Ride across the main highway of Kathmandu to Pokhara that follows the beautiful Trishuli River with a plenty of arc. Ride through the extreme off-roads from Beshishahar onward that gives fascinating visions of waterfalls, lakes, grasslands, and mountains. Amazing trek to Tilicho Lake area which is the highest lake on earth with an altitude of 4,970 meters following a rocky mountainous trail. Nexus Travels & Tours is happy to make your world a little better and full of memories through this journey!
Highlights
• Starts and ends in Kathmandu.
• Sightseeing tour around Kathmandu.
• Terrain: off-road.
• Trek to Tilicho Lake, the highest lake on earth.
• Royal Enfield Himalayan Motorcycle 411cc rental with fuel.
• Road captain cum guide, technician, and support vehicle.
Included excursions:
• A short hike to Gangapurna Lake and a nearby hill.
• A short hike to Manang Valley.
• A short hike to the nearby hill at Tilicho Lake.
• A sightseeing tour around Kathmandu including the old Durbar squares,
monkey temple, Pashupatinath, etc.
• Trekking to Tilicho Lake.
• Visit a beautiful village of Timang.
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival to Kathmandu
You will be picked up from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport and transfered to the hotel in Kathmandu. In the first half day, you will be escorted to Nexus Travels & Tours office after getting refreshed to fill the registration and permission form and complete papers and taken to an hour of a ride to let you be familiar with the traffic and roads of Nepal. You will attend a few hours’ instructions to make you familiar with Nepalese culture (DOs and DON'Ts in Nepalese villages).
Stay overnight in Hotel.
Day 2
Kathmandu to Besisahar (106 kilometers / 66 miles)
After taking breakfast, you will start your ride with the road captain followed by the technician support vehicle. Lunch will on the highway hotel. Reach Besisahar, a hilly town on the approach to Manang. This is going to be a highway ride with curvy roads followed by Trishuli and Marsyangdi River.
Stay overnight in Hotel.
Day 3
Besihahar to Chame (66 kilometers / 41 miles)
After breakfast, you will start your ride through some graveled roads constructed by the Khudi Hydropower which also follows a half kilometer long tunnel road and stumble upon the rocky off-road trails to reach to Chame (altitude 2,650 meters), the capital town of Manang district.
Stay overnight in Hotel.
Day 4
Chame to Manang Valley (31 kilometers / 19 miles)
After breakfast, your ride ascends to rocky off-road trails and follows some grasslands with the fascinating views of waterfalls, greenery, snow covered mountains, crossing the chilling stream. You will then reach Manang Valley (altitude 3,540 Meters). After checking into the hotel and refreshing with a cup of coffee, a short hike can be done to Gangapurna Lake and nearby hill to acclimatize the body.
Stay overnight in Hotel.
Day 5
Manang Valey to Tilicho Lake base camp (20 kilometers / 12 miles)
After breakfast, you will walk off for a short hike again to acclimatize the body. You will then start riding to reach Khangsar (altitude 3,730 meters). This is the end of the road and you will then start trekking to Tilicho Lake base camp (altitude 4,150 meters). The trekking trail follows a moderately vertical rocky mountain.
Stay overnight in tea house.
Day 6
Trekking to Tilicho Lake:
After a cup of tea or coffee (garlic soup is favored) and some light breakfast in the early morning start trekking to Tilicho Lake (altitude 4,920 meters). This trail is all uphill following steep Rocky Mountains and needs to cross an elevation of 5,000 meters. After enjoying an hour at the lake, you will need to trek down to the base camp before the wind starts. You will then start riding to Manang valley.
Stay overnight in teahouse.
Day 7
Khangsar to Timang
After breakfast, you will start riding back to Timang - a beautiful village located at the foothill of the mountain.
Stay overnight in teahouse.
Day 8
Timang to Besisahar
After breakfast, you will ride back to Besisahar. Check into a hotel and get refreshed. You can go for swimming in the hotel swimming pool. In the evening time, there will be a barbecue and music program to celebrate the achievement.
Stay overnight in Hotel.
Day 9
Besisahar to Kathmandu
You will take breakfast and ride back to Kathmandu. Gather at Nexus Travels & Tours Office followed by a feedback meeting. The crew will drop you to a hotel and you may enjoy seeing around in Thamel which opens till late night.
Stay overnight in Hotel.
Day 10
Kathmandu
After breakfast, you will be taken to a sightseeing tour around Kathmandu including the old Durbar squares, monkey temple, Pashupatinath, etc. You will be taken to a typical Nepali restaurant for a dinner that serves mouth watering Nepali cuisines and you will get an event souvenir from our office.
Stay overnight in Hotel.
Day 11
Departure
Take breakfast and pack up. The team will drop you to Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport from where you will fly to your next destination.