Road to Ladakh

Magnificent Mountain Vistas and remote Villages. Ancient Buddhist Culture and Monasteries of Ladakh. Grand panoramic ranging from lush green mountains to barren landscape. Taglang La (5328 m) - World's second highest motorable mountain pass. Cycling from Manali - Leh highway-challenging cycling in an unbelievably beautiful part of the world, that can be best experienced on a cycle. The scenery traditional villages, ancient monasteries and the best season for ridden are June, July, August, September and October. After October the road is closed for the winter. Manali, a tourist place surrounded by mountains and a landscape that looks like Switzerland. Between the two towns, the road climbs over five passes and crosses desert plains, providing long gentle uphill grinds and stunning downhill descents on Cycles. Over 12 days we cycle across a huge wilderness landscape and crossing passes the Tanglang La is the second highest drivable pass in the world at (5,380 m). The highest Pass is the Khardung La (5,578 m).

Daily cycling average distance between 40 to 60 kilometers each day. En-route we will have bottled water and fruit juices after every 15 to 20 kms available. If at any point riding seems a little hard, the support vehicle takes you for as long or as little as you wish it to.