Magic Nepal Rides

Our man in Kathmandu will be waiting for us at the airport with a company sign. A luxury bus will be standing by to take us to our hotel near Mugling, about 140 km from Kathmandu. During the ride, we’ll be getting our first impressions of what to expect in the next two weeks during our Nepal Motorcycle Tour. The view through the dusty windows will leave no doubt that we’ve arrived in a completely different world.
We’ll have a bit of time to relax in the Riverside Spring Resort while our guide changes money for us. Next, a short briefing. The day will finish with a welcome dinner featuring Nepalese specialties

After a leisurely breakfast, it’s time to collect our motorcycles. We’ll take half a day to get to know the bikes and practice on the parking lot in front of the resort. A bit of training in a quiet area is time well-spent for our safety, considering the chaotic traffic on Nepal’s main roads, especially the Prithvi highway. Driving on the left and shifting on the right takes a bit of getting used to.

Before breakfast, we’ll be hiking the 250-meter ascent to the old royal palace on a mountain ridge overlooking Gorkha. From there, we’ll have a breathtaking view of the Ganesh Himal massif with the Yangra (7,429 m) and Manaslu (8,163 m) peaks. After our descent, we’ll be taking things much easier for the rest of the day on the saddles of our bikes. Early afternoon we reach the splendid Begnas Lake Resort, where we have the chance to dip in the lake over a cold beer. Nepal’s best ayurveda resort invites for massage session.

Distance covered: approx. 100 km

Relax at the Begans Lake, after breakfast our bikers can look forward to plenty of amazing scenery, sparse traffic, breathtaking views, and scratching a curve or three on a 150-km tour on a new, little-used mountain road leading up to the western edge of the Annapurna massif at Baglungh. The Nepal motorcycle tour route guarantees tremendous views of some of the world’s most spectacular mountains, or enjoys an outing on a rented rowboat with a spectacular view of the Annapurna massif, take a trip to a Tibetan refugee camp and visit its Buddhist monastery, and if you really can’t help yourself, go for a ride on your motorcycle. :-)) .We’ll be cruising on our bikes through lush valleys to Lake Phewa and Pokhara. There we’ll be spending the night at Pokhara Lake front Hotel.

Inveterate. Distance covered: depending on your chosen activity, 0 or 150 km

130 km of endlessly winding, lonely mountain roads on the Siddhartha Highway, named after the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Bikers will certainly feel a step closer to enlightenment on this road. We’ll be reaching Tansen (1,500 m) in the afternoon. The ancient market town is located on the former Silk Road. Time seems to have stood still in the old town with its many merchants and artisans. We'll be staying at Srijana farm 12 km ahead from Tansen; we’ll enjoy pure Nepali farm stay with authentic and organic hospitality.

Distance covered: approx. 130 km

From Tansen, we’ll be descending through rocky gorges to the tropical Terai plain. Things seem very Indian down there on the plain, which does indeed extend from the slopes of the Himalayan foothills to the coast of the Indian Ocean. Even the towns seem to exude the unmistakable flair of India – not surprising, since Butwal, one of the two towns we will be passing through, is only 20 km from the Indian border.
We’ll be spending the night in Sauhara, just outside the Chitwan National Park, in the stylish Green Park Hotel, the best jungle lodge in Sauhara. Dinner will be followed by a slide show about Nepal’s wildlife. We’ll round the evening out with a nightcap at the campfire, watching the sun set over the river.

Distance covered: approx. 180 km

No riding today. We’ll be getting up very early and taking an elephant safari into the national park to see wild rhinos – and leopards, if we’re lucky. After breakfast, we’ll take dugout canoes to visit the residents of Crocodile Creek. Participants wanting to see tigers can join the trekking tour into the jungle. With a bit of luck, you may briefly see one of these lone predators from a few hundred meters away. (It can’t hurt to have a bit of space between yourself and the tiger when you’re on foot.)

Second overnight stay in the Green Park Hotel.

We can look forward to an exciting day in the saddle today. We’ll be taking one of Nepal’s most beautiful mountain roads, the Rajpath highway, across Kulekhani Pass (2,600 m). We’ll be spending the night in the comfortable, slightly time-worn Everest Panorama Resort just behind the pass.

