Overview
Join Planet Way Round on this adventurous motorcycle tour in Pir Panjal Range, India. Pir Panjal Range is very rarely covered and Planet Way Round is delighted to offer you this tour. This tour will give you a sense of adventure because you are taking part in Himalayan expeditions with its challenging route and considerable altitude differences. This is a once-in-a-lifetime motorcycle tour. Book this tour right now!
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Manali
- Ride through the Pir Panjal Range area
- Head to the world's highest motorable village of Komic
- Traverse the Kunzum Pass and Chandra Taal
- Services of an experienced guide and a support vehicle
- 11 nights accommodation
Itinerary
Day 1: Reach Kullu
Reach Kullu, We will provide you arrival transfer from Kullu Airport ( Bhuntar Airport – KUU ). In evening get to know the team and the bikes. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 2 \| Kullu to Sarahan, 230 Kms / Altitude – 2700 Meters
Start your day after breakfast and ride to Sarahan at the top of the hill along with oldest Hindu temple, Sarahan is a beautifully located township amid mountains with Shrikhand Mahadev peak (5,155 meters) looming as a backdrop. Overnight at a hotel.
Day 3 \| Sarahan to Kalpa, 90 Kms / Altitude – 2950 Meters
Today, after breakfast, you start early to enjoy the ride along the Sutlej River and reached the Reckong Peo before the office closed to apply the ILP (inner line permit). After clearing all paperwork, enjoy the Kinnaur Kailash mountain from hotel rooftop.
Day 4 \| Kalpa to Tabo, 150 Kms / Altitude – 3200 Meters
After few kilometers of riding, you enter the Spiti region, ride along the grand river and China border, and cross the Nako Lake and the best landscape of Tabo (3,200 meters). Tabo Monastery is an ordinary mud structure but on the inside, it has frescoes which earned Tabo the epithet of “Ajanta of Himalayas”.
Day 5 \| Tabo to Kaza via Dhankar, Komic, Key, and Kibber (the highest village), 130 Kms / Altitude 3650 Meters
After breakfast, drive to Dhankar monastery then ride to the world’s highest habitant motorable village of Komic (4,587 meters). Then, go to the Key Monastery with rare paintings and scriptures which is the oldest and biggest in Spiti. Go further to Kibber (4,140 meters), one of the highest villages in India. Overnight in the small town of Kaza.
Day 6 \| Kaza to Sissu, 176 Kms/ Altitude – 3200 Meters
After breakfast, drive to Kunzum Pass (4,551 meters) and Chandra Taal or lake of the moon (4,270 meters). The blue-water lake is situated between a low ridge and the main Kunzum Range with an outlet into the Chandra River. After visiting the lake, take an exit on the hard route of Spiti Valley with many water crossing and waterfall view on green high mountains, cross Lahaul and Spiti border, and stay along the big waterfall at a nice guest house.
Day 7 \| Sissu to Killar (Pangi), 143 Kms / Altitude – 2524 Meters
After breakfast, drive to Killar and on the way, at Tandi fuel pump, you will refill the gas for the next two days. Today, you ride along the Chandrabhaga river cliff until you reach Killar.
Day 8 \| Killar to Bairagarh via Saach Pass, 70 kilometers / Altitude – 2200 Meters
After breakfast, you drive to Saach Pass. It is a hard ride with a beautiful view. This day, the ride is short in kilometer with maximum stop because of a slow road. Today, you stop at a small village guest house.
Day 9 \| Bairagarh to Khajjiar, 110 Kms / Altitude – 1950 Meters
After breakfast, drive to Mini Switzerland of India with its alpine view lakeside with green land around. You stay overnight at the alpine guest house.
Day 10 \| Khajjiar to Dharamshala, 120 Kms/ Altitude 1500 Meters
After breakfast, you drive to the city of Dalai Lama at McLeod Ganj and visit his temple and monastery.
Day 11 \| Dharamshala to Manali, 180 Kms / Altitude 1900 Meters
Today is the last ride of this Himalayan trip until you reach Manali town.
Day 12 \| Manali to Kullu-Manali Airport (KUU)
You will be dropped off at the airport and this is your departure day.
Ride Details
- Terrain
- 50% asphalt and 50% off-road
- Bike
- Rental bike (Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 cc and Royal Enfield Himalayan 410 cc) Fuel is included.
- Mileage
- 1,526 kilometers / 949 miles
- Daily rides
- 70 - 230 kilometers / 44 - 143 miles
- Riding gear
- included: helmet
What's included
- Rental of Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 / Himalayan 410 cc bike for the trip
- Fuel for the bikes
- Experienced guide on bike
- Experienced mechanic with spare parts
- Pick up and drop off from Kullu-Manali Airport (KUU) for the entire group in one go.
- Backup Jeep for duration of tour.
- Medical backup with Oxygen
- Border entry fee with all inner line permits to restricted / protected areas
- Things-to-carry list with map
- 11 nights’ good accommodation
- Daily 3 meals for 11 days
- All trip photos
- PWR stickers for your motorcycle.
- All Taxes
Not included
- Stay for extra days if any (Planet Way Round can make bookings for you)
- Flights to the destination
- Fuel for the bike
- Bike transfer cost If any
- Bike rental deposit: 600 USD
- Bike damage / fine / insurance
- Extra luggage Jeep (if any)
- Extra food like starters / lunch / dinner all over Pay & Eat (if any outside the venue)
- Any kind of personal expenses or optional tours, extra meals, starters (alcoholic, mineral, soft drinks, Aerated) etc.
- Extra guide fee, camera & video fee
- Tips
- Insurance
- Laundry
- Phone
- Any activity apart from the mentioned ones
- Any cost arising out of unforeseen circumstances like damage accruing from land blocks, bad weather, etc.
- Any medical expenses incurred during the trip or travel insurance
- Anything not mentioned in the inclusion
Accommodation
Hotels as below / Similar:
Food
The food will be all kind vegetarian and non-vegetarian (Indian, local, and authentic food as per fresh availability).
Getting There
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