Heritage Trail in the Mountains Tour on Royal Enfields for 8 Days
07 Nights / 08 Days
Amritsar, Pragpur, Kangra, McLeodganj, Dharamshala, Taragarh, Baijnath, Bir, Mandi, Shimla, Nalagarh, Chandigarh.
07 Nights / 08 Days
Amritsar, Pragpur, Kangra, McLeodganj, Dharamshala, Taragarh, Baijnath, Bir, Mandi, Shimla, Nalagarh, Chandigarh.
Tour Itinerary
This is an 8 days / 7 nights tour to Himachal Pradesh where we travel to some of the best known places of the hill state, meandering our ways across hills & mountain terrain on our Royal Enfield and exploring the Heritage & Culture of this region. We stay at most of places in Heritage hotels. We start our tour from the Holy city of Amritsar which is famous for the Golden Temple and from here we bike to the Heritage Village of Pragpur. We stay here at a village mansion, biking onwards to Dharamshala which is now the seat of Tibetan Government in Exile and abode of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Enrooted to Dharamshala we ride through Kangra Valley visiting Rock Cut Temples and a Fort. We trace more of Kangra Valley to Mandi from where we travel to Shimla which was once the capital of British India. On our journey to Shimla we enjoy overnight stays at heritage hotels in Mandi & Taragarh and cross several picturesque points, villages, temples, monasteries and cheerful people.
Meet on arrival at Amritsar station or airport and transfer to hotel. We spend the afternoon relaxing and taking possession of our Royal Enfield bikes and the enthusiastic ones can drive around the town, visit Golden Temple. Overnight at hotel.
After breakfast drive on your Royal Enfield bike from Amritsar to Pragpur. On arrival check in at hotel. Rest of the day free to explore the Heritage village by walk. Overnight at hotel.
Pragpur / Dharamshala (75 kms/ 3-4 hrs)
After breakfast drive on your Royal Enfield bike from Pragpur to Dharamshala enroute covering Masrur Rock Cut Temples, Kangra Fort, Raja Sansar Chand Museum, Kangra town and continue to Mcleodganj Visit Dalai Lama Temple & Mcleodganj market. Later drive to Norbulinkgka Institute in Lower Dharamshala. or at Blossom Village Resort located near Norbulingka Institute.
Dharamshala / Taragarh (50 kms/ 2-3 hrs)
Morning visit the Norbulingka Institute and on your bikes continue drive to Taragarh. On arrival check in at Hotel Taragarh Palace. Evening you have an option to walk or ride to Tashijong monastery visiting the Gompa and the village. Overnight at hotel.
After breakfast drive on your Royal Enfield bike from Taragarh to Mandi enroute visiting beautiful old Vaidyanath temple at Baijnath, Sherbaling & Bir Monasteries. On arrival check in at Hotel Rajmahal. Evening walk around the town visiting few old temples of Mandi. Overnight at hotel.
Mandi / Shimla (191 kms/ 6 – 7 hrs)
After breakfast drive on your Royal Enfield bike from Mandi to Shimla via Chindi, Tattapani & Naldehra. On arrival check in at Hotel. Rest of the day is spent walking around the Shimla town – the much famous The Mall & The Ridge. One can also ride to The Vice Regal Lodge, the building which was once the home to The Viceroy of India.
Today is our last day of our biking and we ride down to Nalagarh from Shimla crossing the Shivalik hills. Check in at Hotel The Fort Nalagarh.
Depart Nalagarh / Chandigarh (65 kms/ 2 hrs)
Morning at leisure. Afternoon we bid farewell to our companions The Royal Enfields, carrying fond memories & promise to meet again and are transferred to the Chandigarh airport or railway station to connect a flight or train back to Delhi
– COSTS BASED ON MINIMUM 4 RIDERS & VALID TILL 31 MAR (not including period 19 Dec to 5 Jan)
– Motorbike rider 4- 15 full paying INR 1,10,000/- per person
– Pillion rider 52,000/- per person
– Single room supplement INR 35,000/- per single on twin sharing cost.
– includes only the accommodation on twin sharing as per plan.
– arrangements for pickup or drop from Delhi/ Chandigarh or accommodation in Manali/ Shimla can be organized at extra costs.
– GST chargeable as extra on all of above rates
(1). Note: The helmet, gloves and other personal equipments may kindly bring your own.
(2). Before starting the tour from Manali, clients will have to make a security deposit of Rs. 4,000 per bike. Once the tour comes to an end, the full amount will be returned to the client at the ending point provided there is no damage to the bike.
(3). This is the itinerary for a tour which we run regularly. It can be altered, and we like to discuss plans with clients and can make suggestions about special places to visit depending on our clients’ interests, and available time. The itinerary is planned in such a way that you gain altitude gradually , you get a good and proper time to acclimatise properly while travelling through the Central Himalayas . Every day there is enough free time to make walk / or to relax your own so you could experience the people and culture from much close on the tour.
(4). In case you require accompanying tour escort / local guide with you please tell us and we will be happy to arrange local, knowledgeable guide for your tour, as per your choice.
(5). Please do not hesitate to collect any travel information from us, before working a final tour programme for yourself. We would be glad to provide you all the travel information and hotels details etc. at the time of planning your holidays with us, before you book your tour with Incredible Himachal Holidays. Being local, we can provide you with a wonderful private, personalise, tailor-made holiday tour in India at a cheaper cost than the standard package / group holiday that you might find elsewhere. We believe in delivering the service, more than- promised to our clients.
– Bed & breakfast basis in Nalagarh, Shimla, Mandi, Dharamshala, Pragpur & Amritsar.
– MAP (room + breakfast & dinner) at Taragarh only.
– One back up van (utility or pick up jeep for spare parts / baggage etc.).
– One Enfield Motorcycle per rider and gas charges strictly as per the above itinerary (from day 02 onward as per the tour chosen till day 07), for any extra driving the clients have to pay directly at spot.
– One Motorbike Mechanic for the entire tour.
– Basic spares for the motorcycles (any damage/ change of spares payable as extra directly).
– Accompanied co – coordinator for the entire tour (not riding motorbike).
– Arrival & departure transfers by large car/ tempo.
– Entrances to place of visit (camera fee donot include).
– Presently applicable taxes.
– Any airfare/ train fare, hotel accommodation in Manali/ Shimla, any transportation to reach Manali/ Shimla,Fuel for Bike, any other meal than mentioned in itinerary, any personal or travel Insurance, tips, gratuities, portage, laundry, telephone calls, table drinks or any other expenses of personal nature, any item not specified under cost inclusions.
