Ladakh is best experienced on a motorcycle!
Test your limits, experience magic and create a wallpaper of memories that will last you a lifetime in exploring some of the most remote and beautiful landscapes of the Himalayas.
The Mountains will call you, but the question is- Will you go?!
11 people went
WHERE : Chandigarh - Manali - Leh - Khardung La - Hunder - Wari la - Chang La - Pangong Tso - Chushul - Tsaga La - Tso Kar - Manali - Chandigarh
DISTANCE : 2500 kms (approx) over 13 riding days
DATES : 2nd July 2016 - 17th July 2016 (17 days)
DIFFICULTY LEVEL : 9/10
See what it's like to ride with the Circus
Pictures from The Himalayan Sojourn 1.0 & 2.0
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![]() | ![]() The gorgeous Pangong Tso in all its glory | ![]() One of our riders' bike stuck in the unforgiving Rohtang slush |
![]() Circus members after a ride on double humped bacterian camels in Hunder | ![]() Chilling by lake Pangong | ![]() Landslide enroute Khardung La |
![]() The sand dunes of Hunder in Nubra Valley | ![]() Our Limca record family, the only family of 5 to have rode to the highest motorable road Khardung La, all in motorbikes | ![]() One of the many water crossings on the ascend to Baralacha La |
![]() Highest cafeteria in the world! | ![]() The climb to Khardung La top | ![]() The road that feels like a small cut in the mighty mountains |
![]() The Circus member on Khardung La top | ![]() The brown barren hills of Ladakh on the stretch from Sarchu to Leh | ![]() Morey Plains, riding on sand till far and wide! |
![]() A 'smile please' board by BRO perfectly placed after a difficult patch of road on Tanglang La | ![]() One of the bridges on the Manali-Leh highway | ![]() A Jab-we-met moment! |
![]() Making it to the top of Baralacha La | ![]() The mind-blowing landscape at Baralacha La | ![]() The Circus upon successfully ascending the first pass of the ride- Rohtang |
![]() Riders carefully making their way through slush on Rohtang | ![]() Last petrol pump on Manali-Leh highway at Tandi | ![]() A landslide and BRO at work immediately |
![]() The oldest rider with theCircus, Pops (61) with his wife Jayashree (53) pillion riding through Rohtang Pass | ![]() Enroute Rohtang Top | ![]() The Beas river keeping us company enroute Manali |
![]() The gorgeous ride Sundarnagar onwards |
Route Map


HIGHLIGHTS
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Ride through 8 breathtaking Himalayan high altitude passes, 4 of which are among the world's top 12 highest motorable roads
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Scale the famous Khardung La!
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Ride to the world's highest salt water lake, Pangong Tso (14270 feet)
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Ride through the gorgeous high altitude desert- Nubra Valley
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Spot wild yaks, horses and bacterian (double humped) camels in the wild
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Explore the roads less taken in the truest sense from Agham to Sakti via the trecherous Wari La
THE PASSES
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Rohtang La- 13050 feet (3978 metres)
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Baralacha La- 16040 feet (4890 metres)
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Lachung La- 16000 feet (4880 metres)
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Nakee La- 15547 feet (4739 metres)
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Tanglang La- 17480 feet (5328 metres)
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Khardung La- 17582 feet (5359 metres)
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Wari La- 17428 feet (5312 metres)
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Chang La- 17590 feet (5360 metres)
INCLUSIONS
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All meals & beverages (non-alcoholic) on all days
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Back-up vehicle throughout the trip
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1 Mechanic & back-up rider
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Experienced trip lead
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Camera crew & first aid provider with NOLS certification
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Accomodation throughout the trip in the best rated hotels and tents on double sharing basis
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All permit and entry fees
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