12 Days Manali-Ladakh Cycling Tour
package starts rs. 38000
Route : Delhi- Chandigarh-Manali-Keylong-Sarchu-Leh-Khardungla -Leh-Delhi
Motor Bike tours in Himachal and Ladakh are more popular as trekking and mountaineering. For motor biking tour , You must be a very good biker, because you have to cross high passes. This is the best ways to savor the scenic attractions of the state during a trip to Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh is by embarking on some of the famous adventure sports of Himachal Pradesh. The journey from Manali to Leh, 475 km is one of the ultimate challenges for the mountain bikers. Beginning at Manali, the tour will take you to Rohtang Pass, Baralachala Pass (4,892 m), Lachalangla Pass (5,065m) and the highest pass on this circuit, the 5,360m high Tanglangla Pass. After a stopover at Leh, you will proceed to the Khardungla Pass(5602 mts.) which is the world’s highest motorable pass. And another unforgettable route starts from Shimla and tour will take you to Kinnaur valley , Spiti valley, Lahaul valley and ends at Manali which crosses two high beautiful pass Kunzum Pass(4551 mts.) and Rohtang Pass(3978 mts.). Adventure People India provide some amazing Biking tour in Himachal and Ladakh.
Name of Tour : Manali – Ladakh Cycling Tour
Highest Altitude : 5600 Mts.(Khardungla Pass)
Best Season : Mid June to Sep End
Duration of the Tour : 11 Nights / 12 Days
Outline Itinerary :
Day 01) Manali -Solang Valley- Marrhi / 45 Kms. / o/n Camp
Day 02) Marrhi – Rohtang Pass - Koksar - Tandi / 70 Kms / o/n Camp
Day 03) Tandi - Keylong – Jispa-Darcha / 40 Kms / o/n Camp
Day 04) Darcha - Baralacha La - Bharatpur / 60 Kms / o/n Camp
Day 05) Bharatpur - Sarchu - Brandy Nallah / 35 Kms / o/n Camp
Day 06) Brandy Nallah - Lachungla - Pang / 65 Kms / o/n Camp
Day 07) Pang - More Desert Plains - Tanglangla (Base Camp) / 60 Kms / o/n Camp
Day 08) Tanglangla – Rumtse/ 40 Kms / o/n Camp
Day 09) Rumtse- Upshi - Leh / 61 Kms / o/n hotel
Day 10) Full day visit of Hemis, Shey and Thiksey . o/n hotel
Day 11) Leh - Khardungla (5602) excursion / 47 Kms / o/n Hotel
Day 12) Leh - Delhi by air
RATES
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Category
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Hotels |
Min 02 Pax |
Min 04 Pax |
Min 06 Pax |
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Standard
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Marrhi : Dom/Alpine Tents Tandi : Dom/Alpine Tents Darcha: Dom/Alpine Tents Bharatpur : Dom/Alpine Tents Brabdy Nallah : Dom/Alpine Tents Pang : Dom/Alpine Tents Tabgla-la Base : Dom/Alpine Tents Rumtse: Dom/Alpine Tents Leh: May Flower or similar |
High Season: Rs. 82000 Low Season : Same |
High Season: Rs. 49000 Low Season : Same |
High Season: Rs. 38000 Low Season : Same |
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Deluxe
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Marrhi : Dom/Alpine Tents Tandi : Dom/Alpine Tents Darcha: Dom/Alpine Tents Bharatpur : Dom/Alpine Tents Brabdy Nallah : Dom/Alpine Tents Pang : Dom/Alpine Tents Tabgla-la Base : Dom/Alpine Tents Rumtse: Dom/Alpine Tents Leh: City Palace or similar |
High Season: Rs. 85000 Low Season : Same |
High Season: Rs. 52000 Low Season : Same |
High Season: Rs. 41000 Low Season : Same |
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Super Deluxe
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Marrhi : Dom/Alpine Tents Tandi : Dom/Alpine Tents Darcha: Dom/Alpine Tents Bharatpur : Dom/Alpine Tents Brabdy Nallah : Dom/Alpine Tents Pang : Dom/Alpine Tents Tabgla-la Base : Dom/Alpine Tents Rumtse: Dom/Alpine Tents Leh: Royal Palace Leh or similar |
High Season: Rs. 86000 Low Season : Same |
High Season: Rs. 53000 Low Season : Same |
High Season: Rs. 42000 Low Season : Same |
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Luxury |
Marrhi : Dom/Alpine Tents Tandi : Dom/Alpine Tents Darcha: Dom/Alpine Tents Bharatpur : Dom/Alpine Tents Brabdy Nallah : Dom/Alpine Tents Pang : Dom/Alpine Tents Tabgla-la Base : Dom/Alpine Tents Rumtse: Dom/Alpine Tents Leh: Ladakh Residency or similar |
High Season: Rs. 89000 Low Season : Same |
High Season: Rs. 56000 Low Season : Same |
High Season: Rs. 45000 Low Season : Same |
QUOTATION INCLUDES:
- Accommodation in mentioned or similar category Camps/hotels on double sharing basis
- All breakfasts packed Lunches and Dinners during Camping
- One Luggage Vehicle for camping gears and staff
- Cook, helper and staff
- Dom/Alpine Tents with Insulation mats for trekking style camping (Clients are requested to bring their own sleeping bags)
- Kitchen tent fitted with kitchen equipment
- All Toll taxes, parking fee, state taxes and drivers allowances
- 01 ac Innova at Leh on day 10, 11 & 12
- Hotels at Leh on MAPAI
QUOTATION EXCLUDES:
- Airfare/Train fare/Bus fare
- Any other meals
- Any expenditure of personal nature such as telephone calls, laundry, mini bar or drinks during meals, tips to driver, guide, helper, etc.
