Single Track Mountain Biking Adventure

On you arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, our airport representative will welcome you and then transfer you to hotel.

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This is your free day as you can stroll to local market or visit nearby cultural sites. Preparation will be underway for the trip the following day. 

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Take an early morning flight from Kathmandu to Tumlingtar which takes about one hour flight. Tumligtar is situated on a plateau just above the Arun River in an elevation of 460 meters. Around Tumlingtar you find lush forests, banana groves and rice paddies.

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You can explore Tumligtar in the morning. Later make an excursion to Khandbari, two hours ride from Tumligtar towards Makalu Base Camp. If you are here on a Saturday you will experience the weekly market. Khandbari is a charming place, with a flag-stoned main street, whitewashed houses with gardens and manicured lawns. Return to Tumlingtar for the night.

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Today you will bike down the Arun valley. From Tumlingtar the trail follows the plateau and then goes downhill to Shawa River, where you will get to ride across a suspension bridge. The rest of the day you follow the Arun River. You have time for a dip in the river during lunch rest. Continue the ride to Kewabesi, a big delta next to the Arun River.

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This is the day you will climb up to 1400m elevation. You start out the day with another few kilometres of single trail to Leguwa, where you will meet your support vehicles. From Leguwa you have a few more kilometres on relatively flat dust road, before the real climb starts at Manmaya. Manmaya to Pakhribas is one long climb.

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Start the day with a 10km ride on a leveled dust road to Hile before taking a flying downhill. Hile is a pleasant roadside town situated high on a hill at 1850 meters, the  cool breeze providing a welcoming relief from the heat of the Arun valley. Many of the people who inhabit this village are Tibetans who have settled here. From Hile the road descends a spur into Dhankuta at 1220m. The road does not pass directly through Dhankuta, a beautiful town inhabited Rai, Limbu and Newar communities. Take time to tour Dhankuta and then descend to your camp at the Tamur River at Mulghat.

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The trail initially descends about an hour then it ascends to about 4 hours.

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The distance from Pauwa Pass to Ilam is around 55 km. The trail at first involves a descent before contouring around a ridge. This is followed by a blast down to the river and then a short climb. Finally, you cruise into Ilam town surrounded by tea plantations.

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Today you can spend time relaxing or exploring Ilam on your mountain bike. This is a fantastic town to ride some single trails with beautiful tea gardens. If you prefer just to walk around at your own pace, feel free to do so.

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Leaving Ilam you go downhill, as far as the river, before taking an uphill roller coaster route. You hitch a ride on the vehicles for the 40 kilometers climb to the top of the pass at Ficcal. The fish curry at the top of the pass is worth the trip, but you are now on the very last crest of the Himalayan foothills, looking down across neatly cropped tea bushes onto the plains.

Your trip ends with an 1800m descent, on smooth tarmac for a change, but with enough pot holes to keep it interesting! It is switchbacks all the way to the town of Charali. From here you pack your bikes and drive to your hotel in Biratnagar.

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A leisurely morning is spent exploring Biratnagar before you take the return flight across the foothills of the Himalayas to Kathmandu.

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Depending on your flight schedule, our representative will drive you to Tribhuvan International Airport for your final departure.