{"id":191,"date":"2018-03-21T11:03:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trodly.com\/blog\/article\/which-leh-ladakh-bike-trip-suits-you-best"},"modified":"2019-01-14T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T08:57:29","slug":"which-leh-ladakh-bike-trip-suits-you-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trodly.com\/blog\/article\/which-leh-ladakh-bike-trip-suits-you-best","title":{"rendered":"Which Ladakh Bike Trip Itinerary Suits You Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of Leh Ladakh bike trips to choose from! But which Ladakh Bike Trip Itinerary is best for me? A question bikers ask themselves when planning their bike trip to Leh Ladakh. The ultimate terrain bike riding dream for many.<\/p>\n

To live this dream, riders have a choice of many choices. The riding routes vary in duration, difficulty, accessibility and price. This number is not surprising for Leh- Ladakh considering the diversity of the region. The more you see the better it is.<\/p>\n

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Important Things to Consider When Planning Bike Trip to Ladakh<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Time<\/h3>\n

This is one of the most important things which actually\u00a0affect which itinerary and biking trip package would best suit you. Get leaves from office is not easy and many of us actually have to spend a day or two arriving at the start point of the trip.<\/p>\n

Start in Leh:<\/h4>\n

Shortest Ladakh bike trips are ones that start and end in Leh and are typically 5-7 day trips. You can directly fly to Leh and finish the whole trip in 7-9 days depending upon where you are located. You get to experience the thrill of a Ladakh Motorcycle trip, ride over world’s highest motorable pass, see the best of what Ladakh has to offer and all this with-in a week’s time. Also accommodation options include luxury stays at every halt on this trip.<\/p>\n

Average distance travelled every day is also quite less and this bike trip is also suggested for those who do not have too much of biking experience and are less on confidence. Cost of just the bike trip is also least of all the options.<\/p>\n

Manali-Leh-Manali:<\/h4>\n

The most popular of all Ladakh bike trips, Manali-Leh-Manali brings the famous adventure of the great Manali – Leh highway. Passing through the 5 high altitude Himalayan passes, this is the real deal when it comes to real experience of a bike trip on some of the best and worst of roads. Stay at temporary camps in Sarchu or Pang are quite basic. Some motorbike package tours following this itinerary start from Delhi. start from Delhi is recommended if you are using your own motor bike. For those taking bike on rent, start from Manali is recommended.\u00a0Typically this tour takes 10 days from start to finish<\/p>\n

Another interesting option for those wanting to do Manali-Leh biking adventure but do not have enough time is to do it on side only. You can start the bike trip in Manali, reach Leh, cover whole of Ladakh tour and end the trip at Leh itself. You can fly back from Leh and this way save at least 3 days.<\/p>\n

Manali – Leh – Srinagar:<\/h4>\n

This is the ideal Ladakh bike trip. Not only you see all of the best Ladakh\u00a0attractions but you also cover Himachal and Kashmir. This road trip can be started in Delhi\/Manali and end in Srinagar\/Delhi or vice versa. Minimum number of days required for Manali-Srinagar would about 11 days. If you want to come all the way back to Delhi then about 14 or 15\u00a0Days.<\/p>\n

Covering Offbeat Places in Ladakh:<\/h4>\n

Apart from above most common Ladakh bike trip itineraries, now many trips cover some of the newer offbeat places in Ladakh. These places include Hanle, Chushul and Turtuk. Every now and then a new mountain pass is claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world and these also get included in some of the itineraries. Reality is these passes are highest in India; honor of actually world’s highest pass probably rests with one in Tibet.\u00a0These trips take you to some less known places but come with few risks. Mostly the average daily driving distance is higher and also there may be some permit related issues.<\/p>\n

2) Budget<\/h3>\n

The cost of the Ladakh bike trip\u00a0depends on many factors, duration of the trip being primary of them.<\/p>\n

Duration of Trip\/Itinerary:<\/h4>\n

The actual cheapest Ladakh bike trip are the ones that start and end in Leh, but you probably have to fly into Leh which means cost of flights gets added. Mind you Ladakh flight fares are highest between June and September. Also trips that start or end in Srinagar are one of the costliest as not only length of trip increases but also the logistics involved.<\/p>\n

Own or Rented Bike:<\/h4>\n

If you are taking your own bike, you do save on bike rent but actual saving would depend on if you need to transport your bike to Delhi\/Manali or Srinagar\u00a0from other parts of India. If that is the case you might actually end up paying more. For Manali-Leh-Manali, going for rented bike is actually a better option. But doing this trip on your own bike is another feeling altogether.<\/p>\n

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Single or Dual Person:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This comes down to cost of the bike rent in the package. You can end up saving about 30% of the trip cost by taking a pillion along. On the down side riding on those long stretches for the pillion in the back seat is not that comfortable. For the rider handling the bike become slightly more challenging. We recommend opting for 500cc bike if there is going to be 2 people on the bike.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ladakh Bike Trip Season<\/span><\/h2>\n

The road is accessible during the months of June, July, August and September for most parts. These 4 months is also the popular season amongst travelers. Some may venture out during others months as well but the probability of road trips are thin. Weather conditions are not very conducive for a bike expedition. Many of the high altitude motorable passes close done for winters.<\/p>\n

Deciding on one route is the tough decision to make and it’s understandable. But by the end of this post, you will be able to make an informed decision on which Leh Ladakh Bike Tour is best for you.<\/p>\n

Below are 7 Ladakh biking tours to choose from:<\/p>\n

Find Ladakh bike tour 2018 images<\/strong> at the end of the post.<\/p>\n

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1)<\/strong>\u00a0Leh to Leh (Khardung La – Nubra valley & Pangong)<\/h2>\n

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Khardung La – Nubra valley & Pangong<\/a> ride starts from Leh and passes through Khardung La pass to reach Nubra valley. We check out from Nubra camps and ride to Pangong lake on Day 2. On the third day, we ride all the way back to Leh from Pangong Lake campsite.<\/p>\n

Arrive in Leh a day early and check in to a hotel. We recommend a day early so that you have time to acclimatise. Rest is important to avoid mountain sickness.<\/p>\n

Ladakh Bike Ride Itinerary:<\/strong><\/p>\n