Airport pickup and transfer to hotel. Full day rest, lunch at your hotel.

Overnight stay at hotel in Leh.

Today is again a "leisure" day because is essential at this altitude to acclimatize properly. We will explore the delights of Leh in the morning and in afternoon get introduced to the "Bullet", your close companion for the next few days as you start your motorbike holiday into Zanskar.

Drive to Alchi & Lamayuru Monasteries. Enroute visit - Nimu, the confluence point of Zanskar & Indus rivers. See Basgo – A Ruined fortress which houses a statue of Maitreya enroute.

Overnight stay at camp/Guest House.

Spend the day exploring the villages and interacting with the local people known as the Dards or Brokpas.

Overnight stay at camp/Guest House.

In the town around Drass and Kargil live the people of the Dard origin whose homeland was originally in Gilghit, in present day Pakistan.

Overnight stay at camp/Guest House.

Drive to Rangdum. Visit Gompa perched on a steep sugar loaf hilltop. The walls more Ornate than in Ladakh valley. Buddha reliefs carved in stone with Chortens and Mandalas in the background. Over night, Camp

Drive to Padum - the head quarter of the Zanskar region. The township clings to hillock. At leisure to explore the area including a visit to the Karsha Gompa, the largest and most important Gompa in the Zanskar Valley.

Overnight Camp.

Drive back to Kargil. Overnight in Hotel.

Early morning drive to leh via mulbik and Sanjak road to straight away to Leh. Over night in Hotel.

Day free

Today we are heading further north. Our objective is the head of the Nubra Valley, the Khardung La, at 5,602 meters the highest motorable pass in the world!

After a short break we will have to move on to reach the Nubra Valley. This is a stretch where we can drive on much faster but you will be compelled to stop many times to capture the Shyok River and the beautiful scenery on camera. We will drive to Deluxe tentage accommodation for Overnight stay.

After an early breakfast we will head out to explore the beautiful Nubra Valley. After some great riding experience in this remote area we will head back for Leh. We will cross over Khardung La a second time, in the afternoon and drive down to Leh.

Over night at Hotel in Leh.

Day free

Early morning transfer to Leh airport for return journey.