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Annapurna Circuit Mountain Biking (Throng La Pass) Trek

Overview

Some journeys aren’t meant to be rushed — or walked. The Annapurna Circuit is legendary. Most people walk it. Fewer ride it on a mountain bike. Even fewer take the time to explore beyond it. This trip does just that — starting in the lush gorge of the Marshyangdi River, going to the turquoise waters of Tilicho Lake, crossing the iconic Thorong La Pass at 5,416 m, and ending in the windswept valleys of Tibetan-influenced Lower Mustang. You won’t just follow the classic route — you’ll explore its edges. Ride deeper. Climb higher. Feel more.

Annapurna Mountain Bike Adventure

The Annapurna Circuit, Re-imagined for MTB

This is the Annapurna experience redesigned for mountain bikers — not a tourist loop, but immersive journey built with intention, for riders who want both freedom and flow.

We take three weeks — not because it’s harder, but because it’s better:

·        To acclimatize gradually and safely

·        To reach Tilicho Lake, Ice Lake, and have a glimpse of the remote Nar-Phu Valley

·        To enjoy the descents with light backpacks

·        To experience the beauty of moving at the right pace

What Riding It Feels Like

We ride through Himalayan forests, canyons and high altitude passes, between waterfalls, glaciers and ancient chortens, over prayer-flagged suspension bridges and loose switchbacks.

Some days you pedal. Some, you push. Sometimes, you carry your bike over rocky climbs. But every day, you move —through air that gets thinner and thoughts that get clearer. And at the end of the climb? The descent comes as a gift — sometimes more than 1,000 meters of pure, joyful flow.

And in between: laughter, silence, effort, dust, tea, hot dal bhat and stories you’ll still be telling when your tires are long clean.

For Riders Who Want More

This isn’t bikepacking. It’s not downhill-only, either. It’s a high-altitude MTB expedition for riders who want a challenge — and a story to live through.

You don’t need to be a racer. Expect to ride for 5–6 hours, 15-30 km and 800-1200 m of altitude difference a day. Sometimes to carry-your-bike. You do need endurance, some trail experience, and a willingness to push yourself. But with a good bike, adventure spirit, and an open mind, it’s all you need.

Small Group. Big Ride.

We’ll be a small group — 5 to 7 riders max — with full support: guide, porters, and jeep transport for gear on some parts. That means you ride light, you sleep well, and you’re free to focus on the trail, not the logistics.

This is the kind of trip that only happens once a season — and maybe once in a lifetime.

If You’ve Ever Dreamed of This…

...of riding through the Himalayas for real — not just for the view, but for the experience — this is the moment.

Let it challenge you. Let it carry you. Let it be your story.

Day-to-Day Itinerary (Fixed Departure)

