Overview
Leh, Leh District, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India This is a unique motorcycle adventure in the Greater Himalayas that will test your riding skills and inspire the poet adventurer as you experience these surreal landscapes, cultures, and people. Traversing several mountain passes, you will be literally riding on top of the world! On top of it all, the remote settings and temporary settlements will give you a whole new definition to "remote" and untouched.
Highlights
- Loop tour (Starts and ends in Leh)
- Road trip exploring the great Ladakh Lakes
- Backup vehicle and support team
- First aid kit and oxygen are provided
- 9 nights accommodation
- Airport transfers
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Leh
Transfer to the hotel and ensure that you spend the day relaxing and indulging only in mild physical activity. Keep vigilant for signs of AMS (acute mountain sickness). You will then have a meet and greet with the team.
Day 2: Around Leh
You will get on your bike and do an exploratory circuit of the sights around Leh. You will cover easy terrain and encounter some traffic, but the ride is fairly relaxed and filled with stops.
Day 3: Leh - Hundar
Today's ride takes you across Khardung La at an elevation of 5,348 meters (18,400 feet). You will cross into the stunning Nubra Valley and ride to the sand dunes of Hunder after a stopover at Diskit Gompa.
Day 4: Nubra Valley - Leh
You will ride through the Shyok Valley (if Wari La is open) and cross back into Leh via another spectacular road in these regions. This is a relatively unexplored part of Ladakh and thereby more special.
Day 5: Leh - Pangong Lake
The ride to the iconic Pangong Lake takes you across Chang La (another 5,000 meters pass). The surreal beauty of this region and the colors of the lake from its first view to the ride along its shores will leave you amazed.
Day 6: Pangong Lake - Leh
You will return to Leh on the same roads as the previous day. You will break the journey at a special spot and have a picnic lunch. Today is an interesting ride because of the ability to see it all again but from a different perspective.
Day 7: Rest day
You only have one planned activity which takes you on a rafting expedition on the Zanskar. The rest of the day is yours to spend in your own style and at your convenience.
Day 8: Leh - Tso Moriri
You will return along now familiar roads, before leaving the highway and divert towards Tso Moriri. In another remote region of Ladakh, the transition in colors and texture and the extreme remoteness of the region redefine 'remote'.
Day 9: Tso Moriri - Tso Kar - Leh
You will wake up for an early breakfast overlooking the deep blue Tso Moriri Lake. You will ride along empty spaces to break for lunch at Tso Kar and cross over Tanglang La and the home stretch to Leh. The tour officially ends on this last night.
Day 10: Departure day
Today is at your leisure or you can depart from Leh.
Ride Details
- Bike
- Rental bike with fuel included (Royal Enfield Standard 500 cc / Himalayan)
- Terrain
- A mix of Tarmac and Basic Off-roading
- Daily rides
- 50 - 200 kilometers / 31 - 125 miles
- Mileage
- 1087 + kilometers / 675 miles
- Meals
- all breakfasts, lunches, dinners
What's included
- 9 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
- Beverages
- Motorcycle rental and fuel
- Airport transfers
- Back up support with Mechanic and spares
- First aid kit and oxygen are provided
- All entries and permits
Not included
- Airfare
- Alcohol and cigarettes
- Tips
- Personal shopping
- Personal equipment
- Camera equipment
- Medical insurance
- Emergency evacuation
Accommodation
Your stay for nine nights will be in deluxe category hotels, guesthouses, tents, and comfortable camping (where applicable). All Accommodation will be provided by the Karma Yatri team.
Food
The package includes breakfast with your hotel accommodation, lunches, and dinners during riding days, and a welcome and farewell dinner included.
Getting There
The ride focuses on the high altitude lakes found in the Ladakh Region, India. Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri, and Tso Kar, they are all located at an altitude of 4,000 meters, making this trip one of the more extreme circuits in the Himalayas. It is however, one of the most rewarding circuits. Lake Tso Moriri will enchant you in its remoteness, while the mineral lake of Tso Kar is a paradise for bird wa
