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Mountain Biking Adventure in Upper
Mustang |
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Nepal is the world's number one adventure
playground for mountain bikers. Through mountain
biking trip is one of the most amazing
activities for travelers in Nepal which is
possibility ranges from a low land of just few
hundred feet above the sea level to the highest
point on earth and one to several days tours are
available to suit your fitness level and
personal preference. Mustang is a best place for
biking trekking in Nepal, which lies in the
northern central part of Nepal and at the top of
the Kaligandaki River where the languages,
culture and traditions are alike to those of the
Tibetan people. This area is consider as one of
the most interesting and picturesque places in
Nepal. The whole area has an isolated and
mystical feel to it, enchanting and inspiring
visitors to this region. The upper Mustang is
dominated by an endless expanse of yellow and
grey rolling hills made smooth by the wind. We
traverse this lonely landscape on mountain
biking via several passes (The highest being the
Nyi-La at 3990m), camping in villages nestled in
their green irrigated oasis until we reach the
spectacular walled town of Lo-Monthang.
Visually, this is an extraordinary place and
home of the Mustang Raja (King) as well as some
beautiful temples and monasteries. The people of
Upper Mustang are always curious about new
arrivals and we can expect children, with scary
wind blown hair and apple red cheeks, will
gather to confront the spectacle of foreign
visitors. The abrasive lifestyle required to
survive is easily evident here.
This biking trek begins after flight from
Pokhara to Jomsom on the upper Kali Gandaki
River between Annapurna and Dhaulagiri , our
biking trekking holiday to Mustang allows us to
explore a weird and wonderful landscape of
eroded conglomerate cliffs, colored by natural
earth pigments - reds, yellows, browns and
blues. Biking trekking across passes of up to
4100m; we will also be walking through a
succession of picturesque white painted Mustang
villages and Tibetan monasteries, set against a
backdrop of the distant snow-capped peaks of the
Himalayas. We have a day to explore our ultimate
destination for excursion in Lo Manthang, a
fairy-tale walled city and the capital of
Mustang which is quite unlike anything else in
Nepal. This enlightening biking trekking
adventure to Mustang in Nepal will surely appeal
to those looking to explore a very special part
of the Himalaya and finally by flight from
Jomsom to Pokhara or continue biking trek to
Ghorepani Poon hill and ending Himalayan
adventure trip at Pokhara.
The upper Mustang biking adventure trip also can
be combine an alternative day Helicopter tour
programs for a people who have limit time and
are not able to trek due to the physical
conditions. As well as, this adventure trip can
be combine also another alternatively for horse
ride back who have interest to ride the horse in
the classic scenery of the high Tibetan plateau.
Mountain
Biking
Adventure in Upper Mustang – 19 Days
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Trip Code |
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NAP-HRS-005 |
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Trip Cost |
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USD 2665 per person |
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Group Size |
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Minimum 2 upto 16 person |
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Accessibility |
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Fly or drive to Pokhara and 22 minutes flight to
Jomsom |
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The Route |
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Maximum altitude Chogo-La (4325m) Yamdo-La
(4010m), 5/7-hrs average walking per day,
moderate to strenuous trail. |
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Trip Facilities |
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Camping trek only, teahouse trek also can be
organized for small size of group. |
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Season |
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Spring: March - April/Autumn: September –
November |
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Special Permit |
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US$ 500 per person (First 10 days and US$ 50
after 10 days) |
Highlights of Mustang Horse Riding Tour
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Visit temple, Art/architecture and Pagodas,
Heritage sites in Kathmandu
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Lake valley of Pokhara
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Bike ride in the classic scenery of the high
Tibetan plateau, including the incredible
sculpted
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Interesting and picturesque places
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Buddhist Monastery, Chorten and Mani walls
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Tibetan life-style in refugee camps and the
mystic Landscape.
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Visit the medieval villages of Upper Mustang
and stay in the ancient walled city of Lo
Manthang.
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See the fortresses, the palaces, and the
Gompas with their ancient Buddhist murals.
