Everest Enduro Mountain Biking – 9 Days

Day 1: Arrival In Kathmandu

At your arrival time at the airport in Kathmandu, a nature horizons team member will be waiting to greet you. We will transfer right to your hotel accommodation for the first night. Once you arrive at the hotel, you will meet your guide and get a briefing on your entire tour. The rest of the day is yours to relax and explore around Kathmandu. It is a magical city

Includes: Accommodation

Day 2: Warm-up ride around Kathmandu

Before heading to Everest, it’s important to get used to mountain biking in the hills. We will head out to some of the single tracks around Kathmandu to check your riding skills.

Includes: Accommodation/Breakfast

Day 3: Drive to Dhap and Ride to Jhapre (2 hours)

Right after having breakfast, we will head to Dhap. The village lies in the lower Solu Khumbu area. After assembling the bikes, we will bike for around 15-16 km along the jeep tracks leading to Jhapre. Overnight at a tea house.

Includes: Accommodation/Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Day 4: Jhapre to Pikey Peak base camp

Right before breakfast, we will check our bikes and gears for the ride. The trail today passes through dusty jeep tracks, slowly heading uphill. Enjoy riding past forests of rhododendrons and also yaks. The trail will ascend to a higher altitude today. We will make frequent stops and ride at a slow pace to acclimatize. Along the way, you will notice prayer flags, main walls that are adorned with Buddhist chants, and stupas. The track nearing the ridge to Bhulbhule is a flat section, but right after, the two hours’ track is challenging. At some point, you might have to carry your bikes. Overnight at the tea house at Pikey Peak.

Includes: Accommodation/Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Day 5: Summit Pikey Peak (4065m) and ride to Phaplu

We will reach the highest altitude of this trip. Right after breakfast, we head out to climb to Pikey Peak. Meanwhile, the porters will carry our luggage to Phaplu. It is a two hours’ hike. At the top, revel in the beautiful landscape of Pikey Peak. The peak is named after one of the deities of the Sherpa Clan.

The trail descends to a rocky and gnarly track down to Suke Pokhari. Right after that, we will pass through a relatively easier and flat trail through the jungle. Along the way, we will ride along the ancient single tracks through the villages of Dimse, Ghunre, and Salleri before reaching Phaplu. At the last 3 km, there is a slight section of uphill before the road joins the jeep track to Phaplu. Overnight at Phalplu.

Includes: Accommodation/Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Day 6 Rest day

To make sure we don’t get tired on the final leg of our enduro trip, we will rest at Phaplu for one day. The Sherpa village of Phaplu is very scenic, with fields of barley and mustard and locals herding yaks and goats. The rest day also gives us time to check our bikes and gears, and also use the laundry facility. Feel free to explore the village on your own. Some of the local food specialties are Thongba, a hot alcohol drink made of fermented millet, and Chupri (dry cheese). The village also has a three hours’ loop ride trail.

Includes: Accommodation/Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Day 7: Phaplu Enduro Ride

We will be riding through beautiful single tracks with amazing flowing paths. The first stop after 2 hours of beautiful riding until Raatnage. Head up to the view tower at Raatnage to look at the spectacular scenes of the hills and forests. We will again ride on single tracks through a community forest as we ride past Salleri to Phaplu. Overnight at Phaplu.

Includes: Accommodation/Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Day 8: Drive to Kathmandu

We will begin our drive to Kathmandu right after having breakfast. Feel free to indulge yourself in spa activities after arriving in Kathmandu.

Includes: Accommodation/Breakfast

Day 9: Final Departure

Wake up and prepare to get on your flight home! Your guide will be with you up until we drop you off at the airport.

End Tour

Included

• Accommodation in Kathmandu in a 3-star hotel for 3 nights in B&B plan.
• All necessary ground transportation for airport transfers and shuttle service during the ride.
• All necessary internal flights.
• All necessary sightseeing permits, tickets and national park entrance fees.
• All meals during riding days (you can order food item of your choice for each meal from menu available at tea houses, tea and coffee is provided with meals only)
• All necessary accommodation in the most authentic and local tea houses during the ride (twin sharing)
• An english speaking, well experienced mountain biking guide with mechanical skills.
• Porter to carry your luggage during the ride.
• All staff salaries and insurances.
• First aid kit carried by our staff.
• All government taxes.
• Welcome and Farewell dinner.

Excluded

• International airfares.
• Nepal visa fee.
• Travel and rescue insurance.
• Riding gears (protection pads, sunglasses, gloves)
• Meals in Kathmandu (lunch & dinner)
• Any personal expenses during the trip like battery charge, hot shower, laundry, extra meals, tea, coffee, snacks, boiled water, bottled water, alcoholic beverages & soft drinks and internet service.
• Tips for guide, porters and other staff.
• Mountain Bike (we can arrange full suspension mountain bikes if you don't plan to bring your own. Hiring a mountain bike will cost USD 45 per day.)
• Anything not mentioned in the ‘price includes’ section.