Upon your arrival in Kathmandu, you'll be transferred to your hotel. explore the vibrant streets of Thamel, known for its bustling markets, cafes, and restaurants. Evening traditional Nepali dinner by our company with your tour guide.

After breakfast, we do bike and equipment check together. Enjoy a short ride around Kathmandu to familiarize yourself with the terrain and climate.

Today, drive from Kathmandu to Besisahar, the starting point of the Annapurna Circuit. Besisahar is a small town in the Lamjung District. From Kathmandu we and our bikes get transferred almost 5 hours by jeep to Besisahar (580m). The route is quite bumpy in places, but we are compensated by the impressions of everyday Nepalese life on the side of the road. In Besisahar we stay in the best hotel available.

Now it's finally time to get on the bike. The first stage takes us varied, with constant ups and downs, all day above the Marshyangdi River through nice little villages from Besisahar to Tal (1.700m). The road is partly quite steep, but the bike can easily be walked in this short section. 38km, 1.400m up, 600m down.

The nice thing about MTB is - we start after the hikers and arrive before them! The valley narrows, the landscape becomes more impressive, we cross suspension bridges as soon as the oncoming mule caravans allow us to. The views of the river below become even more phenomenal. After having done most of the climbing for the day, we stop for tee in Timang (2.740m), a picturesque village with many brightly colored guesthouses. The rest of the trip is fun part and easy going to Chame (2.800m). 25km, 1,450m up, 530m down

This stage to Upper Pisang (3.200m) is quite short and rewards us with trails and increasing views of the ice giants. After arrival we have time to take a short hike to a monastery in Upper Pisang below Pisang Peak (6.091m). From there we enjoy the fantastic view and can attend the monk ceremony (5pm). 15km, 800m up, 200m down

Instead of taking the gravel road to Manang (3.540m)in the valley, we choose the trail further up. We are rewarded by stunning views to the Annapurna Himal and by flow trails down to Manang after lunch in Ngawal. 20km, 470m up, 310m down

Manang at 3.540m is ideal for a rest and acclimatization hikes. We stay here for 2 nights in the Himalayan Lodge. Once more, the best place in town with a great kitchen /try Yak steak!) and attached bakery (they actually serve apple pie, cinnamon rolls and cappuccino). Monday we will hike to the Ice Lake (4.600m) with stunning views to Annapurna and Gangapurna. (13km, 1.100m up and down). We will be well acclimatized for the next days in higher altitude.

Trails, easy-to-drive serpentines, a gigantic panorama. This characterizes the route from Mamang to Thorong Phedi. There are a few small stretches to be overcome. Thorong Phedi is not an actual village, but rather consists of the houses of the Thorong Basecamp Lodge (4.540m). However, this simple accommodation has the advantage that we sleep better than in the very basically equipped High Camp. But, we will surely do the 1h walk up there on this day (climb high-sleep low!). 2.5 km, 430m up/down Now we are sufficiently acclimatized to tackle the Thorong La (La means pass) and reach the highlight of the tour. Next day. Today we will decide who wants to walk his bike to the pass by his/her own the next day, or hires a porter this can be worthwhile, because you probably enjoy that day much more and start more relaxed into the long downhill from Thorong La to Mukthinat. 17km, 1.300m up, 400m down

Since we can do the long descent to Muktinath by MTB, we set off after the hikers. After Thorong Phedi High camp the path is not very steep and has no steps. We will still go slowly, due to the altitude. After 3-4h hours we reach the highest point of our tour, Thorong La (5.416m). Surrounded by countless prayer flags, we take our mandatory photo in front of the small stupa and the stone tablet. Now begins a 10km long trail fun with 1.600 descent and constant views of the Himalayan giants that are close enough to touch. Alpine meadows soon begin, the trail and the serpentines becomes narrower. For the last half hour we glide easily until we reach Muktinath (3.690m). 16km, 870m up, 1730 down

We don't have to take the gravel road on which many hikers get transferred in jeeps back towards Pokhara. 1.000 meters of downhill with a super flowing trail descent through the Lubra Valley, are now almost hiker and mule free. This in front of a mountain backdrop that you can't get enough of, including the Dhaulagiri (8.172m). From Jomsom we take the gravel road to Marpha and the trails on the left side of the Kali Gandaki valley to Kalapani (2.500 m). 42 km, 430m up, 1.780m down

On the back of the Annapurna we can really take advantage of the advantages of the MTB. The route leads through the beautiful Kali Gandaki valley, which is initially wide but soon narrow and wild to Beni. Here is the orchard of Nepal, mainly growing apples. Today we should be able to roll along pretty easily, mostly downhill. Than the road narrows and becomes a gorge above the rushing Kali Gandaki, some of which are adventurously carved into the rock. We drive up and down the Kali Gandaki valley, mainly on side roads and tracks, up to Beni (800m). From there we escape the increasing traffic and are transferred the remaining 80km to Pokhara by jeep. Soon the view opens up with a breathtaking panorama back to the Annapurna massif and Machapuchre and we bump down to Pokhara at Phewa Lake (820m). We can complete the tour on the shore of the lake with numerous small restaurants. 80 km, 370m up, 2050m down.

You and the bikes will be transported by Jeep back to Kathmandu. Optionally you avoid the 8hours road trip by choosing to fly (at your own expenses) from Pokhara to Kathmandu. Your bikes will be brought to the bike shop, be cleaned and put back into the transport boxes. We will stay for one night in Kathmandu.

The day is the time for departure. Our team will drop you to the airport according to your flight time. We hope you enjoyed the journey and expect you to come again.