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Ancient and isolated villages
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Mixed culture and purely Tibetan cultural
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The pilgrimage site of Muktinath
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Outlined Itinerary |
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Days |
Particulars |
Altitude/Time |
Highlights |
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01 |
Arrive in Kathmandu |
1317m |
Welcomed you by our representative,
transfer to hotel, evening group
meeting. |
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Excursion day in Kathmandu |
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Visit Kathmandu Durbar Square,
Swoyambunath and Patan Durbar square |
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03 |
Kathmandu drive or fly to Pokhara |
820m/6-hrs |
Scenic drive through the bank of
Trishuli & Marshyangdi River |
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04 |
Pokhara 35 minutes flight to Jomsom then
bike ride trek to Kagbeni (2800m) |
2750m/3-hrs |
District headquarter of Mustang, entry
point of upper Mustang, first day bike
ride through the bank of Kaligandaki
river |
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05 |
Kagbeni bike ride to Chele |
3050m/5-hrs |
Biking through the beautiful white
washed houses and agriculture fields. |
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06 |
Chele bike ride to Geling |
3570m/6-hrs |
Visit two different types of Buddhist
Gompa |
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07 |
Geling bike ride to Tsarang |
3565m/6-hrs |
Biking through historical long Mani wall |
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08 |
Tsarang bike ride to Lo-Manthang |
3730m/4/5-hrs |
Visit Mustang King Palace red Thugchen
and Chyodi Gompa |
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09 |
Explore around Lo-Manthang |
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Excursion around, or ahead to Namgyal
Gompa, Chosar |
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10 |
Lomanthang bike ride to Lo-Gekar |
4200m//5-hrs |
Visit Ghar Gompa |
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Lo-Gekar bike ride and trek to Ghami |
3530m/4-hrs |
Biking down hill to Ghami village |
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12 |
Ghami bike ride to Syangbochen |
3540m/ 5-hrs |
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13 |
Syangbochen bike ride to Tetang |
2985m/5-hrs |
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14 |
Tetang bike ride and walk to Muktinath |
3760m/ 6-hrs |
visit pilgrimage site for Buddhists and
Hindus |
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15 |
Muktinath bike ride back to Jomsom |
2750m/5-hrs |
Last day journey of the biking trip |
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Jomsom 25 minutes flight to Pokhara |
820m |
Scenic Himalayan flight over the high
Himalayas |
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Pokhara drive to Kathmandu |
1317m |
Free day |
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18 |
Leisure day in Kathmandu |
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Farewell meeting & Dinner |
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19 |
Departure day |
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Flight onward destination |
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Cost Includes
Fee: National Park
entrance permit & TIMS card
Activities: Sightseeing
and biking trekking trip as per
itinerary.
Accommodation: 3 night’s
hotel in Kathmandu, 1 night
hotel in Pokhara and 14 nights
lodges during trekking on twin
sharing bedroom.
Food: 18 breakfast only
Staffs: One export biking
Guide and assistance guide
Transportation:
Arrival/Departure transfer and
surface road-head
transportation.
Company & Government’s
service charge: All
applicable Government taxes &
official service charges. And
Crew’s, daily wages/salary,
food, equipment, air and
road-head transportation |
Cost Excludes
- International flight,
departure taxes
- Travel insurance covering with
emergency Helicopter rescue
- Mountain bikes
- Personal bike and biking
equipments
- Lunch & Dinner
- Bar bills & Beverages
- Sherpa Porter or pack animal,
if necessary to hire for
carrying baggage
- Tips/Gratuities for trekking
crews
- Temple and Monastery entrance
fee while sightseeing in city
- Optional activities
- And unforeseen expenses which
are out of control by Nepal
Adventure Point |
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Detail Itinerary
DAY 01: Kathmandu: Arrive
at Tribhuwan international
airport, Kathmandu, you are
welcomed by the hospitable
meeting and then you will be
transferred to your hotel. Short
briefing will be followed about
necessary formalities and rest
of the program. Depending on
arrival time you will have
choice of visiting nearby
sanctuaries or have a rest day.
DAY 02: Kathmandu valley
excursion: After breakfast
we drive to Swoyambhunatha stupa
has it that Manjushree, found of
Kathmandu valley, and discovered
the lotus of ancient valley lake
on which site the great stupa of
swoyambhunath was later built.
