Tour Information
The Little Tibet Bike Tour is a revival of our long Little Tibet Motorcycle Tour from 1995.
It's known as Little Tibet Motorbike Tour because we remain in the Indian Himalayas, yet the landscape is just as spectacular as in Tibet proper – or perhaps even better. In Little Tibet, we can travel without having minders watch our every move, and the Tibetan exiles still live as they did before the annexation of Tibet by China.
The little Tibet motorbike tour will take us through the Sutlej and Spiti valleys to the very roof of the world. It's an otherworldly landscape.
We start in Nagar, riding through Kulu Valley, and over the Rothang Pass into Spiti Valley.
In September 2015, we ran an explorer tour to check the road conditions along the Little Tibet Bike Tour route and prepare for the new 2016 tour.
| Day | Tour Route in Detail | Accommodation | Altitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Departure from Europe | |||
| 2 | Pickup from Airport, Coach Transfer to Nagar, Relaxing in the afternoon, welcome Dinner | Hotel Ragini | Nagar 1.800m | |
| 3 | Warming Up Bike Tour to Manali | Hotel Ragini | Nagar | 60 – 80 km |
| 4 | Biketour to Yara and Bijli Mahadev, visit Krishna tempel for blessing | Hotel Ragini | Nagar | 60 – 80 km |
| 5 | Tourstart to Manikaram, visit hot springs, ride up to Dam project, enjoy the beauty of Paravati Valley | Tent Camp at Kasol | Parvati Valley 1.600 m | 60 – 80 km |
| 6 | Riding down Kullu Valley, into Tirtan Valley, climbing up the steep Jalorie Pass upto 3.260 m | “Raja”-Guest House near Jalorie Pass – at Shoja Village | Jalorie Pass 2.750m | 60 – 80 km |
| 7 | Cruise through Sutlej Valley into Kinnaur | Shrikand Hotel by HTDC | Sharahan 2.000m | 110 km |
| 8 | Ride up the Valley and into the steep Sangla valley | Sangla Valley Tent Camp | Sangla Valley | 60 - 80km |
| 9 | Explore the magic Sangla Valley till Chitkul 3.500m | Sangla Valley Tent Camp | Sangla Valley | 100km |
| 10 | Ride to Kalpa and enjoy 2.950m high Kinaur Valley | Kinner Villa at Kalpa Village | Kalpa - Rekong Peo 2.900m | 60 – 80 km |
| 11 | Reach Inner Boarder Line and climb up from Sutlej to Spiti Valley, Stay at holy lake of Nako | Nako Lake Guest House –with our own catering | Nako Guest House 2.900 m | 110 km |
| 12 | One relaxed day at the holy lake and exploring the beautiful Nako village – also small trek possible | Nako Lake Guest House | Nako Guest House | 0 km |
| 13 | Crossing Malling Nalla, visit Tabo Monastery and Dankar Monastery | Tent Camp on the Spiti River | Tent Camp at Chilling | 80 km |
| 14 | Riding up the Spiti, visiting Pin National Park and later reaching to Kaza | Sakya Abode Guest House with our own catering | Kaza - Spiti Valley 3.550m | 100 km |
| 15 | Visit Ky Monastery, Kibber Village and the Gete Plateau | Sakya Abode Guest House | Kaza - Spiti Valley | 80 km |
| 16 | Free day at Kaza , maybe ride up to Kormik monastery, overnight at Kaza | Sakya Abode Guest House | Kaza - Spiti Valley | 80 - 120 km |
| 17 | Crossing the Kunzum La Pass 4.550m !! and down into wild Lahaul Valley, ride till Campground near Chatru | Tent Camp between Chatru and Chota Dara | Chandra Valley 3.800m | 90 km |
| 18 | Crossing the Rothang La Pass ( 3.980m) and ride | Banon Resort | Manali 2.050 m | 90 km |
| 19 | Relaxing at Manali, Visit Bazar, Temple, Kiteflying or Hot Bath…Farewell Dinner | Banon Resort | Manali | 0 - 50 km |
| 20 | Flight or AC/private coach from Kullu to Delhi , Coach trip to Agra | Hotel Mayura in Agra | New Delhi | 0 km |
| 21 | Visit TAJ MAHAL and Red Fort and return by coach to Delhi, Farewell Dinner. | New Delhi | ||
| 22 | Return Flight to Germany |
