TRIP A
18th June to 2nd July 2012. Ladakh Tour, Shimla-Leh-Manali

Day 1 & 2
Depart Heathrow on an evening flight, arriving into Delhi the following morning where you will catch an internal flight up to Chandigarh at the foot of the Himalayas. From here you will travel up to Shimla (on either the train or by jeep depending on schedule), arriving in time for dinner and an early night!Day 3 - Shimla to Narkanda
This morning you will be introduced to your team and your trusty Royal Enfield! Our warm up ride will take us the 74km’s to Narkanda, giving you a chance to experience the Indian roads.Day 4 - Narkanda to Manali
Today we tackle the climb to Jalori – not the highest point on the route but the steepest and it will certainly test you and your bullet to the full. After the descent we will ride along the mighty Beas River and Seraj valley through the incredibly scenic, marijuana strewn landscape to our overnight stop at the fantastic town of Manali. Day 5 - Manali to Jispa
Today we scale the Rohtang Pass (meaning “pile of corpses”), gateway to the high desert mountains and plains. We stop for the night at the tiny settlement of Jispa, sitting at the foot of the mighty Bara-lacha-la Pass.Day 6 - Jispa to Sarchu 
Today we tackle the incredible moonscape of the high altitude desert. From Jispa we will ride to Bara-lacha-la at an impressive 4892 metres. Welcome to the highest motorable pass in Himachal Pradesh. We ride onto our fixed camp at Sarchu, situated on the border of Jammu-and-Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh states.Day 7 - Sarchu to Tso Moriri Lake
The scenery just keeps getting better as we travel through the high pass of Lachlung La towards Tso Moriri, a stunning deep blue salt lake up at 4,595m surrounded by snow-capped peaks – tonight we camp on the shore of this amazing setting.Day 8 - Tso Moriri Lake to Leh  
A full day in the saddle awaits as we head across the high desert landscape and into the spectacular valley of green and purple cliffs all the way to Leh, originally the capital of the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh. Day 9 - Rest Day Leh
A well-earned rest day! This bustling trading town has plenty to keep you entertained; visit Leh Palace, the old market, various temples and monasteries (the Buddhist monastery of Namgyal Tsemo Gompa dates from 1430) or you can just sit back and relax!

Day 10 - Leh to Nubra Valley (Hunder)  
Today will see us tackling Khardung La, reputed to be the world’s highest motorable road. A remarkable ride climbing 8000ft in less than 30 miles! Dropping down into Nubra Valley on the other side of the pass is no less impressive with amazing views awaiting us.

Day 11 - Nubra to Hemis
Leaving the amazing Nubra valley behind us we head back over Khardung La towards Leh and our evening destination at Hemis, home of the largest and wealthiest monastery in Ladakh.
Day 12 - Hemis to Sarchu
A full days riding skirting the Hemis National Park towards our overnight fixed camp on the Jammu-and-Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh state border at Sarchu.

Day 13 - Sarchu to Manali
A big day today as we first head over Bara-lacha-la and then tackle the notorious Rohtang Pass before sweeping down into the forests outside of Manali. We’ll all be feeling tired but elated at our achievement, and will ride in together to our final destination. 

Day 14 - Rest Day in Manali 
Manali is a fantastic place to end the trip and have a day to rest - there are plenty of activities such as Paragliding, Mountain Trekking, White Water Rafting and it is also a fascinating hill station to do some shopping for the loved ones back home. 

Day 15 - Fly home
An early start for the flight from Kulu to Delhi where we then board the flight home to arrive in Heathrow early evening.


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TRIP B
20th July to 3rd August 2012. Spiti to Leh Tour, Shimla-Spiti-Leh

Day 1 & 2
Depart Heathrow on an evening flight, arriving into Delhi the following morning where you will catch an internal flight up to Chandigarh at the foot of the Himalayas. From here you will travel up to Shimla (on either the train or by jeep depending on schedule), arriving in time for dinner and an early night!Day 3 - Shimla to Narkanda (Warm up)
This morning you will be introduced to your team and your trusty Royal Enfield! Our warm up ride will take us the 74km’s to Narkanda, giving you a chance to experience the Indian roads.Day 4 - Narkanda to Sangla
Your first full day in the saddle takes you through forest trails and mountain passes before we travel through a beautiful and remote region called the Bapsa valley following the immense Sutlej River towards our nights stop at Sangla - altitude 2700 metres. Tonight we camp, the pitch will be very well set up and mattresses are supplied. Food and showers are also set up. Use your sleeping bag for extra comfort. Day 5 - Sangla to Kalpa
Today we can pace ourselves a little and take a more restful ride as the time riding is relatively short. We ride right up to Chitkul which at 3450 metres is slap bang on the Tibet border. If we get any closer to the border the Chinese will shoot us on sight. After time spent waving and swapping pleasantries with the Chinese occupying forces (!) we'll move on to our nights destination at Kalpa - altitude 2900 metres. The hotel we stop at has a stunning view of the Kinnaur Kailash peak rising up above us to a mighty 6050m.Day 6 - Kalpa to Nako
Our route today takes us further away from civilisation towards the desert mountain valley of Spiti. Along the route we will take an off road ride to the village of Leo along the Satluj river. Tonight we will camp at a stunning location above the village of Nako.
Day 7 - Nako to Kaza
Another amazing day's riding takes us past some incredible mountain scenery and through Tabo, a small town on the banks of the Spiti River which the Dalai Lama is known to have chosen as his place of retirement due to the highly revered monastery. Tonight we stay in Kaza.
Day 8 - Rest Day (optional trip to Komik)
Day 9 - Kaza to Keylong
Today is long and quite tough. We're heading over the infamous Kunzum-la pass at a truly massive 4500 metres, which is right on the border of the 2 regions of Lahaul and Spiti. There is a highly respected temple on this pass and if we're on target for time we'll visit it. A 20 minute trek from the motorable pass and we can take in a wonderful sight, the high altitude lake of Chandratal. We spend tonight at Keylong at 3305 metres.

