La. Journey won’t take much time but weather at Chang La is very unpredictable and this would make journey long. Also, road is in very bad shape at Chang La due to high traffic at the top. But we shall reach Leh by 3 or 4 o’ clock so you’ll have plenty of time to shop.
Starting today the next 3 days are the longest part of the journey. We shall have a early breakfast as the journey would take at least 7 hrs. We drive past Upshi into the Chumathang valley through a narrow but beautiful canyon. Indus river runs along side the road. This route is considered to be the best among the biking community in India. The road is a mix of Tar & gravel. At Korzok village, which is the starting point of the lake also the last point where a foreigner can visit, you’ll be transferred to your camp. Visit the lake in the evening or early morning. If lucky we could see native animal Himalayan Kiang.
Today we shall set out to leave Ladakh Valley and enter into Lahual valley of Himachal Pradesh. We take left turn from Sumdo village and drive past stunningly beautiful lake Tso Kar towards Moore Plains. Tso Kar has huge salt deposit on it’s banks. At more plains junction,we take left towards Pang. Here, we’ll have lunch and tea break.
After lunch, we ride past the dusty – gravel stretch of Pang-Lachung la to Nakee la. We’ll ride down through Gata loops, it’s a stretch of 21 hair pin bends and continue our journey till Sarchu night camp site.
It will be the final leg of our Classic Himalayan Raid. After morning breakfast, we’ll ride to Baralacha La mountain pass. After Baralacha la it’s going to be smooth sailing till Manali. We shall have our lunch at Darcha and then we move on to Rohtang Pass, the last piece in the puzzle. At Manali, you’ll be transferred to you hotel. Dinner will be served in the hotel and you can have few drinks because we worth it.
Today we say goodbye to each other. Your flight tickets to New Delhi will be handed over to you and a cab will take you to the Bhuntar airport in Kullu. Though this is not a regular operating airport, and is also very weather sensitive so there is no guarantee for the air mode. Another alternative is by Bus. A bus will take approx 14 hours from Manali to Delhi. Contact us for the more details.
Availability
Departure for this tour will be from June to September every year. If you are solo then you may join our group tour. For group booking and inquiry please contact us. It is advised to book at least 2 months earlier from the departure date.
If you are planning for a motorcycle tour to Himalayas or Ladakh this travel guide can help you.
How to Book
To book just send us a mail at info@extremetoursindia.com with your details.
- You can pre-book a tour if there is more then 6 months remains in the tour departure without paying anything.
- You have to pay 25% booking amount when it remains 6 months in the tour departure.
- Deposit 100% of tour package amount prior to the 60 days of tour departure.
Refund & cancellation
- Up to 60 days or more before the tour departure; Refund 100% of the paid amount.
- Between 30 days to 59 days before the tour departure; Refund 50% of the paid amount.
- 29 days or less before the tour departure; No refunds.
