Trekking Himalayas, Adventure Travel India, Motorbike Safari Tour, India, Nepal, Bhutan

Auli can be reached by road or ropeway from Joshimath. It provides an excellent panoramic view of the giant mountain peaks like Nanda Devi, Kamet and Dunagiri. From January to March, the Auli slopes are usually covered with a thick carpet of snow, about 3m deep. The stretch of 3-kms with a drop in elevation of 500m is considered to be a very good skiing ground by international standard. The background of lofty snow clad mountains heightens the sprit of the skiers.

Duration :	20 Nights/ 21 Days
Places Covered :	Delhi - Corbett - Suklaphnata - Bardia - Tansen - Pokhara - Charikote - Daman - Janakpur - Darjeeling - Gangtok - Jaldapara - Phutsoling - Thimphu - Punakha - Paro - Delhi

Day 1 : Arrive Delhi
On arrival at the airport you will be met by the Himalayan representative and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay in Delhi.

Day 2 : Jim Corbett National Park
In the morning, Warm Up Program for all Bike riders towards Jim Corbett National Park 300Km/6hrs. Located in the foothills of the Himalayas is the majestic Corbett National Park. Home to a variety of flora and fauna, it is famous for its wild population of Tigers, Leopards and Elephants. Corbett national park was established in 1936, as the Hailey National Park. India's first national park and the first sanctuary to come under Project Tiger, Corbett supports a variety of vegetation making it the ideal habitat for the Tiger and its prey. Over night stay in the jungle resort.

Day 3 : Royal Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve
200-kms, The bike tour starts at the Nepal border, 80-kms at Mahendranagar. To visit the park you need to rent a vehicle. Sukla Phanta, in the southwest area of the park, it a large grassland area, where you are guaranteed to see large amounts of swamp deer. There is a viewing tower in the middle where you can view the deer with binoculars.
Swamp deer are known as barasingha, or twelve pointed. Now it is considered to be an endangered species. Camp for the night near the Royal Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve.

Day 4 : Royal Bardia National Park
200-kms Drive towards the forest hideaway of Royal Bardia National Park. The park can only be entered by road. There are regular flights from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj. Nepalgunj, from where public buses serve the far Western Terai. To reach the park headquarters at Thakurdwara, it is necessary to alight at Motipur and walk 8 km. north of Lihalpur on the Nepalgunj-Surkhet road, and drive west along the fair weather road inside the park to reach Thakurdwara. This usually takes 3-4 hrs. by 4 WD vehicle. The Mahendra Rajmarg is the main highway which crosses the park.

Day 5 : Royal Bardia National Park
Royal Bardia National Park. Bardia also boasts the greatest number of deer species in Nepal. The six deer species found in the park are: Chital or spotted Deer with its ubiquitous white spots on a brown coat; Hog Deer; similar to but smaller than Chital; Sambhar, the largest Deer on Indian subcontinent with a shaggy coat and thick antlers; Swamp Deer; Barasingha; and reddish-colored Barking Deer, the park's smallest Deer.

Day 6 : Royal Bardia - Tansen
350-kms, Drive towards the small hill station of Tansen. Dinner at a restaurant and overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 7 : Tansen -Pokhara
140-kms, Continuing bike journey over the Siddharta Highway to Pokhara. The town of Pokhara is not a tourist attraction in itself like Kathmandu. But if Kathmandu is the cultural hub of Nepal, Pokhara is its center of adventure. The setting of the city, in the middle of Pokhara valley on the banks of the Seti River, with all the big mountains nearby, makes it the perfect starting place for hikers and trekkers. Overnight stay at Hotel in Pokhara.

Day 8 : Pokhara - Kathmandu
Morning drive towards Kathmandu 250km/5Hrs. Kathmandu valley is overwhelming. It is surrounded by a tier of green mountain wall above which tower mighty snow-capped peaks. The valley consists of three main towns of great historic, artistic and cultural interest: Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur. It is situated 4,423 ft. above sea level. Overnight stay at Hotel in Kathmandu.

Day 9 : Kathmandu - Barabise
100-km, drive towards the Tibet Highway to Barabise. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 10 : Barabise - Charikote
Morning drive to Charikote 100Km, 2.670m. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 11 : Daman

Morning drive towards Daman 150Km, overnight stay in the Tent Camp on Top of the Mountains (2,600 m).

Day 12 : Janakpur.
After breakfast proceed for Janakpur 250 Km & over night stay in the Hotel.

Day 13 : Darjeeling :
220 km, Cross over into Kosi river Basin and into the Land of Tea - Darjeeling. Over night stay in the Hotel.

Day 14 : Gangtok :
80 km, Ride up to the Famous Rumtek Monastery & Gangtok. Over Night stay in the Hotel.

Day 15 :
120 Km, Drive to Changul Lake. Overnight at Gangtok.

Day 16 : Into Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
The Jaldapara sanctuary holds the maximum number of rhino population in India after Kaziranga National Park in Assam. It is one of the very few places in India, where the Bengal Florican can be sighted. Set out with a binocular and see the majestic flight of lesser Pied hornbill, racket-tailed drongo, paradise flycatcher, Crested Eagle, Pallas's Fishing Eagle, shikra, Jungle fowl, peafowl, partridges and many other bird species. An adventurous elephant ride in the morning will take you deep inside the grassland for the real excitement.

Day 17 : At Phuntsoling
Drive to Phuntsoling -the Bhutanese boarder town. Today you stay in Phuntsoling a commercial and industrial center as well as overland gateway to Bhutan. This is the best place to buy the famous stamps of Bhutan.

Day 18 : Drive to Thimphu
With the breathtaking hairpin bents the road takes us from the tropical rain forest of low land to Thimpu-the capital of Himalayan country. Sightseeing of Thimpu & over night stay.

Day 19 : Drive to Punakha.

Morning drive to Punakha Dzong houses many sacred temples including the Lhakhang, where the embalmed body of Shabdrung Ngawang lies in state. Damaged four times by fire in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and by earthquake in 1897, the Punakha Dzong has suffered the devastation brought by floods which sweep down valley as the snows melt in the great northern glaciers, while bridges which connect the Dzong with the fertile valley on either side were, until recent times, often completely destroyed.

Day 20 : Punakha
Blessed with a temperate climate and drained by the Phochu-Mochu rivers, the fertile valley of Punakha, it served until 1955 as the capital of Bhutan and today, it is the winter seat of the Central Monk Body. In 1615, Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal built the fortress of Punakha at junction of the Phochu and Mochu rivers to serve as religious and administrative centres for Bhutan. Full day city tour & over night stay.

Must Carry on this road trip.
(the operative word in this region is "DRY")

1. Sun block - (In India Biotique has SPF 75)
2. Moisturizer - heavy duty
3. Shampoo & conditioner
4. At least one camera roll for each day - if you are trigger happy
5. half the clothes you planned
6. double the money you've budgeted
7. common medication
8. water and candies
9. shades and a hat
10.A positive attitude

Road Conditions

Excellent: tarred roads without undulations
very good: tarred roads with undulations
Good: tarred roads with potholes here and there
Average: tarred roads with potholes here and there and there and there
Bad: loose stones or dirt roads
Very Bad: no road visible. Make your own road.
Terrible: Can only fly to that place!

Shimla to Manali - very good
Manali to koksar (After Rohtang) - good
Koksar to Keylang - bad
Keyland to ZingZing bar - good
ZingZing bar to Sarchu - very bad
Sarchu to Leh - very good
Leh to Lamayuru - very good
Leh to Hunger - very good
Leh to Pangong - very good

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