The Last Shangri La Motorcycle Safari -2006 14 Oct - 27 Oct / 2007 13 Oct - 26 Oct

Route: Kathmandu - Chitwan - Kosi - Kakarbita - Darjeeling - Rumtek - Gangtok - Zuluk - Jaldapara -Phuntosling - Thimphu - Tongsa - Bhumathang -Punakha - Paro ; Grade: Moderate ; Best Season: April - May / Sep - Oct ; Cost: € 3,300.00 per person
+ internal air fares

This royal Enfield Motorcycle tour in Bhutan, Nepal and North east India has a combination of tea estates, monasteries and serpentine roads. Tour on the Motorcycle on serpentine roads and ride your motorcycle in an enchanted realm. This relaxing and easy going Motorcycle tour offers magnificent views of the Kanchenjunga especially in the early morning at Tiger Hill in Darjeeling, India and beautiful lofty ridges of the eastern Himalayas in Bhutan and Nepal, a land of incredible beauty. You also have the chance of river rafting in Kosi River in Nepal and a visit to the Chitwan Wild Life Park.

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Itinerary:

Day 01 - Arrive in Kathmandu early morning. Morning at leisure. Afternoon seasoning on the bike and Local sight seeing on the outskirts of the Kathmandu town.

Day 02 - Kathmandu - Chitwan - 160 Kms - A pleasant ride on the highway for most part - a good road and beautiful scenery enroute.

Day 03 - At Leisure in Chitwan

Day 04 - Chitwan - Kosi - 250 Kms - We make an early start today and ride to Kosi. Aim is to reach by lunch time and after lunch take a break from the bikes to enjoy 3 hours of river rafting.

Day 05 - Kosi - Kakarbita - Darjeeling - 250 Kms - A Long drive with patience of Hunter as we cross from the Terai area of Nepal into West Bengal in India to reach Darjeeling.

Day 06 - Darjeeling - Rumtek - Gangtok - 180 Kms - We ride through tea gardens on hair pin bends to arrive at Rumtek Monastery. Visit the Rumtek Dharma Chakra. After Lunch we ride along the Teesta River on to Gangtok.

Day 07 - Gangtok - Zuluk - 225 Kms - We will ride via Changu Lake today. We will ride along a flat plateau area and then downhill riding on hairpin bends to reach Zuluk. We will camp here for the night.

Day 08 - Zuluk - Jaldapara - 250 Kms - The initial ride from Zuluk is in an isolated area. The road condition is not very good in this area because this sector is known for rain& fog. We will proceed to Jaldapara and check in at Forest Lodge.

Day 09 - Jaldapara - Phuntosling - Thimphu - 198 Kms - After a visit to the Jaldapara National Park we will ride on the National Highway to reach Phuntosling at the base of the foothills. After sightseeing we will ride on to Thimphu - the capital of Bhutan.

Day 10 - Thimphu - Tongsa - 200 Kms - After sightseeing of Thimphu we will ride to Tongsa through some spectacular scenery in the beautiful little kingdom of Bhutan.

Day 11 - Tongsa - Bhumathang - Tongsa - 150 Kms - Local sight seeing of Bhumathang Valley (altitude 8,530 feet - 13,125 feet) - including visit to Jakar Dzong, Kurje Monastery, Jambay Lhakhang and Tamshing Lhakhang. Fall back to Tongsa for overnight stay.

Day 12 - Tongsa - Punakha - Paro - 230 Kms. We will ascend the Dochula pass (3100 M) enroute with some splendid views of the distant Himalayas as we proceed towards Paro via Punakha. The ride today shall be in an alpine valley along serpentine roads.

Day 13 - At Leisure in Paro - This beautiful valley encapsulates within itself rich culture, scenic beauty and hundreds of myths and legends and is home to many of Bhutan's oldest temples and monasteries Paro is also one of the more fertile valleys in the Kingdom.

Day 14 - Alas! - time to bid goodbye to the bikes today and take the mountain flight from Paro to Kathmandu on the last day of our motorcycle tour. Arrive in Kathmandu and enjoy the day shopping and sightseeing in the town before connecting to your onward flight for home.

Services Include : Accommodation - "A Class" Hotel in Bhutan with Meals. Including B'fast - Jaldapara / Gangtok / Darjeeling / Kosi - Hotel with Hot & Cold Water. Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge Chitwan / Islands Resorts. Kathmandu - Five Star Hotel Shangri-La.

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