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p l a i n s i n t h e We s t a n d e s c a p e t o t h e c a n o p i e s o f t h e
j u n g l e d u r i n g t h i s o n ce i n a l i f e t i m e R oy a l E n f i e l d To u r o f
N e p a l ! T i g e r To p s a n d M o u n t a i n Tr a ve l N e p a l h a ve t e a m e d
u p w i t h t h e b e s t m o t o r c yc l e c l u b i n t h e co u n t r y, H e a r t s
a n d Te a r s , t o b r i n g yo u a n u n r i v a l e d H i m a l ay a n a d ve n t u r e .
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W i t h f i ve n i g h t s o f c a m p i n g a r r a n g e d a r o u n d s t ay s a t
T i g e r To p s L o d g e s , m i x co m f o r t w i t h p l e a s u r e i n t h i s
a d ve n t u r e f u e l l e d 1 3 - d ay i t i n e r a r y.
DAY 1
A r r i ve a t Tr i b h u v a n I n te r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t , K a t h m a n d u , w h e r e
T i g e r To p s s t a f f w i l l g r e e t yo u a n d s e a m l e s s l y a r r a n g e yo u r
t r a n s f e r to D w a r i k a s H o te l - a n e xq u i s i te a n d t r a n q u i l 5 s t a r
o a s i s i n t h e h e a r t o f t h e b u s t l i n g c i t y.
D u r i n g t h e a f te r n o o n , T i g e r To p s c a r s a n d g u i d e s w i l l b e o n
s t a n d by f o r t h o s e w a n t i n g to w a n d e r t h e c i t y a n d d i s cove r
t h e e n t h r a l l i n g s i g h t s o f t h e c a p i t a l . K a t h m a n d u i s k n ow n
f o r t h e g r e a t te m p l e s
o f P a s h u p a t i n a t h , Sy a m b u n a t h a n d
B o u d d h a n a t h t h a t o f f e r a n i n te r e s t i n g b l e n d o f H i n d u a n d
B u d d h i s t a r c h i te c t u r e a n d r i t u a l s . T h e m a i n to u r i s t d i s t r i c t ,
T h a m e l , i s a s e n s o r y f e a s t o f co l o u r s , s o u n d s a n d p e o p l e .
A f te r a s p o t o f s h o p p i n g s e t t l e d ow n w i t h a g o o d co f f e e o r
b e e r a t o n e o f i t ’s m a ny c a f e s a n d b a r s . A l te r n a t i ve l y, r e l a x
a t D w a r i k a ’s by t h e p o o l o r a t t h e H i m a l ay a n S p a to p r e p a r e
f o r t h e n e x t t we l ve d ay s o f a d ve n t u r e .
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DAY 2
A f te r a s u m p t u o u s b u f f e t b r e a k f a s t a t D w a r i k a s , yo u w i l l
t a ke a m o r n i n g f l i g h t to P o k h a r a w h e r e , o n a c l e a r d ay, t h e
entire Annapurna range will be visible from the aeroplane.
T i g e r M o u n t a i n s t a f f w i l l co l l e c t yo u f r o m P o k h a r a a i r p o r t
a n d w h i s k yo u aw ay to t h e m o u n t a i n r e t r e a t o f P o k h a r a
L o d g e . A f te r l u n c h , m e e t t h e te a m a t H e a r t s a n d Te a r s
M o to r c yc l e C l u b i n P o k h a r a w h o w i l l b r i e f yo u a b o u t t h e
j o u r n ey a h e a d . T h e l a te a f te r n o o n m ay b e s p e n t a t P o k h a r a
l a ke s i d e b e f o r e s e t t l i n g d ow n f o r t h e n i g h t a t T i g e r M o u n t a i n
Pokhara Lodge.
DAY 3
D ay t h r e e i s r e s e r ve d f o r i n te n s e m o to r b i ke t r a i n i n g a n d
b r i e f i n g by H e a r t s a n d Te a r s a t t h e i r wo r k s h o p i n P o k h a r a .
L e a r n t h e i n s a n d o u t s o f h a n d l i n g yo u r R oy a l E n f i e l d B u l l e t
a n d r e ce i ve a l l - i m p o r t a n t t r a i n i n g o n r o a d co n d i t i o n s a n d
l aw s i n N e p a l . A f te r t h e b r i e f i n g yo u w i l l b e a b l e to d r i ve
yo u r E n f i e l d b a c k to T i g e r M o u n t a i n P o k h a r a L o d g e , r e a d y to
t a ke o f f f o r a n e a r l y s t a r t to m o r r ow.
DAY 4
A f te r d ay s o f p r e p a r a t i o n , t h e j o u r n ey b e g i n s w i t h a n e a r l y
breakfast and departure from the Tiger Mountain Pokhara
L o d g e . W i t h a m o to r b i ke g u i d e , m e c h a n i c a n d T i g e r To p s
support staff on hand, head off through the breathtaking
m o r n i n g m o u n t a i n s o f P o k h a r a a s yo u b e g i n yo u r r i d e we s t .
P a s s i n g t h r o u g h d i f f e r e n t tow n s , s p e n d t h e d ay o n t h e r o a d
e x p l o r i n g v i l l a g e s a n d t a k i n g i n l i f e i n t h e Te r a i; e n d l e s s r i ce
fields, dusty roads, blue skies and crimson sunsets.
