Ladakh guided cycling holiday

by Responsible Travel

Region

Ladakh

Duration

16 days

Guided Status

Guided

Difficulty

N/A

D-Score™

N/A - Unknown

Overview

Ladakh guided cycling holiday for 16 days, small group tour with price from £2,090 excluding flights. The holiday offers a unique and rewarding experience in Ladakh, a remote Himalayan region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. By cycling instead of relying on fossil fuel-powered vehicles, you significantly reduce your carbon footprint. The trip ventures into less-touristy regions, encouraging self-sufficiency and mindfulness of waste generation. Accommodations primarily rely on solar-powered panels for electricity, further reducing carbon impact. The trip also focuses on minimizing water usage in areas facing scarcity and utilizes locally sourced materials for construction, reducing stress on the local environment. The small group numbers are mindfully limited to ensure a low impact and low footprint.

Daily Ride Schedule

Accommodation & Services

Accommodation

N/A

What's Included

Accommodation arrangements

About the Ladakh

A dedicated guide for this region is not available yet.

GBP 2090

per person

Go to Provider

Why Choose This Tour?

Cycling instead of relying on fossil fuel-powered vehicles to significantly reduce carbon footprint and help maintain Ladakh's pristine air quality.
Venturing into less touristy regions to encourage self-sufficiency and mindfulness of waste generation, producing less garbage and recycling or disposing of waste properly.
Staying in accommodations that mostly rely on solar-powered panels to generate electricity, resulting in less carbon emissions.
Visiting small villages with accommodations that use very low water sources and restrict commercial use of water, addressing water scarcity issues in Ladakh.
Staying in houses within the community made of mud, stone, and wood, all locally sourced from within Ladakh, thus avoiding stress on the local environment and discouraging mindless construction of hotels.
100% of staff on the tour are locally based (drivers, local cycling guides), ensuring tourism income flows directly into the hands of local communities.
Staying in locally owned guest houses and homestays, with hotels also being locally owned.
Promoting equal culture and employment, with efforts to employ women in tourism roles where they fit best, despite the current low numbers of women tourist guides in Ladakh.
Offering industry-standard rates for paying wages in both the UK and India/Ladakh, ensuring the staff employed receive the best possible pay.