“समय को पकड़ने वाला कोई हाथ नहीं है।” “There is no hand to catch time

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Rudyard Kipling had described Spiti valley as 'a world within a world' in his celebrated novel Kim. Over a century has passed, but not much has changed in this world, as it continues to remain relatively unknown, hidden between multiple folds of valleys and mountains, a world within another world. The name 'Spiti' means 'The Middle Land', i.e. the land between Tibet and India. Bordered by Ladakh in the north, Tibet to the east, Kinnaur to the south east, and the Kullu Valley to the south, this peculiar high altitude cold desert spans an area of almost 8000 sq km.

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Our start and end city for this trip is Delhi in Northern India. This is where we will pick up and return our Royal Enfield Himalayan bikes and where we will leave our excess luggage while we are away for the 16 days riding. There are international flight connections from all over the world to Delhi and it is a major international hub and airport.

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We will push North pretty hard for the first 2 days on the bikes so we can get clear of the “lowlands” and the high density population areas. .We will then start to acclimate to the altitudes ahead over the next 3 days so we lessen or eliminate the chance of suffering from altitude sickness when we head into altitudes of over 4000 metres.

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We will then enter the Spiti valley and truly enter into another world for the next week. You will never forget this time on your bike; ever. Stunning mountain passes, soaring peaks, wide open plains and clean clear high altitude air.
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The all in costs for this trip are $2083 USD

That gets you

 

A decent clean hotel room with mod cons to yourself every night for 17 nights
A fully prepared Royal Enfield Himalayan 410cc bike for you for 16 days
3 filling and tasty meals a day including refreshments and a reasonable amount of beer or soft drinks each night
All fuel and consumables for your bike for 16 days
1 fully set up, all terrain, 4wd support vehicle with a professional Indian 2 man crew of driver and mechanic. A spare bike will be in the support vehicle as well as a full range of spare parts and your luggage in a weatherproof area. You will not have to carry luggage on your bike for this trip.
Airport arrival name board greet and private car pickup in Delhi and delivery to the BDAC hotel base
Airport private car dropoff from BDAC base hotel
Inner line permit fee ( required to visit Spiti Valley as a foreigner.)
Exciting Routes, interesting itineraries and all logistics taken care of. Just ride and have the time of your life. You will remember this ride for a long ,long time.

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Not included in the ride fee

* flights to and from Dehli
*Transfer and exchange costs for the deposit and progress payments
* any food or drinks not in the 3 meals a day
Personal items such as souvenirs, snacks, bribes, speeding fines, tips etc etc
Sim card (s) for phone (s) . Cost is $5 USD per SIM at airport on arrival

 

There will be 10 bikes for this trip. All bikes are 410cc Royal Enfield Himalayans. There is no other option of bike available sorry. They are perfectly designed, constructed, powered and suited for what you will need your bike to do on this trip.

At 17 days and nights this is our longest BDAC ride ever and will probably be amongst the most memorable; if not the most memorable, in nearly 10 years of BDAC rides

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Itinerary

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30TH -FRIDAY DEHLI Welcome dinner- BE IN DELHI BY 6PM
31ST SATURDAY DEHLI Pick up bikes. Back to hotel with bikes to set up

ACTUAL RIDING STARTS

1ST SUNDAY SOLAN
2ND MONDAY SARAHAN
3 RD TUESDAY SANGLA - PICK UP INNER LINE PERMITS
4TH WEDNESDAY SANGLA - DAY RIDE TO CHITKUL AND TIBET BORDER
5TH THURSDAY NAKO
6TH FRIDAY TABO
7TH SATURDAY KAZA
8TH SUNDAY KAZA
9TH MONDAY KAZA Rest Day - optional day ride to Pin Valley
10TH TUESDAY CHANTRAAL
11TH WEDNESDAY KEYLONG
12TH THURSDAY MANALI
13TH FRIDAY NARKANDA
14TH SATURDAY CHANDIGATH
15TH SUNDAY DEHLI Return bikes mid afternoon. Farewell dinner

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MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM NUMBERS AND COSTINGS

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THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF RIDERS FOR THIS TRIP TO GO AHEAD IS 6. IF WE DONT HAVE 6 RIDERS DOWN AS “GOING” BY FEBRUARY 1ST 2024 THEN THE RIDE WILL BE CANCELLED.

Costing per head dependant on number of riders

10 RIDERS = $ 2083
9 RIDERS = $ 2151
8 RIDERS= $ 2226
7 RIDERS = $ 2310
6 RIDERS = $ 2430

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THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM NUMBERS OF RIDERS FOR THIS TRIP IS 11

 

Join us as we head off for another BDAC adventure to a truly stunning part of the world !

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The small print

MOTORCYCLING CAN BE A DANGEROUS PASTIME.

MOTORCYCLING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY CAN BE AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS PASTIME.

MOTORCYCLING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT IS THIRD WORLD CAN BE AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS PASTIME.

MOTORCYCLING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT IS THIRD WORLD WITH 9 OTHER DELUDED AND DEMENTED GUYS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CAN BE AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS PASTIME.

YOU UNDERSTAND THIS AND THE RISKS. IF YOU DIDN’T YOU WOULDN'T BE RIDING THERE WOULD YOU ?
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