The omni sighted stare of Buddha
greets visitors & residents a
like compassion. This is one of
the oldest Buddhist stupa in the
world, which has been registered
in UNICEOO heritage side. We
then visit to Kathmandu Durbar
Square. Kathmandu durbar square
situated the center of Kathmandu
where you can see the House of
Living Goddess”KUMARI”
Kasthamandup temple” Said that
was built from single tree in
16th century, big bell-big
drams, erotic carving in old
temple, old palace etc. We then
finally were sightseeing to
Patan Durbar Square. Patan
Durbar square is one of the
beautiful Durbars square in
Kathmandu valley. It is very
famous for woodcarving, Metal
works, Temples and Monasteries.
Tour of Patan includes tour of
Krishna temple, Patan king’s
palace, Golden temple and much
more.
DAY 03: Kathmandu drive
Pokhara: This morning you
will drive to Pokhara (200km)
the road mostly follows the
River Trisuli and Marshyangdi,
depart 7:00 AM in the morning,
approximately 6-hrs way by
tourist bus and 5-hrs drive by
private transport. Along the
drive you will enjoy beautiful
scenery. You will arrive late
afternoon at Pokhara with enough
time to enjoy the colorful town
of Pokhara.
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DAY 04: Pokhara fly to Jomsom
and bike ride to Kagbeni:
Pokhara we fly to Jomsom. From
Jomsom our biking route follow
the Kali Gandaki River toward to
Eklebhatti and reach Kagbeni.
From Kagbeni the route meets the
junction where the trail splits
for Muktinath, the pilgrimage
temple and for Upper Mustang
(Lo-Manthang). Kagbeni is a
delightful village on the edge
of the Mustang restricted area;
it’s a hive of activity for
donkey and yak caravans coming
and going to and from mustang
and for pilgrims taking a rest
on route to Mukthinath. In
Kagbeni, you can easily spend a
few hours wondering around
taking in this lovely village.
DAY 05: Kagebeni bike ride to
Chele: From Kagbeni you
enter the restricted area of
Upper Mustang. The bike ride
trail makes several ups and
downs to arrive at Tangbe
village (3060m). Riding further
and descending you will reach to
Chhuksang village (2980m) where
you will see many beautiful
white washed houses and
agriculture fields. From
Chhuksang making more ups and
downs along the Kali Gandaki
River you will get to Chele
village.
DAY 06: Chele bike ride to
Geling: From Chele the bike
ride trail climbs up to the
Chele-La (3630m). After crossing
the ridge from Chele-La the bike
ride trail enters a large sided
valley and descends to Samar
(3620m) where you will have
views of the distant Annapurna
Himal dominated by Nil Giri. The
trail climbs up to the Bhena-La
(3830m) and to Bhena (3860m).
Climbing to another pass, the
Yamdo-La (4010m), you will
descend steeply following a
ridge to Shyangmochen (3800m).
From Shyangmochen you descend to
the picturesque village of
Geling, spend some time here
soaking up the village
atmosphere.
DAY 07: Geling bike ride to
Tsarang: Turning west from
Geling, climbing gently through
the fields, passing below Tama
Gaon and turning north you will
reach Nyi-La (4020m). The bike
ride trail then drops steeply to
Ghemi (3510m), a large village
surrounded by many fields busy
with the activity of the local
people working this arid
landscape. From Ghemi the trail
first descends and then climbs a
rocky path to Choya-La (3870m).
Making a gentle descent the
trail reaches to Tsarang.
DAY 08: Tsarang bike ride to
Lo-Manthang: The bike ride
trail descends about 100 meters
down from Tsarang, crosses the
Tsarang–Chu and climbs steeply
up a rocky trail to a cairn on a
ridge and continues bike ride to
climbs gently to a large
isolated Chorten, then crosses a
stream and reaches the Lo-La
(3950m) where you will see the
view of the walled city of Lo-Manthang.
Descending for some time the
trail crosses a stream and
climbs up to Lo-Manthang where
you will see the school, health
post, and police check post and
several important Chortens.
DAY 09: Explore day in Lo-Mangthang:
This day will be spent in
this mystical and isolated city.
There are four major places and
several other places like the
Tall Champa Lakhang "God house",
the red Thugchen Gompa, Chyodi
Gompa and the Entrance Hall
which are the main attractions
of this town. Another attraction
is the four–story building of
the Raja's Palace as well as the
surrounding panoramic views of
the Himalayas. Having seen one,
you are excited to see the
others. Besides Lo-Manthang
there are two other interesting
valleys worth visiting. The
western valley Tingkar, the
sight of Raja's summer palace,
Kimling and Phuwa as well as the
Gompa of Namgyals "The Monastery
of Victory” is the newest and
most active Gompa in Lo. The
eastern valley contains Chosar,
the site of a High School,
Garphu and Nyphu Gompa and is
the main trading route to Lhasa.
