West Nepal Ride – 11 Days

Ten days of two-wheeler journey that highlights diverse aspects of Nepal- religion, wilds, history, culture and of course nature

The West Nepal Ride is an extremely thrilling ride that runs across Nepal’s serpentine mountain highway at the beginning and in the latter half. However, the ride comprises of lowland plain journey in between taking you to the birthplace of Buddha, Lumbini as well as the paradise of wilds in far-western region, Bardiya National Park.

Packing our gear we take a long ride from Kathmandu to the Buddhist pilgrimage site of Lumbini. From Lumbini we speed towards Bardiya, a land peopled by the ‘Tharus’ one of Nepal’s indigenous tribes. Lying on the banks of the Karnali and Babai rivers, Bardiya is a fertile land with a rich eco-system. The main attraction in Bardiya is the Bardiya National Park. The park abounds in a variety of endangered flora and fauna, including the Gangetic dolphin. Leaving Bardiya National Park we hit the highway and ride towards Chisapani. The mammoth steel bridge at Chisapani over the Karnali River links the far-western towns to rest of Nepal. From Chisapani we speed towards Kohalpur and then to Tansen. The ride to the mountains is refreshing and rejuvenating. Pokhara offers a much needed respite from the heat and humidity of the plains. After spending an entire day in the Lake City, we return to Kathmandu.

A DETAILED ITINERARY THAT GEARS YOU UP FOR THE TOUR:
DAY 01: Ride from Kathmandu to Lumbini 265 km Approx 7 hrs ride
DAY 02: Explore Lumbini and ride to Bardiya 267 km Approx 6 hrs ride
DAY 03: Jungle Activities at Bardiya
DAY 04: Jungle Activities at Bardiya
DAY 05: Morning jungle activities and ride to Chisapani 45 km Approx 1 hr ride
DAY 06: Ride from Chisapani to Kolhapur 76 km Approx 2 hrs ride
DAY 07: Ride from Butwal to Kohalpur 232km Approx 5-6 hrs ride
DAY 08: Ride from Kohalpur to Tansen 42 km Approx 2 hrs ride
DAY 09: Ride from Tansen to Pokhara 129 km Approx 5 hrs ride
DAY 10: Explore Pokhara
DAY 11: Ride from Pokhara to Kathmandu 200km Approx 6 hrs ride

DAY 01: Ride from Kathmandu to Lumbini 265 km Approx 7 hrs ride
The first day of the “West Nepal Ride” journey is a long day. We begin the trip with the descending ride along snaky Prithivi Highway from Naudanda all the way down to Naubise. From Naubise the ride gets relatively smoother. Cross pass Manakamana Cable Car at Kurintar and arrive at Mugling. From Mugling we take a deviation and ride along the snaky road right above raging Trishuli River. As we come closer towards Narayanghat, we wind across the tropical woodlands. Crossing a bridge over huge Narayani River, the journey continues towards Lumbini. Now the ride most of the time runs along the smoother road between the forested region until Butwal. From Butwal, we ride along the lowland plain highway and arrive to Lumbini. Today, we won’t have enough time to explore the birthplace of Buddha. So just explore around and take rest in your hotel.

DAY 02: Explore Lumbini and ride to Bardiya 267 km Approx 6 hrs ride
At Lumbini, we explore Lumbini Garden, Puskarani Pond, Mayadevi Temple and the monastic zone where several Buddhist nations have built wonderful monasteries. Experience the bliss out of peace at the birthplace of Buddha, Lumbini. After the exploration of Lumbini our journey towards Bardiya begins. The ride winds across Nepal’s longest Highway Mahendra Highway, which stretches East to West on the Terai Region of southern Nepal. The ride is comfortable and the cultural encounters throughout are contrasting to the previous day. On arriving Bardiya, we check in into our resort. On the arrival day, at the park we shall go for the short “tharu” cultural tour. Tharus are the indigenous tribe living in lowland plains of Nepal from East to West.

DAY 03: Jungle Activities at Bardiya
Bardiya National Park is the ideal home for endangered species like Royal Bengal Tiger, One horned Rhino and Gangetic Dolphin. Today, we will go for walking safari view into the jungle and eventually to the river eco-system of the park. The whole day of walking safari will allow us with opportunities to sight rare Gangetic Dolphins. Swimming in Babbai River as well as fishing can be wonderful experience during the first day wildlife safari at Bardiya National Park.

