Himalayas 1000mls and 40,000 bends!!

[Schoe000]

Welcome back John, Sounds excellent, looking forward to the pictures.

[Bigtim]

Welcome back you old bugger, Glad you had a great time.

Catch up with you soon

[Elle]

just got back home after a wonderful adventure holiday travelling the foothills of the Himalayas we did over a 1000mls and an estimated 40,000 bends!!!
john

Sounds awful. Time off work & mountainous scenery? Nah... :whistle:

Did you ride modern RE's or old ones?

Looking forward to the photo's

[Willandkate]

I believe Overland Magazine is offering a Nepalese tour on Enfields for £2grand plus flights next year.

I would love to see the photos of your trip, and perhaps even a write up of your adventure.

I've had a quick look at that Overland trip to Nepal and it looks pretty good. It includes all fuel, nearly all food and they're using the latest model 500 EFI Enfields with the gears and brakes on the correct side (how latest high tech is that?! hmy:)

I've got to say that I'm pretty tempted to give it a go. We really loved Nepal when we were riding back to London from Australia, in fact I said in my book that it should be law that all westerners go to Kathmandu at some time in their lives.

The Overland guys have organised all kind of stays with villagers and some Gurkhas. it's not just about riding in the mountain or jungle, Nepal has so much more to offer. The scenery is fantastic but the people are the best bit.

Check it out http://overlandmag.com/explore/

Nameste

[Elle]

Everyone I've known who has visited Nepal has said how wonderful it was

I looked at going to Morocco with British Bike Tours last year but never got the time to go. They also do Nepal at similar prices - not bad considering the experience and the suppport
http://www.britishbiketours.co.uk/html/ ... _tour.html

[special one]

40 bends per 1km? That sounds hard work lol

[devon john]

the trip cost with all accommodation, doctor,mechanic truck to carry gear and flights
was £2300 .
you also need a visa that £100 .
spending money it would be hard to spend more then around £200 for the two weeks

this was with Blazing Trails, they also do south Africa

as for 40 bends per 1km thats a understatement!!!!

[Willandkate]

Nepal is great. There are loads of tours out there on Enfields. The Overland one does ,look good value though at £2000 in all evening meals, breakfasts etc. But the most important thing is their focus on really 'experiencing' a country rather than just riding around in it.

Nepal is brilliant

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[RICK]

Looks like you had a great time,Looking forward to having a chat some time soon.
Rick.

[Francis Begbie]

I'm tempted by the overland one myself. Seems pretty reasonable. But then I have no idea of the costs in Nepal?

How much would it be to hire a bike for a couple of weeks, can't imagine finding somewhere to stay or food would be expensive and do it on your own steam.

I must of spent 2 grand on a few weeks in Europe each summer.