Mountain
Bike Tours
Duration : 16 Nights /
17 Days
Destinations : Delhi, Manali, Khoksar,
Tandi, Darcha, Sarchu, Pang, Taglang La, Upshi, Leh
Day 01 - Delhi
Arrive
Delhi
Day 02 - Delhi - Manali
Arrive Manali. Checkin
at Benon Resorts. Overnight hotel.
Day 03 - Manali
Morning
free to explore the city as well as to set your Bikes ready for the
spectacular Trans-Himalayan mountain Bike covering a total distance of 484
kms. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 04 - Manali -
Khoksar (57kms)
Morning after breakfast start cycling to reach
Khoksar via Rothang pass (3980 mt), the first of the high passes links Kulu
Valley and Lahaul-Spiti Valley. Arrive Khoksar (3140 M) a bleak and wind
swept place. Dinner and overnight stay in tents.
Day 05 -
Khoksar - Tandi (49kms)
Morning after breakfast start cycling to
reach Tandi along Chandra river. Arrive Tandi and overnight stay in Tents.
Day
06 - Tandi - Darcha (43kms)
Morning after breakfast start cycling
to reach Darcha. Enroute stop at Gondhala to see the ancient Gondhala Fort.,
pass by Keylong (3348 M), an oasis of green fields, through Jispa (3142 M)
where you can visit a newly built monastery which was specially built for
H.H. the Dalai Lama and later in the evening arrive at Darcha which is
situated in a very beautiful, wide and open landscape. Overnight stay in
Tents.
Day 07 - Darcha - Intermediary Camp I (35kms)
Morning
after breakfast start cycling to reach the Intermediary Camp, passing
through Patseo (3811 M) which has a very beautiful and big green pasture
land. Arrive the Intermediary Camp and overnight stay in Tents.
Day 08 - Intermediary Camp I -
Sarchu (40kms)
Morning after breakfast start cycling to reach
Sarchu, the border of Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir States. Arrive Sarchu
(4253 M) for dinner and overnight stay in Tents.
Day 09 -
Sarchu - Intermediary Camp II (49kms)
Morning after breakfast start
cycling to reach Intermediary Camp II. Arrive the Intermediary Camp II near
Lachung La for dinner and overnight stay in Tents.
Day 10 -
Intermediary Camp II - Pang (35kms)
Morning after breakfast start
cycling to reach Pang, enroute stop for a while at Lachulung La top (5065 M)
the third pass is reached after crossing the Tsarap Chu river. Arrive Pang
which serves as a popular lunch stop. You will find many small
parachute-made restaurants served by local Ladakhi women. Dinner and
overnight stay in Tents.
Day 11 - Pang - Taglang La (63kms)
Morning after breakfast start cycling to reach Taglang La. You will
cycle down from of the longest plain belt at More plains. A gradual climb
leads upto the Taglang Pass (5328 M), the 2nd highest motorable road. Cross
over the pass and overnight stay in Tents by a samll stream at the base.
Day
12 - Taglang La - Upshi (54kms)
Overnight stay in Tents.
Day
13 - Upshi - Leh (60kms)
Morning after breakfast start cycling to
reach Leh, the Capital of Ladakh. Enroute visit Hemis Gompa, Thiksay Gompa
and the ancient palace of Shey. Arrive Leh by evening and check into Hotel
for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 14 - Leh
Fullday at
rest.
Day 15 - Leh
Morning after breakfast visit to
Stok Palace and museum. The Palace which is still the Royal residence of
Stok has an impressive museum displaying ancient heritage of Ladakh.
Afternoon at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 16 - Leh
- Delhi
Morning after breakfast transfer to the airport in time to
board the flight for Delhi.
Day 17 - Delhi
Depart Home