Name: 12 Day Guided Himalayan Motorcycle Tour from Spiti Valley to Pangi Valley
Brand: Planet Way Round
Price: 2850 USD
Availability: InStock

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

12:00

Check-out Time:

10:00

Your accommodations for this motorcycle tour are good / clean rooms on a two-person sharing basis in hotels, homestays, or guesthouses.

Program

Day 1: Manali to Sarahan, 230 kilometers / 143 miles

Night stay 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 2: Sarahan to Kalpa, 110 kilometers / 69 miles

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 view with a beer at the hotel rooftop.

Day 3: Kalpa to Tabo, 150 kilometers / 94 miles

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 4: Tabo to Kaza via Dhankar, Komic, Key, and Kibber (the highest village), 130 kilometers / 81 miles

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 5: Kaza to Sissu, 176 kilometers / 110 miles

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 6: Sissu to Killar (Pangi), 150 kilometers / 94 miles

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 small town.

Day 7: Killar to Bairagarh via Saach Pass, 70 kilometers / 44 miles

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 8: Bairagarh to Khajjiar, 110 kilometers / 69 miles

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 9: Khajjiar to Dharamshala, 120 kilometers / 75 miles

After breakfast, you drive to the city of Dalai Lama at McLeod Ganj and visit his temple and monastery.

Day 10: Dharamshala to Bir Billing (paragliding point), 100 kilometers / 63 miles

Today, you stay at a tea garden resort and enjoy the world's second paragliding point along the great para fly. Besides that, on this day, you can choose to fly to Delhi.

Day 11: Dharamshala to Manali, 180 kilometers / 112 miles

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.

Motorcycle available for this tour:

The tours use Royal Enfield Himalayan or Classic 550 bikes only. All bikes are checked and serviced before the start of the tour to make sure that only good bikes are used for the tour.

Minor repairs like brake shoe, spark plug, clutch plate, tubes, cable (1 set only), and engine oil are included in the cost. However, if more breakages happen due to rough handling, accidents, theft, etc., the clients will have to bear the cost.

Skill level required for this tour: Advanced

Advanced

can ride for 5-6 hours
extensive riding experience
assistance on demand (if required)
experienced with riding a variety of motorcycles
comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions

Included excursions

Village visit

Instructors

Rahul Chauhan (MAT)

With an interesting story behind his peculiar nickname that he loves to narrate when asked, Rahul Chauhan a.k.a MAT is very well-known and respected among the Indian biking fraternity. A doctor by education and a traveler at heart, he lives life as simple village boy. MAT has been riding through the length and breadth of India since the late 90s. His knowledge and experience of traveling in India and Asia is unparalleled. He is also a bit of a grease monkey and loves getting his hands dirty, modifying, and restoring old bikes and cars occasionally.

Rohit Chauhan

Rohit Chauhan is the younger brother of Rahul Chauhan who has been running this company since 2002. He takes care of all 4x4 camping, hiking, and tracking tours. He is a good biker too, hosting and guiding many tours of Planet Way Round at the Himalayas and west India. Apart from touring and exploring, he is a very good painter. He studied Pathology and tours in the free time of his job.

Location

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Food

The food will be all kind vegetarian and non-vegetarian (Indian, local, and authentic food as per fresh availability).

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Tea

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Other dietary requirements on request

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Enjoy authentic local food
Hiking in the mountains
Meditation and yoga
Rafting in Manali (on a direct payment basis)
Visit Buddhist Monastery
Photography
Planet Way Round can book your domestic flight at an additional cost
Planet Way Round can help you book a trip to see the Taj Mahal in Agra from Delhi

What's included

Rental of Royal Enfield 500 cc / Himalayan 410 cc bike for the trip
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 the duration of the 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 accommodation
Daily 3 meals for 11 days
All trip photos
PWR stickers for your motorcycle
GST on billing

What's 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

How to get there

Recommended Airports

KUU

Bhuntar Airport (Kullu Manali Airport)

72 km

Transfer included

Airport: Bhuntar Airport (Kullu Manali Airport) Airport transfer included: Bhuntar Airport (Kullu Manali Airport) No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 35% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid 10 days before arrival.

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