At t h e e n d o f a l o n g d ay, s p e n d a n eve n i n g u n d e r t h e s t a r s a t
yo u r ve r y ow n c a m p s i te o r g a n i ze d by M o u n t a i n Tr ave l . E n j oy
a delicious meal prepared from local ingredients and made
o n s i te by T i g e r To p s c h e f s , w h i l e r e f l e c t i n g o n t h e d ay s r i d e
w i t h a b e e r by t h e c a m p f i r e . Fa l l a s l e e p to t h e s o u n d s o f t h e
w i l d e r n e s s s n u g g l e d i n a te n t p r e p a r e d f o r yo u .
O ve r n i g h t c a m p i n g .
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DAY 5
R i s e e a r l y o n d ay f i ve a n d w a tc h m o r n i n g co m e to l i f e i n t h e
Te r a i . A f te r b r e a k f a s t t h e j o u r n ey co n t i n u e s We s t to T i g e r
To p s K a r n a l i L o d g e . E n r o u te c r o s s t h e B a b a i R i ve r a n d s p o t
M a r s h M u g g e r c r o co d i l e s s u n b a t h i n g o n s h o r e , o r ke e p a n
eye o u t f o r t h e s a c r e d S a r u s C r a n e s ove r L u m b i n i .
A r r i v i n g a t T i g e r To p s K a r n a l i L o d g e , yo u w i l l b e w h i s ke d
i n to a wo r l d o f co m f o r t a n d r e l a x a t i o n a d m i t s t h e r aw n e s s
o f t h e j u n g l e . Ta ke a h o t s h owe r w a r m e d by t h e p owe r o f
co m p o s t h e a t i n g , s w i n g i n a h a m m o c k u n d e r t h e t r e e s , o r
p l a n t h e co m i n g d ay s a d ve n t u r e s r e l a x i n g o n t h e b a l co ny d ay
beds. Dinner will be a sumptuous blend of fusion cuisine
s e r ve d i n t h e G h o l G h a r r ( N e p a l e s e d i n i n g r o o m), w h e r e l a te
n i g h t c h a t s a r e a co m m o n o cc u r r e n ce .
DAY 6
H a l f w ay t h r o u g h yo u r j o u r n ey n ow, d ay s i x i s a n o p p o r t u n i t y
to g e t o f f yo u r b i ke a n d e x p l o r e t h e j u n g l e ! T h e m o s t
p o p u l a r a c t i v i t y a t K a r n a l i L o d g e i s t h e e l e p h a n t e n co u n te r ;
s p e n d a d ay w i t h t h e m a h o u t s , e l e p h a n t ke e p e r s , a n d w a tc h
daily life at the elephant camp unfold. Help prepare the
1 5 0 k i l o g r a m s o f f e e d e a c h e l e p h a n t r e q u i r e s e a c h d ay, h e a d
d ow n to t h e r i ve r to w a tc h t h e e l e p h a n t b a t h i n g , a n d t a ke a n
a f te r n o o n s t r o l l t h r o u g h t h e v i l l a g e s a n d co m m u n i t y f o r e s t .
R i d i n g i n a T i g e r To p s j e e p , i n d u l g e i n s u n s e t d r i n k s by t h e
r i ve r a n d w a tc h t h e h o r i zo n a s t h e s k y t u r n s a d e e p s h a d e o f
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D ay s s eve n to te n a r e t h e u l t i m a te o u td o o r b i ke r s t r i p –
t a k i n g t h e r o a d s l e s s t r ave l l e d f r o m We s te r n N e p a l b a c k to
P o k h a r a . Wr i te yo u r ow n i t i n e r a r y a s yo u e x p l o r e u n to u c h e d
w i l d e r n e s s a r e a s . T i g e r To p s a n d M o u n t a i n Tr ave l w i l l o f f e r
yo u f u l l s u p p o r t a l o n g t h e w ay, p r ov i d i n g c a m p s i te s a n d a l l
m e a l s e n r o u te .
O ve r n i g h t c a m p i n g .
DAY 1 1
At s o m e s t a g e o n t h e e l eve n t h d ay, yo u a n d t h e c r ew w i l l
c r u i s e b a c k i n to P o k h a r a to co n c l u d e yo u r e p i c j o u r n ey. B e
g r e e te d by t h e f a m i l i a r p e a ce f u l n e s s o f P o k h a r a L a ke , r e l a x
L a ke s i d e a n d w a tc h t h e s u n s e t o f t h e A n n a p u r n a ’s a s yo u
s p e n d yo u r f i n a l n i g h t a t T i g e r M o u n t a i n P o k h a r a L o d g e .
DAY 12
St i l l o n a h i g h f r o m t h e t r i p , yo u w i l l t a ke a m o r n i n g f l i g h t
b a c k to K a t h m a n d u w h e r e yo u w i l l s p e n d a n o t h e r eve n i n g
s o a k i n g u p t h e b e a u t y o f N e p a l a t D w a r i k a s H o te l . I f yo u c a n
m u s te r t h e e n e r g y, yo u c a n h e a d o u t to tow n a n d e x p l o r e
m o r e s i te s o f K a t h m a n d u . O r, b e t te r ye t , t r e a t yo u r b o d y to
a m a s s a g e a t D w a r i k a s H i m a l ay a n S p a .
DAY 1 3
I n te r n a t i o n a l d e p a r t u r e s