Jomsom & Muktinath
Motorbike Tour

Land at Kathmandu and let us handle the chaos — your airport transfer is sorted. Check into Thamel, the beating heart of Nepal's traveller scene. We'll run a quick test ride on your assigned bike so you're already bonded with your machine before the real adventure begins. Evening briefing over dinner: routes, gear check, weather intel. Tomorrow, we ride.

Early morning roll-out from Kathmandu as the city stirs. The Prithvi Highway to Pokhara is one of Nepal's most rewarding all-day rides — rivers on your left, terraced hills rising on your right. By afternoon you're pulling into Pokhara, with Phewa Lake shimmering and the Annapurna massif stacked above. Tonight is for rest, reflection, and tomorrow's anticipation.

This is where the gloves come off. Smooth tarmac for the first 65km, then the road transitions to pure dirt as you enter the Kali Gandaki corridor. The mountains start showing themselves in an almost theatrical way: Dhaulagiri (8,167m) and Annapurna I (8,091m) loom impossibly large above the gorge walls. Pull into the tiny village of Kalopani at dusk, 2,530m, already breathing a different kind of air.

The big one. Every kilometre from here is raw dirt road — loose gravel, river crossings, wind-blasted plateaus that feel extraterrestrial. Lunch stop in Jomsom (2,720m), where the wind is a permanent resident. Then push higher, past Kagbeni, past the gates of Upper Mustang, the landscape strips back to bone. And then — the sacred plateau of Muktinath at 3,800m. You've earned it. Altitude acclimatisation overnight.

Morning is for Muktinath itself — explore the Jwala Mai temple (where natural gas burns eternally), the 108 sacred waterspouts of Mukti Dhara, and the Gompa Samba monastery before the crowds arrive. Then descend into Marpha for local apple brandy and an unhurried lunch. Afternoon roll-down to Tatopani — natural hot springs bubbling beside the Kali Gandaki. Soak, recover, stare at the stars.

A well-earned, mostly downhill run back to Pokhara. The road south along the Kali Gandaki feels completely different now you've seen what lies at its source. Villages, suspension bridges, waterfalls — details you'll actually notice now that the high-altitude adrenaline has settled. Arrive Pokhara by afternoon; lakeside dinner to celebrate the descent.

The final stretch. You'll ride the Prithvi Highway differently than Day 1 — more confident, more attuned. Every curve familiar in a satisfying way. Evening back in Thamel: farewell dinner, story-swapping, and that particular post-expedition satisfaction that only two-wheel adventurers know.

Transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport. We'll be there to see you off — and quietly hope you're already planning your next Nepal ride. The Upper Mustang is calling. So is the Everest circuit. See you back on the road.