Overview
The most exciting part of this tour is entraining on your bike and cruising along the lush green hills, massive mountains and rivers, and remote settlements into one of the least explored habitable regions in the world. You will be entering the restricted area that was only opened for tourists as recent as 1992 AD with a 500 CC Classic Enfield or a 411 CC Enfield Himalayan Motorbike. The major highlights include the deepest gorge in the world, Kali Gandaki, a panoramic view of the mountains like Annapurna South (8091m) and Dhaulagiri (8167m), paying homage to Muktinath (A Hindu Mukti-Kshetra), visiting man-made caves dating 3000 years, and visiting Lo Manthang (the walled city).
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Kathmandu
- Maximum altitude 4660 meters / 15,288 feet
- Adventure to one of the world's most discreet and culturally rich destinations
- Enjoy the picturesque mountain ranges of Annapurna I and Dhaulagiri
- Visit Muktinath Temple, one of the historical Mukti Kshetra and a revered pilgrimage site
- Drive to the Nepal-Tibet Border and explore the ancient Chooser and Jhong caves
- Relish the rich indigenous cuisine of Thakali meal and the local apple-brandy of Marpha
- 12 nights accommodation in hotels, lodges, or guest houses
Ride Details
- Bike
- Rental bike (Royal Enfield Himalayan)
- Riding gear
- not included
- Meals
- 3 daily meals during the motor tour
What's included
- Arrival and departure arrangement/transfers
- Welcome dinner and farewell dinner at one of the best Nepalese restaurants with traditional ethnic music and dance
- 2 nights twin sharing accommodation in Kathmandu at 3\* standard hotel with breakfast
- 2 nights twin sharing accommodation in Pokhara at 3\* standard hotel with breakfast
- 8 nights of accommodation during the Mustang tour in standard lodges / guesthouse
- Services of an experienced road captain on a bike and backup of support of a highly qualified and well-trained Mechanic, including the cost of their meals, accommodations, and daily allowances
- Motorcycle spare parts, trip leader, and mechanics
- Back up vehicle (4X4) for the entire trip to carry the luggage, motorbike spare parts and a mechanic
- 1 mechanic during the whole trip
- Upper Mustang restricted area permit
- Annapurna Conservation Area permit
- All meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the trip after Pokhara and before Pokhara
- Emergency evacuation management
- Royal Enfield Himalayan rental
- Insurance of guide driver
- All required local tax and Gov tax
- Down jackets and sleeping bags
- Official trekking T-shirt, duffel bag (you can use it for a sherpa bag), and Mustang route map (as a souvenir)
- First aid service (basic)
Not included
- Lunches and dinners in Kathmandu and Pokhara
- Personal gears/equipment
- Personal expenses and medical expenses
- Personal insurance
- Emergency evacuation cost in case of need
- Cost of any damage in a bike
- Tipping
- Anything that is not mentioned in the 'Service Included' section
Accommodation
You will be provided a room in a tourist standard hotel, while you are in Kathmandu. During your bike tour, you will be provided a room in teahouses. Please be informed that you will be sharing the room at teahouses. Please also note that the Mustang Area is located far from the maddening crowd, therefore, teahouses may not be as much sophisticated as one finds them in town.
Food
You will be provided with only breakfast while you are in Kathmandu and three-course meals while you are on a bike tour in Upper Mustang. This means you will be taking breakfast and dinner at the teahouse you stay and lunch in the middle of your daily ride. Since the Mustang Area is geographically a remote place, you will be provided only selected but hygienic and organic local foods such as Nepali dal bhat, Tibetan soup, and bread, porridge, etc. The meals included in this tour:
Getting There
Upper Mustang Biking Tour commences from Kathmandu. The tour then heads toward Pokhara, advancing to Kalopani village in the Kali Gandaki region, spanning almost 321 kilometers. The ride takes you to the north, passing the Kali Gandaki gorge into the Mustang district. The rugged and dusty trail then continues through Jomsom towards Muktinath. You can witness the revered site of Muktinath Temple an
