“Adventure ride in Annapurna”
10 Day Guided The Annapurna Challenge Nepal Motorcycle Tour
Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Refreshing Motorcycle Tour in Nepal
Come join 30 MPS Adventures and ride on a Royal Enfield in Nepal, one of the best places in the world to do adventure riding. This motorcycle tour is something to remember all your life. If you came to Nepal to see mountains, this is the tour for you! Ride through the sacred Hindu town of Muktinath, where century old temples are carved into the hillside, eagles soar overhead, and glacial rivers wind their way through snow-capped peaks.This tour is not for the faint-hearted as you ride through a variety of terrains. You will experience water crossings, rocky ascents, suspension bridges, and the occasional bit of sand. And all of them on a Royal Enfield Himalayan.
Key Information
- Terrain: 70% off-road
- Bike: rental (Royal Enfield)
- Meals: All breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
Meet the instructors
Miguel & Ramon
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Highlights
- Start and ends in Pokhara
- Ride to the sacred Hindu town of Muktinath
- Journey half of the "eight thousands" mountains
- Experience water crossings, rocky ascents, suspension bridges
- Royal Enfield motorcycle rental
- 9 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Intermediate
7 days with instruction
Group size: 6-12 participants
Airport transfer included:
Tribhuvan International Airport
Accommodation
All accommodations are included in a shared room basis. If you want a single room, you will have an extra cost. In Nepal, you will sleep in the best of each area but as you move away from civilization the infrastructures are scarce: normally they are rooms with two beds and a bathroom (except one night) and up on the mountain there will be two or three cold nights, and there may be little hot water that couple of days. It's part of the adventure!
Program
Day 1, Friday - Arrival in Nepal
You will arrive in Nepal on Friday afternoon. After managing the visa and entering the country, a bus will be waiting for the group to take you to a hotel in the center of the city in the Thamel neighborhood to spend the first night, take a walk to start opening your mind to this exciting destination, and have dinner together. If you arrive on your own, you travel and stay at the hotel directly.
Day 2, Saturday - Kathmandu to Pokhara
You will take the first hour of the morning to take a walk, see the famous Durbar Square, and take some pictures. Afterwards, you will take a very short local flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara: place where the tour begins (do not forget to sit to the right to see the mountains during the flight).
You will have the afternoon to leave things at the hotel, take a walk through the town, have a drink, see the lake, and more before doing a tour briefing (explanation of the trip), meet your Royal Enfield and the local team of 30mps that will accompany you during the tour. Enjoy dinner with the group and get ready for tomorrow.
Day 3, Sunday - Pokhara to Bandipur
You will start the route eastwards to get away from the Pokhara traffic. Soon, you will see what awaits you in the coming days. You will finish by narrow roads going up to the spectacular town of Bandipur, a place where you will feel like you go back 200 years in time. Enjoy the spectacular views of the Himalayas. You may spend some time to enjoy a stroll through its hidden streets, then sleep in a cozy hotel and dine on typical Nepali food.
Day 4, Monday - Bandipur to Beni
A long day of narrow roads awaits you to live the daily life of the Nepalese. Today, you will leave Bandipur, going west to get closer to the Kali Gandakhi River, which will accompany you the rest of the trip with its spectacular gorge. The final part of the route will be a climb up a broken track, arriving at a hidden accommodation where you will be alone. Here, you will have dinner around a bonfire.
Day 5, Tuesday - Beni to Kalopani
Start the toughest day of the tour with a vertical ascent in the Himalayas. You will go from 1,000 meters high to almost 2,500 meters and you will see how the landscape changes as you climb, with less and less vegetation and higher mountains. The region is changing with more Buddhist influence as you ascend, with small and beautiful temples and monasteries in all mountain villages.
Day 6, Wednesday - Kalopani to Kagbeni
You will start the day making a spectacular loop between forests, to resume then the track that continues to the north. You will eat in the beautiful town of Marpha and pass through Jomson, known to be the last small airport in the area for mountaineers who come to make ascents to the Annapurnas. You will cross suspension bridges, ford infinite rivers... The landscape changes remarkably, to such a point that you will have the sensation of being on the moon. You will sleep in Kagbeni where we will enjoy a Yak steak.
Day 7, Thursday - Kagbeni to Muktinath to Marpha
Today you reach the highest point, more than 3,800 meter high. In the morning, you will take a stroll through Kagbeni, visiting the Buddhist monastery to resume with the bikes for a while the new asphalt road towards Muktinah. At the top, you will visit the sacred Hindu-Buddhist temple and enjoy a Yak burger in front of the majestic Dhaulagiri (8,179 meters).
To avoid altitude sickness, you will begin to descend back through a little known route but with spectacular tracks and incredible views. You will sleep in Marpha, a nice and curious town of narrow streets where you can walk and buy some souvenirs.
