A motorcycle on an empty road curving through a high mountain pass

Ladakh Bike Expedition 7N 8D

Leh–Nubra–Pangong on two wheels, with a backup vehicle the whole way.

Duration

7 Nights · 8 Days

From, per person

₹34,999

Rating

4.9

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The plan

The classic loop, ridden rather than driven. Machines are 350–500cc, serviced between groups, and a backup vehicle carries luggage, spares, a mechanic and oxygen for the entire route.

You need a valid motorcycle licence and real experience on rough surfaces. This is not the trip to learn on, and we will say no if it isn't right for you.

D01

Fly into Leh

Leh · 3,500 m

You land at 3,500 m and then you do nothing at all. Complete rest at the hotel, fluids, no walking beyond the courtyard. This day is not padding — it is the reason the rest of the trip works.

Meals: Dinner

D02

Leh, gently

Leh · 3,500 m

Still low and slow. Leh Palace and Shanti Stupa in the afternoon, both short. Thiksey at dawn for the morning prayers if you're feeling well — we decide on the morning, not in advance.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D03

Bikes, briefing and paperwork

Leh · 3,500 m

Machine handover and a proper safety briefing, permits lodged, and a short shakedown ride to Sangam. Backup vehicle, mechanic and spares travel with the group from here on.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D04

Over Khardung La to Nubra

Nubra · 3,048 m

Up over Khardung La at 5,359 m — twenty minutes at the top, no longer — then down into the Nubra valley. Bactrian camels on the Hunder dunes in the afternoon. Oxygen is carried in the vehicle.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D05

Turtuk & the Shyok

Turtuk · 2,900 m

The Balti village near the line of control, only open to visitors since 2010. Apricot orchards, a different language and a genuinely different culture. Back to Nubra or straight on to Pangong.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D06

Shyok road to Pangong

Pangong Tso · 4,350 m

The direct road along the Shyok river rather than back through Leh. Overnight in a tented camp on the shore — basic, cold, and worth it for the light on the water at dawn.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D07

Pangong to Leh via Chang La

Leh · 3,500 m

Back over Chang La at 5,360 m, with a stop at Thiksey or Hemis on the way down. Afternoon free in Leh market for apricots and pashmina.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D08

Depart Leh

Leh · 3,500 m

Leh flights leave early and are the first to be cancelled in bad weather. We build a buffer into every Ladakh itinerary and will not book you a same-day onward connection.

Meals: Breakfast