Ride the challenging roads
of the Pangi Valley and the Himalayas in the far north of India with Sideburn's editor Gary Inman and respected tour
leaders, Helmet Stories.
Seven days of riding,
camping and feasting with India’s most fun motorcycle tour company and your
favourite motorcycle magazine.
PRICE: 100,000 rupees
(approx. £1000, US$1600, €1400, AU$ 2000 at current exchange rates).
INCLUDES: Royal Enfield
bike rental, transfers to and from New Delhi International airport; meals and
drinks on the road; all accommodation (twin sharing in hotels, individual tents
when camping); sleeping bag; guides; back-up truck; mechanic and kitchen staff.
WHEN: 10-18 September 2015.
WHERE: Chandigarh and Pangi
Valley in Himachal.
WHICH FLIGHTS TO BOOK
You must be in New Delhi
before midday on 10 September 2015. Fly
home after 8pm on 18 September 2015. Helmet Stories can suggest hotels if you
want to arrive before or leave later to have more time to acclimatise and
relax.
13 places only.
HOW TO BOOK
Contact vir@helmetstories.com
The trip is run by the
highly experienced Helmet Stories company.
All payments to Helmet
Stories.
50% deposit on booking.
25% two weeks before trip.
25% on arrival in Delhi
NOT INCLUDED: Flights to
and from Delhi; any accommodation before the 10th or after the 18th;
personal insurance; riding kit (bring your own).
ITINERARY*
10 Sept, day
1: Arrive New Delhi, transfer to Chandigarh by van/bus, 250km. Overnight in
hotel.
Day 2:
Chandigarh – Manali by van/bus - 185 miles
Hotel
overnight.
6am start to reach
Manali by afternoon. Last hot running water for four days. Collect bikes.
Day 3: Manali –
Urgos - 110 miles.
Camp overnight.
Very easy if the sun is out, very tough if the
rain gods come out to play. There's perfect tarmac, mud to play in, wooded
tracks running along feisty rivers and a campsite shaded by willows at the end
of the day. A perfect start to come to terms with your motorcycle, a 500cc
Royal Enfield.
Day 4: Urgos –
Phindri - 55 miles.
Camp overnight.
Challenging riding on this ball-breaking road.
Day 5: Phindri
– Sural Bhatori via Killar - 70 miles.
Camp overnight.
Of the same
terrain as Day 4. Rewarding riding.
Day 6:
Sural-Sach Pass– Satrundi - 75 miles.
Camp overnight.
Even more
ball-breaking roads and crossing a 14,500ft (4500m) mountain pass. This is not
a gentle blast down the Pacific Coast Highway.
Day 7: Satrundi
– Khajjiar - 75 miles.
Tarmac begins.
Sort of… Riding through the mini-Switzerland of India. Overnight in hotel. Hot
running water.
Day 8:
Khajjiar – McLeodganj - 80 miles.
The last day
of riding marked with scenic back roads and ending in the official home town of
the Dalai Lama. Overnight in hotel.
18 September
Day 9: McLeodganj
– New Delhi airport by van/bus - 370 miles.
* Organisers
reserve the right to change the itinerary without prior warning.
Can you spot the bike?
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6 comments:
Dude you'll have a ball!
if you have a spare day in Chandigarh check out the Rock Garden it's crazy and cool.
Great idea,pity its a small fortune for a visa now...no thanks
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/how-to-apply-for-a-visa-to-india-prospective-visitors-are-being-deterred-by-the-evertougher-visa-regime-10105734.html
A small fortune? The visa is £100.
Tell me where else you can get
7 days bike rental
Transfers
Tour leaders
All meals
A mix of hotels and camping for eight nights
And your visa for
£1100?
Some countries require visas. Some places are off the beaten track. That's the whole point of this adventure (with a little 'a'). It requires a little more effort, but the pay off is greater.
G
Where else do you pay for a visa as a tourist to nearly a tonne when you want to visit a country and go on a jolly?Not even going to Libya in 09 did i have to pay that amount and UK PLC were paying?
As instance,if you live in Penzance you have to travel to Birmingham in person for a one on one interview before you kick any balls and get your little book processed
I take your point about the soiree and mighty fine it sounds indded.Just a little candid grievance as now it will put off more than intrepid Enfield riders who wish to visit India.Its just shagging greed and a backward move
Enjoy :)
Baz
According to Indian friends of mine, £100 is almost exactly what Indians pay for a Visa to visit England. The Indian authorities have brought themselves inline with the 'shagging greed' of the UK.
Anyway, it's a pointless discussion. The trip is sold out. Yes, it might be a bit of a ball ache but I like Birmingham. Yes, the local Indian tourist economy might be hit hard, but it's the way it is. I paid £50 for a Russian visa 16 years ago. The equivalent of £80 now, so it's hardly unheard of.
G
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