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Day 1
Manali → Jispa | ~115 km
Start your epic journey through the Atal Tunnel into Lahaul Valley. Easy
acclimatization ride to Jispa.
🏨 Jispa🏔️ 3,100m🛣️ ~115 km · ~4 hrs
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Day 2
Jispa → Padum (Zanskar) via Shinku La | ~135 km
Divert from the Manali-Leh highway at Darcha. Cross the towering Shinku La
(5,091m) into the remote Zanskar Valley. Gumbok Rangan (Holy Mountain) views. Arrive Padum.
🏨 Padum🏔️ 3,657m🛣️ ~135 km · ~7-8
hrs
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Day 3
Padum Local & Phuktal Trek | ~60 km + trek
Explore Karsha Monastery. Ride to Purne for a 1.5 hr trek to the
breathtaking Phuktal Cave Monastery, built directly into the cliff.
🏨 Padum🏔️ 3,900m (Phuktal)🛣️ ~60 km + 3 km
trek
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Day 4
Padum → Lamayuru (New Zanskar Highway) | ~200 km
Take the spectacular new road across Singge La (5,009m) and Sirsir La
(4,805m). Descend into the moonland of Lamayuru. Overnight near the monastery.
🏨 Lamayuru🏔️ 3,510m🛣️ ~200 km · ~8-9
hrs
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Day 5
Lamayuru → Leh | ~115 km
Ride NH1 along the Indus river. Magnetic Hill, Nimmu confluence, Gurudwara
Pathar Sahib. Arrive Leh.
🏨 Leh🏔️ 3,500m🛣️ ~115 km · ~4 hrs
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Day 6
Leh Rest + Supplies | Mandatory
Rest, service bikes, and stock up on supplies for the Spiti leg. ILP
permits.
🏨 Leh🏔️ 3,500m
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Day 7
Leh → Tso Moriri | ~220 km
Leave the Indus Valley for the Rupshu plateau. Arrive at the sacred Tso
Moriri lake (4,522m).
🏨 Korzok🏔️ 4,522m🛣️ ~220 km · ~6-7
hrs
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Day 8
Tso Moriri → Sarchu | ~180 km
Ride via Tso Kar salt lake, Pang, and cross the More Plains/Tanglang La
back towards Sarchu.
🏨 Sarchu🏔️ 4,253m🛣️ ~180 km · ~6 hrs
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Day 9
Sarchu → Chandratal (Spiti Gateway) | ~140 km
Baralacha La. At Gramphu, turn LEFT onto the Spiti road (one of India's
worst roads — rocks and water crossings). Climb to Chandratal lake camp.
🏨 Chandratal Camp🏔️ 4,250m🛣️ ~140 km · ~6-7
hrs
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Day 10
Chandratal → Kaza via Kunzum La | ~100 km
Cross Kunzum La (4,590m), the gateway to Spiti Valley. Welcome to the high
cold desert. Losar, arrive Kaza.
🏨 Kaza🏔️ 3,800m🛣️ ~100 km · ~5 hrs
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Day 11
Kaza Local Exploration | ~60 km
Ki Monastery. Kibber. Chicham Bridge (Asia's highest suspension bridge).
Langza Buddha statue. Hikkim post office.
🏨 Kaza🏔️ 3,800m🛣️ ~60 km · Full day
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Day 12
Kaza → Tabo / Dhankar | ~90 km
Dhankar cliff monastery. Tabo Monastery, over a millennium old. The valley
becomes slightly greener.
🏨 Tabo🏔️ 3,280m🛣️ ~90 km · ~4-5 hrs
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Day 13
Tabo → Kalpa (Kinnaur) | ~150 km
Leave Spiti and enter the Kinnaur valley. Nako village. The treacherous
Kazigs (Khab switchbacks). Famous Kinnaur rock overhangs. Kinner Kailash views from Kalpa.
🏨 Kalpa🏔️ 2,960m🛣️ ~150 km · ~6 hrs
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Day 14
Kalpa → Chitkul | ~110 km
Enter the beautiful Sangla valley. Chitkul — the last inhabited village
near the Indo-Tibet border. Beautiful wooden architecture.
🏨 Chitkul / Sangla🏔️ 3,450m🛣️ ~110 km ·
~4-5 hrs
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Day 15
Chitkul → Narkanda | ~200 km
Longer ride out of Kinnaur, entering thicker pine forests. Rampur,
Narkanda. Apple orchards everywhere.
🏨 Narkanda🏔️ 2,708m🛣️ ~200 km · ~7
hrs
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Day 16
Narkanda → Manali via Jalori Pass | ~200 km
Cross Jalori Pass (3,120m) into the Tirthan/Kullu valley. Ride up through
Kullu to Manali, closing the massive grand loop! Buffer days recommended.
🏨 Manali🏔️ 2,050m🛣️ ~200 km · ~7 hrs
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Day 17–18
Buffer Days | Optional
Essential for this mega-route to account for road closures in Zanskar or
Spiti.
🏨 Flexible
