Motorcycle tour in Royal Enfield Nepal
Some of the benefits of this trip will be donated to the NGO Amigos de Tara which helps children in
Calcutta
and in Nepal and has a literacy programme for them. Tara School is in the neighborhood of the City of Joy, in
Calcutta. Since 2007 Rakatanga Tour works and has donated more than 9000€ to this NGO in India which is equivalent to 30000€ in Europe. The amount of the donation will be given to NGOs at the end of the trip, depending on the number of participants.
To see our 2008 2009 trips with groups from Argentina, Spain, United Kingdom, France and Italy click here
Programme
Day |
ACTIVITY |
kms |
1 |
Arrival of the flights in Katmandu. Dinner and night at the hotel. | - |
2 |
Katmandu to Gorkha. | 145 |
3 |
Gorkha to Pokhara. 1000m. | 110 |
4 |
Free day in Pokhara. | - |
5 |
Pokhara to Tansen 1350m | 125 |
6 |
Tansen to Chitwan Natural Reserve Park. 250m | 180 |
7 |
Rest day at the Chitwan Natural Reserve Park | - |
8 |
Chitwan to Nagarkot. 2200m | 210 |
9 |
Nagarkot to the Tibetan -Nepali border in Bhotekosi River area. | 90 |
10 |
Rest day enjoying adventure sports in Bhotekosi River | - |
11 |
Ride back to Bhaktapur. 1350m | 70 |
12 |
Bhaktapur to Patan 1350m | 25 |
13 |
Patan to Katmandu in our private coach. Free day in Katmandu | - |
14 |
Free day in Katmandu and departures of flights. | - |
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Dates :
15th April till 28th April 2012. 14 days 13 nights hotel (day 1 to 13 inclusive).
Arrival and meeting in Katmandu the aftenoon at the hotel first day. If you arrive before the frist day and/or you leave after our last day you will have to arrange hotels on your own.
Please note limited place: Maximum 12 bikes or 16 people. This is to enjoy the trip with a small group.
Price
- Price for motorbike driver: 2350€ driver
- Price for pillion passenger: 2050€. It is possible to make the trip as a pillion passenger or in the back-up vehicle.
The price includes:
Hiring of the motorbike throughout the whole trip (500cc Enfield Bullet).
Mid-range clean hotels. 13 nights (1 to 13 included). One night in comfortable tents with beds and private WC.
Twin-share basis; (single room supplement, additional 350€). 1
Food (breakfast, lunch) water and tea during the trip and on the stops on the road.
Trilingual guide (english, french spanish) with experience on this trip and a mechanic specialised on Enfields.
Back-up vehicle and driver, to keep the luggage and provide assistance on the road.
Spare parts, tools, first aid equipment and medicines.
Petrol, tools and repairs and third party insurance.
Transfers from Patan hotel to Katmandu hotel.
Your contribution to Amigos de Tara NGO.
The price mentioned above does not include
International airfares to/from Katmandu (between 450€/800€ Europe departure).
Your Nepal Visa.
Vaccines.
Personal expenses like washing clothes, souvenirs or alcoholic drinks.
Tips for the personnel on the trip, hotels and restaurants.
Transfer from/to Katmandu airport to Katmandu hotel. (price of taxi between the airport and the hotel is 4 to 7€) .
Dinners. The meals during free days. Meals in Nepal about 4€/10€.
Transport during the free days.
Deposit of 200€ for the motorbike. The deposit will be fully refunded at the end of the tour if no damage has been made on the motorbike.
Climate and clothing during the trip
In April the average temperatures in Nepal is 28 °C. Tthe weather is, in general, dry and sunny but it can change and temperatures may drop on the mountains areas. We should have some very sunny and hot days, some cold evenings, and maybe some hours of rain. It is thus advised to bring high protection sun lotion, sunglasses and gloves.
Motorbike gear: helmet (best an open one), wind-breaker, gloves, closed boots, and motorbike equipment for the rain (those in two parts preferably). In windy days, the top of the wind-breaker could be enough for not feeling cold. In Nepal, the rain is rare in April, but the weather is unpredictable. If you are sensitive to the cold, bring protection. A motorbike tank bag is very useful to keep the camera, hand gloves or small things within reach.
State of the road and driving in Nepal
This trip is one of the most spectacular and impressive that one can make on a motorbike. This trip is an easy walk and is available for any biker having some experience on the road. If driving in Nepal is not easy (the rules are not the same as in our countries), one gets used rather quickly to the local habits. The traffic could be a litle chaotic in the cities but there is in general very little traffic on the roads and people drive slowly. The state of the roads is quite good and mainly all in tarmac with very few kilometres of tracks.
Nepal is an incredible country, full of magic, but it is not an easy country for those who do not have patience or are not used to the delays and the unforeseen situations. If you decide to join the group, I will ask you to be flexible with the possible delays and the unexpected situations due to the special conditions of the country. This type of motorbike adventures always has a share of risks of which you must be aware of and accept before joining the group.
