The Himalayan Apricot Ride

8 Days

Duration

Easy

Tour Level

July to October

Ideal Time

This is an easy and relaxed ride which still takes riders through the most gorgeous terrain that the Indian Himalayas have to offer. It gives riders a feel of the Himalayas by taking them deep into the remote areas of this range. It also gives riders the opportunity to ride through various high altitude passes in a controlled environment.

Visit the Lamayuru monastery and Alchi Gompa.

Visit the invisible village of Zbayul.

Ride on the famous Khardung La Pass at 17,582 FT.

Visit Disket Gompa

Ride through the picturesque Nubra Valley

Visit the famous Pangong Tso

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Day 1

Delhi to Leh

🏁 Starting altitude – 709 ft

🚩 Ending altitude – 11480 ft

🔝 Max altitude – 10800 ft

Fly from Delhi to Leh. On arrival in Leh, Get familiar with your motorcycles over a short ride after a personalised session to adjust levers etc according to your liking. Rest and aclamatise.

Day 2

123 kms

Distance

4 hrs

Saddle Time

Leh to Lamayuru

🏁 Starting altitude – 11480 ft

🚩 Ending altitude – 11520 ft

Post breakfast depart from Leh headed towards Lamayuru. Lamayuru is set on a peculiar geological formation which resembles the moonscape! On the way, stop at magnetic hill for a cup of tea. We then stop for a traditional lunch at a hip cafe at Alchi and also visit the famous Alchi Gompa. Continue on to Lamayuru and end the day after a visit to the Lamayuru Gompa.

Day 3

172 kms

Distance

6 hrs

Saddle Time

Lamayuru to Dah

🏁 Starting altitude – 11520 ft

🚩 Ending altitude – 8860 ft

🔝 Max altitude – 13478 ft

Post breakfast depart from Lamayuru headed towards the quaint village of Dah which has a total of about 100 homes only split across 4 hamlets. En-route, cross two beautiful mountain passes namely – Fotu La (13478 ft) and Hamboting La (13202 ft) where we would savour a packed lunch with spectacular views.

Day 4

158 Kms

Distance

4 hrs

Saddle Time

Dah to Leh

🏁 Starting altitude – 8860 ft

🚩 Ending altitude – 11480 ft

Post breakfast, depart from Dah headed back towards Leh. This time you get a different perspective of the valley coming in from the other side. En-route stop for a local lunch. We then check-in to the hotel in Leh and prepare to enter Nubra Valley by crossing the mighty Khardung La the following day.

Day 5

124 Kms

Distance

4 hrs

Saddle Time

Leh to Nubra

🏁 Starting altitude – 11480 ft

🚩 Ending altitude – 10200 ft

🔝 Max altitude – 17,582 ft

Post breakfast in Leh, we head north-east and move deeper into Nubra Valley. Nubra Valley has been carved out by fast flowing rivers over the last one million years when the ice age ice began to melt. After a quick stop at South Pullu, we proceed to climb up and cross over the Khardung Pass (17,582 ft). After a quick photography stop, we then make our way back down through North Pullu and then make a stop for lunch. Then check-in to the accommodation at Nubra and unwind.

Day 6

211 kms

Distance

6 hrs

Saddle Time

Nubra to Pangong

🏁 Starting altitude – 10200 ft

🚩 Ending altitude – 13862 ft

Post breakfast, we depart from Nubra and ride on towards the Pangong Lake. En-route, we stop and visit the Disket Gompa. Disket Gompa is the oldest moanestery in Nubra Valley dating back to the 14th century. It has the iconic 33 metre statue of Maitreya Buddha which faces the Shyok river. We then ride further towards Pangong Tso which is situated at an altitude of 13,862 feet and is 134 km long. It is the world’s highest salt water lake. Parts of this lake are situated in Tibet and China. India has about 40% of this lake in it’s territory. We then settle into our accommodation at Pangong.

Day 7

165 kms

Distance

6 hours

Saddle Time

Pangong to Leh

🏁 Starting altitude – 13862 ft

🚩 Ending altitude – 11480 ft

It’s time for the final ride. Post breakfast, we depart from Pangong headed towards Leh. En-route we stop at Tangtse for tea. We then cross over the Chang Pass (17688 ft) and then ride past Karu military base. Finally arrive at Leh, bid farewell to your faithful machines and settle into the accommodation for the night.

Day 8

Leh to Delhi

🏁 Starting altitude – 11480 ft

🚩 Ending altitude – 709 ft

Post breakfast, we head to the airport to fly back to Delhi.