Day 01 Arrive Kathmandu. Meet at the airport & transfer to hotel. Aside from time spent on briefing, rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Day 02 Kathmandu/Daman Early morning departure from Kathmandu in support vehicle for 2 hours till Tistung. Arrive & saddle up. 28 km. off-road in the Palung Valley till Kulekhani Lake. After lunch, ride 12 km. uphill to the Everest Panorama Resort for dinner & overnight. Biking Distance, 40 km. Ascent m.
Day 03 Daman/Hetauda After breakfast, a short hikes to a nearby monastery. After lunch, saddle up for a downhill ride to the Terai. Dinner & overnight at Motel Avocado. Distance, 65 km. decent 1,500 m.
Day 04 Hetauda/Chitwan After breakfast, a 30-km. transfer in support vehicle. Saddle up for a mostly dirt trail unto Sauraha village and then on to Island Jungle Resort. Packed lunch enroute. Switch to support vehicle when everyone has cycled enough. Evening elephant ride dinner & overnight at IJR. Biking Distance, minimum 40 km (till Sauraha), + 20 km (till Narayanghat), + 35 (till Island Jungle Resort. No significant altitude change.
Day 05 Chitwan The whole day at IJR on full board with jungle activities. Elephant safari, boat ride, nature walk. No biking as per national park regulations.
Day 06 Chitwan/Tansen After breakfast, check out from IJR. Saddle up for a 60-km ride along the Western Terai. Packed lunch enroute. Switch to support vehicle for the last 40 to 50 km for the ascent to Tansen. Dinner & overnight at Hotel Sreenagar, Tansen.
Day 07 Tansen/Pokhara After breakfast, a 2-hour trek to Ranighat before making the journey to Pokhara. First 2 hours on support vehicle, thereafter saddle up for ride to Pokhara. Packed lunch enroute. Arrive, & check in at Lake View Resort. Distance flexible, according to time available.
Day 08 Pokhara Free full day in Pokhara.
Day 09 Pokhara/Day Out/Pokhara A whole day to tackle HRH Prince Charles' "Royal Trek" by hiking and biking. Begin with a 2 hours walk to Majnathana to meet up with the bikes. Saddle up from there for 20 km off-road descent along a ridge that initially offers a superb view of the Annapurna IV. Packed lunch enroute. Switch back to support vehicle or ride the 10km tarmac for return to Pokhara.
Day 10 Pokhara/Kathmandu Return to Kathmandu via air & transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 Transfer to airport for departure flight. |