A good friend and an expert of Himalayas, Manish Lakhani is planning a bicycling tour from Leh to Manali next month. He is looking for a handful of people to join him on the tour. Below are the tour details. If you would be interested, reach him for more details at manisholiday@gmail.com
Tour Details
This bicycle ride takes you through one of the most difficult and remote but picturesque terrain that you can ever access by road anywhere in India. It is amazing to see how Indian Army (BRO – Border Road Organization) builds and manages roads in this stark and remote terrain. The ride takes you to magnificent scenery over a series of 5000m+ passes, starting from lush green Kullu Valley over to high altitude deserts and stark mountains Ladakh.
Join us for one of the most challenging and wonderful bike ride on this planet.
Dates – 1 June to 10 June 2012.
Start – Manali
Finish – Leh
Altitude – Start 2050m (Manali) / max 5350m (Taglang La) / end 3505m (Leh)
Accommodation & Support Level – Full Camping services, Jeep backup and support.
Distance – About 500 Kms.
Detailed Itinerary
| Day |
Cycle |
Distance Km |
Altitude Ascending descending (m) |
Camping Height (m) |
| 1 |
Manali-Marhi |
37.5 km |
1,270 m |
3,312 m |
| 2 |
Marhi-Sissu |
53.4 km |
666 m |
3,120 m |
| 3 |
Sissu-Keylong |
31.5 km |
396 m |
3,350 m |
| 4 |
Keylong-Patseo |
47.6 km |
611 m |
3,811 m |
| 5 |
Patseo-Sarchu |
65.3 km |
1,080 m |
4,253 m |
| 6 |
Sarchu-Whisky Nullah |
51.0 km |
457 m |
4,700 m |
| 7 |
Whisky Nullah-Pang |
29.8 km |
370 m |
4,530 m |
| 8 |
Pang-Moray Plains |
53.1 km |
300 m |
4.700 m |
| 9 |
Moray Plains-Upshi |
79.2 km |
666 m |
3,600 m |
| 10 |
Upshi-Leh |
68.4 km* |
300 m* |
3,500 m |
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Flying in Coorg! Read the experiences of taking off in an ultralight aircraft in Coorg and flying over the hills at 100kph at a height of over a kilometer.
Photography Tours
It is now more than a year since I joined hands with my colleague, wildlife photographer Shreeram MV to began Darter Photography, which conducts photography tours and workshops. We now do regular photography workshops in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Here is a quick look at our upcoming tours. Also see an faq on what our tours are all about.
- Landscapes of Munnar. Learn to make beautiful images of landscapes
- Tigers Reserver – We have two tours lined up to photograph tigers in their heartland – Tadoba & Bandhavgarh
- Bhadra Wilderness – A wildlife photography workshop to learn to appreaciate our biodiversity and photograph them.
- Lahaul & Spiti – Amazing mountain landscapes; too good to believe!
I do hope we will meet in one of our photography excursions soon. Happy Travelling!
