Pokhara Lodge
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
9 days, planned by The Carburettor Club
Nine days up the deepest gorge in the world to a walled city that was a forbidden kingdom until 1992.
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| Phewa Lake |
| Lakeside |
| Annapurna range |
The Kali Gandaki runs between Annapurna and Dhaulagiri, both over eight thousand metres, and by that measure it is the deepest gorge on earth.
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| Kali Gandaki gorge |
| Tatopani |
| Marpha |
| Jomsom |
Short mileage deliberately — this is the acclimatisation day. Muktinath is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists and has 108 water spouts along its wall.
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| Muktinath |
| 108 water spouts |
| Kagbeni |
| Red gompa |
The permit is checked at Kagbeni and you cannot pass without it. The landscape north of it is Tibetan — red cliffs, no trees, and wind from noon.
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| Chele |
| Ghami |
| Dhakmar cliffs |
| Lo Manthang |
Lo Manthang had its own king until Nepal abolished the monarchy in 2008. The cave complex at Chhoser is five storeys cut into a cliff.
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| Lo Manthang walls |
| Thubchen gompa |
| Jhong cave |
| King's palace |
The Kali Gandaki wind starts around eleven and blows hard up the valley every day. Riding south into it in the afternoon is genuinely difficult.
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| Dhakmar |
| Ghami |
| Chele |
Marpha on the way down is an apple-growing Thakali village and the brandy is worth stopping for.
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| Marpha |
| Tatopani hot springs |
| Kali Gandaki |
After six days of gorge road, three hours of tarmac feels like a different sport.
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| Beni |
| Phewa Lake |
| Lakeside |
Pokhara flies to Kathmandu in twenty-five minutes, or it is seven hours by road.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
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Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
8 breakfasts and 7 dinners across 9 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 9.
15 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Motorcycle expeditions with a mechanic, spares and a luggage vehicle”
Founded by a workshop rather than a travel agency, which is why the mechanic is not an upsell. Every departure carries spares for the bikes it puts on the road.
9 days of proper riding. The support vehicle was never far when someone needed it. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Recommended.
Days were longer than advertised and we arrived after dark more than once.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Route planning was the strong point — long days, but the stops were in the right places. Rooms were basic in the best way — dry, warm, and right where we needed them. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. No hesitation recommending them.
Route planning was the strong point — long days, but the stops were in the right places. Every night's lodge was a step up from what I'd braced for. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Solid operator.
It is a restricted area — a fixed fee per person for the first ten days, paid to the government, on top of ACAP and TIMS. Trekkers and riders both pay it, a minimum of two people must travel together, and it is non-refundable once issued. It is most of the price difference between this and the lower Mustang trip.
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