This motorcycle tour is about fantastic roads, snaking endlessly up high mountains - The Silk Road on a Royal Enfield Bullet, destination Leh. After a gentle start from the foothills around Shimla we kick-off for Leh, riding over 1900kms across the world's highest roads and passes to a Himalayan Shangri La.

After a hearty dinner and a route briefing, we kick-off for the Spiti Valley - it's 6 days ahead of us, winding through District Kinnaur, up to the Spiti Valley and over the pass into the northern reaches of Himachal Pradesh. Our route crosses the border into Ladakh and takes us across the world's highest roads and passes to a Himalayan Shangri La and on a Royal Enfield, India's most famous motorcycle.

You'll cruise to 18,300ft, riding a Royal Enfield to the world's highest motorable that is Khardung La before a spectacular mountain flight back to Delhi.

• This is a physically demanding Road Tour with some long riding days, in widely varying weather conditions.
• The ride calls for a high degree of mental and physical stamina, Royal Enfields are heavy - 160+ kg with luggage.
• We will encounter long sections of broken road on these mountain highways and off-road riding skills will be required.
• Skill and riding experience are necessary to manoeuvre across rough, muddy and sometimes water-filled sections of roadway.
• High mountain weather can quickly change from warm sunshine to driving snow.
• Changes of clothing can be required several times a day and we check that Riders are carrying the neccessary for all conditions.
• Riding in India can be dangerous! Over-speeding and careless road positioning can lead to accidents.
• Typically we can expect warm daytime sun, with cool to chilly evenings, at altitude it can be very cold at night and snow is possible.
• Domestic transfers are as comfortable as possible, with possible delays at Leh Airport due to it’s altitude.

• Accommodation on this Tour ranges from comfortable 3 star hotels through comfortable camping sites to more basic guest houses.
• We try to choose comfortable clean accommodation with attached bathrooms. Sometimes guest house bathroom facilities are shared.
• Campsite tents in which we stay often have attached 'bathrooms' with toilet and washbasin, proper beds, linen, pillows and blankets.
• Several camp sites are at high altitude, sleeping can be uncomfortable and disturbed at high altitude.
• For those sharing, we put same gender singles together in twin beds or a double and a single according to your choice.
• Single accommodation (room or tent) is usually arranged before the Tour.
• Chosing single accommodation en-route will be charged at an additional £30 per night; deducted from the Motorcycle Security deposit.
• We will arrange Pre & Post Tour Accommodation at the current standard rates.