Day 10 - Keylong to Sarchu
Today we tackle the incredible moonscape of the high altitude desert. From Keylong we will ride to Bara-lacha-la at an impressive 4892 metres. Welcome to the highest motorable pass in Himachal Pradesh. We ride onto our fixed camp at Sarchu, situated on the border of Jammu-and-Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh states.
Day 11 - Sarchu to Tso Moriri Lake
The scenery just keeps getting better as we travel through the high pass of Lachlung La towards Tso Moriri, a stunning deep blue salt lake up at 4,595m surrounded by snow-capped peaks – tonight we camp on the shore of this amazing setting.
Day 12 - Tso Moriri Lake to Leh   
A full day in the saddle awaits as we head across the high desert landscape and into the spectacular valley of green and purple cliffs all the way to Leh, originally the capital of the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh.

Day 13 - Leh to Kardhung La to Leh 
Today we reach the pinnacle of the trip; the climb over Khardung La, reputed to be the world’s highest motorable road. We will climb 8000ft upwards in less than 30 miles! The ride down into the valley, which is around the same altitude as Leh is no less impressive.

Day 14 - Rest Day in Leh    
A well-earned rest day! This bustling trading town has plenty to keep you entertained; visit Leh Palace, the old market, various temples and monasteries (the Buddhist monastery of Namgyal Tsemo Gompa dates from 1430) or just sit back and relax!

Day 15 - Fly home
An early start for the flight from Leh to Delhi where we then board the flight home to arrive in Heathrow early evening.


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TRIP C
3rd to 18th August 2012. Leh to Spiti Tour, Leh-Spiti-Shimla

Day 1 & 2
Depart Heathrow on an evening flight, arriving into Delhi the following morning where you will catch an internal flight up to Leh. Day 3 - Acclimatisation day in Leh 
Leh, originally the capital of the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, is a fascinating place to spend a day acclimatising. This bustling trading town has plenty to keep you entertained; visit Leh Palace, the old market, various temples and monasteries (the Buddhist monastery of Namgyal Tsemo Gompa dates from 1430) or just sit back and relax!Day 4 - Warm up day
Today is another day of acclimatisation and the chance to get familiar with your trusty Royal Enfield! The warm up ride from Leh will give you the chance to experience the Indian roads before we start the ride ‘proper’ tomorrow.
Day 5 - Leh to Kardhung La to Leh
Today we tackle the big one; the climb over Khardung La, reputed to be the world’s highest motorable road. We will climb 8000ft upwards in less than 30 miles!
Day 6 - Leh to Tso Moriri Lake
A full day in the saddle awaits as we head through the spectacular valley of green and purple cliffs and onto Tso Moriri, a stunning deep blue salt lake up at 4,595m surrounded by snow-capped peaks – tonight we camp on the shore of this amazing setting.Day 7 - Tso Moriri Lake to Sarchu 
Leaving the high altitude lake behind us we ride over the spectacular Lachlung La and onto our fixed camp at Sarchu, situated on the border of Jammu-and-Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh states.
Day 8 - Sarchu to Keylong
Today we tackle the incredible moonscape of the high altitude desert. From Sarchu we will ride to Bara-lacha-la at an impressive 4892 metres. Welcome to the highest motorable pass in Himachal Pradesh. We then head along the valley to Keylong for a stunning sunset over the snow capped peaks.
Day 9 - Keylong to Kaza
Today is long and quite tough. We're heading over the infamous Kunzum-la pass at a truly massive 4500 metres, which is right on the border of the 2 regions of Lahaul and Spiti. There is a highly respected temple on this pass and if we're on target for time we'll visit it. A 20 minute trek from the motorable pass and we can take in a wonderful sight, the high altitude lake of Chandratal. We spend tonight at Kaza.
Day 10 - Rest Day (optional trip to Komik)

Day 11 - Kaza to Nako
Another amazing day's riding takes us past some incredible mountain scenery and through Tabo, a small town on the banks of the Spiti River which the Dalai Lama is known to have chosen as his place of retirement due to the highly revered monastery. Tonight we will camp at a stunning location above the village of Nako.

Day 12 - Nako to Sangla
We descend from Nako on glorious switchbacks and hairpin bends to the bridge at Khab and the confluence of the Sutlej and Spiti rivers. We cross the Khab bridge and enter the Spiti valley “a world within a world”. A stunning ride through Spiti valley awaits and onto our night’s destination at Sangla.

Day 13 - Sangla to Narkanda
Leaving Sangla we travel through a beautiful and remote region called the Bapsa valley following the immense Sutlej River before the scenery changes to forest trails, apple orchards and mountain passes entering the stunning location of Narkanda.

Day 14 - Narkanda to Shimla    
Today is the final day we’ll spend in the saddle of our trusty Enfield’s. If the weather is in our favour we’ll tackle Hatu peak for a stunning view of the Himalayan region that we have just ridden. We’ll all be feeling tired but elated at our achievement, and will ride in together to our ’base camp’ of Shimla.

Day 15 - Shimla
A well earned rest in Shimla - often referred to as the "Queen of Hills", it is one of India’s most famous hill stations with unrivalled landscapes and history.
Day 16 - Fly home 
An early start for the flight from Chandigarh to Delhi where we then board the flight home to arrive in Heathrow early evening.


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