✓ Total Distance: 17.8 km
✓ Difficulty Level: Moderate
8:00 AM – meet at Chettrapati, Kathmandu
✓ Location: Chettrapati. Kathmandu
✓ Activities: Welcome and brief overview of the day’s itinerary. Bike fitting and safety briefing.
8:30 AM – Departure
✓ Route: Chettrapati to Bhaisepati
✓ Distance: 7.2 km
✓ Scenic Highlights: Kathmandu to Lalitpur roadway.
Bhaisepati: It is nestled in the foothills of the Champadevi and Hattiban hill range, making it a suburban lifestyle of Lalitpur. The area is mostly residential with beautiful to high-end cafes and resturants according to your preference. Whereby, roaming around the places gives you a bit of satisfaction to the hustling and bustling Kathmandu city, balancing the urban desires and natural beauty.
10:00 AM –Brunch at Bhaisepati
✓ Location: Garage Café, Bhaisepati
✓ Activities: Enjoy a brunch in Bhaisepati and relaxation with an optional team review
10:30 AM – Continue Ride
✓ Route: Khokana
✓ Distance: 1.5 km
✓ Points of Interest: Traditional Newari Cultural Site
Khokana: Surrounded by the traditional arts, culture of the Newari community. Khokana is a picturesque place for those who are into the cultural arts and lifestyle. The village is connected with narrow lanes and resting places, where you can experience Newari cuisine and the mustard oil production inside the village. Khokana is also known for the serene environment it has, the surrounding hills have more deeper impact on the mind which can make your hustle of the streets fixed as you are traveling. With the lush fields and traditional houses, you can find an authentic experience in Newari culture through peddling.
11:30 PM – Khokana to Neydo Tashi Pharping monastery (Via Pharping Hydropower)
✓ Route: Khokana – Pharping hydropower – Neydo Tashi Monastery
✓ Distance: 6.5 km (uphill)
1:30 pm – Last Uphill to Hattiban Resort, Pharping
✓ Route: Neydo Tashi monastery to Hattiban resort
✓ Distance: 2.6 km uphill
Points of Interest: Pharping Hydropower, Neydo Tashi Monastery
Pharping Hydropower: The 2nd oldest Hydropower station in Asia, which gives an experience of the old mechanisms and techniques that were used in 1911. Hydropower is a run-of-the river type of hydropower that initiates through the reservoir above the Pharping hydropower building. Which is seem to be a perfect utilization of the landscapes of Nepal in generation of electricity. The hydropower is not working on this date but, the reservoirs and the hydroelectricity office hold a beautiful authenticity of British-themed architecture and engineering, and gives a resting place while cycling.
Neydo Tashi Monastery: Neydo Tashi Choeling Monastery is a serene place, full of peace and wonders in Buddhist way. They provide their customers with meditational guidance and spiritual growth giving an access to the tourist to internalize the Buddhist teachings while staying in the monastery area. If you are interested in this monastery and would like to customize your trip accordingly, Beyond the Limits Treks and Expedition will give you a special package according to your specifications.
Hattiban Resort: While cycling uphill in the green valley uphill, there is a place where you can feel nature's warm welcome along with a safe place where you can rejuvenate yourself. Seeing the valley’s view from up top and the mountain ranges from Ganesh Mountain range to Lakpa Dorje gives an exquisite memoir for your cycling day as Hattiban resort provides you with the most beautiful food courses and also provides you with a peaceful stay in the hotel.
2:30 PM – Afternoon Ride
✓ Route: Hattiban Resort to Khokana
✓ Distance: 9.1 km Downhill
✓ Activities: All the uphill that you struggled will be downhill
3:30 PM – Return Ride
✓ Route: Khokana – Bhasepati – Sanepa – Teku - Thamel
✓ Distance: 9.2 km
Note: *If you need any vehicle assist to Thamel that is also an option*
5:30 PM – Arrival Back
✓ Location: Thamel
✓ Wrap-Up: Feedback session and closing remarks.
Additional Information:
✓ What to Bring: [Water bottles, snacks, sunscreen, etc.]
✓Bike Rentals: Will be managed in the package according to your height weight. Bike check will be done a day before.
✓ Contact Information: [Tour leader/contact person details]
