Documents

  • Valid passport with an expiration date over 6 months past the end of the tour*

  • Valid Motorcycle License*

  • Valid International Driving Permit/License*

  • Valid travel insurance policy that covers your personal health, repatriation and belongings. It must cover you for riding a large cc motorcycle for transport. Please print off a copy for safe keeping during your tour. Riders are requested to hand over the insurance numbers and addresses to our guide*

  • Copies of your passport and visa as a backup

Bike and Casual Gear

  • Helmet*

  • Padded/armored bike jacket*

  • Riding pants (with knee pads)*

  • Bike gloves - they may get wet, so moto gloves are preferred since they dry quick*

  • Bike boots (Touring/Dualsport/MX)*

  • Kidney belt (especially for the mountain trips)

  • Sunglasses/goggles

  • Snood/Buff/Dust mask to protect against dust and the elements

  • Water resistant backpack (day pack size) or a Camelbak/Hydrobak Hydration pack with space for essentials such as wallets and passports

  • Bungee cords/ROK straps/Cargo net

  • Hat - brimmed and woolen

  • Sunscreen

  • Thermals in cold climates

  • Swimsuit

  • Warm socks and scarf

  • Bandana for Nepal (its dusty!)

What to bring

General

  • We always wear Helmets! It is the law to wear a helmet everywhere we ride.

  • When visiting Temples or Gompas, you must remove your shoes. Slip-ons and zipped boots make this lot easier.

  • Often newcomers to India and Nepal will bring too much “stuff”! All over the world the essentials are available, from toothpaste to batteries, from headache tablets to pants and socks. It’s part of the experience to buy simple requirements as you go along.

  • We recommend you travel to India with rugged, ‘soft’ luggage, which can later be stowed in the hotel or support jeep.
    What follows, is a selected and detailed list of items that are of primary importance for the safety and comfort of all our riders.

  • This list has been carefully elaborated, year after year, on the basis of our experience in the terrain. Each and every item that we consider suitable will guarantee a better course of the expedition.

  • There is neither time nor the facility to equip yourself adequately during your trip, so please read through the following list. We strictly recommend our guests to acquire, specifically, all of the required items. You can get some things, but please bring the majority of your needed items.

Tips for travel

  • The easiest way to bring your riding gear is by wearing it on the flight if you need to transfer onto a smaller, national / domestic flight with luggage restrictions, normally around 15kg for check-in luggage and 5-7kg for cabin luggage (Please check before you leave home).

  • Should you only fly international flights to the meeting point, it’s easy to pack all this gear into a duffel bag, which can be folded and kept with your luggage which will travel in the backup van for the duration of your motorcycle tour.