• Stay @ Camp Site, Marhi

  Cycling 35 km

  Altitude: 1950m – 3300m

  Duration: 5-6 Hours

  The beginning of once in a lifetime journey begins. After an early breakfast, we will be starting our Manali – Leh Khardung La cycle tour from the hotel itself. Hop on your bicycle to start this memorable journey, Riding through the valley laid with green fields and mountains. The landscape feels as if it was specifically designed for an adventure-seeking cyclist. Riding through hairpin curves the road leads us to the small town of Marhi. The day’s journey makes you more inclined towards the tour.

Stay @ Hotel, Sissu

Cycling 54 km

Pass 1: Rohtang Pass

Altitude: Marhi – Rohtang : 3300m – 3980m

Altitude: Rohtang – Sissu : 3980m – 3130m

Meters Duration: 7-8 Hours

The day will begin with a climb of 18km to the 1st pass i.e. Rohtang Pass. As Rohtang snow-peaked glaciers await us in the line of the Horizon. After some relaxation at Rohtang Pass, we descend towards the River Khoksar munching ourselves & After a while of easy riding, we reach Sissu at the foothills of the Pir Pinjal range.

Stay @ Swiss Tents, Jispa

Cycling 52 km

Altitude: 3130 – 3200 Meter

Meters Duration: 7-8 Hours

After spending the night at Sissu, get ready for cycling towards Jispa. It is another village of Lahaul Valley and your stopover during the tour. Lushed with high mountains and rivers on both sides, enjoy your movie-like ride towards Tandi and climb up to Keylong that’s is famous for its Kardang Monastery. Ride your cycles downwards to reach Jispa. Upon reaching take a rest & prepare for Baralach la pass for the next day.

Stay @ Swiss Tent, Sarchu

Cycling 84 km

Pass 2 : Barachala

Jispa – Darcha : 3200m – 3360m

Darcha – Baralachla : 3360m – 4850m

Baralachla – Sarchu : 4850m – 4290m

Duration: 8-10 Hours

There is a descent before the climb towards Sarchu. Also, today is the first time we experience complete Isolation from the outer world. We gradually ascend towards the 2nd pass of this route, ‘Baralacha La’, via Zing zing bar. The day comes to an end as we make a touchdown in Sarchu, overnight at the camp. The route is long-distance with snow-covered mountains & plain roads. On-way army camps & hospitals are helpful destinations for any major support requirements.

• Stay @ Camp Whisky Nala

  Cycling 48 km,

  Duration: 7-8 Hours

  Pass 3: Nakeela Pass

  Sarchu – Nakeela : 4290m – 4789m

  Nakeela – Whisky : 4789m – 4600m

  After climbing up 21 hairpin bend loops, we can take a breather with some rolling terrain for a few km, before we again ascend to 3rd Pass on this route ‘Nakee La’ pass. Post the touch to top the decent ride is a ride time of day every rider awaits. The view en route is so Mesmerizing that you hardly notice the handwork. From the pass, we will descend to Whisky Nala and relax in the stay domes.

Stay @ Camp Site, Debring

Cycling 81 Km,

Pass 4 : Lachulung La

Whisky – Lachulung : 4600m – 5067m

Lachulung – Debring : 5067m – 4765m

Duration 8-10 Hours

This day will be a long-distance ride for riders, but the best part of the day is that riders will be covering 70% of rides towards downward and planned roads. You will be riding towards Moree Plains today. It is a stretch of 40 KM bordered by mountains on both sides. Ride continuously on More Plains at a height of 4800 meters.

Stay @ Hotel, Rumtse

Cycling 46 km,

Pass 5 : Taglang La

Debring – Taglang La : 4765m – 5328m

Taglang La – Rumtse : 5328m – 4166m

Meters Duration 7-8 hours

Ride continuously on more plains at a height of 4800 towards Tanglang La which is the second highest motorable pass in the world. Climbing to this pass is quite difficult due to less amount of oxygen. But this is the star attraction of this Manali to Leh Cycling Expedition. After climbing for 18 KM, you will finally reach on top of Taglang La covered with colorful prayer flags. It has a small temple nearby where you can seek the blessings of the deities. Amidst the cold atmosphere, you will be trilled to be in one of the most dramatic Landscape or Ladakh. After relishing this moment, you will begin riding downwards to Rumtse via snow-covered mountains.

Stay @ Hotel, Leh

Cycling 78 km,

Rumtse – Leh : 4166m – 3500m

Duration 8-9 Hours

Get excited to cycle towards your destination. It is the last day of your Manali to Leh Cycling Expedition. On the way, the barren lands will start disappearing as you will see the roads getting covered with flora and fauna again. You will arrive at Upshi, a small village in the Ladakh region across the Indus River Valley. You will cross a bridge across the longest river in Asia – the Indus River. The ride from Rumtse to Leh is named Tso-Kar because of it’s snow Colour which is also known as “white lake”. Ride a few more kilometres to set up at Leh.

Stay @ Hotel, Leh

Cycling 78 km,

Leh – Khardungla – Leh : 3500m – 5359m – 3500m

Duration 7-8 Hours

After an early breakfast, we leave for Khardungla pass, one of the world’s highest mountain passes. You climb past Karakorum and Zaskar mountains to reach Khardungla. We cycle through the scenic valley on the world’s highest motorable road (now standing at second) to the top of this journey with a sense of achievement that has no parallel.