Srinagar to Leh, Sarchu and Manali Road Trip

Assemble at the Dal Lake ghat near Dal Lake in Srinagar. A shikara transfers you to your designated houseboat for check-in. In the evening, meet your trip captains for a tour briefing session. Dinner is included, followed by an overnight houseboat stay on Dal Lake.

Have an early breakfast and receive your allocated bikes to begin riding with the convoy. Travel through Sonmarg and make a brief stop at the 11,649-foot Zojila Pass. Ride across Dras, the Gateway to Ladakh, and visit the Kargil War Memorial commemorating the 1999 conflict. Arrive in Kargil, check into your hotel, have dinner, and stay overnight.

Start after breakfast toward Leh. Ride across Namika La at 12,198 feet, visit the ancient Lamayuru Gompa and hills, and cross Fotu La at 13,479 feet. Continue past Sangam, the confluence of the Indus and Zanskar rivers. Visit Gurudwara Pathar Sahib, experience the gravity-defying Magnetic Hill, and stop at Shanti Stupa. Check into your hotel in Leh for dinner and an overnight stay.

Set out after breakfast toward Nubra Valley, riding across Khardung La at 18,380 feet. Descend into the valley toward Hunder Sand Dunes, where you can opt for a double-hump Bactrian camel ride or ATV ride at personal expense. Settle into your campsite, enjoy an evening bonfire, have dinner, and stay overnight.

After breakfast, ride to Turtuk, an Indo-Pak border village known for apricot orchards. Explore the village on foot, relax along the Shyok River, visit the Balti Museum, and take in views near the border outpost. Return to your campsite in Nubra Valley for dinner and an overnight stay.

Depart Nubra Valley after breakfast and visit Diskit Monastery to see its 100-foot Buddha statue. Continue riding toward Pangong Lake, famous for its changing water colours. Arrive along the lakeshore, check into your cottages, take in views of the starry night sky, have dinner, and stay overnight.

Enjoy breakfast overlooking Pangong Lake before riding back toward Leh across Chang La at 17,586 feet. If time allows, visit Shey Palace with its 12-metre gold-gilded Buddha statue, and Thiksey Monastery, the largest monastery in central Ladakh. Arrive in Leh, check into your hotel, have dinner, and sleep.

Check out after breakfast and ride south via the village of Upshi. Traverse the 40-kilometre stretch of More Plains and cross three high mountain passes: Tanglang La at 17,480 feet, Lachulung La at 16,600 feet, and Nakee La at 15,547 feet, passing Pang along the way. Descend the 21 hairpin bends of Gata Loops to arrive at Sarchu. Check into your campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Have an early breakfast and ride from Sarchu toward Manali. Traverse Baralacha La at 15,910 feet, passing Suraj Tal and Zing Zing Bar, with a refreshment halt at Deepak Tal. Pass through the Atal Tunnel into the Kullu Valley. Arrive in Manali, check into your hotel, have dinner, and stay overnight.

Enjoy breakfast, followed by a free day in Manali to explore local street food, cafes, and markets on foot. In the evening, board your air-conditioned Volvo overnight bus to travel south to Delhi.

Arrive in Delhi in the morning by overnight bus, where the group parts ways and your trip concludes.