One of my biggest dreams was to go on a bike ride to Leh Ladakh, and it is finally going to come true this summer. Together with some friends we have planned a bike trip in the month of May. None of us have been on a long journey bike ride so it would be the first for all of us. Leh Ladakh is a popular destination for bikers and us bikers need some advice and help for our journey. We need a Leh Ladakh bike trip itinerary which would also mention the destinations we would come across on the motorcycle ride, along with details of where to stop over and where to get our tanks filled with petrol. Some help with what to take along with us would also help as I have mentioned this is the first time for a long journey. Any other information would be a bonus for us. We have decided that the trip would be a duration of 10-12 days if you think that it should be longer, please suggest and work according to the days we have.
Where will you be starting your journey from? Are there any specific places you would like to see that would be included in the itinerary?
Sorry I forgot to mention the start location. I will be starting from Gurgaon (Delhi). I don't know much about Leh or the places to visit in Leh, so I would leave it up to to add in places to see.
Below is an itinerary from Delhi to Leh, which includes the places you should visit. I think that ten days will not be enough, and it has been created for 14 days which allows you to see most of the Leh region and get a good experience of the place. Itinerary Day 1: Delhi - Chandigarh Day 2: Chandigarh - Jammu Day 3: Jammu - Srinagar Day 4: Srinagar - Sonamarg - Zoji La - Drass (visit the Drass War Memorial) - Kargil Day 5: Kargil - Lamayuru - Leh Day 6: Leh sightseeing (you would need to get a permit for Pangong Tso and Nubra Valley). Day 7: Leh - Khardung La - Nubra Valley (Spend some time sightseeing at Nubra Valley). Day 8: Turtuk - Tayakshi - Diskit -Sumur - Panamik - Sumur (Visit the Diskit Monastery and Hunder Sand Dunes). Day 9: Back to Leh Day 10: Leh - Chang La - Pangong Tso (spend some time at the Pangong Tso). Head back to Leh Day 11: Leh - Upshi - Chumathang - Tso Moriri (visit Chumathang if you wish to see a village and also visit the Tso Moriri Lake) Day 12: Sarchu - Darcha - Manali Day 13: Manali - Chandigarh Day 14: Chandigarh - Delhi Overnight stays Day 1 stay in Chandigarh Day 2 stay in Jammu Day 3 stay in Srinagar Day 4 stay in Kargil On day eight remain in Diskit or Hunder On day 11 stay near Tso Moriri where you will find home stays and camps. Find accommodation before night to get availability and a good deal. Day 12 stay in Manali Day 13 in Chandigarh Preparing for the trip Make sure you have you bike checked by a reputed mechanic, be sure to have the smallest of things checked. Take a small first aid box with you, with all the necessary medicines such as painkillers, anti-inflammatories, band aids. A packet of glucose tablets will be good if all of a sudden you get low on energy. Make sure you have enough water on hand in case you are not able to find a shop quick enough to purpose a bottle of water. Have handy with you a small bike repair kit, screwdriver set, torch, engine oil, gear oil, petrol pipe. Documents to keep handy with you are your: Drivers license Bike papers Pollution check papers Insurance papers Proof of nationality Petrol Pumps from Srinagar to Leh You will easily find petrol pumps from Delhi to Srinagar. It is from Srinagar where it will be difficult to find a petrol pumps. The places where you should get some refuelling done are Srinagar itself, Sonmarg, Kargil, Drass and Khaltse.
