Indian Himalayas mountain biking holidays
| country: | India |
| location: | Indian Himalayas |
| trip type: | Adventurous, challenging & hard core mountain biking holidays |
| departures: | This trip can be tailormade at a time to suit you between Jun-Sep and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary |
| price: | From £498 - £830 (6 - 10 days) excluding flights. A discount will be offered to groups of 4 or more. Transport to and from Delhi can be organized if needed. |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
If you want to discover the best of the Himalayas but want it to be a little more challenging than trekking, then mountain biking is an ideal option. The remoteness of some of the regions, a mixture of metalled and dirt tracks, combined with altitude make the experience unlike any other in the world. For our part, we let you just enjoy the ride and not worry about the logistics - accommodation, back-up, equipment, restricted area permits etc.
We are not just run-of-the-mill tour operators who farm out the actual work to local contractors. We are based out of a small town in the Himalayas and do the end-to-end logistics of every single trip ourselves. We also don't believe in running just the popular trails but work at introducing a couple of new trails every year to enable our customers to discover farther reaches of the Himalayas. Our knowledge of the Indian Himalayas comes from living, working and experiencing the mountains first-hand, not from running once-a-year trips.
Please note: We are proud to continue to offer our unique departure guarantee. If we confirm your booking you can be assured that your holiday will run. We can offer this guarantee, as we do not farm our programs out to sub-contractors. We do all the logistics of your holiday (guiding, accommodation and catering) in-house.
Manali - Chandertal - Manali
From £498 (6 days) ex flights, departing Manali. Departures from Jun to Sep
Over six days, you go from the lush Kullu valley over Rohtang Pass to the Lahaul valley. From Gramphoo, the road turns towards Spiti and from Batal onto a jeep track until the lake.
Lahaul and Spiti
From £747 (9 days) ex flights, departing Manali. Departures from Jun to Sep
The trip takes you from Manali to Kaza, the main town in Spiti. Along the way, you cross Rohtang Pass and visit the beautiful Chandertal lake. From Chandertal you cross the picturesque Kunzum La to enter the mystical Spiti valley.
Manali - Leh
From £830 (10 days) ex flights, departing Manali/Leh. Departures from Jun to Sep
One of the most popular routes with hardcore mountain bikers, the Manali-Leh route offers all the challenges dirt tracks, streams, snow early in the season and extreme terrain. On the way you pass high passes like Rohtang, Baralacha La, Lachung La, Nakeela, Tanglang La, the vast More Plains and the windy Sarchu grounds.
We are not just run-of-the-mill tour operators who farm out the actual work to local contractors. We are based out of a small town in the Himalayas and do the end-to-end logistics of every single trip ourselves. We also don't believe in running just the popular trails but work at introducing a couple of new trails every year to enable our customers to discover farther reaches of the Himalayas. Our knowledge of the Indian Himalayas comes from living, working and experiencing the mountains first-hand, not from running once-a-year trips.
Please note: We are proud to continue to offer our unique departure guarantee. If we confirm your booking you can be assured that your holiday will run. We can offer this guarantee, as we do not farm our programs out to sub-contractors. We do all the logistics of your holiday (guiding, accommodation and catering) in-house.
Manali - Chandertal - Manali
From £498 (6 days) ex flights, departing Manali. Departures from Jun to Sep
Over six days, you go from the lush Kullu valley over Rohtang Pass to the Lahaul valley. From Gramphoo, the road turns towards Spiti and from Batal onto a jeep track until the lake.
Lahaul and Spiti
From £747 (9 days) ex flights, departing Manali. Departures from Jun to Sep
The trip takes you from Manali to Kaza, the main town in Spiti. Along the way, you cross Rohtang Pass and visit the beautiful Chandertal lake. From Chandertal you cross the picturesque Kunzum La to enter the mystical Spiti valley.
Manali - Leh
From £830 (10 days) ex flights, departing Manali/Leh. Departures from Jun to Sep
One of the most popular routes with hardcore mountain bikers, the Manali-Leh route offers all the challenges dirt tracks, streams, snow early in the season and extreme terrain. On the way you pass high passes like Rohtang, Baralacha La, Lachung La, Nakeela, Tanglang La, the vast More Plains and the windy Sarchu grounds.
travelling with a local operator
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.how this holiday makes a difference
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Our mountain biking trips currently cover Himachal and Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas all of them are specifically designed to:
Promote business opportunities by generating income and jobs. All our staff – guides, cooks and camping assistants - are sourced from local communities of Himachal or Ladakh. They are paid above average wages that go directly to them without any middlemen making cuts. In line with our strong stance on responsible tourism, all guides on this trip are locals, picked for their excellent indigenous knowledge of the area and high degree of training. Their understanding of the Himalayan flora, fauna and local culture will ensure a true insight into the Himalayas. We use locally run hotels in Manali. And in Leh we only use guesthouses that use eco friendly technologies like solar lighting and water heating, CFL lighting, rain water harvesting etc. All our groceries and other perishables are sourced from local suppliers only. On our mountain biking trips we follow the Leave No Traces standards. We do not use wood for any of our cooking; we always carry kerosene or butane stoves. The logistics van that carries the equipment and supplies for the trip, also carries back the garbage - both biodegradable as well as non-biodegradable (not just ours, but what has been left behind by other groups as well) - from trips. On all mountain biking trips, we use only eco toilets or pit toilets. We also discourage use of toilet papers as far as possible and use water as an alternative. In colder areas, we give them warm water and brief our customers on washing at least 200 m from water sources. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |