Check your insurance policy covers such needs as hospitalisation or repatriation.

The Tour Leader will ensure the best possible evac/services are provided – given our location and the services available locally.

As part of the booking process we ask Riders to provide an alternative emergency contact. in the unlikely event that anything serious should happen to you, we will inform this alternative contact of your condition.

If you are unwell on a ride day, you may ride in the support vehicle, assuming we have one with us. The mechanic will ride your bike until you are fit to ride again.

Most medicines are available almost everywhere. Asian medicines tend to work more effectively on Asian ailments. If you use medication be sure to bring ample supplies with you.

Your preferred brands of toiletries may not always be available. Drinking water comes in 1Lt plastic bottles and we drink bottled water at all times.

Be aware that your insurance may cover helicopter rescue, but that we may have to send a messenger for one day back down the road to find a telephone that works in order to summon one, assuming the nearest helicopter is in working order. For that reason alone we will always wear helmets and armoured riding gear.

If you are riding a Tour in Ladakh or Tibet please be sure to read our notes about Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS).