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Enfield Escape

This adventure is a biker’s dream. Wild riding atop Royal Enfield motorcycles that simply ooze style and class, you’ll see corners of Nepal most people never dream of.

  • Starts In: Kathmandu
  • Ends In: Kathmandu
  • Duration: 13 Days
  • Difficulty Grade: Moderate

Highlights

  • Get in amongst it, see Nepal from atop a motorcycle
  • We will see lots of places tourist don’t usually go or get to stop
  • See the High lists of Kathmandu, Pokhara, Lumbini and Chitwan
  • Ride classic Royal Enfields or the more modern Enfield Himalayan

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Day 01: Welcome to Kathmandu

As you fly into Kathmandu, you’ll have beautiful views over the city, the Himalayas, and the terraced fields below. After going through customs, a representative will be waiting to greet you and guide you through the initial culture shock of Kathmandu’s narrow, winding streets to get you settled into your hotel.

In the evening, the tourist hub of Thamel is a good place to grab your first meal, with a variety of restaurants to choose from offering both Western and local Nepali dishes.

Accommodation: Hotel Manaslu

Flying in to Kathmandu © Carsten Heinze

Day 02: Explore Kathmandu: Patan, Boudhanath, and Pashupatinath

After breakfast, you’ll get to know the incredible Kathmandu Valley with a full day of guided sightseeing. You’ll meet your expert in your hotel’s lobby and will be chauffeured by private car to three incredible UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Your first stop is Patan (also known as Lalitpur), the ancient city of fine arts. You’ll visit Patan Durbar Square, which showcases stunningly preserved temples and palace complexes.

Next up is Boudhanath Stupa, one of the biggest stupas in the world. The structure is embellished with four pairs of eyes, each looking out in one of the cardinal directions, keeping watch for righteous behavior and human prosperity. The stupa is constructed on an octagonal base inset with prayer wheels and is ringed by houses of Lamas (Buddhist priests), monasteries, and shops.

Your final destination on today’s tour is one of the holiest temples in the Hindu religion: Pashupatinath. The temple is revered as the birthplace of the Hindu god Lord Shiva and is therefore dedicated to him. You’re bound to be joined by a constant stream of sadhus, Hindus making the pilgrimage to this important site by way of India and other regions in Nepal.

Pashupatinath rests on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River, which serves as an access point for cremation. Note that this is the main cremation site for Hindus in the Kathmandu Valley, and you’ll notice cremation ghats lining the edge of the water.

Accommodation: Hotel Manaslu
Meals included: Breakfast

Locals taking a rest for a chat at Boudhanath Stupa © Per Daugaard Christensen

Day 03: Ride to Nuwakot

In the morning we will leave the hotel in a van which will take us to the edge of Kathmandu (out of the totally manic traffic) where our bikes will be waiting for us. For the next 65 kilometers we ride on one of the nicest little mountain roads you could ever imagine. Our target today is the town of Trisuli, from where we have 5 km up to the old fortress town of Nuwakot. Here we check into our charming little hotel ‘The Old Farmhouse’ and enjoy a well deserved shower and a cold beer!

Accommodation: The Old Farmhouse
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Slow Drive - Long Life © Mads Mathiasen

Day 04: Onwards along the river

Today we have a big ride ahead of us… 140 km, while this might not sound a lot you will find that we will probably average 25-30 km/h on our ride, so we have a few hours in the saddle today. For most of today, we will ride along the Trisuli and Marshyangdi river valleys. We will stop for a local lunch in one of the many towns along with the main Kathmandu to Pokhara highway, which we join after the first 30 km. In the afternoon we leave the Trisuli river and join the Marshyangdi river valley and, if the weather is clear, we will start seeing the Annapurnas shortly afterward. Our final 12 km is on a tiny little mountain road up to the hamlet of Bandipur, an old Newar trading town with magnificent mountain views in clear weather.

Accommodation: The Old Inn
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Local lunch © Mads Mathiasen

Day 05: Ride to Pokhara

Today Pokhara is only 65 km away, so we should be able to reach there in time for lunch by the lake in one of our favorite restaurants. We’ll stay “lakeside” next to Phewa Lake in Pokhara. It has spectacular views of Machhapuchhare (the sacred and unclimbed Fishtail Mountain) and three of the world’s 8,000m peaks, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna. If the weather is clear we might go for another little Enfield ride up to Sarangkot, a viewpoint outside Pokhara, in time for sunset with the Annapurna massif in the background.

