West Nepal Bike tour of Pokhara, Lumbini and Bardiya National Park:
Trip Fact Finder:
Duration – 15 Nights/ 16 days
Activities – Mountain Biking
Best Seasons: – January through to June & Late September till December
Cycling Level: – 6 out of 10
Percentage off-road: – 60%
Altitude Range: – 1150 to 2195 meters
Average daily distance: – 35 km
Trip Itinerary :
Day 1 – Arrive in Kathmandu
You are met at the airport and transferred from there to your hotel. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 2 – Kathmandu- Pokhara
The bus ride to Pokhara is a 6 hour drive in the shadow of the rugged mountains. Overnight at a hotel.
Day 3 – Bike tour of Pokhara
Spend the day on a biking tour in and around Pokhara. Overnight at a hotel.
Day 4 – Pokhara to Ande Khola
You pedal down the road from Pokhara to Ande Khola. Overnight at a camp.
Day 5 – Ande Khola to Tansen
Today you cover the route from Ande Khola to Tansen. Overnight at a hotel.
Day 6 – Rest day in Tansen
Relax and renew your strength on this rest day. You can also go sightseeing in the vicinity. Overnight at a hotel.
Day 7 – Tansen to Butwal
Pedal your way from Tansen to Butwal. Wind up an exhilarating day of riding at an overnight camp.
Day 8 – Butwal to Lumbini
The day’s ride takes you from Butwal to Lumbini, a place closely associated with Buddhism. Overnight at a camp.
Day 9 – Lumbini to Babai River
A day of biking, interspersed by a short bus ride, finds you at the Babai River in the Dang Valley. Overnight at a camp.
Day 10 – Exploration day in the Dang Valley
You explore the Dang Valley on bike, enjoying the unique scenery. Overnight at the camp.
Day 11 – Dang Valley to Royal Bardia National Park
You bike and take a short bus ride to reach the Royal Bardia National Park. Overnight at the Jungle lodge.
Day 12 – Royal Bardia National Park
The day finds you out on a jungle safari. At night you stay over at the Jungle Lodge.
Day 13 – Royal Bardia National Park
Another day out on a safari – observing the region’s rare wildlife. Overnight at the Jungle Lodge.
Day 14 – Park- Nepalgunj- Kathmandu
You transfer to Nepalgunj for return flight to Kathmandu. The one-hour flight offers you some spectacular mountain views.
Day 15 – Kathmandu
You have a free day in Kathmandu with the option of sightseeing. Overnight at a hotel.
Day 16 – Kathmandu
This is the end of your tour. You are transferred to the airport in time to for your flight.Trip Cost Includes: –
- Guide/mechanic,
- Driver and support vehicles at each end of the tour
- All meals (except in Kathmandu and Pokhara – BB basis)
- Lodging throughout the tour on twin shared basis including last night in Kathmandu
- Fully serviced tented accommodation as itinerary provides for
- Safari
- Airport transfers
- English and Nepali speaking guides/mechanic
- Bike tools for general servicing (not spare parts for personal bikes)
- All permits and approvals.
- Portage of bikes as required and planned in tour
- Reservations made for all lodgings and advance scout sent.
- Bedding (sleeping sheet may be added at clients cost)
- Domestic airport departure taxes in Nepal