Ladakh often hailed as a Mecca for bikers, lives up to its reputation in our meticulously crafted 9-day Leh Ladakh bike trip, exploring both popular and off-the-beaten-path destinations. This extensive tour encompasses diverse landscapes, rich culture, and less-explored gems like Turtuk and Pangong. Whether you're a private group or an individual, customize your experience for optimal enjoyment, and choose between renting a bike or bringing your own, ensuring a well-prepared and memorable journey through Ladakh's high passes and captivating scenery.
What is included in the tour
- Accommodation is on a triple sharing basis in camps/hotels mentioned or similar (for couple on Double sharing basis)
- Airport transfers
- Royal Enfield Himalayan
- Backup support vehicle
- Mechanic
- Oxygen cylinder
- Fuel for the trip (mentioned itinerary)
- Tempo traveller Srinagar drop
- Bike gears such as jacket, helmet, knee guard, and gloves.
What is NOT included in the tour
- Anything that is not mentioned in the cost inclusion
- Cost arising from damage to the bike
- Any entrance fee to the monastery and monument
- Any cost arising due to unforeseen events like a landslide, road block, etc
- Ladakh offers breathtaking views with its high mountain ranges, stark deserts, and pristine lakes.
- Khardung La – one of the highest motorable Pass in the world at the height of 5602 M / 18,380 ft.
- Sightseeing and sunset at Nubra Valley
- Turtuk village - One of the northernmost villages of India, close to the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.
- Pangong Tso, a high-altitude lake featured in movies, captivates with its surreal beauty, changing hues, and stunning reflection of barren mountains.
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Leh - Srinagar highway ride.
- Upon arrival, our wildyak representative will transfer you from the airport to your hotel in Leh.
- Once you check-in, the first day is highly recommended for acclimatization. Perhaps an evening stroll around the main market, enjoy traditional cuisines and explore our rich culture around antique shops, that showcases some exquisite collections of tibetan art.
- Bike will be dropped at your hotel or you can pick up the bike from the offie itself. In evening, return to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
- Tip: At the height of 10,000 ft., oxygen level is dropped and carelessness can lead to AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness). It is strictly advisable to rest and stay hydrated in order to acclimatize yourself.
- Hotel - Royal hills, Sindh Ladakh or similar
- After breakfast, we head towards the mighty Khardung La – one of the highest motorable Pass in the world at the height of 5602 M / 18,380 ft.
- We move via Diskit to reach the white sands of Hunder.
- Rides on Double Humped Bactrian Camels are available.
- Pay a visit at the Diskit monastery, which is believed to be the largest and oldest monastery in Nubra valley, and enjoy the sunset.
- Dinner and overnight stay in Nubra.
- Camp- Regal camps, Mantra cottage or similar
- After sightseeing at Nubra, we drive towards Turtuk and spend the night at hotel.
- Turtuk a small hamlet was under Pakistan's control until 1971, after which India gained control of this strategic area. It is predominantly a Muslim village, and residents speak languages including Balti, Ladakhi and Urdu.
- Turtuk is the last outpost in India after which the Pakistan-controlled Gilgit-Baltistan begins and is one of the gateways to the Siachen Glacier.
- Post breakfast, we continue our journey towards Pangong Tso via Warila / Shyok village
- This area flaunts a rich flora and fauna.You'll come across a lot of adorable Himalayan Marmots around the area.
- On the way you'll come across nomadic settlements, called the Changpa nomads, it's rare to come across nomads in modern times, make sure you get a glimpse of their way of life.
- However, the main attraction of this circuit is the grand Pangong Tso, which you would reach by early evening.The Pangong lake known for its mersmerizing beauty, with hues of turquoise melting into an emerald green, take a few moments to appreciate this wonder of nature.
- Dinner and overnight stay at camp.
- Cottage - Pangong woods, Skylake cottage or similar.
- After breakfast check out from cottage and drive to Hanle, by crossing Chushul Village, Tsaga La (15,200 Ft) enjoy the drive upto Hanle : home to the Indian Astronomical Observatory.
- As per history, it is believed that King Singge Namgyal died here at Hanle while on his return from an expedition to Mongolia.
- Enjoy the stay with locals at local guest house.
Homestay - Ruthpa homestay, Padma homestay or similar (Basic)
- After breakfast drive to Tsomoriri Lake. It is a breathtaking journey on a trail that is literally a ‘no mans’ land.
- Vast endless stretches on the Changthang plateau makes this drive one of the best isolated drives of this tour.
- Tsomoriri is situated at an altitude of 4511m above sea level; with an area of about 140 Sq.km.
- Spend the evening in cottages or local guest house or homestays, surrounded by the shadows of mighty mountains reflected by the varying depths of Tsomoriri lake.
- Guest House/ Home stay - Milky way guest house, Snow leopard cottage or similar (Basic).
- Enroute we'll visit the Sindhu Ghat and Thiksey monastery followed by Shey Palace and Druk White Lotus School.
- Reach Leh by evening and take a brief trip to Shanti Stupa, get a panoramic view of the city with a romantic sunset in the backdrop.
- Dinner and overnight stay in Leh.
- Post breakfast we head towards Leh - Srinagar highway and embark on one of the most spectacular drives of this trip.
- From the mountains formed by amalgamation of various types and textures of rocks to the dazzling Zanskar Valley accompanying you all along the journey, this route gives you an absolute picturesque landscape.
- Enroute, we’ll visit the famous Pathar Sahib Gurudwara, Magnetic Hill, Confluence point (Sangam), and Hall of Fame.
- Overnight stay at hotel in Sonamarg.