Mustang – Muktinath Motorbike Tour

Arrival in Kathmandu, Nepal – 0 Km, arrival in Kathmandu forenoon or early afternoon. Transfer to Hotel. There is enough time to relax at the hotel, Followed by a short “meet and brief”.

Startting out from Kathmandu we may face heavy traffic. After passing Naubise exiting Kathmandu valley we take the “Prithvi Rajmarg” – highway, ring road, many curves await us, plus narrow gorges. This is one of the main transport roads from India to Nepal.

After Mugling this 90 km-road trip leads us on a newly built, less travelled mountain road along the Western edge of the Annapurna-massif to Baglung; most breath taking vistas and fascinating landscapes are to be expected… In the afternoon there will be time to relax at Lake Phewa and/or take a rental rowboat and enjoy the spectacular view of the Annapurna.

We will be leaving Pokhara on our motorbikes towards Beni – 80 km on a perfectly good road, also serviced by regular buses going to Beni. But after that the road from Beni to Tatopani is quite a different story.

This is a landslide area and the riding motorcycles can be quite demanding, especially 5 km before reaching Ghasa; it is always an adventurous ride, that’s for sure.

Tukusche – Jomsom 12 km Jomsom – Muktinath 19 km – Spectacular view at the Dhaulagiri There will be an obstacle free motorcycle ride from Tukusche to Jomsom. No steep inclines or missing tarmac, we encounter some small river crossings though. Jomsom is the biggest town in Mustang and has plenty of cafes and hotels.

We leave Jomsom behind and find our way through the meandering rivulets. The surrounding becomes sparse and more menacing. We are no longer in the deepest gorge of the world but we cruising on top of the highest mountain range in the world. The scenery gets more and more breath taking. Overnight stay in Muktinath.

You will have the chance to visit the famous temple in Muktinath dedicated to Vishnu. It lays a 15min walk from the guest house from where you have a spectacular view at the Dhaulagiri and the other icy giants surrounding us. It is a place where one would like to spend more time … and a spectacular part of our Mustang and Muktinath Motorbike Tour

We drive back the same route we came with plenty of time to enjoy the countryside. This time we will undertake the challenging “off road experience” the other way round.

Hard to believe we did this stretch already…, everything looks totally different from this side. Again the motorcycle ride will be quite demanding and will put a lot of strain on man and machine. When we reach Tatopani we can deep our weary bones in to the hot spring.

One realizes that we passed through the deepest gorge in the world, the cool climate of the mountains changes into the heat of the jungle which seems to swallow us up. The Himalayas is disappearing into the distance. Afternoon and we have time for a swim or a relaxing Ayurveda massage…

Sightseeing around Pokhara local market and free evening

After a late breakfast we enjoy some easy “highway cruising” on our Bullet motorcycles till Mugling and then we take the “Prithvi Rajmarg” – highway, passing Naubise entering the valley of Kathmandu where the heavy traffic of the Kathmandu ring road awaits us. A careful eye and defensive riding is a must on this short stretch of chaotic main road until we finally reach the old part of town with its busy but smaller side streets ending at the “Hotel in Kathmandu.

In the evening we will have dinner together and check out a pub with live music.