The Great Himalayan Exploration - Edition 4: Himachal Pradesh.
A new chapter of The Great Himalayan Exploration began in 2025 as Edition 4 set off for Himachal Pradesh. Led by Royal Enfield Social Mission in partnership with UNESCO, this one-of-a-kind motorcycle expedition continues its work of documenting and safeguarding the living heritage of the Himalayas-one ride at a time.
Over five journeys, rider-researchers were set to explore 17 Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) practices. Each ride explores a different facet of life in the mountains. The upcoming fifth and final ride explores cultural and lifestyle traditions like the Thoda dance, the extraction of Chulli oil from wild apricot kernels, Pullan weaving, Kariyala folk theatre, animal husbandry practices of Gaddi communities—revealing its memory, movement, craft, and belief.
Get to know what the journey is like by streaming Edition 3 of the Great Himalayan Exploration across Ladakh on JioCinema and National Geographic TV.