DAY 04: Jungle Activities at Bardiya
Today the wildlife safari at Bardiya National Park gets wilder as we enter the tiger’s territory. But, prior to the walking safari into Tiger’s territory, we go for the Jungle Safari riding on the back of the giant Asiatic Elephant. During the Elephant Safari, we have opportunities to sight the rare one-horned rhino. After the Elephant Safari, we return to our resort, enjoy our lunch and then set off to explore Tiger’s territory. At Bardiya National Park, sighting these giant cats is always 50-50. After, the jungle walk, we return to our resort. Take a short nap in the resort and then set out for the jeep drive into the deeper jungle so that you get see the more of wild activities. Overnight in the resort.

DAY 05: Morning jungle activities and ride to Chisapani 45 km Approx 1 hr ride
Today, in the morning we go for the short bird-watching tour into the jungle that lies in close proximity to the resort. Morning is ideal time to see the birding activities. Then we walk back to the resort for the breakfast. After the breakfast, we visit Elephant Breeding Center – an ideal way to see these beautiful beasts breeding. Post lunch, we resume our ride towards Chisapani. En-route we cross 500m long Karnali Bridge, which is one of the few infrastructures of entire Asia. Single pillared bridge was constructed by the government of Japan. The ride is pleasant and the cultural encounters during the ride are different the ones of hilly Nepal.

DAY 06: Ride from Chisapani to Kolhapur 76 km Approx 2 hrs ride
Once again a short riding day along the highway that stretches along the lowland terai of western Nepal. Enjoy the ride and savor your eyes with the plain landscapes blended so well with the forested region.

DAY 07: Ride from Butwal to Kohalpur 232km Approx 5-6 hrs ride
Today, throughout the ride we wind across the comfortable Mahendra Highway that stretches up to Butwal. It’s a comfortable ride along the road that penetrates dense woodlands of lowland plains and the cultural encounter is the bonus reward of the day’s ride.

DAY 08: Ride from Kohalpur to Tansen 42 km Approx 2 hrs ride
From Butwal we chase the serpentine Siddhartha Highway all the way to amazingly nestled ancient town, Tansen. On arriving Tansen, we will ride into our hotel. Tansen is presently a Newari Town but in the past it was a powerful kingdom ruled by Magar Kings. We will ride up to Srinagar, which is a hilltop catering the view of Himalayas at its best. From west to east, Himalayan peak from far west Nepal Kanjiroba, to Langtang in the Central Nepal with Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Mansiri, Ganesh in between can be sighted.

DAY 09: Ride from Tansen to Pokhara 129 km Approx 5 hrs ride
The most challenging section of the ride is finally here. Today the ride hits Siddhartha Highway, which is defamed for its extremely serpentine feature. Carefully riding is essential. Ride pass highway towns and get amazed with the sheer cliffs throughout the journey. As we approach closer to Pokhara, the Himalayan peaks dominated by Annapurna and unique Fishtail come into the loop of our eyes. On arriving Pokhara, we straight away ride to our hotel in Lakeside. Stroll around Lakeside, the tourist zone in Pokhara.

DAY 10: Explore Pokhara
Today, we will ride to the major highlights of Pokhara. We begin the motorbike sightseeing tour, with the ride to Mahendra Cave and on the way sight Seti River Gorge. Then we ride to the hilltop Sarangkot, which caters exceedingly beautiful and widespread views of the Himalayas. Sarangkot is also the hub of aerial adventure and hence if you have desires to give a try to Paragliding go ahead at Sarangkot. Riding down the road that penetrates lush vegetation we arrive back to Lakeside. Enjoy the delicious lunch and then resume the exploration of Pokhara. Ride to Davis Fall explore around and then ride back to Lakeside for the overnight stay.

DAY 10: Ride from Pokhara to Kathmandu 200km Approx 6 hrs ride
The final day of the West Nepal Ride takes numerous twists and turns on the Prithivi Highway that stretches right above rushing Himalayan Rivers most of the times all the way to Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. Rural culture, river landscapes blended with forested land are the major highlights of last day ride.

COST: Enquire Us!

INCLUDES:
Royal Enfield bike
Petrol, Basic tools & spares
Hotel accommodation
Breakfast and dinner during tour
All activities in Chitwan National Park (including meal, canoe ride, guided jungle walk, elephantback safari, Tharu cultural dance)

EXCLUDES:
Expenses of personal nature like drinks, mineral water, phone calls etc.

GROUP SIZE: Minimum 1 to Maximum 10 riders.

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