Ritesh Sood (Indian High-altitude Royal Enfield motorcycle tours)
Ritesh is based in Manali – smack bang in the middle of the Himalayas, Manali is the launch pad for all types of expeditions into the Trans-Himalayan regions of Spiti, Kinnaur, Pangi, Zanskar and Ladakh. He completed his Masters in Tourism Management in ’97 and has been in the tourism business ever since. Ritesh is a pioneer in introducing several tourism concepts, ideas and services to Himachal and the Trans-Himalayan regions. He manages offices in Manali, Shimla, Dharamshala and Amritsar, and operates all types of tours in the foothills of, and in the Trans-Himalayan regions for over two decades. Several of these regions used to be literally inaccessible bar the 2-3 months of summer, and we are now able to conduct our expeditions there. The earliest circuits were Manali – Leh and Kinnaur – Spiti, and these operations later expanded throughout India including Rajasthan and the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa. Always warm and welcoming, Ritesh manages a number of garages, teams of mechanics & road captains, and most importantly for us… a fleet of Royal Enfield motorcycles on the ready and dedicated specifically for touring.