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Fully Supported Mountain Biking Tour surrounding the Kathmandu Valley.
6 Days Mountain Biking/Approximately 45 miles
8 Days Total

REF: N 8-06
(Booking Form)

PRICE: €750 (single supp.€80)


GROUP SIZE: 14 members
4 members needed to run this trip.

ACTIVITIES:
  • Guided Mountain Bike Tour
  • Hindu & Buddhist Experience
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
  • In Country Transfers
  • All Lodging
  • Fully Experienced Guide
  • Vehicle Support
  • Group Camping Equipment
WHAT ISN’T INCLUDED:
  • Nepal Visa ($30.)
  • Departure Tax ($27.)
  • Lunch & Dinner in Kathmandu
  • Soft or Alcoholic Beverages
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Intermediate

 
Kathmandu is Nepal’s largest city, and its capital. A lake once filled the Kathmandu Valley and ancient myth tells of the monk Manjushri draining the lake with his sword. Today the unique topography of this valley - ringed by small hills and dotted with villages - offers the mountain biker endless areas to explore without ever leaving the relative comfort of the capital city. In addition, the Kathmandu Valley is the historic center of Nepal.

In the Kathmandu Valley, are three great towns: Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur. They were all once independent kingdoms with powerful kings who encouraged the construction of temples and the creation of many enduring works of art. Each city centered around the king’s palace, with the nobility and high castes concentrated close to the center. High walls where built to fend off each city’s neighbors. But in 1743, King Prithvi Narayan Shah started a conquest that would unify the different states into one within 15 years.

Our exploration of the Kathmandu Valley will start once your plane lands in Kathmandu. An EMS staff member will meet you at the airport and take you to the hotel. All bikes will then be unpacked and looked over by our mechanic to make sure they are in working order. The tour will begin the next morning with the first of six days of high quality, scenic riding that covers the nearly the entire valley rim.

If you’re looking for more adventure than the average vacation, this is it! We’ll visit Kakani, Bhaktapur, Nagarkot, Palnchowk, Dhulikel, Nammo Buddha, Panauti and more – riding a wide variety of terrain, including classic Himalayan singletrack with incredible high mountain views.
    

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A 10-day biking program starting from the day after arrival in Kathmandu. This is for the Intermediate to Intermediate + bikers and will be exciting riding even for the advanced mountain biker. This tour is suited for those that have some biking experience and interested in moderate to semi rugged trails. They are largely off-road, single trail, jeep track and occasional quiet paved on-road sections. It will include the major sights & sites of Kathmandu Valley that would be interest that is well balanced between offering biking and culture. It includes the hilltop retreat of Nagarkot at 2,100m and Chisapani at 2193m with views of 8 of the top 10 peaks plus the treasured Hindu Temple site known as Changu Narayan and the Kingdom City of Bhaktapur. All is via the rich cultural villages of the Kathmandu Valley. The tour offers very comfortable accommodations and a support vehicle all the way. On some occasions the vehicle will not be able to travel with riders due to remote village single trails but it will be able to meet the group at junctions on route and at the end of every day. NOTE: This tour can also accommodate the more advanced mountain biker looking for challenging trails that runs parallel with this tour, meeting at the same lodges.

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