Solokhumbu

"Searching for the Yeti"

14 Days / 13 Nights

Price Includes

Extra single room (+USD 300)
Enduro or E-bike rental for duration of trip (+USD 500)

Excludes

Total price: USD 2700
Accommodation
Meals
Guides
Pro mechanic
National park permits
Transportation
Airport pickup/drop-off

Note

Itinerary can be adjusted and tailored to your requirements. Number of days, level of riding: difficult or moderate.

All the riders need to be fit enough to ride for 5-6 hours everyday.
Ideal group size 4-8 people.
5% discount for group of +4 riders

Spoken Language

English, French, Spanish, Korean,

Japanese, Thai

Acommodation

http://www.hoteltimila.com

https://kyirmulodge.com/

1 nights in the Monastery

2 nights in local homestay

Itinerary

Arrival in Kathmandu

Upon arrival, we will be picking up you at airport and head to Hotel Timila. After a little rest and refreshments, we will take the time to assemble the bikes, go for a ride, do some sightseeing or yoga in the evening.

Transfer to Phaplu

We will drive to Phaplu for approximately 7-8 hours. The road is very scenic, following the Sunkoshi river before climbing to Solukhumbu. Night in Phaplu in our very comfortable house Kyirmu lodge. Option: Depending on availability of flight, we can fly directly to Phaplu. (+$150/person) Night at Kyirmu lodge: kyimrulodge.com

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Exploring Trails around Phaplu

We ride the hill surrounding Phaplu, starting from an altitude of 2400m, we will reach the top at 3200m. A lot of great trails, some of the best trails in Nepal, on a clear day Mt. Everest can be seen from the top. We have built the first trails centre of Nepal ‘’Ratnange trails centre’’, with 15 downhills, over 70km of trails dedicated for mountain biking. Distance: 30-40km Elevation: +1000m Option : we can shuttle to enjoy maximum downhill.  Night at Kyirmu lodge: kyimrulodge.com

Ride to Chiwong Monastery

We will ride the new trail built, 9 km of single-track downhill! Starting at 3600m with an amazing view on the Himalayan range, we will drop down to 1500m, an incredible ride! Then we will climb up to Chiwong monastery. Constructed in the beginning of 20th century. A short hour climb will bring us to another world, we will attend the puja and get of first introduction with Buddhism philosophy. A beautiful technical downhill will bring us back to Phaplu. Option: Shuttle option can be possible  Night at Kyirmu lodge: kyimrulodge.com

30km Ride to Serlo Monastery

We will do a beautiful ride ending in Serlo monastery. After the ride we are staying at the monastery getting to experience how the monks in Serlo monastery live, we will sharing meals and spending the night there. Distance around: 30km Elevation: +800m Night at Serlo Monastery

30km Ride to Lamjura Pass and back to Phaplu

In the morning, we will attend the Puja ceremony in Serlo monastery. After we head out to climb Lamjura pass, it is a 2 hours climb on the bike. From there we will have to push/carry the bike for a small hour to reach a summit just under 4000m where a long downhill on a ridge, with amazing view in the Himalaya range, will bring us back to our base in Phaplu.   Distance: 30km  Elevation: +1300m  Elevation: -1600m Option: Shuttle option can be possible Night at Kyirmu lodge: kyimrulodge.com

Begin Journey to Pikey Peak

First part of the journey is a ride to Jhapre a village at 3000m. Many different options of routes can be taken. Night in local guest house, simple but clean and comfortable. Distance: 40km Elevation: +1000m Option: Shuttle option can be possible  Night at guest house: Local guest house

Pikey Peak Base Camp

We will climb to Pikey base camp, altitude 3700m. Most of the climb is on the ridge offering panoramic view. The first 2 hours are on a jeep track before to enter a forest with superb single-track, most of it can be done on the bike, only the last 20 minutes we will have to carry/push our bike. Amazing remote place to spend the night in a basic tea house. Distance: 20km Elevation: +700m Night at local tea house

Top of Pikey Peak

Early morning we will push/carry our bike for an hour to reach Pikey peak at 4065m.  From the top we have an amazing view of five summits over 8000m including Everest!, the most beautiful view of the Himalayan range! After that, a really long downhill that offers a large variety of trails is waiting us. One of our favourite downhill in Nepal with over 2500m of downhill! Distance: 35km Elevation: +350m Elevation: -2500m Night at Kyirmu lodge: kyimrulodge.com

Last rides around Phaplu

We will have final day of riding around Phaplu, the options are unlimited. Shuttle day recommended to enjoy a maximum of trails, there are so many trails to ride! Night at Kyirmu lodge: kyimrulodge.com

Ride to Sunekoshi + Drive back to Kathmandu

Early morning, we will drive to Dhap about 3000m in altitude to enjoy a long ride. Once we reach Sunkoshi river at 300m there will be a vehicle waiting to drive us back to Kathmandu (4-5 hours)  Night at Hotel Timila: http://www.hoteltimila.com/

Kathmandu

We will have a free day in Kathmandu. You can do some shopping, yoga classes, or more riding!   Night at Hotel Timila: http://www.hoteltimila.com/

Kathmandu

We can transfer you to the airport. We look forward to welcoming you on your trip. Thank you for choosing us!