17 Nov: Day 01: Arrival and Transfer to Hotel in Kathmandu (1350m).

18 Nov: Day 02: Rest, preparation, City tour/Country side visit by Mountain Biking in Kathmandu

19 Nov: Day 03: Drive to Besishahar (760m-6/7 Hrs.) by Jeep. Preparation for Mountain Biking the next day; lodge. 

20 Nov: Day 04: Biking from Besishahar to Tal (1700m-4/5 Hrs.); lodge.

21 Nov: Day 05: Biking from Tal to Dharapani (1860m)-Explore Tilje (2300m) and back to Dharapani; lodge.

22 Nov: Day 06: Biking from Dharapani to Koto (2600m)-Chame-Back to Koto; lodge.

Or

21 Nov: Day 05: Biking from Tal to Koto (2600m); lodge.

22 Nov: Day 06: Biking from Koto to Mehta (3,519m)- and back to Chame (2630m); lodge.

23 Nov: Day 07: Biking from Chame to Upper Pisang (3300m); lodge.

24 Nov: Day 08: Biking from upper Pisang to Manang (3500m) via Ghyaru and Ngawal, lodge.

25 Nov: Day 09: Acclimatization rest day at Manang, explore the area.

26 Nov: Day 10: Biking and Hiking to Ice Lake and back, explore the area.

27 Nov: Day 11: Biking from Manang to Sri Kharka (4150m) via Khangsar (3734m), lodge

28 Nov: Day 12: Hikevia Tilicho Lake Base camp to Tilicho Lake (4920m) and Back to Sri Kharka.

29 Nov: Day 13: Biking from Sri Kharka to Yak Kharka (4020m), lodge. 

30 Nov: Day 14: Biking from Yak Kharka to Throng Phedi/ High camp (4550/4600m), lodge.

01 Dec: Day 15: Biking via Throng-La Pass (5416m) to Phedi/Muktinath (3710m-9 Hrs.); lodge.

02 Dec: Day 16: Biking from Phedi/Muktinath to Marpha (2650m-5 Hrs.) via Lubra trail; lodge.

03 Dec: Day 17: Biking from Marpha to Tatopani (1050m-4 Hrs.), explore Natural hot spring; lodge. 

04 Dec: Day 18: Drive back to Pokhara from Tatopani; transfer to Hotel.

05 Dec: Day 19: Explore Pokhara city and biking surrounding Phewa lake.

06 Dec: Day 20: Drive to Kathmandu, transfer to Hotel; farewell dinner.

07 Dec: Day 21: Kathmandu to your Port of Destination.

Full Board Service Cost : Please contact us by email or call us 

Cost Include

  • Airport - hotel -airport pickup and drop by private vehicle in Kathmandu.
  • 3 Nights hotel accommodation in Kathmandu on BB Plan.
  • 2 Night hotel accommodation in Pokhara on BB plan.
  • Meals on full board (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) during trekking period.
  • Best available tea house accommodations during the trekking.
  • Experienced and professional mountain biking guides with technical support.
  • Trekking porter to carry your bags during the trekking 2:1 probably, max 20 KG baggage/porter.
  • Wages, meal and accommodation, insurance, equipment and transportation for guide and porter (s).
  • Ground transportation by private jeep with mountain bikes from Kathmandu to Besishahar.
  • Transport by 4W/D Jeep from Tatopani to Pokhara private.
  • Private Jeep/Car transfers for group and bikes from Pokhara to Kathmandu.\
  • Group medical supplies (first aid kit will be available) if required.
  • Annapurna conservation Area Project (ACAP) entry fees and permit.
  • TIMS (Trekkers' Information Management System) Card.
  • All government taxes and our service charges.
  • Farewell Dinner before departure and Snowy Horizon T-Shirt/Souvenir.

Cost Exclude

  • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
  • Emergency rescue evacuation if required.
  • All mountain bikes individually of your own or hiring cost.
  • Personal accident insurance or Helicopter rescue.
  • Any kind of Alcoholic, hot and cold drinks, hot water, etc.
  • Laundry, phone calls, Internets uses etc.
  • All kind of Personal Nature Expenses.
  • Any others expenses which are not mentioned on cost Includes section.
  • Tips, gifts, souvenirs. 

Notes

  • The itinerary is changeable and modifiable as per needs and time frame of trekkers.
  • Cost will be re calculated if the itinerary is changed or modified.
  • Additional activities may be added as per trekkers request with appropriate additional cost.
  • The cost may also be affected due to the requirement of number of guides and porters.
  • For any kind of change please contact us by mail or call.
Trip Facts
  • Grade: Strenuous Biking
  • Elevation: 5,416 m (17769 ft)
  • Location: Annapurna Region
  • Coordinates: 28°47′36″N 83°56′20″E / 28.79346°N 83.93881°E
  • Estimation Cost: US$ 2650
  • First Ascent: N/A
  • Season: Autumn
  • Duration: 21
  • Group Size: Max 7 Pax
Trekking FAQs

You will be taken immediately to the lower altitude first and will be provided first aid as the immediate treatment and then if necessary the guide will call the rescue helicopter to fly you down to Kathmandu or Pokhara using your rescue insurance.

It all depends on the time and altitude of your trek. You may require Down Jacket, warm fleece jacket, warm thermal underwear, trekking pants and shorts, sleeping bag, trekking boots and a backpack, camera and your personal medication. Consult lists of cloth and equipment on our website as a guide and use a common sense to pack enough but not too much at the same time.

You need comfortable trekking shoes preferably with Gore-Tex style lining for ultimate comfort and thick verbatim soles to have comfortable walk on rocky paths.

