Freewheel for fantastic scenic fascination!

Have you ever imagined how would it be to freewheel alongside some of the tallest mountains in the world?

Nepal offers a challenging and pleasant scenic ride from the tropical plains of Terai, mid-hills, mountainous terrain and its lush valleys to the arctic climate of the high alpine region. The only way to discover these hidden treasures and its warm ever-smiling people is on mountain bikes.

Mountain biking is a great fun and a perfect way to discover Nepal’s great diverse landscape, of tremendous terrain, tracks and trails. Where mountain bike takes you away for the hustle-bustle of the city life into serene country life, on a hidden trail rarely visited area of local villages, its traditional rural life style that has preserved for centuries.

It was in the mid-1980’s that biking activity really took off in Kathmandu. Enthusiasts flew with their bikes from Hong Kong to Tibet to answer the call of the wild steppes. The two-week journey from there over the passes (17000 ft) to Nepal is what sparked it all off. Even today Kathmandu is a Mecca for mountain bikers, as it draws thousands of enthusiasts from all corners of the world.

Scenic biking day tours:

An introductory ride takes you to explore the ancient rural villages, legendary temples and monasteries with the superb view of the Himalayas. Biking through the rural villages at the valley rim on the back trails with some ups and downs hill tracks, these days biking trips give you sufficient time to immerse in its peaceful surrounding environment and to make friends with the locals.

The biking trips within Kathmandu valley allows you to enjoy its hidden pockets rarely frequented by westerners which gives you a chance to see the other back side of Kathmandu. Other biking trips include City Tour with a different biking to the famed popular historical and medieval places of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan, viewpoint of Nagarkot and Kakani, the quiet sleepy town of Sankhu and Budhanilkantha. All these interesting places seem like out of this world and yet so close to Kathmandu. Come and bike with us from our great-varied day trips for you to choose and to see the other side of Kathmandu as it was for centuries.

Day to Day Outline Itinerary (Mountain Biking in the Pokhara Valley)

Day 01.	Day trip to Sarangkot You will be driven to Naudanda Village with biking gear. The biking starts from Naudanda and you will get past many hamlets, landscape, greeneries and even the famous Fewa Lake to get to the Sarangkot hill. Thereafter, you will be freewheeling down to Pokhara City.
Day 02.	Visit famous sites – Tibetan refugee camp, Mahendra cave, Seti river gorge, Central market, mountaineering museum, different religious sites, David’s falls, Gupteshor Mahadev Cave eventually at Phewa Lake on your mountain bike.

Total Cost Per Person: USD 290

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Day to Day Outline Itinerary (Mountain Biking around the Kathmandu Valley)

5 days Biking Tour:

Day 01.	You will be driven for one hour to Sundarijal with your biking gear. After briefing by your mountainbiking guide, start biking from Sundarijal. On the way you will come across beautiful jungles, villages, undulating paths and many other natural attractions. 4 hours of ride with excitement leads you to Chisapani. Chisapani is another viewpoint for natural attractions from where stunning mountain views can be observed.
Day 02.	After breakfast, start biking to Nagarkot. Fix your stay in the hotel of your choice and then resume your biking tour around Nagarkot, which is famous for great views of snowcapped mountain range with beautiful sunrise and sunset.
Day 03.	After Breakfast, start biking via Nala to Dhulikhel. Visit this ancient historical city. Bidding goodbye to Nala, ride forward to Dhulikhel. Enjoy the sunset view at Dhulikhel height waiting for a fine morning sunrise vista in the following day.
Day 04.	Wake up early in the morning to witness the sunrise view at Dhulikhel. After the breakfast, go for sightseeing around Dhulikhel and then biking towards Nomobuddha, getting past various cultural and religious sites nearby. Up next destination will be Panauti, an ancient historical and cultural city which is thought to be standing on a single rock. Overnight stay will be at Panauti.
Day 05.	After breakfast, start biking towards Kathmandu. Upon reaching Kathmandu have rest at your hotel.

