THE CURVY MOUNTAINS - EAST NEPAL TRIP

Namaste and welcome to Kathmandu. We will pick you up at the airport and take you to your hotel where you can freshen up and take a rest after your long flight. In the evening you are invited to the ‘Welcome Dinner’ where you will meet fellow riders, the road captain, and the sweeper. You will be given a brief orientation of the forthcoming trip and not to mention the food will be served as a delicious buffet!

We shall make a recommended, but optional, visit to Brahmasthai Awareness Society (BAS), the NGO that provides shelter to the poor, helpless patients and children and adults with disability. We make this stop because part of the profit from the trip goes to this organisation. We will spend half a day at the shelter where we will also have lunch.

Later in the day, the bikes will arrive! We will hold a small ceremony to worship the bikes to wish luck for the trip. We will fuel the bike, check the conditions and then go for a delicious dinner. 

This is the first day of our ride. As soon as we exit Kathmandu, we will be welcomed by excellent curvy mountain roads. We will see a little traffic, but not too much, which means that we will make several stops along the road resting, tea/coffee, snacks, and beautiful views of the mountain peaks on the north. In the afternoon, we will be welcomed by a beautiful resort in Bhiman where we have dinner and stay for the night.

This day, we will ride through the southern plains of Nepal very close to the border of India. We avoid the busy main highway, we drive a new alternate road parallel to the main highway. On the way, we will drive through the trade cities of Nepal, large forests, and agricultural fields. Itahari is a busy city and the  business hub of Eastern Nepal. However, we will stay in Bhedetar, the hilltop close to the city.

After a couple of hours of driving in the Southern plain, we begin out accent to the green mountains of Nepal. As we ride up, we will be welcomed by massive tea gardens on both sides of the curvy mountain roads. We stay in the Illam district which is famous for the production of excellent quality tea in Nepal. Through these gardens, we will reach Shree Antu, the Easternmost hill of Nepal from where, if weather permits, we can see a beautiful sunrise which is also the first sunrise point in Nepal.

This day we climb further up and reach Lalikharkha, a beautiful spot within the hills. On the road, we will pass through several small villages and meet friendly people who are there to sell the local delights. This road is famous for having fog any time of the day so we have to drive slowly and carefully if we experience it.

This day we go through some tough off-roads on the hills. These are unpaved, muddy, and hilly roads which can be a unique experience for the riders. Because the destination is not too far away, we have plenty of time to take enough breaks on the road. We can take these breaks in the small villages of rural Nepal. In the evening we reach a resort that is hidden by the fogs and lies on the top of an enormous hill and overlooks a wide range of hills and villages. 

We continue our drive to Halesi – which is an important religious destination for Hindu and Buddhist people. The drive is mostly on tarmac roads but we will also see some off-road driving. Because this is the longest drive of the trip, we start a bit earlier in the morning. In the evening, we will reach another hill-top resort which will offer us a breath-taking view of the whole village.

On day 9, after two relatively complex days of driving, we take a nice and relaxing day off in this mountain resort of Halesi. We can wake up late, have a late breakfast and just enjoy the view from the hilltop. Later during the day, we can take a stroll to the important religious temple or even take a small hike on the local trail. Plan your day as you wish!

After two great days at Halesi, we drive to Mulkot – closer to Kathmandu but still close to nature. Mulkot is a small highway town. that is close to the riverside. After arriving we can either rest at the resort or take a walk on the river and enjoy the evening.