About Anubhav Travel
We've been at Ram Jhula since 2015.
Hem and Rohit Tiwari started Anubhav Travel in 2015 with 4 motorcycles near the Ram Jhula bridge in Swarg Ashram. We're still in the same place, still locally owned, and still the people who hand you the keys.
Rishikesh was already drawing backpackers and yoga travellers by 2015, but almost nobody was renting out well-maintained Enfields with someone who'd actually stand behind the bike after you rode off. Most of what passed for a rental shop back then was a padlocked shutter and a phone number that stopped answering the moment something went wrong.
The turning point came early: a rider broke down on the Chopta road on a bike we'd sent out without checking the chain properly. We drove out ourselves, at night, to fix it — and realised that showing up was the entire business. Not the bikes, not the price. Whether we picked up the phone.
Ten years on, the fleet has grown, the shop is still steps from where it started, and the two of us still hand over the keys most days. We've turned people away when their licence didn't match the bike, argued them out of routes we thought were unsafe, and kept a mechanic's number in every itinerary we hand out. None of that has changed since the first four bikes.
What We Do
Rentals. We're a Royal Enfield specialist — Himalayan 450, Himalayan 411, Guerrilla 450, Classic 350 and Hunter 350, plus a Honda Activa 125 for getting around town. All insured, all serviced on schedule, all carrying commercial taxi-series plates so they're legal for self-drive across Uttarakhand.
Tours. Guided motorcycle expeditions into the Garhwal and Kumaon Himalaya — Adi Kailash, Chardham, Do Dham, Chopta. We started running these because riders kept coming back from trips they'd planned alone and telling us what had gone wrong.
River rafting. Rafting on the Ganga with licensed, qualified guides — Brahmpuri, Shivpuri and Marine Drive trips that finish at Laxman Jhula or Ram Jhula. See the rafting page for routes and prices.
How We Work
We tell you when the answer is no. If your licence doesn't cover the bike, we won't rent it to you. If you want to take a scooty to Kedarnath, we'll explain why that's a bad idea. If you want to do Adi Kailash and you've only ridden in the city, we'll suggest Chopta first. This costs us bookings and we do it anyway.
The price doesn't change. What we quote is what you pay. No cleaning charge invented at return, no fuel-gauge argument, no peak-season surprise.
We answer. If something goes wrong 150 km away, you get a person on WhatsApp and a mechanic contact on your route.
Who Writes Our Guides
Hem Tiwari co-founded Anubhav Travel in 2015 and has been renting bikes and guiding motorcycle tours from Ram Jhula in Rishikesh ever since. He also writes the planning guides for guests who want to arrange a river-rafting trip on the Ganga with Anubhav Travel — what to ask, what to compare and what to get confirmed in writing before booking. Read his route, permit and rafting guides on the blog.
Registration
Near Ram Jhula Bridge, Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304
Not GST-registered — below the registration threshold.