Name: 8 Day Guided Premium Motorcycle Tour in Ladakh
Brand: Planet Way Round
Price: 3200 USD
Availability: InStock

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

12:00

Check-out Time:

10:00

You will stay in premium hotels (5-star, boutique stay, or the best available in the sector). Hotels as below or similar:

Leh - Ladakh Serai Resort / Saboo Resort / similar
Lamayuru - Grand Lamayaru
Pangong - Pangong Manor Cottages
Nubra - Nubra Eco Lodge / Organic Retreat / similar

Program

Day 1: Leh arrival

Assistance on arrival at Leh airport and transfer to hotel. The day is free to relax and for acclimatization.

Day 2: Leh, Alchi, Fotu La, to Lamayuru (130 kilometers / 80 miles)

The morning to get to know your motorcycles and take them for a ride. Today, you ride on the highway road to Lamayuru. En-route, you will visit the ancient monastery at Alchi. The road takes over one small pass (4,108 meters), small by Himalayas standards. The evening is free for leisure in Lamayuru.

Day 3: Lamayuru to Leh (114 kilometers / 70 miles)

After breakfast, start the ride back to Leh. Reach Leh by midday and visit Shanti Stupa and Leh Market. The evening is free for leisure in Leh.

Day 4: Leh to Pangong (155 kilometers / 96 miles)

You'll have a morning drive to Pangong Lake. The route takes you over Chang La Pass (5,360 meters) to reach the massive Pangong Lake, which is like a small sea in the Himalayas. Pangong, at 4,225 meters, is a salt water lake and over 140 kilometers long. You'll stay overnight at the Cottages.

Day 5: Pangong to Nubra (171 kilometers / 106 miles)

The drive from Pangong to Nubra Valley snakes along the river Skyok for most of the journey. The altitude drops from 4,225 meters to 3,000 meters. The road today has vast flat plains, winding roads along the river Shyok, some water crossings, and a mix of good tarmac and some broken patches. You will stay overnight at Nubra Valley.

Day 6: Nubra

In Nubra Valley, you will visit Diskit Monastery for unending views of Nubra valley. The ancient monastery also has a massive statue of Buddha. You'll also visit the sand dunes at Nubra and go for a small trek in the mountains. You will stay overnight at Nubra valley.

Day 7: Nubra, Khardung La, to Leh (126 kilometers / 78 miles)

You'll have a morning ride towards Leh. The route takes you over to Khardungla Pass (5,359 meters) and then down to Leh Valley via the curvy mountain road to reach the city of Leh. The evening is free for leisure at Leh market.

Day 8: Departure

It's the end of the trip and time to go home. The route may change without notice due to political, social, or weather factors.

Intermediate:

Can ride for 3-4 hours
Average riding experience
Little assistance required
Comfortable with extreme curves and leans
Average experience with unsurfaced roads
Steep ascents and descents

Included excursions

Visit to monasteries
Visit to Leh Market
Visit to Pangong Lake
Visit to sand dunes in Nubra Valley

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

Ladakh is known as “the Moonland,” “Little Tibet,” or even more romantically as “the last Shangri-La.” Ladakh is the most remote region of India. It is a barren, virtually rainless area. It's in a high altitude area with an average height of 3,500 meters above sea level.

Ladakh beckons for more than one reason. The defiance of its barren landscape, its unique flora and fauna, its culture, its clear blue skies and clean air, and its land where snow never melts and only corn ripens has more to offer a good holiday for you.

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Food

Food is a very essential part of these trips. They make sure that the meals they offer is method delicious, unless you ask for dull meals. You are also permitted the choice of veggie or non-vegetarian meals. They suggest that you consume only the bottled standard water that they will carry for you.

Note: Lunch and dinner in Leh on the day of arrival are not included. The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for: Vegetarian, gluten free, regular (typically includes meat and fish), and other dietary requirements on request.

Breakfast: The daily breakfast will be at the hotels where you will stay
Lunch: The daily lunch will be at small midway joints or it will be a picnic lunch at some places where their team will cook food for you and serve it hot
Dinner: The daily dinner will be at the hotels / camps / guesthouse where you will stay. Dinner in Leh is not included in the package as there are lots of good local restaurants in both cities where you can go out and enjoy a meal

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:

Vegetarian
Gluten Free
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)

Try authentic local food
Hike in the mountains
Meditation and yoga
Visit Buddhist Monastery
Photography
Leh and Nubra Valley
ATV ride in Leh and Nubra valley
Camel safari in Nubra Valley
Paragliding in Manali
Cultural visits to monastery
Rafting
Zip line

What's included

Care of a guide and good company
Royal Enfield 500 cc or Himalayan 410cc
Fuel for bikes
Spare rider with group who can ride your bike when required
Support car in which tools, additional fuel, and your luggage will be carried
Border permits, ILP permit with all entry fee
Access tickets to all sights en route
Oxygen bottles and basic medication backup for H.A.S (High altitude sickness)
Spare rider with group / assistant rider
Minor repairs like break shoe, spark plug, clutch plate, tubes, cable (1 set only), and engine oil
7 nights accommodation
All meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and beverages like water and tea
Leh Airport pick up and drop off

What's not included

Stay for extra days if any (they can make bookings for you)
Flights to the destination
Bike transfer cost If any
Bike damage / fine / insurance
Extra luggage jeep (if any)
Extra food like starters, lunch, or dinner all over Pay and Eat (if any outside the venue)
Lunch and dinner on day one in Leh is not included
Any kind of personal expenses or optional tours, extra meals, starters (alcoholic, mineral, soft drinks, aerated etc.)
Extra guide fee, camera and video fee, tips, insurance, laundry, phone
Any activity apart from the ones mentioned
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
Any cost arising out of unforeseen circumstances like damage accruing from land blocks, bad weather etc.
Anything not mentioned in inclusions
Motorcycle rental deposit - 500 USD
GST

How to get there

Recommended Airports

DEL

Indira Gandhi International Airport

623 km

Transfer not provided

IXL

Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

4 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), then take another flight to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL). Transfer from and to the airport are included. Planet Way Round will pick you up from the airport.

Airport: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport Airport transfer included: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid 7 days before arrival.

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