BIKING TOURS

DOWNHILL TOURS

DAY TOURS

OVERNIGHT TOURS

KATHMANDU VALLEY

POKHARA TO KATHMANDU

ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT

UPPER MUSTANG

TIBET TOURS

LADAKH TOURS

RIDING WITH US AT BIKING FIRST

At Biking First, we are here to answer all your biking needs. First and foremost we specialize in biking tours where we take care of all of your needs. We offer a great range of tours around Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal and we also cater tours to suit your needs. All of our biking tours offer full service right from professionally trained guides, quality mountain bikes, vehicle back up where applicable, accommodation be it camping or hotels, all meals and mechanical back up, giving you the freedom to set your own pace and enjoy the cultural and scenic majesty of Nepal.

If you are the go alone type, then we are also here to provide invaluable trail advice, maps, spare parts, servicing and bike hire, anything you need to make your ride in Nepal the best it can be.

BIKE HIRE

What would a bike company be without bike? Yes we have them and we hire them out to people just like you to enjoy the amazing biking in Nepal. We hire out bikes from one day to months on end depending on your need. At our Kathmandu workshop, we have a good variety of quality Mountain Bikes on hire, and we are sure you will find one to suit your needs.

CUSTOM BIKE TOURS

So if you have your own ideas about what kind of riding you would like to do and where you would like to go, let us be here for you. Send us an email or just pop by our office to chat with one of our friendly guides about your tour. We can arrange customized tours from extreme down hills, camping tours and combination biking to trekking and rafting tours. You need it and we are sure we can arrange it just for you!

RIDING CONDITIONS

Throughout Nepal there are many kinds of track and trails to suit all kinds of riders. Roads range from open highways, potholed country roads, unused jeep tracks, village paths, rugged single trails, cobbled lanes, stony tracks to jammed up city streets. This is defiantly the domain of the mountain bike. But alas to get anywhere in the Valley you need to brace yourself to do some urban mountain biking and possibly stunt riding through the streets of Kathmandu where it can be like a big game of dodgem cars....truck, bus, motor cycle....look out! They never give way! If traffic is not your thing, then just let us at Biking First know and we will arrange transport out past the ring road so you can skip all the chaos and just enjoy the good stuff. Just one more note though, Nepal, being in the Himalaya, is quite hilly, so you should have good fitness and toned thighs to get up some of those beastly hills!!

WHAT TO BRING

When you are planning your biking holiday to Nepal, there are few essential things you should bring –

• Cycling clothes and shoes that are comfortable for you, the later in the year you come the more layers your should bring along
• Gloves and helmet – we provide helmets for you but if you are comfortable with your own bring that along
• Peddles – if you ride with SPD or clip in Peddles you are welcome to bring them along and we can fit them to the bike you will be riding.
• Casual clothes and shoes
• Hat, sun cream and sunglasses
• Water bottle or camel pak
  

THE BEST TIME FOR BIKING IN NEPAL

Nepal – Mountain Biking is possible all year round in Nepal, though you need to be aware of the seasons.

Monsoon:-Mid June to late September - Expect lots of rain and very humid and hot riding conditions with limited to no views of the Himalaya. Alas, if you are a mudlark, you will love riding in Nepal at this time of year. Lots of slippery muddy trails, river crossings and well....mud! Plus its green and very beautiful and the best time to get a good insight into the rural culture of Nepal.

Winter:- October to the end of January – Peak tourist seasons falls in these months. the weather will progressively get colder and colder. But it remains dry for the most part and sunny, clear days with light afternoon winds make for ideal riding conditions. The big bonus at this time of year is that you are almost always guaranteed mountain views and all tracks and trails will be more accessible once the monsoon has left. The day light also lessens as winter progresses limiting the distance you can cover in a day.

Spring/Summer: - February to May – A beautiful time of year in Nepal for greenery and wildflowers. The weather gets progressively hotter by May, before the monsoon can make riding tough and a very sweaty affair! The hot sun can be very intense around midday. Also there is some chance of rain and light showers.

Tibet – Though Tibet remains dry most of the year, given the barren terrain and high altitude, by far the best time for biking is from May to the end of October. Cycling outside of this time is also possible but temperatures can get well below freezing, icy headwinds can hinder your progress and some of the higher passes may be covered in snow.

Ladahk – Ladahk has a very distinct season for tourists and biking and that falls from the end of June to the end of October. Travel and biking outside of this time frame is almost impossible as roads and passes are almost always closed due to snow.