13 Days 12 Nights New Delhi to Manali Island Holiday Package

All participants should report by 12 hours in a pre-booked hotel in Manali and Afternoon, we will test our mountain bikes and go for a short ride towards Prini.

Today we start early for our first full day of biking. It is a tough day as we climb steadily towards the Rohtang pass but the views are breathtakingly beautiful. We spend the night at Marhu, learing where there are numerous local eateries dhabas.

An early start to cross the Rohtang pass. This pass is closed six months in a year. The trail is tighter as you reach the pass, where we take a short photo break. From here, we leave the green belt. Cycle down to Gramphu T-point, leave the trail heading to Spiti valley as we cycle on to Lahaul valley.

Passing through the village of Sissu and few others we reach Tandi Bridge, where the river Chandra and Bhaga meet to form the river Chandra Bhaga, called Chenab as it enters Pakistan at Kishtwar. From Tandi, a short climb brings you to Keylong, headquarter of the district of Lahaul and Spiti.

Another fairly, easy-going day for acclimatization as we are now approaching the Great Himalayan Range. We cycle through beautiful green pastureland to take a break at Darcha, also a routine Passport registration for foreigners. A final gradual climb leads us to ZingZingbar. There are lot of tent –restaurants here.

One of the toughest days of our trip as we have a long ascent to the spectacular double pass of the Baralacha-La at La is a mountain pass in local language. There is a small lake just before Bara Lacha La, known as the Suraj Tal Sun Lake.

We start early for our longest and hardest day of cycling. The trail traversing for few Kms before reaching the bottom of the Gata Loops which is a series of 22 amazing hairpin bends. We take it slowly. From the top, another hour of gradual ascent takes you to Nakila pass.

Another 02 hours of climb leads us to the LachalungLa pass, from here there is a series of downhill through some of the most amazing mountain scenery. The path rises a bit to reach Pang, a tea break point. The climb continues to reach the edge of the Morey Plains.

Today we start with a climb to the top of the Tanglang La. The climb itself is not too difficult however the altitude is the real challenge. A signpost at the top claims it to be the second highest motorable pass in the world You can see the peaks of both the Himalaya as well as the Karakorum range.

An enjoyable day's ride through very typical Ladakh scenery - prayer wheels and stupas abounding. We follow the Kyamnar River to the police checkpost at Upshi. Here we join the Indus Valley, which we follow all the way into Leh. There is a final sting in the tail as we leave the Indus and climb into Leh

After a lazy breakfast, we visit the monasteries of Hemis, Thiksey and Shey Palace. Rest of the day is at leisure.

After cycling through some of the highest motorable mountain passes in the world, the last challenge would be to reach the Khardung La, touted to be the highest motorable road pass in the world We leave Leh early as the ascent takes 06 hours approx.

Early departure to the airport. You also have the option to join our other trips including a climb to Mt. Stok Kangri.