Designed to cover nearly everything once you arrive in Nepal.

Your 11 Days in Nepal

From Kathmandu to Lo Manthang and back.

ARRIVAL — KATHMANDU
Your guide will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel. Most international flights arrive in the morning, leaving time to explore some of Kathmandu. Your arrival-night hotel is included.

DAY 1 — KATHMANDU
Spend the day exploring Kathmandu with a cultural guide. The additional day also provides time to recover from international travel and provides flexibility in the event of delayed travelers or luggage.

DAY 2 — KATHMANDU TO POKHARA
Take a 30-minute domestic flight to Pokhara at the foot of the Himalayas. Here you'll meet the motorcycles and road team and begin the first ride toward the Mustang Valley. If time permits, the route includes the famous suspension bridges near Kusma.
Ride time: approximately 2.5 hours

DAY 3 — INTO MUSTANG
The first full riding day passes through the world's deepest gorge and between the 7th and 10th tallest mountains on Earth. The day ends at the base of Dhaulagiri, whose summit rises approximately 27,000 feet.
Ride time: approximately 4.5 hours

DAY 4 — EXPLORING MUSTANG
A slower-paced riding day uses rugged roads and side trips to explore hidden villages and experience the culture of Mustang. The day also provides time to acclimate at approximately 9,000 feet before moving higher.
Ride time: approximately 4–5 hours

DAY 5 — LO MANTHANG
The biggest riding day of the trip climbs higher, passes through the Himalayas and reaches the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. The route follows deep canyons toward the 1,000-year-old walled city of Lo Manthang, approximately seven miles from the Chinese border.
Ride time: approximately 5.5 hours

DAY 6 — UPPER MUSTANG
A pre-sunrise start leads into remote valleys to visit one of the region's remaining nomadic yak-herding families. The riding includes singletrack and open terrain before visiting the Sky Caves and the centuries-old monasteries of Lo Manthang.
Ride time: approximately 2.5–3 hours

DAY 7 — TSARANG
Ride rugged tracks through the arid canyons of Upper Mustang before spending the night in the 1,100-year-old village of Tsarang, near the kingdom's first royal palace.
Ride time: approximately 5.5 hours

DAY 8 — RETURN TO LOWER MUSTANG
An early start begins the descent back into Lower Mustang, ending the day at a hotel surrounded by pine forest.
Ride time: approximately 5.5 hours

DAY 9 — POKHARA
The final day on the motorcycles begins with gravel before transitioning to pavement for the ride back into the foothills and Pokhara.
Ride time: approximately 4 hours

DAY 10 — POKHARA TO KATHMANDU
Enjoy a relaxed morning beside the lake in Pokhara before taking the 30-minute domestic flight back to Kathmandu.

DAY 11 — KATHMANDU / DEPARTURE
With most international flights departing later in the day, there is additional time to explore Kathmandu. An optional 60-minute sightseeing flight to view Mount Everest from the air may also be available before departure.

The Partnership

Colorado Motorcycle Adventures + Far Xplorer

Colorado Motorcycle Adventures has partnered with Far Xplorer to offer this journey through Nepal and Upper Mustang, combining CMA's motorcycle travel community with an established team that has spent years operating in the Himalayas.

Far Xplorer's Nepal operation includes experienced local guides, mechanics, medics, drivers and logistics personnel who know this region, its roads and its communities. Their leadership team brings a combined 70 years of Himalayan expedition experience, with the infrastructure and local relationships required to operate in one of Nepal's most remote and tightly controlled regions.

This partnership gives CMA riders access to a trip built on years of experience in Nepal—from the routes and accommodations to permits, motorcycles, logistics and support on the ground.

It's a partnership built around one goal: delivering an exceptional motorcycle trip through Upper Mustang.