Highlights of the Himalaya Tour!

° Legendary Manali - Leh Highway
° Manali, India's no1 honeymoon destination
° Space, space and space with majestic mountains in views of the moon
° Khardung La, Asia's highest Pass
° Leh, Capital of Ladakh
° Nubra Valley with descendants of Silkroad's camels
° Magnetic Hill
° Unique Buddist Lamayuru
° Time machines, Enfield Bullets

Day 01 ° > Delhi ° d

India here we come! Every time is a good time to arrive today! And that said, we hope you arrive at the hotel latest 7 pm so we can all have dinner at 8 pm. Your tour leader came yesterday, so if you come also yesterday or in the morning today, we can visit in the afternoon an Enfield dealer and some other important sights in Delhi!

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Day 02 ° Delhi - Manali ° 30-50km, 1-2h ° l,d

Hey, we are flying again! We have a morning flight from Delhi to Himalaya... Manali! Lunch in Manali and after that, we go and say hello to our time machines! Enfield Bullets! We do a test ride and get used to your machine. And 1st of all we test that the horn is working! That is the most important piece of equipment on the bike! Another half of the afternoon you can stroll around in Manali  

 

Day 03 ° Manali - Tandi ° 120km, 5-6h ° b,l,d

Immediately after leaving Manali town, you are on the legendary Manali - Leh Highway. Manali - Leh Highway is also a kind of Route66 to Indian bikers. A must do with thousands of curves. Lady Penelope Chetwode said in 1972, " if they can build this road, day won't be far when we have roads to Mt Everest". We leave it up to you to discover her point of view. Pose for a photo opportunity at Rohtang Pass (3,979m), have a first glimpse of the Higher Himalayas, and follow Chandra river to reach our picturesque camp-site at Tandi. 

 

Day 04 ° Tandi - Sarchu ° 130km, 5-6h ° b,l,d

From the morning we ride along the Bhaga river while passing through small villages in Gar and Tod valley. From the valley, we start to climb up. All the way to Baralacha La Pass which is 4,890m over sea level! This pass was also one of the important junctions for traders coming from the valleys of Lahul, Spiti, and Zanskar. The pass is windy and the weather changes quickly... it's like Auckland where the locals say 'if you do not like the weather, wait 5 minutes!' From Baralacha La we follow the ancient Silkroad to Sarchu, which is our overnight stop as it was in history an overnight stop for camel caravans! Sarchu is a high-Altitude sleeping night (4,290m) so it might be a good idea to avoid too many beers. 

 

Day 05 ° Sarchu - Leh ° 251km, 6-7h ° b,l,d

A breathtaking driving day again even the road is not too good for the first hour or two. Today you will cross 3 magnificent passes; Nakee La (4,739m), Lachalung La (5,059m) and Tanglang La (5,328m) on the way to Leh, capital of Ladakh! And you feel more or less like you would drive in the moon! Our service car is always the last one, so take your pictures when you feel for it! And we suppose that you will have the best cold beer of the tour tonight in Leh! :)

 

Day 06 ° Leh ° Day Off ° b

Explore the town of Leh on foot. Take a short-cut up from Masjid and negotiate narrow streets and hike up to Leh Royal Palace. The museum is ordinary, but the view of Leh town from the balcony window is superb. If you are lucky, you might see a polo game in progress towards the east of the town. Visit sacred Datun Miswak Sahib on the main market behind Masjid, below the Palace. This is the largest and oldest tree in Leh. In the evening visit Shanti Stupa. It was built by Japanese monks in 1991 to promote World Peace. The Sunset from Shanti Stupa is beautiful.

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