Nepal offers some of the finest bike trails on Earth! There are virtually millions of tracks out there. Some people have even started calling Nepal a "Mecca for Mountain biking." Until few years back, visitors came to Nepal mostly to trek, climb, and raft or to see the Tigers in the wild. Mountain biking in Nepal has been gaining much popularity among the adventure enthusiasts from around the world over the past few years. Fascinating mountain villages, nomadic lands, high passes, rugged and tough mountain terrain, winding rivers, rice fields, temples and monasteries as a backdrop of majestic snowy Himalayan peaks makes mountain biking trail in Nepal an exceptionally inspiring play ground for riders with any level of experience and fitness.

The best way to explore the Kathmandu Valley is on a mountain bike. Mountain biking offers an environmentally sound way of exploring the magnificent country, its landscape and the living heritage. Mountain biking is specially recommended if u wish to explore urban centers of Nepal such as Pokhara and Kathmandu as well as the countryside. This game is in advance for popularity because of the beauties of Himalayan ranges, terraces and the small settlements. One can bike in the ups and downs with the mountain range in the background.

We offer bike tours to Nepal, Tibet, Ladakh, Sikkim and Bhutan. Our tours are specially designed to take you deep into the culture and lifestyle of the local people and show you the best trails in the Himalayas, where most mountain bikers rarely get a chance to ride!

Mountain Biking routes in and around Kathmandu

1)  Some of the regular routes that cover the valley are those which weave in and out of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan.

Day 01: Kathmandu (24 km/ 3-4 hours): Start from the nerve center of old Kathmandu, the Durbar Square, and wind your way up to holy Swambhu, also known as the monkey temple. Then ride up and over ring road, to say, kakani, and re-enter Kathmandu from the Northwest corner through terraced farmland and hamlets abandoned by time.

Day 2: Bhaktapur (30 km/ 4-5 hours): Begin at Thimi, the restored capital of Bhaktapur, and head up the tortuous road to Changu Narayan Temple and return via farming villages. Then head down to Pashupati along the bank of the Bagmati River, and finish up at a Buddhist shrine, the Bodh-nath stupa.

Day 3: Patan (51 km/8-9 hours): Start in Patan, winding your way through the maze of alleys with ornately-carved windows, taking in historical sites such as the Golden Temple, Krishna Temple, and Patan Durbar Square. Then head southeast past Ring Road to Panauti along a difficult off-road trail. Then return to Kathmandu via a paved road or the same trail. Alternatively, you could head off to Dakshinkali or Godavari.

Other outlying places popular with the enthusiasts are Nagarjuna, Nage Gompa, Tokha, Ichangu Narayan, Gomcha, Bungmati, Kakani, Dhulikhel and Nagarkot.

2) Hyangla Namsari Tour: 5 day

Day 01: Kathmandu to Nagarkot (38 km) Ride starts early after breakfast from Kathmandu, you pass medieval town of Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur is an ancient city present full of Newari culture, many temples and squares. After exploring Bhaktapur you head northeast to Nagarkot on pitch road. We slowly climb 20km to Nagarkot passing steeply terraced rice fields and houses. When we reach on the top, if weather permit, we will be able to see the Himalayan range of Langtang and Khumbu region. You stay overnight in hotel.

Day 02: Nagarkot - Namo Buddha- Dhulikhel (35 km) You eat breakfast with sunrise views over the Himalayas. After you ride downhill leaving Nagarkot top to Nala other Newari Village. On the way you pass some interesting villages of Chetri and Bharamans people and their daily lives on the fields. Then you leave for Dhulikhel on a dirt trail climbing and descending small hill before reaching the holy Buddhist site of Namo Buddha. According to legend it was here that Buddha, in a previous incarnation, fed his flesh to a hungry tigress as an offering. A stone statue marks the site; there is an active monastery on top of the hill. You follow the picturesque view along tarmac and dirt roads back to Dhulikhel. You spend a night at Dhulikhel. Enjoy sunrise in the morning.

Day 03: Namo Buddha to Pauwa - Timal Danda (36 km) After breakfast trip begin to famous Timal Danda, where lives majority of Tamang people. First part of the riding up to Bhakunde Besi is fine pitched road. From there you start up hill with full of dust road up to Timalcot. From top of the Timal Danda you will see fantastic views of Himalyan range and Sun koshi river valley to north and south to Mahabharat range. Once you are on top the trip follows will small up and downs and passes many Tamang village up to Pawa.

Day 04: Pauwa to Dhulikhel (37 km) Ride starts after breakfast with Himalayan views on the north side. Return same trial up to Timalkot. From Timalcot will take a fantastic downhill dust road to Panchal valley. You cross a small river called Ghue Khola and follow the small track of Valley up to Tinpiple of Tamaghat. You continue upto Dhulikhel. You stay overnight at hotel in Dhulikhel.

Day 05: Dhulukhel to Kathmandu via Lubhu Sisneri (33 km) Final day of ride passing ancient city of Panauti. This is less known town rarely visited by tourists. Indreswor Mahadev Temple in Panauti is the oldest surviving temple in Nepal, believed to be constructed in 1294A.D. Climbing west; you follow small track along the Roshi River. Beyond the town of Madhuban, you enter into a narrow pristine valley ascending 300m on superb trail to reach the summit of Lakhuri Bhanjyang. This is probably the oldest route east out of Kathmandu Valley, connecting the ancient cities of the valley with Panauti. The ethnicity of the people change as you descend from Tamangs, Thakuries and Chhetris to lowland Newari farmers. You then cycle the last part of our journey from Sisneri to Kathmandu city with short visit to Patan Durbar Square.