Upper Mustang Motorbike Tour – 11days
Photo credit: Helmi Euy (2017)
Upper Mustang Motorbike Tour – 11days
Duration:11 DAYS, Riding: Challenging,Best Time: March – June. Sept. – Nov.
Upper Mustang is an undisturbed piece of land that lies on the border of Nepal and Tibet. Due to the fact that Upper Mustang was a restricted demilitarized area until 1992 and was opened to non-Nepali trekkers only fifteen years ago, it is one of the most preserved regions in the world.
Upper Mustang motorbike tour will definitely push your riding skill and endurance to the very limit because this is not your typical Himalayan experience. You will feel as if you are on another planet in this foreign land. Whereas our Lower Mustang motorbike tourrequired moderate riding skills and a bit easier than the Upper Mustang motorbike tour.
We will also explore Lomanthang on our Day 7th, Lo Manthang, the walled capital of Upper Mustang, in the north of Nepal including thousands of years old monasteries and the most fascinating caves at Chosar.
Mustang district is a heavenly gift from earth to us and one must experience it once in a lifetime. The rewards are not just the view or landscape, you will get the chance to experience the last remaining Tibetan kingdom in all its glory.
The road goes up and down the Mustang valley‘s edge where one can enjoy superb views of snowcapped mountains, mesmerizing valleys, and lush green terraced hillsides. The higher you go the better the view and the clean mountain air rejuvenates your tired body.
Once you start the journey, there are endless rows of hills, waterfalls with some extreme challenges where the terrain is rough and the thin mountain air directly hits your face.
Heading to Lo–Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal
There are valleys to ride through, glacial lakes to encounter and the closeness to the Himalayan Mountain will leave you in disbelief. The kind-hearted and smiling people of the mountain region will make it all worthwhile. Their warm greetings will make you feel at home, enough to make you want to stay. Mustang trip on the bikewill be one of the best journeys so far for any motorcycle enthusiastic person.
Our 13 days Upper Mustang Motorcycle tourwill definitely make your travel holiday exciting and memorable.
Video from Upper Mustang tour
Trip Highlights:
- Adventurous Offroad Experience to the restricted area of Upper Mustang
- Motorcycle tour in Kathmandu
- Observation of local culture, people & village.
- Discoveries of medieval temples, ancient chortens, and a cave village
- Breathtaking Himalayas – Tibetan plateau – Annapurna mountains
- Ride through the world’s deepest gorge: Kali Gandaki Gorge
- Muktinath temple Sacred Hindu temple at 4000 m.
- 2000 years old caves of Chosar
- Kora La, the Tibet/Chinese border at 4600 m.
Bit of offroad while heading to Upper Mustang.
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Annapurna range during our ride.
Review for City Motorbike on Tripadvisor by Mr. James who joined our Upper mustang trip
Detail Itinerary for Upper Mustang Motorbike tour:
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Day 00: Arrive in Kathmandu, meet our team. transfer to a selected hotel in Kathmandu.
After your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu. City Motorbike representative picks up you and drops you off at the Selected hotel.
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DAY 01: Ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara (200KM)
We start our upper mustang tour from kathmandu in the early morning after our breakfast at hotel. It will take approx 6-7 hours to ride to Pokhara. We will ride through enjoying the view of beautiful landscapes and mountain villages. Pokhara has exotic views of the Annapurna Mountain range Beautiful lakes, hills, forests, and rivers. Reach Pokhara and relax. Overnight at Hotel, Pokhara.
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DAY 02: Ride from Pokhara to Kalopani. (125 KM)
Starting early from pokhara, We ride along the bank of the Kali Gandaki River with huge waterfalls and this will be one of the longest day of ride. We will ride through Beni to Kalopani which is around 104KM following the paved road and Rough road begins after Beni with breathtaking views of the Himalayas in the background on a clear day. From here our adventure journey will start. It will take us 4 days from Pokhara to upper mustang by bike. We will overnight at Guesthouse.
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DAY 03: Ride Kalopani to Shamar (entire dusty road) local lodge
After we have our Breakfast in Kalopani following the Kali Gandaki river with a Himalayan range of Annapurna, Nilgiri, and Dhaulagiri. We will travel to shamar valley. Explore the typical village of Kagbeni, we will proceed with our permit checking and documents at the checkpoint of Kagbeni village then we ride to reach Upper Mustang village.
