Nepal Extreme Enduro

Upon your arrival in Nepal, a member of our team will meet you at the Airport and transfer you to the Hotel. We have a meet and greet with the Guide/Trekking team for a trip briefing and gear check. We also treat you to a welcome dinner of Nepal’s Traditional dish Dal Bhart (Rice, Lentil Soup and lots of Yummy side dishes).

Head to Nagarkot, without a doubt, Nagarkot is the best place to ride Enduro inside the Kathmandu Valley. The trails vary in difficulty and distance, but they are all fun. The tour includes a full-day shuttle, for as much single-track fun as you can handle. The trails run through the jungle and rural rice fields and villages and boast stunning views of the Himalayas. Trail rating would be blue and black, the rider needs some decent skills to enjoy these trails.

After Breakfast we leave the hotel and drive to the airport, where we catch a 25min flight to Pokhara. Pokhara is a chilled out lakeside town at the base of the Annapurna Himalaya. If time is sufficient, we ride to the Peace Pagoda, a 2 to 3 hour round trip with a short yet steep climb and a super nice single track descent through the jungle to the Lake. It can get a bit wild and slippery in some places. Stay overnight in Lake Side.

Wake up for sunrise and hopefully catch a glimpse of the mountains before we head to the airport. It’s about a 22min flight to Jomsom, above the Pokhara valley and deep into the heart of the Himalaya, take a peek out of the window for fantastic views of Dhaulagiri and beyond. The flight is simply breathtaking as the plane’s wing tip almost touches the snow capped peaks before touching down on the tiny airstrip at Jomsom. Here we take some time for breakfast and getting the bikes ready for the journey. We jeep 40 mins towards Muktinath (3860m). From here we ride the famous Lubra Valley Trail, it’s over a 1000m descent on a switchback trail above the Lubra River. To get to the trail we have to ride around 5km over the Yak Pastures, gaining around 200 meters in altitude. We ride from 4100m to 2790 meters to the river bed where our jeep is waiting and drive back to Muktinath where we stay for the night.

A four hour hike a bike from Muktinath takes us up to 4690m, well above Gyu La (Pass) which is the gateway to the mystical Upper Mustang Region, this place the locals call Thamserku Hill. We have porter assistance to carry the bikes and the tea (An essential part of life in the high mountains). The views from up here are stunning all the way along the mountains including Nilgiri, Dhawlagiri, Annapurna and into Upper Mustang. The ride down is epic, rugged and a little off camber to start with, then fast and flowing with some epic switchbacks, loose rocks and sand. The trail ends in Jhong (3600m) for lunch. There is a small fort and Monastery here we can explore. A short uphill pedal takes us back to Khanga where we stay the night.

Leaving early in the morning we hike up to the Teahouse at Phedi about 300 vertical meters above Muktinath, again assisted by porters. You can hire ponies if needed. This is part of the trail that goes to Throng La, one of the most famous high mountain passes in the Himalayas. After some tea we head downhill from 4200m to 2860m all the way to Kagbeni, an ancient village on the trade route between Tibet and Nepal. Have lunch here at the famous Yak Donalds, before shuttling back to our accommodation at Khanga.

After breakfast we head again towards Lubra, this time taking a slightly higher trail towards Gangapurna and swinging around onto the next ridge. It takes about 1.5 hours of steady riding and some pushing. From here it can feel like we are truly in the lap of the mountains. Our descent is around 7km of single track all the way to Lubra Village. After this we have a section of jeep track, before another short climb to Dhumba Lake. A cliff side single track trail takes us to Tinigoan and along the river to Maprha where we spend the night. Some of the trails today are certainly not for the faint of heart and have plenty of exposure.

From Maprha we cross the river on a suspension bridge and pedal up around 3km to Titi Lake, an awesome trail takes us back down to Kalopani with a smooth, twisting single track through the Pine Trees. From here we join the rugged Jeep track for a 1200m descent to Tatopani. For seriously good riders there is an extreme switchbacking stone staircase to ride instead. Tatopani is the Hot Springs, we can enjoy cold beer and hot springs.

A ride of around 22 km on an open jeep track, flat for the most part but a few up and down hills. The valley opens up near Beni and we cross the river for the last time, rejoining the main road. From Galeshwor we drive to Sarangkot, a scenic hill station above Pokhara Lake. This is a great place to rest and chill out, enjoying the stunning mountain views before we ride down to Pokhara.

Start the morning with a rural descent through terraced fields, villages and bamboo jungles to Lake Side Pokhara. After lunch we pack up the bikes and take the 4pm flight to Kathmandu. Back in town it’s time for last minute shopping.

We will transfer you to the airport for your flight home.