Accommodation: Mums Garden Resort
Meals included: Breakfast

Are those clouds or mountains © Don Bethune

Day 06: Enjoy Pokhara

This morning is yours to enjoy with a plethora of options: explore Pokhara town, try paragliding, go fishing, boating, trekking, bird watching, golfing or curl up in a comfy chair and soak up your views of the lake and the snow-capped mountains. After lunch, we will head out on the lake in canoes and then hike up to the International Peace Pagoda for great views of the lake, Pokhara, and the Annapurna mountains beyond. Talk about options! We will meet up at the local Enfielders club for a drink before heading out to one of Pokhara’s best restaurants for dinner.

Accommodation: Mums Garden Resort
Meals included: Breakfast

Relaxing in Pokhara © Don Bethune

Day 07: Up the road to Tansen

This morning we head out on the real mountain roads; the road to Tansen from Pokhara is seriously beautiful and winds its way up over a couple of small passes and then drops back down into the valleys. We will have lunch in a little town about halfway, before continuing to our destination, Tansen, a beautiful old town set right below the Srinagar hill. There is plenty to see around town, so once we have checked in to our hotel we will head out for a walk around the old town.

Accommodation: Hotel Srinagar
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

On the road to Tansen © Mads Mathiasen

Day 08: To Lumbini via Tamghas

We get an early start today as we are going exploring. The road from Tansen to Tamghas is all paved and one of the most beautiful in all of Nepal but once these 75 km is done, then we have a couple of hours of hard riding ahead of us. We head south from Tamghas towards Sandikharkha on rough dirt roads and this is a great adventure as we have now left behind the Nepal that sees tourists! We hit the road to the lowland a bit before Sandikharkha and we are now back on the tarmac and only approximately 100 km from Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha and our home for tonight.

Accommodation: Buddha Maya Garden
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Buddhist pilgrims Lumbini © John Ehbrecht

Day 09: Safari here we come!!

Before we leave Lumbini, we will go for a wander around the sacred garden where Buddha was born and maybe even check out some of the (for Nepal) exotic monasteries from all the different Buddhist countries. We then hit the road for Chitwan 200 km away, the ride has something we haven’t had much of until now, some long fast stretches of road with much less traffic than we saw coming into Pokhara. We will arrive in Chitwan well before sunset and settle in at the bar for some nice drinks overlooking the river and, incredibly from this altitude and distance away, with views to the Himalayas in clear weather!

Accommodation: Jungle Villa Resort
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Flat Terai roads © Clare Mathiasen

Day 10: Chitwan National Park Safari

This is a day never to be forgotten – a full day of safari action including wildlife viewing from an elephant’s back, jungle walks, bird-watching, Land rover drives, river safaris, elephant camp visits, wildlife viewing and photographing from machans (blinds). All wildlife activities are escorted by an experienced naturalist who will astound you with knowledge of all things big and small. Wildlife in Chitwan National Park includes the great one-horned rhinoceros, spotted deer, hog deer, sambar deer, barking deer as well as a wide variety of birdlife. With a bit of luck, there is even the chance of glimpsing a leopard, sloth bear and royal bengal tiger.

Accommodation: Jungle Villa Resort
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Rhino © Mads Mathiasen

Day 11: A final day of Action!

We leave Chitwan mid morning for our final day of riding, and what a day it is! The first 60 km is still on the flat roads of the Terai, riding along with the National Park on our south side. We leave the Terai at Hetauda and head up into the hills to Bhimphedi, this is where in the old day people would get off the horse cart or vehicle and start walking for 2-3 days to get to Kathmandu. The first car that came to Kathmandu was carried in over the mountains from here; you won’t believe it when you see the hill in front of you!

We will have lunch here in Bhimphedi and maybe even have a look at Nepal’s 2nd oldest hospital. After lunch we start climbing up over the first row of hills towards Kathmandu, it is an amazing little road with hairpin after hairpin bend and suddenly we are at the top overlooking the Himalayas once again. From here we descend on an equally amazing road to the bottom of the Kulekhani Hydro electricity dam and here the action really starts. We now have almost 20 km of dirt road to climb back into the Kathmandu Valley, entering from the southern most end of the Valley. Once we reach the top and enter the valley we again have amazing views of the Valley and the mountains beyond – keep your eyes on the road!

Finally, after an incredible days riding we enter Kathmandu and ride through the mad traffic to our hotel and a deserved shower. In the evening we head out for a celebratory dinner in one of Kathmandu’s finest restaurants.

Accommodation: Hotel Manaslu
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Lots of hairpins © Mads Mathiasen

Day 12: Almost free in Kathmandu

We will top things off with an amazing foot trip through the alleyways and forgotten courtyards of old Kathmandu, taking you into the heart of locals’ lives. Spend the remainder of the day shopping ancient bazaars and/or sipping coffee on a rooftop patio before our final feast together when we’re bound to be telling some tall tales!

