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In late summer 2022, a group of motorcyclists from Denmark traveled to the Himalayas to tackle the world's highest mountain range, starting in the lush southern Himalayas at the mountain town of Manali and ending in the Buddhist oasis of Leh, on the barren Tibetan Plateau close to the border with China and Pakistan. This stretch is only possible to drive in the months of June to October, as the high-altitude road is closed the rest of the year due to unfavorable weather conditions. On the route, several mountain passes at an altitude of over 5000 meters were climbed.
The tour took place on Royal Enfield motorcycles. Both on the classic street bike model and the off-roader named "Himalayan". Both machines are produced in India and they handled the many hardships and the thin air amazingly well.
The trip was organized by MC ASIEN - a Danish travel company specializing in motorcycle tours with Danish motorcycle guides in Asia, Africa and South America. In August 2023, a similar trip through the Himalayas will be organized. MCTN members are offered a DKK 1,000 discount on this trip. Just provide your membership number when signing up. See more at www.mcasien.com
The tour costs 28,840 DKK per rider on the Royal Enfield Classic/Bullet Model 500 cubic meters. And DKK 29,840 per motorcyclist on the Royal Enfield Himalayan 411 cubic meter off-roader. If you want to participate as a backseat passenger or as a passenger in a support vehicle, the price is DKK 24,940.
The price includes: Return flights from Copenhagen to Delhi - Domestic flights within India - Overnight stays as per program in cozy hotels and comfortable tent camps - Rental of Royal Enfield 500 cubic - Petrol, oil and spare parts. - Backup transportation in the form of vehicles carrying our personal luggage, first aid kit, tools, spare parts etc. - Traveling mechanic and English speaking Indian national guide - Meals: Full board - Tips for waiters, hotel staff and luggage handlers throughout the motorcycle tour - Road taxes and fees - Information meeting about the trip before departure - Contribution to the Travel Guarantee Fund.
A kind soul has written "Blow Horn"; on a boulder at a sharp bend.
In the Himalayas, all road users diligently use the horn to say: "Here I come. - Do you have
Seen me?". Yes, it's downright rude not to honk when traveling here on two wheels!
Clouds cast shadows on the mountains of the Tibetan plateau, 4500 meters above sea level.
The barren landscape, deep in the Himalayas, is like something out of a spaghetti western.
Here the road is blasted out of the rock and the guardrail consists of a few blocks of cement,
that seem to be placed very randomly.
Steffen Andersen (front) is a motorcycle mechanic by day, but here in the Himalayas he's on a motorcycle vacation. The smile is unmistakable.
The majestic landscapes of the Himalayas are at times so surreal that you have to pinch yourself to make sure you're not dreaming.
Michael Dantzer-Sørensen is taking a well-deserved break. He is a well-traveled gentleman: it reveals the many flags and patches on his motorcycle jacket that stem from his countless motorcycle adventures around the world.
Means thunder dragon in Tibetan. "Druk Resort" is located on the mountain lake Tsokar at an altitude of 4530 meters. However, it is not an all-inclusive hotel in a party town, as the name suggests, but a small camp consisting of 12 small houses.
We visited the Buddhist Thiksey Monastery close to the city of Leh and were invited inside for a ceremony. The monastery dates back to the 1700s and the Dalai Lama visits this place when he is in Ladakh, as this region in the Indian Himalayas is called. Ladakh is also known as "Little Tibet" because its inhabitants are free to practice their Tibetan culture, beliefs and religion, which is not allowed in Tibet itself, which is subject to strict rules and laws of China.
A Royal Enfield plows through a puddle at the Wari Lah mountain pass throughout 5312 altimeter
Lasse Rasmussen and his wife, Sofia Rasmussen, enjoy the view from the top of the The Wari Lah mountain pass at a whopping 5312 meters of altitude.
Motorcycle travel in the Himalayas isn't just for tough, hardened old men. Here we pose Tanya Silberg from San Francisco, USA on a Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle.
A shepherd drives his sheep and goats down the road in the Himalayas.
The southern Himalayas are green and lush. But the landscape becomes dry and barren as the further you move into the mountain maze.
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