Day 8, Friday - Marpha to Tatopani
You will start the day by narrow and fun trails on the other side of the river before taking the main path to Tatopani, and take a bath in its hot springs, which after a few days on the heights you will surely appreciate some hot pools. Here you will be amazed to realize where you have spent a couple of days before.
Day 9, Saturday - Tatopani to Pokhara
Today you will return to civilization, and half a day back to set foot on asphalt but before you will have to pass the longest suspension bridge in Nepal. After lunch, you will take to Pokhara on a spectacular and well-known paragliding route. You have had some incredible days, and tonight you will celebrate a dinner of the whole group to share experiences, photos, and laughs.
Day 10, Sunday - Departure
The local flight to Kathmandu departs at noon, so you can enjoy a quiet morning or have a Pokara lake walk, last minute shopping, a relaxing cup of coffee, and pack all your things before returning home. Remember that maybe you want to take advantage and stay a couple of days more on your own in Kathmandu... it's not a bad idea.
Note
This trip includes many tracks that in general is where the premises transit to reach the villages: motorcycles, buses or trucks use these roads. On the one hand it gives you the assurance that if they pass, you pass. But also some parts are more broken, there is dust and stones. Until now, people with little experience or even a couple have come and at their own pace they are gradually getting it. If you have that adventurous spirit, do not hesitate.
In the tour of Nepal, you can come accompanied although there are several days that the passenger may have to go in the 4 × 4 support. It will also depend on the skill of the rider.
On this tour, in addition to the two local motorcycle guides, there will be a Spanish 30mps guide at all times, as well as a support car with another staff member. You will always be supported.
If your motorcycle breaks down, you don't need to worry. The mechanics are prepared to solve almost all unforeseen events. All of 30 MPS Adventures' tour participants have always finished the tour with their motorcycle!
Tour requirement
- Passport with at least six months validity
- International valid driving license
- Visa Nepal
- Travel insurance with medical coverage and motorcycle activity
Skill level
Intermediate
- can ride for three to four hours
- average riding experience
- little assistance required
- comfortable with extreme curves and leans
- average experience with unsurfaced roads
- steep ascents and descents
Included excursions
- Explore Kathmandu Durbar Square
- A visit to Buddhist monastery in Kagbeni
- Visit a sacred temple in Muktinah
- Enjoy hot springs in Tatopani
Instructors
Miguel Checa
After several years working on multinational companies, Miguel decided to get rid of suits and ties and travel around the world to ride motorcycles and scuba dive. His trips had taken him to beautiful places like Argentina, Chile, USA, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Nepal, Morocco, etc. Large experienced as an offroad instructor, Miguel is now the 30MPS Offroad Academy manager in Spain and he is either leading expeditions for you or developing new amazing places and routes.
Ramon Faro
Great mountain guide entitled by the Spanish High Mountain School has worked for the most important companies in Spain and France, making ice and rock climbs to the most emblematic mountains of the Pyrenees and Alps. Combining his climbing passion with more than 20 years on two wheels, Ramón is 30 MPS Adventures' expert in tours such The Annapurna Challenge in Nepal or The Warriors of the Gobi in Mongolia. His mountaineer background makes 30 MPS Adventures' tours to these places an even better adventure.
Location
This motorcycle tour will take place in various locations in Nepal. For many travelers, Nepal is the earthly paradise. Flanked by the Himalayan mountain range and the humid jungles of the Indian plains, it is a land of yaks and yetis, monasteries and mantras, snowy peaks and sherpas, temples and tigers, magic and, mystery. Since it opened its borders to outsiders in the 1950s, this tiny mountain nation has seduced travelers with almost mystical charm.
It has the highest peak on Earth, Everest (8,848 meters), as well as seven other so-called Ochomiles. Eighty nine percent of the population is Hindu, and its climate consists of two seasons: the dry season (October to May), and the rainy season (June to September).
The autumn (September to December) and the spring (March to May) offer warm temperatures during the day, clear skies to enjoy the views and the motorbike. Its subtropical climate allows the intensive agriculture of rice, lentils, corn, wheat, jute or potatoes as the most frequent plantations.
Food
The price includes all breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Transfer Katmandu Airport to city
- Local flights Pokhara-Katmandu-Pokhara
- Royal Enfield Motorcycle rental
- Support vehicle for passenger, luggage, and spare parts
- 2 local guides and mechanic
- 30 MPS Aventures guide
- 9 nights accommodation
- Nepal visa
- All breakfasts, lunches and dinners from Friday night to Sunday afternoon
- Bike insurance third party
- ACAP and TIMS permits (access to the Annapurna range)
What's not included
- International flights
- Riding gear
- Personal health insurance (mandatory)
- Extra drinks or food or alcoholic drinks
- Anything not specified in the included section
How to get there
Recommended Airports
KTM
Tribhuvan International Airport
5 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM). Transfer from the airport is included. 30 MPS Adventures will pick you up from the airport.
Airport: Tribhuvan International Airport
Airport transfer included: Tribhuvan International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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