Distance covered: approx. 140 km

At sunrise, we’ll enjoy a fantastic view of the Himalayas, from the Annapurna massif west of us, to the Mt. Everest range in the distance in the east. This is one of the highlights of the Magic Nepal Bike Tour. From the top of Kulekhani Pass, we’ll descend into the Trisuli Valley. From Naubise, we’ll take the Prithvi highway to Kathmandu Valley and plunge into the chaotic traffic of the Kathmandu Ring Road. We’ll be taking this highway for a short distance – extreme caution and defensive riding is absolutely essential here – to our turnoff for Nagarkot hill station. Nagarkote (2,100 m) will give us an excellent view of the snowcapped Langtang Lirung massif with its 7,000-meter peaks. We’ll be spending the night in the Farmhouse Resort, a beautifully situated, quiet and very comfortable lodge.

Distance covered: approx. 140 km

An early start is essential today to experience the Mt. Everest massif at sunrise, an once-in-a-lifetime experience.

After a hearty breakfast, we’ll be starting our descent on our bikes, to the Arniko highway, heading toward the Tibetan border. But first, we’ll visit Bhaktapur, one of the three historical royal cities of Kathmandu Valley, with its beautiful old city and temples at Durbar Square. We’ll be reaching our day’s destination, the Last Resort at the Bothe Kosi River in the afternoon. Time to relax.

We’ll be spending the evening together with other adventurers in the resort’s open club tent, and the night in safari tents set up under wooden roofs.

Distance covered: approx. 100 km

Today we’ll have the opportunity to enjoy some spectacular whitewater river rafting, which is another highlight of our magic Nepal motorcycle tour. You shouldn’t miss it; this is truly an untamed river (payment on location, approx. USD 30.00). Afterward, there will still be time to take your motorcycle around 20 km up a dusty trail to the Tibetan border checkpoint at Kodari Bridge. And anyone in need of a major adrenaline rush can go for a bungee jump into the 160-meter deep gorge at the Last Resort (approx. USD 90.00)

In the morning, before breakfast, we’ll be riding our motorcycles around 20 km up the track to the Tibetan checkpoint at Kodari (Friendship) Bridge. The Arniko Highway – little more than a broad, dusty gravel road in the ravine of the Bothe Kosi Rivers – is currently being financed and built by the Chinese to improve connections to Nepal and India. We’re allowed to go as far as the middle of the Friendship Bridge at the Nepalese-Chinese border. Go a couple of steps further and you’ll be able to truly say that you’ve set foot in Tibet – and a boot on the bridge always beats a finger on the map.

We’ll take the Arniko Highway back, have breakfast in the Last Resort, and continue to the turnoff for Jiri Road. This wild, scenic mountain road, which was built with Swiss development aid, twists its way up evergreen slopes from 800 to around 2,700 meters. The deep forest opens up time and again, giving us spectacular views of lush valleys and soaring, snowcapped 8,000-meter mountain peaks. Your camera is sure to get a workout here. In the late afternoon, we’ll reach our day’s destination, the small mountain town of Charikote (2,000 m), and stop at the cozy, traditionally styled Charikote Panorama Resort for the night.

Distance covered: approx. 100 km

After around 100 km on a winding road, we’ll reach Kathmandu in the afternoon. Time permitting; we’ll visit the Pashupatinath Hindu temple and the Stupa of Bodnath, the largest and best-known Buddhist temple in Nepal. From here, it’s just a couple of kilometers to our very comfortable, Kathmandu Hotel l, where we’ll be spending the last three nights.

Distance covered: approx. 120 km

We’ll start the day with a visit to Kathmandu’s old city bazaar, taking in a fascinating mix of Asian markets, quaint temples and narrow alleyways. We can also visit Kathmandu’s sister city of Lalitpur (also known as Patan), which is famous for its temple district and a very impressive museum. A trip to Swoyambhunath, the renowned Monkey Temple on a hill overlooking the capital, is also very worthwhile. That evening we’ll be getting together for our farewell dinner – one last opportunity to savor the true flavors of Nepal before returning home.

The last day of our Magic Nepal Bike Tour. Early in the morning – before breakfast – we’ll have the opportunity to take a one-hour sightseeing flight with Buddha Air, taking in Mount Everest and the vast panoramas of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau (approx. EUR 120.00, payable on the day).

Afterwards there will still be plenty of time in Kathmandu for shopping and sightseeing.

Flying independently out of Nepal to your home or next destination. We will drop you to the airport.