Introduction: Embark on an Annapurna mountain range through Annapurna Circuit biking tour ride, exploring diverse landscapes from sub-tropical plains to the Trans-Himalaya Manang and Mustang region. The journey’s highlight includes crossing the Thorong-La Pass and navigating the Kaligandaki valley, providing a rare biking experience through high ridges, mountain passes, and forest trails, with cultural immersion in small villages and Kathmandu. Annapurna region is equally famous for annapurna base camp trekking
Trip Facts
- Trip Name – Annapurna Circuit Biking Tour
- Trip Duration – 14 days
- Riding Days – 11 days
- Total Riding distance – 220 Km
- Difficulty Level – Challenging
- Maximum Altitude – 5416m
- Max Group Size – 12
- Best Time to Visit – Feb – May & Sep – Jan
- Lodging – Local Tea House & Standard Hotels
- Meals – Included as per the Itinerary
- Fixed Departure – No. All trips are organized as a private departure
Trip Highlights
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- A complete-challenging ride encircling the famous Annapurna Circuit Region.
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- Crossing the famous Thorong La Pass (5416m) (the widest pass on earth), a lifetime experience for mountain biking lovers.
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- Experiencing ultimate thrill of riding in the mountains.
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- Close mountain views of the Annapurna (8091m) and Dhaulagiri (8167m)Himalayan Range.
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- Take a refreshing nap in the natural hot spring at Tatopani at the end of the trip.
Food :
You can try a Nepali Khana Set or Noodles, Pasta, Momos on the way or at local teahouses or You can choose a varied set of food; indian, continental, american from the menu at standard hotels. We suggest you bring snacks such Power Bar, Snickers, Mars, Electrolytes etcs in your from you home country or purchase before leaving Kathmandu. It’s hard to get these things on the way.
Accomodation
- Local Tea House : Local Tea Houses offer basic accommodation facilities such as a bed (clean and comfortable), bathrooms (in some places you can get a attached bathroom, in some places you have to share a common bathroom). Rooms are not air conditioned. . You will have a single room for two people at most places while at higher altitudes you may have to share a room with a few other people. Our guides will do their best to finding you the best accomodation possible.
- Standard Hotels : 3 star hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
- Drinking Water : We suggest you bring water bottle and purification tablets along with you. You can refill water in your hotel, restaurants and tea houses.
Clothes & Gears :
T-shirts, normal hiking shoes and biking shorts (biking trouser for the high altitude) for the ride. Bring your own Clip Paddle, Shoes and Seat, if you are comfortable using them. We recommend the following list of clothes for your backpack.
- Sleeping Bag
- Water/wind proof jacket, Fleece Jacket, Down Jacket (for winter)
- Warm T-shirts, Short, Trouser
- Sunglasses, Sun cream, Warm Hat, Sanitizers, Moisturizer cream.
- Scarf, Socks.
- Head Lights, Camera, Extra Battery, Power Bank, SD Cards
If you are bringing your own bike :
We recommend you bring all the necessary equipments for your bikes.
Overview
A complete ride encircles the famous Annapurna mountain range. The ride offers great variety sub-tropical plains in the Himalayan foothills through the Trans-Himalaya Manang and Mustang region. The highlight of the trip is crossing the Thorong-La Pass-5416m, the widest pass in the world in between valleys of Manang and Jomsom and riding in the Kaligandaki valley through the deepest gorge of the world between Dhaulagiri (8167m) Annapurna I (8091m). This exciting trip offers a rare opportunity to bike through the heart of the beautiful Annapurna region, where we follow high ridges, climb rugged mountain passes and descend shady forest trails to the terraced valleys of lakeside Pokhara. Passing through small mountain villages en route and with time in the bustling historic city of Kathmandu, there is plenty of opportunities to meet the incredibly friendly people of this country and absorb their rich culture.