Total Cost Per Person: USD 490

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Day to Day Outline Itinerary (Mountain biking the Annapurna Circuit

13 days Biking Tour

Day 01.	KATHMANDU – BESISAHAR (760m): After breakfast, you will be driven for 6 hours to Besisahar. Commence your mountainbiking trip right here. Upon riding to Khudi you'll observe one of the most beautiful villages, streams, rivers and paddy fields. Overnight stay will be at Lodge at Khudi.
Day 02.	KHUDI – JAGAT (1300m): Freewheeling your bike on the way to Jagat you will come across a cantilever bridge followed by a suspension bridge as well as a few small settlements built of rocks. Almost all the cycling track here undulates along the river.
Day 03.	JAGAT – DANQUE (2220m): Upon leaving Jagat you will head towards Manang district which sees many Bhotia people. Cycle further to Danque, which is a big and flat village having apple farms and enables you to observe beautiful mountain views.
Day 04.	DANQUE – PISANG (3200m): Today you will continue your ride in an unrelenting narrow valley of pine, hemlock and cypress forest. The trail through a serene forest leads you to lower Pisang where men here are traders – and sell or trade almost anything - and part-time farmers, and the women are full-time farmers. Overnight stay is made at lower pisang.
Day 05.	PISANG – MANANG (3540m): Today your bike will get a good speed because of a flat section. The trail converges in the large and interesting village of Braga, which is the site of the oldest monastery in the area. The Gompa is about 900 years old and belongs to the Kargyupa sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and contains some unique works of art. In the end of the day you will be in Manang, the place having cultural display of Sherpa and Gurung people.
Day 06.	MANANG (3540m): Today is acclimatization day, which is best spent being active and climbing to higher elevations for views but returning to lower altitudes to sleep. Manang itself is in a spectacular location with many attractions. There are lakes, caves, moraine-hills, monasteries or local activities in town.
Day 07.	MANANG – THORUNG PHEDI (4420m): Today you will gain altitude gradually, and spend the night at the Phedi, meaning 'foot of a hill'. Leaving the Marshyangdi River you will be at the hilltop. If you are lucky enough, you may spot a snow leopard near by here at dusk! It’s a base camp for crossing the Thorung-La Pass.
Day 08.	THORUNG PHEDI – THORUNG-LA (5416m) - MUKTINATH (3800m): The cycling trail now leaves the river valley and climbs steadily over lateral moraine. The pass, marked by a large cairn, is the high point of your trip. It is an exhilarating geographical feature dividing 2 mighty Himalayan valleys. Far below to the west is the Kaligandaki River. You descend in that direction for the village of Muktinath, located in a poplar grove. It is a sacred shrine and pilgrimage site for Hindus and Buddhists.
Day 09.	MUKTINATH – GHASA: Now your bike will be heading towards Kagbeni and then the trail follows through a deserted and isolated land. After breakfast, the ride descends gradually through the fields and popular groves, and then cycling through the flat sandy area along the Kali Gandaki riverside the route follows the valley southwards to Jomson, the administration headquarter of Mustang. From here the ride continues down to Tukuche, a lovely village with white washed houses and fertile fields. Now freewheel down through coniferous forest and returning to the main river valley and finally into the village of Ghasa.
Day 10.	GHASA – BENI: The trail to Beni is an easy way which follows the river through a narrow gorge and descends to cross a bridge near a spectacular waterfall, before winding through the valley to Tatopani. The hot springs that give the village its name provide the perfect opportunity for a good scrub. ‘Totopani’ meaning hot water holds religious significance as well as is a form of traditional natural remedy.
Day 11.	BENI – BIRETHANTI: Today you will ride downhill and through the small valley to Nayapool passing some typical Gurung villages along the Modi river the trail follows the main street of Birethanti.
Day 12.	BIRETHANTI – POKHARA: Freewheel further uphill initially to Lumle and then ride a bit steep down to Pokhara to conclude your rewarding and adventurous mountain biking trip of the Annapurna Circuit. Enter your hotel at Pokhara with a sense of victory, have some rest and then be prepared for tomorrow’s flight to Kathmandu.
Day 13.	POKHARA – KATHAMNDU: Fly back to Kathmandu in the morning. Arriving in Kathmandu you will be free so that you can go for shopping and picking up some last minute souvenirs. In the evening Traditional Nepali Dinner will be awaiting you.

Total Cost Per Person: USD 1545

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