Mountain biking holidays in the Himalayas

Mountain bike tours into Tibet, Nepal, Ladakh, Sikkim and Bhutan. These tours are specially designed to take you deep into the culture and lifestyle of the local people and show you the best trails in the Himalayas, where most mountain bikers rarely get a chance to ride!

Accommodation is in small family-run hotels or camped. All trips are guided by professional Nepali bikers and use the best equipment and have full technical support.

Nepal – A Bikers Paradise
The foothills of Nepal are one of the best playgrounds to hundreds of adventurous mountain bikers. The trails offer scenic beauty as you pedal through villages, terraced rice fields, temples, monasteries, and the spectacular views of the snowy peaks of the Himalayas.

We focus mostly on off-road dirt trails where other bikers may not have been before. Our 20 years of biking experience has made it possible to discover a variety of hidden trails. Some popular trips are described here.

Backroads of Kathmandu and Downhill Thrills (1 day) – daily - US $55, introductory to moderate mountain biking
Under Backroads of Kathmandu we offer journeys through the ancient Newari villages and town within the Kathmandu Valley. We have created three options all of which offers a complete day full of excitement and adventures showing you many religious and historical sites, temples as well as villages.

Kasto Maza (8 days) – Mar to Jun, Sep to Nov - US $732, moderate mountain biking
Starting from the courtyard of our offices, this trip takes you to one of the highest points of the Kathmandu Valley, Kakani. We ride through some beautiful dense forest of rhododendron and up to the beautiful nun's monastery called Nagi Gompa. Following the trail we ride towards Nagarkot. Continue towards beautiful old town of Bhaktapur and towards a beautiful town of Dhulikhel. Panauti is another ancient town that has one of the oldest temples in Nepal. Following the rice fields we climb a hill and arrive at Lakhuri Bhanjyang from where you can see the whole Kathmandu Valley. Depending upon how exhausted you are, one can either cycle back to Kathmandu via Patan or our support vehicle will pick you up here.

Eastern Nepal Safari (14 days) – Apr, Oct, Nov - US $1597, adventurous to challenging mountain biking
In this trip we you close to the beauty and fascination of eastern Nepal through the foothills of Kanchenjunga. In the beginning of this trip you will visit the ancient historical sites of Kathmandu Valley and then you will have one day valley biking towards Daman which is one of the best scenic places close to Kathmandu Valley to view the panoramic views of the mighty Himalayas. Then we drive down the southern plains towards eastern Nepal and reach the bustling city of Biratnagar. The next day we fly to Sukhetar seasonal airstrip, which is the gateway to the 3rd highest mountain in the world–Kanchenjunga.

This area is less beaten with very few tourists. Lush green forested valleys are some of the beautiful attractions you will enjoy. This spectacular ride will be the best memorable adventure and our friendly staff will cater you the best services.

Manang Exploration (10 days) – Sep - US $410, challenging mountain biking
In summer when snow melts down, this place seems to be a wonderful landscape covered by awesome scenery with high streams, beautiful flowers, and lakes (including Tilicho lake that lies on the highest altitude) lying on the lap of great mountains. Not to be forgotten! The huge never-ending Marshyangdi River makes this place more thrilling. There are historical monasteries, which will reveal the backgrounds of the Buddhist religion.

Annapurna Expedition (15 days) – Sep - US $915, hard core mountain biking
This is a uniqe expedition where we go through the very popular Annapurna Trekking Circuit but on wheels. Annapurna boast a huge cultural and ecological diversity. We even go through a 5460 m pass.

Tibet – Roof of the World
Tibet- Shangri-La, the land of snows, the roof of the World. Tibet is a land of ancient Buddhist culture having awesome landscapes, artistic monasteries and centuries old caravan trails. From April to October is the best season for riding. There isn't much rain in Tibet as it's a plateau behind the Himalayan range but it rains to some extent during July and August and rest of the season is fine with clear sky. There may be snowing in the high passes if it rains during April and end of October. Temperature ranges from 0-15°c depending upon altitude & weather.