- Any kind of Insurance and medical evacuation
- Any Hotel before starts and after tour ends
- Guides and Monuments Fees
- Any Cycle(we can arrange cycles on extra cost)
- GST
We can provide you all other travel services before tour starts and ends
Detail Itinerary :
Day 01) Manali - Marrhi / 45 Kms
We will start early and cross the Beas river over Manali town bridge in the middle of the market & proceed to Palchan the Army Check post. The Beas river flows on the left side of the road. Passing through a small Hamlet town we take the first set of hairpin bends on the Serpentine road on the road to Rohtang.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 02) Marrhi over Rohtang - Koksar - Tandi / 70 Km
After breakfast ride bike 20 Kms to Rohtang jot is all ascend. After a welcome cup of tea in one of the little tea stall on the Pass ride downhill till Koksar bridge. As we descend there is change in vegetation, the tree line seems to be getting away from us making way for small bushes. We are in the foothills of the Pir Panjal range. After crossing the check post follow the river flow till Tandi.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 03) Tandi - Keylong – Jispa-Darcha / 40 Km
At the confluence point of River Chandra & Bhaga cross the bridge & proceed uphill to Keylong town. Enroute is Gemur as we ascend the serpentine road into a gorge. Ahead lies the Jispa hamlet town as we come out of the gorge & descend downhill. We are almost in the Land of Lamas now.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 04) Darcha - Baralacha La - Bharatpur / 60 Km
After breakfast we ascend the heights of the Baralacha Pass - 4892 M & Suraj Tal Lake. The Icy blue water & the origin of the river at the top of the bend that brings us closer to the Pass is a post for the road construction worker toiling hard everyday to maintain the roads as best as they can under the harsh conditions. It is time now for mountain river crossings. On arrival at Bharatpur we will settle our camp.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 05) Bharatpur - Sarchu - 4253 M - Brandy Nallah / 35 Km
We will cross early the Sarchu Plateau. Again pass over the bridge & we ride to a small uphill road making us move to the plateau area & now ahead lies another vast stretch flat ground with shepherds and their mountain goats. The area is sparsely green, the wind is chilly & fast blowing here. We are at the Traffic Check post, which is the entry point into Ladakh. We will camp for the night at Brandy Nallah.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 06) Brandy Nallah - Lachungla - Pang / 65 Km
Morning we ride to scale the Gata loops, a several hairpin bends bringing us top of the mountain feature. We ride up hill to the height of the Lachulung la - 5065 M. After Naki La we are almost on an unmetalled stretch of gravelly road all the way inside the gorge of Pang.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 07) Pang - More Desert Plains - Tanglangla (Base Camp) / 60 Km
Today the ride is easy going being a flat plateau area, but the road, which stretches on ahead, is not as smooth as it looks. There are tiny bumps all along. We continue ride till the base of Tunglung-La.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 08) Tanglangla – Rumtse/ 40 Km
After an early breakfast we ride our cycle to scale the Worlds second highest pass, Tanglang la - 5,360 M. The ride is a challenge for even the fittest of riders.ll down hill with smooth gradients till the base of the Pass. After crossing a small mountain river it is time to find civilisation again. The greenery changes the landscape, and the red coloured mountains surrounding us and reflected in the river only add to the beauty as we arrived for overnight Camp.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 09) Rumtse- Upshi - Leh / 61 Km
Early in the morning we will cross the Indus river at Upshi. The river originates in China & crosses over into India somewhere in the higher regions of these great Himalayan ranges. The road condition improves considerably as we follow more traffic from the cantonment area & local villages going to Leh.
