Western Himalayan Motorbike Expedition – Spiti & Ladakh

On your Royal Enfield bikes, we start our journey up to Rohtang Pass (3980 m) and then meandering our way down to Gramphu. From here we ride along the Chandra river. From Gramphu to Kunzam Pass (4558 m) is a captivating dirt road but very scenic providing views of Bara Shigri Glacier and CB ranges. Later we ride down from Kunzam entering Spiti valley and reach Kaza passing across several Spitian villages. On arrival in Kaza check-in at the hotel for a much needed overnight stay.

Morning visits the Ki monastery, 12 km from Kaza. This centuries-old gompa is a labyrinth of rooms and corridors – and at one time also acted as a fort. It houses valuable Thangkas and offers a panoramic view of the area. Also visit the small gompa at Kibber, 9 kms further ahead. Kibber at 4205 m has the distinction of being the highest permanently inhabited village of the region. Afternoon we ride to Langza, Hikim and Comic Villages, with Comic having the distinction of being one among highest permanently inhabited villages in The World. Ride back to Kaza and evening free to explore the town. Overnight at hotel

Today we ride to visit Tabo Monastery, founded in 996 AD by the great teacher Richensang-po, Tabo is renowned for its breathtaking murals and stucco images – and is often called “The Ajanta of the Himalayas”. The largest monastic complex in Spiti, the old section has 9 temples, 23 chortens, a monks chamber and a nuns chamber. There are several caves adorned with frescoes and contemporary structures too. In trans-Himalayan Buddhism, Tabo’s sanctity is next only to Tibet’s Tholing gompa. We continue our ride to visit Dhankar village & monastery. This Monastery at Dhankar rests high over the valley and is a stupendous example of local architecture. It is regarded to have once been a fort and was also the residence of the ruler of Spiti – the Nano. We end the day on reaching Kaza, Overnight at hotel.

What a ride is going to be today, hold your breaths to ride into the Himalayas. Today we ride inside deep into the Himalayas. From Kaza we start our ride crossing few Spitian villages. We cross Losar which is the last Spiti village and start the ascend towards Kunzam Pass (4558 m) which lies on main Great Himalayan Range. We get beautiful views of CB ranges and continue further towards Chandertal Lake (The moon lake – 4270 m) which is of exquisite beauty between a lower ridge and the main Kunzum range, the outlet being into Chandra river. We check into our camp and after a brief rest, start our walk towards the lake which is about an hour away. Enjoy the beauty of the lake and after spending some time, we walk back to our camp for overnight.

Today is the last stage of our adventure. The morning we start our ride from Chandertal lake for yet another breathtaking day of charming scenic views and exciting rides. We ride through the trans-Himalayan region crossing Batal, Chatru entering into Lahaul valley. From Gramphoo we start our ride entering the Lahaul Valley and enroute crossing several villages of Lahaul valley like Khoksar, Sissu, Gondla and Tandi the confluence of Chandra & Bhaga Rivers. Stop at Keylong and later continue to Jispa en-route crossing Gemur village. On arrival check-in at camp/ hotel.  Overnight at Camp.

On your bikes from Jispa to Sarchu enroute crossing Darcha and over Baralachala Pass (4800 m). We continue further from Sarchu riding across Gata Loops, 21 hairpin bends, crossing Naki La (4800 m), Lachang La (5065 m) and More Plains. We reach Tsokar, which has a remote village and a saltwater lake. On arrival check-in at camp. Evening free to explore the lake shores & the village. Overnight in camp.

On your bikes from Tsokar climbing up to Tanglang La pass (5300 m) which is Worlds 2^nd highest motorable pass and entering Indus Valley. On arrival in Leh by evening check-in at the hotel. Overnight at hotel

Today after breakfast at your hotel ride to Khardongla pass (5600 m), which is the highest motorable pass in the world 5600 m and has been recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. Later drive back to Leh. Rest of the day free to explore Leh town. Overnight at hotel

The day is free to relax or explore walking around Leh on your own pace. Overnight in hotel.

Morning we start our ride back to Manali. From Leh we ride towards Sarchu riding along Indus till Upshi from where we start our climb upto Tanglang La Pass which is Worlds II^nd highest motorable pass, cross More Plains and onwards crossing Lachung La, Naki la to reach Sarchu. On arrival check in and overnight at camp.

On your bikes from Sarchu riding up to Baralacha Pass which is an entry into Lahaul valley. We continue our descend crossing Zingzingbar, Darcha, Jispa and riding across Lahaul valley to Khoksar where after much needed tea break we start another ascend of our last challenge, The Rohtang Pass. We cross the pass to enter the lush green Kullu valley ending our Motorbike Safari in Manali. We bid farewell to our companions The Royal Enfields, carrying fond memories & promise to meet again. Overnight at hotel

Check out from hotel and depart for onward destination on own. End of tour.