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DAY 04: Shamar to Lo-manthang (entire dusty road) local lodge
Crossing rocky trails and observe Tibetan-themed houses and settlements we will pass through Chhusang (2,950 m), Chele, and Syanbochen, we head to the settlement lomangthang. We will see the clusters of ancient cave dwellings high up on the dramatic rock face across the Kali Gandaki river.
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DAY 05: Early morning ride, we visit to chosar caves and explore and back to lomangthang Villages.
We will explore Lo-Manthang village and visit thousands of years old monasteries and the most fascinating caves at Chosar. We will see the panoramic view of Nilgiri and Dhaulagiri along with the longest mani walls of Ghami, through the village Tsarang from where we’ll ride up to Ghar Gumba, one of the oldest monastery in the area (8th century).
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DAY 06: Lomangthang to Kagbeni (80KM)
Ride back to Kagbeni, following the Himalayan range of Annapurna, Nilgiri, and Dhaulagiri.
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DAY 07: Kagbeni to Tatopani
We will travel to the holy site Muktinath temple and Buddhist Monastries which is at 3800M. We will see the famous continuous burning fire from natural gas and 108 water taps where pilgrims take shower under all those taps & will have short teabreak and explore around Marpha valley.
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Day 08: Tatopani to Pokhara
Enjoy bathing at Natural Hot Spring in Tatopani and get back to pokhara. We’ll pass through Nepal’s longest suspension bridge at Kusma.
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DAY 9: Pokhara ( Relax Day)
We will have enough time to walk around Lakeside after check-in Hotel and explore the pokhara city.
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DAY 10: Pokhara to Kathmandu. End of the tours.
Our last ride of Motorcycle tours to Upper Mustang. We leave From Pokhara to Kathmandu, we will travel through Mugling, continue riding on the same highway back to Kathmandu. Check into the hotel, and free to relax and explore around the city.
We would like to hear about your experience on Motorcycle tours in Nepalwith a city motorbike so in the Evening, you will be joining our farewell dinner at a good restaurant with our Crew member of the Upper mustang motorcycle tour. You will get delicious cuisine.
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Day 11: Departure
You will get free until the flight time, so you can do shopping Before we dropped you at the airport for the final departure.
Trip Includes:
- Airport Pickup and drop
- Motorbike Bike for the entire trip
- Three meals daily in the lodge, hotels.
- Lodge and local house accommodation for the entire trip.
- Mustang Special Permit (Upper mustang permit cost USD 500 per person)
- Upper Mustang Permit fee for Indian Citizens & other citizens (500 USD per person) which is included
- ACAP Permit (Annapurna conservation area permit)
- local staffs (Guide, Mechanics) wages, accommodation, and food
- Breakfast
- Motorbike with fuel for the entire trip.
- Spare Parts for Motorbikes
- Lodge and local house accommodation for the entire trip
- Accommodation in Kathmandu / Pokhara ( B/ B plan with Twin sharing basis)
- Backup transportation in entire trip
- Farewell dinner
Trip Excludes:
- Beverages during the entire trip.
- Lunch and Dinner in Kathmandu.
- Entry fee to a world heritage site
- Travel rescue, insurance, Motorbike insurance,
- Tips for Guide and Mechanics, Bike gears, International tickets,
- Nepali visa fee,
- Bar bills, Repair charge for any physical damage on motorbikes, Personal expenses, etc
- All unseen personal expenses, any changes of the itinerary due to political and weather conditions, etc.
Note:
- The trip itinerary can be changed according to your request. & Please bring a valid driving license from your country or an international driving license, both works here.
- We suggest bringing your own complete motorcycle gear (helmet, boots, gloves, suit incl.
protectors/back protector. - We suggest bringing your personal travel insurance, medical insurance,
- Please follow the tour leader’s instructions.
- Please take care of your own equipment and motorbike. A city motorbike now Thrill on Motorbike Nepal will not be responsible for any loss of equipment costs for recovery.
Group size: Embark on an exhilarating Upper Mustang motorcycle tour with a group of at least 2 riders. The more riders in your group, the greater the savings on tour rates. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us with any inquiries & Trip Itinerary can be changed according to your request. Please write to us at citymotorbike.com@gmail.com / Thrillonmotorbike@gmail.com for more details.
Thrill on Motorbike / City Motorbike would not be liable if the tour is affected in the cases of natural calamities, weather, political or local or any condition that is not caused by the company itself. Any additional expenses incurred because of the similar / same conditions would be borne by the participants themselves