DAY 10: Lo-Mangthang bike
ride and walk to Lo-Gekar:
From Lo-Manthang the bike ride
trail climbs steadily offering a
last glimpse of Lo-Manthang. The
bike trail climbs a ridge at
4070m and continues climbing to
the Chogo-La (4325m), the
highest point on the trek. The
bike ride trail makes a short,
steep descent and crosses the
Chharang River, then climbs to
Lo-Geker and reaches to Ghar
Gompa a small monastery.
DAY 11-12: Lo-Gekar bike ride
to Ghami and Shyangbochen:
The bike ride trail descends
passing the stone walls and
fields of Dhakmar, then climbs
to a ridge and descends to the
lower part of Ghemi and further
descending you will reach to
Jaite (3820m) and descend again
gently to Chhung-Kah. The horse
ride trail then reaches to Tama
Gaon (3710m) and continues
descending to Shyangmochen.
DAY 13: Shyangbochen bike
ride to Tetang: We bike ride
down to Chele after lunch we
continue bike ride the village
of Tetang. Tetang village is
formed between 2 hills; they
should have found it a safe
place to avoid the strong wind
that hits the entire Kaligandaki
valley. Tetang is the upper
village of the Chuksang, which
we visit on the first day
entering to Mustang from Kagbeni.
From Tetang village it takes one
day to go to Jomsom and a day to
arrive to Muktinath.
DAY 14: Tetang bike ride and
walk to Muktinath: From
Tetang village the bike ride
trail climbs till the Gnyu Pass,
which take around 3 and half
hours. The entire route provides
a fine panorama of the Himalayan
range and green valley with many
kinds of Himalayan flowers. From
Gnyu Pass you can see the whole
Muktinath area in a distance of
2 hours gentle ride. The Name of
the Muktinath (God of salvation)
is name of a Hindu’s god.
Muktinath is a holy place for
all the devotees. Every year
thousands of devotees from
Nepal, India and Tibet come to
visit this place for the
salvation and purification of
their belief. History tells that
many Kings of Asia visited the
place for meditation and
salvation. Muktinath is
decorated by Mt. Nilgiri and Mt.
Tilicho to the southeast,
Daulagiri to the southwest and
Thorong peak and Yakawa Kang to
the north. It is one of the most
important religious centers of
both Hindus and Buddhist. For
Hindus, beside the Holy water,
the importance of the Muktinath
is in the belief that the
incarnation of Lord Vishnu is in
the form of Saligrams. Saligram
are found in the water of
Kaligandaki River, just a few
hours walk from Muktinath.
DAY 15: Muktinath bike ride
back to Jomsom: This is the
last day of the bike ride trek.
The trail goes through the
village of Jharkot where one can
visit the Jharkot monastery,
Tibetan herbal medical center
and the old fortress of Jharkot,
once served as palace.
Continuing the bike ride toward
Jomsom one will enjoy the view
of the Kaligandaki valley and
Kagbeni village the entry point
to Mustang. We get a round trip
of our biking trek in Ekle
Bhatti visiting all the
surprises of the human effort in
this corner of the World of such
an isolation and solitude.
Arrive to Jomsom, celebrate the
last day of the trek will in
Jomsom with all the trekking
staffs.
DAY 16: Jomsom fly to Pokhara:
Jomsom we fly to Pokhara and
transfer to your hotel in
Pokhara. The trekking staffs
except the guide will trek down
till Pokhara and drive or fly to
Kathmandu, which will take 4
days.
DAY 17: Pokhara drive to
Kathmandu: After breakfast,
drive to Kathmandu by tourist
bus. Along the way you can enjoy
with good scenery views. You'll
be arriving at Kathmandu late
afternoon. You're free in
Kathmandu for shopping.
DAY 18: Leisure day in Kathmandu:
We allow a Leisure day in
Kathmandu incase the flight from
Lukla is canceled due to
weather. If you are in Kathmandu
we will take you on a guided
tour to Bhaktapur Durbar Square,
one of the oldest cities in the
valley.
DAY 19: Departure day:
After breakfast you will have
some free time until the time to
leave the international airport
for your final departure. |
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