WELCOME TO LEH LADAKH:
The mountain of Ladakh is not spectacular. As even the valleys are at an altitude of 3,500 mt. the summits are only 3,000 mt. higher. Because it is desert there is little snow on them and they look like big brown hills. They are dry and dusty, with clusters of willows and desert roses along the streams, yet Ladakh is a completely magical palace, remote with delightful, gentle, un-grasping people.
Land : 04 mountain ranges cross Ladakh – Gt. Himalaya Zanskar, Ladakh and Karakoram – as do the Indus and its tributaries, Zanskar, Shingo and Shyok. Ladakh also has the world’s largest glaciers outside the Polar Regions, and the large and beautiful lake Pangong Tso, 150 kms long and 4 kms wide at a height of 4,000 mt.
People: There are four main groups: the Mons, nomads of Aryan stock, are usually professional entertainers, often musician; the Dards are found along the Indus valley, many converted to Islam, though some remained Buddhist; Tibetan from the bulk of the population in Central and Eastern Ladakh, though they have assumed the Ladakhi identity over generations; the Baltis with Central Asian Saka origins, mostly live in the Kargil region.
Overnight at Camps.
Day 10) Full day visit of Leh Palace,Hemis, Shey and Thiksey monastery on cycle.
Leh town (3505 mts.) is the headquarter of the Leh District and is the the largest town of Ladakh with an area of 45110 Sq Km. Town is bounded by Pakistan occupied Kashmir in the West, China in the north and eastern part, and Lahul Spiti of Himachal Pradesh in South East. In the ancient times the present Leh district was a part of Greater Ladakh spread over from Kailash Mansarover to Swaat (Dardistan). For a long time Leh remained the capital of the Rajas of Ladakh. Leh became an important centre for trade in Central Asia. It opened for foreigner in 1974 and since then Leh became an important destination in India. The most attractive feature of the landscape of Ladakh is the Buddhist monasteries.
Shey Place & Monastery: The Palace is 15 Km from Leh town, King Deldan Namgyal built it in 17th century. He also built a monastery there. The main image in the monastery is the two- storey tall statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, made of copper, installed by King Deldan Namgail in the memory of his father Singay Namgail.
Hemis Monastrey: The Hemis Monastery is the biggest and wealthiest monastery in Ladakh. It is situated 45 Km to the south of Leh and built in 1630 by first incarnation of Stagsang Raspa Nawang Gyats, who was invited to Ladakh by king Singee Namgyal. The king offered him religious estates through out the region. Monastery belongs to Drugpa Order (Red Hat sect.) and has largest Thangka painting in Ladakh, which is over 12 mts. in length and which is exhibited once in 12 years. The Festival of Hemis is the most popular festival, held in June-July and dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava, which is characterized by colorful masked dances.
Thiksey Monastery: Thiksey is 18 km south of Leh and situated on the top of a hill. This is most imposing Monastery in the Ladakh. It belongs to Gelukpa order. The Monastery was first build at Stakmo by Sherab Zangpo of Stod. Later the nephew of Sherab Zangpo, Spon Paldan Sherab, founded the Thiksay Gonpa on a hill top to north of Indus river in 1430 AD. The festival of Thiksey Gustor is held in the October-November. Around 80 monks are in residence. There are images of Maitriya Buddha, Sakyamuni, thousand armed Avaloketshvara, Budhisattvas and an excilent library in the Monastery.
Leh Palace: The Leh Palace, known as “Lhachen Palkhar” was built by Singey Namgyal in 1600 AD. It has 9 storeys. It was the home of the royal family until they were exiled to Stok in the 1830s. There are Buddhist wall paintings, centuries old 'tankas' or painted scrolls in the palace.
Shanti Stupa: Shanti Stupa at Changspa on the hilltop built by Japanese who harboured the ambition of spreading Buddhism across the world, in 1985 and was inaugurated by Dalai Lama in 1985.
Day 11) Leh - Khardungla (5602 mts) excursion / 47 Km
On this challenging day we will ride to the highest motorable pass in the world, and not many dare to bicycle their way up to 18,380 Ft. We will meet our pick up vehicle for our cycle on top to carry back to Leh town. We will ride back comfortably in vehicles taking time for photography.
Overnight at Hotels.
Day 12) Leh - Delhi by air
Early morning transfer to Leh Airport Fly to Delhi.
Tour Ends but Memories Remains – Always
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