Arrive in Kathmandu & transfer to the hotel in Thamel, a tourist district offering numerous bars, shops and restaurants and an instant taste of Nepali life. In the afternoon we will sort out our bikes and over dinner there will be a tour briefing. Guest House (CH) Altitude: 1340 meters

Fly or take tourist bus to Pokhara. You have sufficient time to explore the café's and diners around the lake on reaching Pokhara. Hotel (SH) (B) ALTITUDE: 820 meters

There are numerous flights that service the Jomsom airstrip early each day before the Kali Gandaki wind picks up by mid morning. To get used with the altitude and the weather condition, we assemble the bikes as soon as we land in Jomsom and ride the relatively flat river trail to Kagbeni, the border – town of the recently forbidden Mustang Kingdom. Guest house (CH) (B, L & D) Distance: 12 kilometers Altitude:  2800 meters

Ride from Kagbeni to Chele is about 13 km. along the way we cycle through the Kali Gandaki river banks. During the day we come across several trekkers, few jeep and donkeys too. The local people use donkeys for transportation. At this day we ride about 500m and finally reach our destination Chele. The climb consists of flat and gentle slopes up to Kagbeni. A little while after we ride, we stop for lunch. Kagbeni is one of the most beautiful places to explore around and spend a night over. Since it is only a short ride up to Kagbeni we don’t make a stop and head up towards Chele. Distance: 13 kilometers Altitude: 3050 meters

From Chele to Somar (3450m) it is almost uphill all the way. You may even have to carry up your bicycle sometimes. Along the way you can explore the Annapurna Himalayan Range. After passing off Chele, we stop for some lunch at Somar as we don’t have any eateries until our destination: Shyambochen. Then after having some energy on we carry our bikes upto Bhena. Later on we can cycle up to Shyambochen. We also have a 3800 m pass before we conclude our ride.  The hotels are very basic with outside toilets. If possible you may carry a sleeping bag along with you during this trip. Distance 18 kilometers Altitude:  3650 meters

Rise early in the morning and if you are interested for photographs the views are breathtaking from Shyambochen.  After breakfast we climb around 1 km to the top and then we move to Ghiling which is a 6km downhill ride. The standard of fooding and lodging here is very numb. So we prefer camping. The village site looks green and there you can find a monastery where we can visit if you have enough time. The village people there perform farming activities. You can sight plantation of potatoes, barley, spinach, etc. After Ghiling there is a 3800m pass which takes about an hour and a half to reach at the top. Then, you can descend down to Ghami (3470 m). Distance: 15 kilometers Altitude: 3470 meters

From the hotel we cycle down to the river and technically downwards about 1 km then eventually climb up to 3800 m which is about 5 km climb then descend down to Charang : our lunch spot. After we reach there, in case of any altitude sickness, we have (HP) available. We can have a checkup thoroughly during our lunch break. Charang village is quite bigger in comparison to the other ones we've passed. After Charang you can cycle all the way to Lomanthang which is all a ride able wide jeep track. Along the trail if you have a look around you feel like you have reached a blissful place and yet it looks a lot similar to Tibet. When you reach Lomanthang you cannot see any mountains as you have come forth a long way and left the mountains behind. Distance: : 27 kilometers Altitude: 3700 meters

We consider Lomanthang the most important part of this trip as there is much more to explore in it. As it is the last destination of our trip we stay here for a day or two. You would not want to miss out the famous places such as the Kings Palace, the monasteries, caves and many more. The most amazing thing you can also do is if you get lucky, you get to meet the King and Queen of Lomanthang. But in order to do so you need to make an appointment. The royals live around the local people. Even around the palace there are souvenir shops where you can find antique things and you may also get to interact with the local people who are quite friendly in nature. You could also visit the China border by jeep. It takes about an hour and a half from here. Altitude:  3700 meters

When you cycle from Lomanthang valley through Ghor Gumba and Dakmar, you have to cycle through two passes that are above 4000 m. This day will be one of the toughest of our ride because it consists of a lot of up and down hills until Ghami (3470m). Distance: 31 kilometers Altitude: 3470 meters

Ghami will be the last night in upper mustang, while riding from Ghami to Kagbeni we follow the same track where we initially came from. Hence the views are nothing new but the same as we explored before. Lodge SH Distance:  48 kilometers Altitude: 2800 meters

Today we will descend from snow capped peaks to tropical lowlands in just over 90km. Leaving Kagbeni the trail follows a wide and flat river bed leading into the cobbled streets of Jomsom, with its bustling markets and airport. The trail then follows rough and rocky jeep tracks, descending through villages such as Marpha, and Khopang. Guest House BH (B, L & D) Distance:  92 kilometers Altitude: 1190 meters

As we descend the temperature increases and the trail becomes less rocky. From Beni the final 15km is along an undulating track that follows the course of the river and passes through paddy fields, lined with banana plants. Once at Khaniya Ghat we have rejoined the sealed road we left 230km ago and a bus will be waiting to transfer us to Pokhara (approx. 2hours). Hotel CH (B & L) Distance: 40 kilometers Drive: 2 hours Altitude: 820 meters

Rest Day. Hotel CH (B) Altitude: 820 meters

Kathmandu, Guest House SH (B) Distance: 200 kilometers Time: approx 7 hours Altitude: 1340 meters

Departure (B)