On popular trails we will stay in lodges and guest houses and the meals will be cooked for you with continental menu meals often available as well as soups and noodles and rice dishes; on some routes there will be a limited choice and on some more remote routes only local Nepal Dal Bhat and curry or instant noodle soups will be available.

In General treks vary in duration from 2 to 4 weeks; average one would trek between 4 to 6 hours per day.

In principle if you have trekking experience anywhere in the world and you are currently fit for trekking, there is nothing to stop you from Himalayan trekking in Nepal. You just need to increase your cardiovascular capacity to be able to cope with high elevation, where the oxygen density is much lower.

On the trek we provide all accommodation, food and we cover park fees, so you need to take only small amount of money to purchase water, small snack and tea outside meals, localsouvenirs, tips or donations to monasteries if you wish to donate small change. $20 per day should be sufficient to cover such expenses.

You can find it in our below link: https://www.snowyhorizon.com/termsandcondition

You should have a general good level of physical fitness, general hiking experience, do not have any chronic or acute issues with your leg functions and be mentally comfortable with multi-day hikes, than you are ready for trekking.

In Nepal it is not customary to tip but porters and guides would expect and appreciate a small tip. Your tip will go long way to help their families.

It all depends on the area with most of the trekking routes having local VHF Phones; increasingly more places get mobile coverage of varied capacity; in remote communication is not available or very limited so the only option would be a satellite phone.

It depends on trekking route and altitude; typically a trekking porter would carry load of 15 kg to 25 kg and camping porter would carry load up to 40 kg.

Trekking is an adventure activity involving multi day walk on village trails, National Park trails and climber’s trails often on reasonably steep terrain and snow at higher altitudes often crossing high passes in the range of 5500 m/18000 ft.

Majority of trekking is done with lodge/guesthouse accommodation unless you prearranged camping based trip. There are very few trekking areas where lodge accommodation is unavailable and we will offer there a tent accommodation only.

We ensure travel safety for all our guests’ women or men travelling with our company. Nepal is generally very safe and welcoming to foreign tourists. We have very good relationships with lodges we use and our guides aware all the time of whereabouts of every guest on the trek. Our groups are small and we ensure continues visual contact.

Camping trekking is a trekking where we provide you with tent accommodation and full board with meals to be cooked by professional trekking cook in a mobile camp equipped with akitchen and with adequate support staff of kitchen helpers, guides and porters.

At high altitude your cardio-pulmonary system is affected by low oxygen density and you can suffer from general breathing difficulties to Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) as well as your skin is susceptible to sunburn if not protected by cloths or sunblock. The AMS is preventable through appropriate trekking pace and undertaking acclimatization.

On most established treks bottled water is ubiquitously available as well as locally purified drinking water is available in many villages along the trek. Otherwise, you can use boiled water supplied by the tea house or camping crew.

Trekking is for you and everyone who is patient and physically fit and enjoys outdoors.

You will trek anywhere from 5 km to 15 km depending on condition of trekking trail and the altitude of the trekking route.

Depending on trekking area you may require a special trekking permit while other areas would require only conservation/national park entry permit and Trekking Information Management System (TIMS) Card.

It depends on the location and choice of trekkers. Both difficult as well as easy treks are available.

You need to obtain travel insurance before you arrive to Kathmandu. Your insurance should cover rescue insurance and it should allow the expense of helicopter supported medevac. Nowadays such policies are readily available through many airfare booking agents. Try ihi.com if you cannot find your insurance.

Post-monsoon period from September to December and pre-monsoon season from February to May are the best period for trekking in Nepal. In winter, December till February, at high elevation is very cold and heavy snowfalls may impede crossing of high passes but trekking in low elevations below 3000 m is accessible all year round. In summer, June till August is a monsoon season and trekking is very wet, however in rain shadow areas such as Upper Mustang trekking in monsoon season is feasible and pleasant.

We highly recommend having a guide with you. You will travel in wilderness areas and at high elevations so from safety aspect you should not be alone. Travelling through villages there are many trails and if you took wrong path accidentally it may be difficult to communicate with locals to get back on the right path or to secure food or accommodation. They will be unlikely to speak English

In Nepal children below 18 years of age are required to trek accompanied by their parent or guardian.

Tea house trekking is a trekking where your accommodation and meal are arranged in a local lodge/house with full board services.
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