Motorbike tour to Upper Mustang

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Duration14 Days
CountryNepal
Maximum Altitude3800

The feeling of relaxation, freedom and being different person is on tour. And this can only be better achieved when you tour on Motor Cycle. On top of this, travelling Upper Mustang (Tibet’s last forbidden kingdom) on the motorcycle has the different level of adventure. Therefore, numerous tourist from all around the world, love to travel this place at least once in a lifetime.

The undisturbed piece of land that saddles the border between Nepal and Tibet along with the breath-taking scenery, great off-road riding, pervasive culture and the instant feeling that this is a country that moves your senses in all possible ways. The Mustang area is a true gift to the earth and you must see it to believe it. While trekking in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal, we can admire the uniqueness of tree-less landscape, rocky trails and views of Nilgiri, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and the other Himalayas. If you miss touring this place, you definitely miss a heavenly adventure.

Physical fitness

Upper Mustang Trek is a moderate trek suitable for passionate riders and who have the ability to seat back in the motorcycle for longer hours. In some days, we might even need to ride and walk for long hours. Walking in higher altitudes is more physically demanding than walking in the lower altitudes; however, if we are in excellent health with average physical fitness, have a positive attitude and strong determination, we can accomplish the trek successfully. Exercising and jogging regularly for some weeks prior to the trip is a good idea to enhance our strength and stability. Past riding tour experience would be your plus point but it is not mandatory. Participants with pre-existing medical conditions such as heart, lung, and blood diseases should inform Himalayan Glacier before booking the trek. We also recommend that you consult your doctor before the trip. The basic medical facility is taken care.

Accommodation

We will be staying in best guest houses available in that region with full enjoyment of Nepali Food. Proper water facility, hot and cold will be given priority according to need. Beyond, any changes on the scheduled program can be managed with group discussion.

Best Time to Travel

Spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November) are the best months for Upper Mustang Trek. Although this trip can be taken near winter for best weather, the cold temperature might not be suitable for everyone.

Itinerary
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Full day Kathmandu valley sight-seeing by motorcycle, test drive and visit old monuments like monkey temple, Bouddha stupa, Pashupatinath temple, Bhaktapur city, Sunset view from Nagarkot and return to Kathmandu for the overnight stay at 3-star hotel. Before dinner, we’ll have the tour briefing so everybody knows what exploration is about.

 Early morning we will take the ride to Pokhara; the city of natural beauty. On the way, we will be viewing beautiful scenario of hills, forest and river. We will take lunch at an amazing place Bandipur. After reaching  Pokhara, we’ll freshen up and stay at guest house or hotel where good and hygienic service is given. If leisure time remains, we’ll make a lake and Sarangkot ride. Last minute queries will be discussed at dinner.

 Historically and today, Tatopani is a huge trading post between Nepal and China. People living here speak Nepali and Tibetan. Hence, we will take a ride to Tatopani for 6-7 hours after early morning breakfast. There, many people visit here with religious belief as well as with the thought that such hot water cures skin diseases. We will take afternoon relaxation at hot spring  and overnight stay at a lodge

 Waking up early morning, we’ll enjoy a good breakfast and take an adventurous ride to Kagbeni. Kagbeni is a village in the Upper Mustang of the Himalayas, located in the valley of the Kali Gandaki River. From this, we will be honoured to ride Annapurna circuit and fascinating medieval village with closely packed mud-brick houses, dark alleys and imposing Chhortens along with culturally rich ethnicity. Overnight stay will be in the well-facilitated guest house.

 We will take 1 hour of the ride to one of the most mesmerizing religious place Muktinath from Kagbeni. There, we will get to see the famous continuous burning fire from natural gas and 108 water taps where pilgrims take shower under all those taps. Besides, the diverse landscapes and cultures to be found along the trekking routes give marvellous insight into the way of life of rural Nepali people.  Stay will be managed in the guest house.

 With a hot breakfast, we will take 6-7 hours of walk to Ghami. One cannot miss touring such a beautiful place like Ghami, the third largest village in Lo region. Here, we will be riding to observe the trial that passes through chores and local villages which is like Tibetan styles of houses with open veranda. We will be passing the trial of poplar trees and field of barleys. Overnight stay at Tea house/ guest house.

 Today trek rides to Lo- Manthang goes through the magnificent view of Nilgiri, Tilicho, Annapurna and Bhrikuti peak. Further, we will gently ascend to windy pass of Lo, from where we can observe lo-Manthang valley. While descending to Lo-Manthang, we will get to see the wonderful walled city with hills in the Tibetan border. Finally, reaching Lo- Mathang, we will visit Royal Palace, monasteries and city. Overnight stay at guest house/lodge.

 Today we will explore around the same place as it is large and many more beautiful scenes and places to ride remains. Hence, in this way, we will explore much more about mesmerizing Lo- Manthang and make the useful adventurous ride.

 With good morning wishes and breakfast, we will ride towards China border. China border is very famous for goods import and export for Nepalese. Especially, salt is traded since historical time. Here, we will get to observe the beautiful scenario of mountains and trading centres. After this, we will return back to Lo-Manthang for the overnight stay.

  Today, we will have a much more exciting motorcycle ride where Annapurnas grow in size as we ride towards the Himalayas and drop from the Tibetan plateau. We’ll visit Tsarang shortly. It’s one of the region largest functioning monasteries. We will be passing the steep roads at Samar and luckily we go down to the hill. We’ll pass the handsome town of Gheling which we bypassed on the way north, and will stay a bit south of it in a very basic guest-house

 Today we will make up our mind to return ride from Gheling to Kagbeni, 2800m. On the way, we will try to catch up the memories calmly which were missed before. We’ll be ending up the day in the charming town Kagbeni, the gateway to Upper Mustang.

 After warm breakfast, we will set up to ride from Kagbeni to Tatopani, 1300m where the taste of the cold beer and a dip in the hot springs again awaits, after a long day avoiding buses, pilgrims, hikers and pot-holes. Today will be a much chilled day. Overnight stay will be at the well-groomed guest house.

 7-8 hours of a ride will be made today from Tatopani to small, clean, beautiful city Bandipur, 1100. We will leave the Mustang behind us today and head back to Kathmandu by the way of Bandipur. Beautiful resorts and well-managed guesthouses are the main attraction of this city. We will try to get all of the good memories of this place and make planning for the next morning.

 Now, time for the last destination ride and it is all way to Kathmandu. The way will get busier the closer we approach. Here, we will be riding recalling all the awesome memories during a ride to upper Mustang, those adventures, food, clicks, chilled bears, cultures and landscapes, mountains and many more. But we’ll take our time to get into town back to our hotel where we started our adventure two weeks ago. In the evening we’ll have our last dinner together for a memorable ending up.

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