Lhasa to Kathmandu (19 days) – Apr to Jun, Aug to Oct - US $2145, challenging mountain biking
A fully guided and supported expedition into Tibet from Nepal to ride the second biggest down hill in the world and get closer to the real nomadic people of Tibet. For bikers with an adventurous spirit who appreciates to spend a little more time to experience this vast landscape at a closer and more personal level. This expedition visit's all the monasteries and places of interest in the cities and towns and gives you the chance to ride the best, most scenic sections of the friendship highway. We drive in the support truck for the most up hill sections to give ourselves a rest. Guided by an experience Nepali Mountain bike guide having fluency on Nepali, English and Tibetan language, who's there to look after you, help your acclimatisation and smooth your ride on the bike and communicate with the Chinese officials. Your trip starts and finishes in Kathmandu with the guide so all your worries are taken care of and to ensure a trouble free fantastic trip.

Round Mt. Kailash (32 days) – Jun, Aug - US $4165, challenging to hard core mountain biking
This is undoubtedly the most challenging tour that we are running. In terms of the average altitude, and the length of the trip, the Lhasa to Kathmandu ride can fairly claim to be the highest mountain biking in the world. The importance of two days, spent gently sightseeing around Lhasa, cannot be over emphasized, as proper acclimatization is vital to anyone hoping to complete this route. We start from the Tibetan capital -Lhasa, and cross many Passes, before eventually descending from the Tibetan Plateau into Nepal. 50% of our time though, is spent on the Tibetan Plateau at heights above 4000 metres. The main road has been well built by the Chinese, with approximately one third of it metalled. The rest is on well-worn dust tracks. As with our other bike trips, there will be a chance to get off road, using the small herders' paths, which dissect many of the switchback descents and climbs.

This is our most demanding cycling trip, for which you will need to be reasonably fit and put in some training. Throughout the route, we will have the support of a back-up vehicle, and anyone who is not feeling up to cycling a particular stage has the option to get on the bus. On the main route the cycling is simple with no technical difficulties, but for those of you who want more of a thrill off the road, the footpaths, which dissect the hundreds of switchbacks, offer as much of a challenge as you could want.

Bhutan – The Dragon Kingdom
Straining every muscle to gain the high mountain pass or sailing downhill with the wind in your face, one moment along the twists and turns of a deep ravine along narrow mountain trails and the next with the vista of the majestic Himalayan ranges stretching to the horizons before you, bicycling in Bhutan is a reminder of the ups and downs of life itself. The thrill of bicycling in the panoramic terrain of Bhutan is an adventure that beckons to every cyclist looking for something out of the ordinary. All along the route the interruption by picturesque and almost medieval, villages and towns rich in cultural spots make a welcome diversion.

The Dragon Tour (15 days) – Apr, Oct, Mar - US $3383, challenging mountain biking
Depending on the choice of route, one can traverse long and winding roads passing through low lying foothills, the higher river valleys and the high Himalayas, the three zones that comprise the geographical variations of the country. The drama of magnificent scenes and sights unfolding with every turn of the wheel is something to fulfill a cyclist's dream.

North India
In India we offer trips to Ladakh, Sikkim and the hill station of Darjeeling. Ladakh offers some really fantastic trails as well as carpetted roads which often has no traffic at all. The landscape is built in such a way the mountain bikers really feel welcomed. To a certain extent it feels like in Tibet and it is popularly known as Little Tibet.

Sikkim and Darjeeling are beautiful hill stations with terraced rice fields, age old beautiful monasteries and ever smiling people. Sikkim is slowly growing into a biking paradise.

Ladakh Exploration (15 days) – Jun, Aug - US $1914, challenging mountain biking
Ladakh is situated above the Indus River at 12,000ft and isolated within the Karakoram and Zanskar mountain ranges, which provides the most spectacular mountain scenery in the world.

The 490 km expedition from Ladakh to Manali is one of the ultimate challenges for the mountain bikers. Throughout the tour, we will have to cross following passes on the way.Taglang-La - 5328m, Lachung-La - 5065m, Baralacha-La - 4892m, Darcha-La - 3400m, Rothang-La - 3980m

We also design trips based on group requirement. Please let us know if you are looking for something totally different from what we are offering.