Accommodation: Hotel Manaslu
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner

The Azon Bazaar © Dan Barham

Day 13: Homeward Bound

Enjoy a final breakfast at the hotel, tell one final round of tales about the trip, then we’ll transfer you to the airport, where we bid farewell and look forward to our paths crossing again.

Accommodation: None
Meals included: Breakfast

See you © Mads Mathiasen
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Included In Price

  • Hotel nights in the hotels specified in the itinerary (or similar if booked out); based on standard rooms on twin share, unless otherwise specified
  • Meals as per the itinerary
  • Chitwan National Park jungle and village activities, park entrance fees with all meals
  • Motorbike hire with basic spares
  • Departure Transfer

Not Included In Price

  • Single room supplement
  • International flights to and from Kathmandu/Paro; Nepal visa fees and international airport taxes; any excess baggage charges
  • Comprehensive travel insurance that includes trip cancellation and emergency rescue/evacuation that covers all of the activities you will undertake during your trip should this be required for any reason (we require this as the minimum insurance cover)
  • Services and activities not mentioned in the detailed itinerary above (eg additional nights, optional trips and sightseeing tours)
  • Any gear or equipment that you may need to rent/buy – please ask us if you would like any advice about gear to bring/buy/rent
  • Personal expenses (eg mineral water/soft drinks/bar bills, entrance/photography fees at monasteries, laundry, telephone calls, postage, donations, extra snacks, etc)
  • Tips for your city guide, drivers, hotels, restaurants, etc (please ask if you would like guidance about appropriate tips)
  • Costs incurred due to unforeseen events (eg caused by natural disasters, adverse road conditions/flight delays, labor strikes, fuel shortages, extreme exchange rate changes, etc)
Adventure travel: Every effort will be made to keep to the above itinerary, but as this is Adventure Travel in the mountains, we cannot guarantee it. Weather conditions, road conditions, vehicle breakdowns and the health of fellow travelers can all contribute to changes. We will try to ensure that the trip runs according to plan, but an easy- going nature will be an asset!

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Highly recommended! Hiked to BC, followed by an epic 3-High-Passes trek. This was the third time I travelled with the Himalayan Trails team. Mads, the backoffice team, guides (Tendu) and porters always go above and beyond to make this it memorable experience! This time - despite adverse weather conditions - (we've lost 4 days at the beginning of the trip) they somehow managed to get us to the end without missing out on anything. I will be back, for sure!

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A wonderful 11 day trip in Nepal was created for us by Kripa. She was excellent at listening to what we wanted and creating the perfect trip for us. I am not the strongest hiker, but I really wanted to experience small villages, treking and feeling close to the amazing mountains in Nepal. Our trek exceeded my expectations. Tendu was an amazing guide and our porter was wonderful. We learned so much and had such fun on our journey. They really pampered us. I am not used to people anticipating what we might like before we even thought of it. They also knew great photo views and were flexible enough to discuss a few possible changes that improved the trek for us! ( more orchids, less stairs maintaining stunning views etc..). Our time exploring the greater Kathmandu area was wonderful also. We stayed at delightful character properties ( a wonderful organic farm as well as in town properties near walkable ares to explore. ) Our guide, Pratikshya, was wonderful. In addition to teaching us about the sites we were seeing, she answered all our questions ( we ask ALOT of questions!) so that we gained so much insight into Nepal that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise. Thank you so much for a trip of a lifetime!- Nancy

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We travelled on an itinerary organised by Mads, Raj and Co in Nov/Dec 19. Our brief was a short trek and lots of culture. And culture we got! Our pickup was from Chitwan , and stayed a night in Bandipur. This was our introduction to the wonderful "hobbit houses" of Nepal, with its amazing woodwork. Then to a trek spread over 4 days , walking village to village, enjoying the terrace of a thousand of agriculture and the hospitality of locals. Then Lumbini, visiting Buddha's birthplace, Bandia to see hippos and tiger, and then to the personalised tour of the world heritage sites of the Kathmandu valley.
Every facet of the trip worked seamlessly, with drivers always ready, the guides expert, and the sites amazing. The standard of accommodation was always comfortable. In Kathmandu, the fabulous Hotel Manuslu, and a jazz club located around the corner. The hot shower at Sikles village, and the bottle of Gurka, after a 1600m ascent, was so welcome.
I recommend these guys to all.
And we are going back, ready for a trek through the flowering rhododendron forests and into the alpine areas

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