Ride ‘The Cliffhanger’ on the new Royal Enfield Himalayan

Experienced riders and daredevils are invited to join the inaugural Nomadic Knights reconnaissance motorcycle tour of the hair-raising Cliffhanger in the Himalayas. The Cliffhanger is a rough Himalayan track that is called the world’s most dangerous road. What’s more is that you can do it on the new Royal Enfield Himalayan.

The first motorcycle tour group to tackle the road will be led Alex Pirie, a Scot who moved to India in 2008 and founded the Nomadic Knights motorcycle travel company. Alex has ridden more than 2,00,000km across India on classic Royal Enfield motorbikes.
The Cliffhanger track from Killar to Kishtwar traces a narrow and rudimentary route high above a gushing river in the remote Pangi Valley in Jammu and Kashmir.

Alex says, “This trip will be our toughest but most exciting tour yet, we won’t know what lies ahead but we will be prepared as we will have our experienced team and all our food, tents, fuel and water with us for the three days that we’ll spend on the most challenging part of the route.”
The Nomadic Knights hardcore adventure Roof of India tour into the far north-west leaves on July 30, 2016, and costs $3980 (Rs 2.64 lakh), but if booked by May 31 will be discounted $250 to $3730 (Rs 2.48 lakh).

The 14-night tour leaves Chandigarh on July 30, 2016, and riders will explore high-altitude deserts, glacier-gouged gorges and lunar-like valleys, visit remote villages and temples in far northern India and ride over mountain passes up to 5000 metres high. They will be riding in the land of wild snow leopards, bears, yak and ibex and stay in luxury Arabian-style tents with campfires at night or local hotels.

The Roof of India tour takes in rarely visited territory in Jammu and Kashmir and includes the second and third highest road passes in the world – both over 5000 metres high. A day of white-water rafting on the Zanskar River is also included as is a stay in Kargil near the Pakistan border.

For more information go to: Nomadic Knights