Being open minded with a good amount of humour is essential to be able to enjoy this trip to the maximum.
The RoyalEnfield Bullet
The Royal Enfield continues to be manufactured in the Indian factories of Madras after the closing of the head office in England in the Fifties.
There have been very few aesthetic and technical changes since then. It is a very solid motorbike with a legendary look and motor noise. With the gear box reversed and a 500cc engine, the Royal Enfield gives a pleasurable sense of a bygone time on the Indian roads. The Bullet is far from being a fast motorbike but it is the best adapted for the hard conditions of the roads in this part of the world.
Details of the trip
Day 1 Flights arrival in Kathmandu. Afternoon meeting and briefing with the group at the hotel: (introduction to the country, motorbike riding in Nepal and trip programme). Dinner and sleeping at the hotel.
Day 2 Departure by coach to join the team outside Kathmandu city, which will assist us during our trip and have our first contact with our motorbikes. We will practise to get used to them. After that, departure towards Gurkha. Lunch on the road. Dinner and night at the hotel.
Day 3 Departure to Pokhara. The road is surrounded by mountains, and easy ride of 110kms drive us to the second town of Nepal. The Annapurna views are astonishing in clear days.
Day 4 Free day in Pokhara. You can choose to do paragliding, get relax by the lake, do some nearby trekking or simply get lost in the bazaar of the city
Day 5 Pokhara to Tansen. We left the main Kathmandu Pokhara road to turn to the smaller road leading to Tansen, a small village out of the main tourist stream. Our journey will be plenty of curves and incredible landscape full of rivers and gorges with the Himalayas in the background.
Day 6 Tansen to Chitwan Natural Reserve Park. We still have some kilometres with curves and mountain views until we joint the main road up to Chitwan. We will reach to our hotel and then we will cool down in a terrace near the river which is the entry of the park. Elephants get their daily bath in front of us.
Day 7 Free day at Chitwan, a day to discover this amazing Natural Park. One of the few in the world where you can choose to have a ride on jeeps, on elephants or if you dare to, get a walk inside the park with a guide!!!. Rhinos, tigers, bears, crocodiles and wild elephants are some of the main animals you can spot inside.
Day 8 Chitwan to Nagarkot. We leave the flat area of Chitwan to cross the mountains again going up to 2700m. We will reach the Kathmandu valley to reach our destination on the top of Nagarkot. We will have the best views of the Mount Everest drinking tea at The End of the Wold Coffee terrace.
Day 9 Nagarkot to the Bhote Kosi river area. Today again spectaculars views are waiting for us. We head to the Nepal - China border throughout The Araniko Highway which connects the Kathmandu Valley to Tibet. It has extremely steep slopes and it goes up to Lhasa. We will stay at one of the nicest places in Nepal where you can discover plenty of adventure sports.
Day 10 Free day at our resort where people will have a lot of choice to spend the day doing his favourite adventure sport. Bungy, canyon swing, canyoning high ropes, mountain biking, rafting or hiking are some of the sports you can enjoy at the Bhote Kosi river. You can also simply laze around at the beautiful garden of the resort.
Day 11 Today we will discover the Kathmandu Valley and one most beautiful and the best preserved cities of the Valley. Bhaktapur is listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO for its rich culture, temples, and wood, metal and stone artwork. We spend the night in the city.
Day 12 After breakfast we head to the second mayor city of the Kathmandu Valley, Patan. At the hotel we say goodbye to our bikes and half day off to wander on the streets of Patan known for its rich cultural heritage, particularly its tradition of arts and crafts.
Day 13 Our private mini bus will take us to Kathmandu in the Thamel area where we have our hotel. Rest of the day to see Kathmandu and its wonders. Durbar Square, Thamel area full of shopping, coffees restaurants and trek gear.
Day 14 In the morning we will go to visit the Pashupatinath temple and Ghats where Hindu cremations take place. Boudhanath the biggest Buddhist stupa and Swayambhu or better known as monkey temple. Afternoon free to spend the last hours in Kathmandu before the departures of the flight to Europe.
Reservation
In order to make a reservation, it is necessary to pay a 500 € deposit. The deadline to be registered is on 1st March.
The trip will take place with a minimum of five people and a maximum of 12 motorbikes or 16 people.
To make a reservation please send an email and a form to fill in would be sent to you.
Contact:
If you have any questions, contact web site section.
By phone: 00 (33) 6 16 76 14 49
By post : Pablo Alvarez, 70 Bld de Clichy 75018-Paris, France.
- The inscriptions will be done by booking date order. That means that if you book at the last minute, you might perhaps have a single room option if there is no other person to share a double one. So the sooner you make your booking the more possibilities you will have to have a double room.
- It is compulsory to obtain travel insurance if you don't have one that goes with your credit card or your car/motorcycle insurance. This type of insurance covers medical expenses abroad and airplane repatriation in case of illness or accident. You will also need to bring your International Driving License.