INDIA BULL RIDERS | Zanskar x Ladakh

[Kaustav]

THREE MUSKETEERS — ZANSKAR × LADAKH 2026

“One Club. Three Souls.”

Not just a ride…
It’s a story we are setting out to create.

This September, three riders. Three motorcycles. One massive Himalayan loop covering some of the most remote and spectacular terrain of Ladakh and Zanskar.

START: DELHI
END: DELHI
19 SEPTEMBER – 04 OCTOBER 2026

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️ THE RIDE PLAN

DELHI
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TANDI
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GONBO RANGJON
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PADUM
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PHUGTAL
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RANGDUM → PENZI LA
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DRASS
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BATALIK
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DAH – HANU
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LEH
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TURTUK
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SUMUR
️
SHYOK
️
MERAK
️
KOYUL
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DEMCHOK
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UMLING LA
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HANLE
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TSO MORIRI
️
TSO KAR
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SARCHU
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JISPA
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MANALI / MANDI
️
DELHI

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️ HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXPEDITION

Zanskar Valley
Shinku La
Gonbo Rangjon
Phugtal Monastery
Padum
Drang Drung Glacier
Pensi La
Rangdum
Kargil / Drass
Batalik
Dah & Hanu / Aryan Valley
Leh
Turtuk
Siachen
Shyok Valley
Pangong – Merak
Koyul
Demchok
Umling La
Hanle
Chumur
Tso Moriri
Tso Kar
More Plains
Sarchu
Manali / Himachal

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THE EXPEDITION

19 SEP
Delhi → Tandi

20 SEP
Tandi → Purne → Gonbo Rangjon sector

21 SEP
Gonbo Rangjon → Phugtal Monastery → Padum

22 SEP
Padum — Exploration & Rest

23 SEP
Padum → Rangdum → Pensi La → Kargil / Drass

24 SEP
Drass → Kargil War Memorial → Batalik

25 SEP
Batalik → Dah → Hanu → Leh

26 SEP
Leh — Rest & Bike Check

27 SEP
Leh → Turtuk

28 SEP
Turtuk → Siachen sector → Sumur / Agham

29 SEP
Agham → Shyok → Durbuk → Merak

30 SEP
Merak → Nyoma → Dungti → Koyul

01 OCT
Koyul → Demchok → Umling La → Hanle

02 OCT
Hanle → Chumur → Tso Moriri → Tso Kar / Sarchu

03 OCT
Sarchu → Jispa → Mandi

04 OCT
Mandi → Delhi

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️ THIS IS NOT A STANDARD LADAKH RIDE.

• The unforgiving trails of Zanskar
• High-altitude passes and remote valleys
• Glaciers and turquoise lakes
• Remote villages and ancient monasteries
• Border villages and frontier roads
• Umling La — one of the highest motorable roads in the world
• Siachen and Kargil war memorials
• Off-road trails, river crossings and endless mountain landscapes
• Camping under some of the clearest Himalayan skies

16 Days. Thousands of kilometres. One massive Himalayan adventure.

ZANSKAR • LADAKH • BEYOND ️️

And there will be landscapes that photographs simply cannot capture.

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THREE RIDERS

Three souls.

Three machines.

One journey.

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RIDDEN • REACHED • REMEMBERED

From the forests of Himachal…

to the moonscapes of Zanskar…

from the villages of Aryan Valley…

to the turquoise waters of Pangong…

from the frontier roads of Changthang…

to Umling La…

this isn't just about reaching destinations.

It's about everything that happens between them.

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#OnwardAndInward

[satty]

Good plan guys... But unfortunately not an IBR MA..

Read the criteria for MA here
https://hub.indiabullriders.com/post/134

[79rajiv]

Hi @satty @sajeesh @gaurav, Delhi is considering both the rides as MA. We had proposed these rides as MA quite some time back, and honestly, it’s unfortunate that we haven’t got many riders showing interest.
But now that we’ve already proposed them as MA, I feel cancelling them at this stage may not be the right thing to do. It could also demotivate the few riders who are actually willing to take up the ride and do an MA under the IBR flag. We completely understand and respect the criteria for MA, especially for the bigger chapters. At the same time, we also need to look at the practical side of things. It’s not always in our hands to get people to commit to such long rides, especially when everyone is dealing with their own professional commitments and challenges.
So, I’d request you to please look at these two rides as an exception. If a few riders are still willing to ride those distances and carry the IBR flag, I think we should encourage them.
Please reconsider, my buoy.
Times are changing, and maybe we need to change a little with them too.

[sajeesh]

@79rajiv - as discussed, this ride doesn't qualify for MA due to minimum members criteria. @kaustav knows it very well and acknowledges the. After all, we all planning commission members decided on and agreed to the MA terms so there should not be an element of doubt.

PS: Exceptions are for smaller & new chapters