Bike tour · Manali → Ladakh
Manali to Leh Bike Tour
A great Himalayan road adventure through some of the most dramatic mountain country in India: high roads, winding passes, valleys, rivers and remote settlements.
- Highest pass
- ≈ 5,330 m
- Riding
- Usually 2–3 days to Leh
- Start
- Manali
- Level
- Challenging
Bike tour · Manali → Ladakh
Manali to Leh Bike Tour
A great Himalayan road adventure through some of the most dramatic mountain country in India: high roads, winding passes, valleys, rivers and remote settlements. Highlights can include the Rohtang region, Jispa, Sarchu, Baralacha La and Tanglang La before Leh. For experienced riders — acclimatisation, riding gear, permits, documents and a well-kept motorcycle make it safer and more comfortable.
- Duration
- 2 days · 1 nights
- Starts
- Manali
- Highest point
- 5,330 m
- Level
- Challenging
- Best time
- Jun–Sep
- Bikes
- Ask — rental or your own
- Baralacha La and Tanglang La
- Night at Jispa or Sarchu
- The More Plains
- Arrive in Leh
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Before the first kick-start
High roads need preparation: a well-kept motorcycle, riding gear, the documents and permits, and time to acclimatise. Weather and the road decide each day.
In your saddlebags
- Armoured jacket, gloves and riding boots
- Thermals and a waterproof over-layer
- Driving licence and bike papers
- Your own medicines
- Glacier glasses and SPF
- Government ID for permits
How the plan comes together
Rental bike or your own, a backup vehicle or not, camps or hotels — tell us how you like to ride and we send the plan and the price.
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Trip desk · Aleo, Manali
Plan your Manali to Leh Bike Tour
Where, when, how many, how you like to travel. One message — we come back on WhatsApp with a route and a price, usually the same day.
- 01Fill in the basics
Your trip, dates and group go straight into a WhatsApp message.
- 02Get a route and a price
Hotels, roads, timings — written up for you.
- 03Say yes
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