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Jan 31st, 2009, 19:40
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Himalayan Xplorer
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Location: new delhi
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India to Nepal on bike
Hi Imers .... 2009 started with a 'foreign trip' for me
 Just back from Nepal's ride. 21 jan to 26 jan 2009 21 jan Delhi - Moradabad Distace - 160 kms Time - 3 hours road condition - bad 22 jan Moradabad - Bardiya national park (Nepal) via - Banbasa (Tanakpur, Uttarakhand) - Mahendranagar (Nepal) - Suklaphanta national park Distace - 316 kms Time - 11 hours (relaxed ride) road condition - good from Rudrapur, very good as you enter Nepal 23 jan Bardiya national park - Butwal via - Kohalpur Distace - 291 kms Time - 6.30 hours road condtion - very good 24 jan Butwal - POKHRA Distace - 152 kms Time - 5.30 hours road condtion - average 25 jan Pokhra - Sunouli border (India) via Sarangkot - Pokhra - Vishwa shanti stupa - Butwal - Bhairawa Distace - 231 kms Time - 12.30 hours (includes sight seeing at Sarangkot & stupa) road condtion - average 26 jan Sunouli border - Delhi via Gorakhpur - Ayodhya (Faizabad) - Lucknow - Sitapur - Rampur - Moradabad - Delhi Distace - 900 kms Time - 23 hours continous (my longest ride in one day till date) road condtion - very good TO very bad Total distance on trip meter - 2085 kms .. . .
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Feb 2nd, 2009, 12:53
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tere mera jo pyaar hain, pyaar yeh zordaar hain
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Travelling on bike is always fun.
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Feb 6th, 2009, 16:42
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Location: Pune ,Maharashtra , INDIA
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Congrats !
This reminded me similar bike trip I done almost 3 years back... Was this solo trip ? Do upload some pics if you have any... |
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Feb 9th, 2009, 15:22
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Mar 30th, 2009, 01:29
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kullu,H.P. India
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[quote=mountaintrekker;653343]Hi Imers .... 2009 started with a 'foreign trip' for me
Just back from Nepal's ride. 21 jan to 26 jan 2009 21 jan Delhi - Moradabad Distace - 160 kms Time - 3 hours road condition - bad 22 jan Moradabad - Bardiya national park (Nepal) via - Banbasa (Tanakpur, Uttarakhand) - Mahendranagar (Nepal) - Suklaphanta national park Distace - 316 kms Time - 11 hours (relaxed ride) road condition - good from Rudrapur, very good as you enter Nepal 23 jan Bardiya national park - Butwal via - Kohalpur Distace - 291 kms Time - 6.30 hours road condtion - very good 24 jan Butwal - POKHRA Distace - 152 kms Time - 5.30 hours road condtion - average 25 jan Pokhra - Sunouli border (India) via Sarangkot - Pokhra - Vishwa shanti stupa - Butwal - Bhairawa Distace - 231 kms Time - 12.30 hours (includes sight seeing at Sarangkot & stupa) road condtion - average 26 jan Sunouli border - Delhi via Gorakhpur - Ayodhya (Faizabad) - Lucknow - Sitapur - Rampur - Moradabad - Delhi Distace - 900 kms Time - 23 hours continous (my longest ride in one day till date) road condtion - very good TO very bad Total distance on trip meter - 2085 kms That is one fantastic ride you did!!I have been mountain biking for the last fourteen years in H.P. A friend and I cycled from Kullu over Jalori pass and on into Kinnaur and back about eight years ago. Of course I was younger then. As I am almost sixty three year old now I keep my rides down to one day trips and then less than one hundred km and then I am pretty much dead the next day but I keep on trucking! |
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Apr 19th, 2009, 19:48
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Location: Chandigarh
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Fantastic! Mountain trekker
Your trip remind me my solo trip to Khardungla 18 months back. I did it on 115 cc bike. Chadigarh> Manali> Sarchu> Baralachala> Rumtse> Leh> Khardungla> Leh> Kargil> Drass> Srinagar> Jammu> Chandigarh. Any idea how far Kathmandu would be from Mahendranagar (Nepal)? |
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Nov 16th, 2009, 18:46
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Gurgaon
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Nepal Trip
I am Dipin from Gurgaon.As i can see that you guys have some some experiencing crossing to Nepal through Banbasa, I am planning to Cross border through Banbasa instead of Gorakhpur in a car.My plan is to go to Banbasa , Mahendranagar, Butwal, Pokhara, Kathmandu, and exit from Kakarvitta Border to Siliguri , Darjelling ,Sikkim and back to Gurgaon abut 3500kms in total..I am planning for this trip between 15th-30th of Dec.I would like to know how much do i need to pay for the permit per day for the car to Nepal?.Would it be a problem if i have a valid driving license of mine but my car papers are goona be on my uncle's name original though?.Is it a right time for traveling to Nepal politically?.
I welcome everyone's suggestions regarding my trip.Hoping for a prompt response asap. Dipin |
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Nov 19th, 2009, 23:56
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Himalayan Xplorer
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Location: new delhi
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Better ask Nepal Embassy in New Delhi before leaving. I've mailed your other queries to my cousin. He entered Nepal from Banbasa driving a car. .. . . |
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Nov 20th, 2009, 10:24
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H V Kumar
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Location: Bombay
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Wonderful trip indeed!
How difficult were the border crossings? Entry formalities, time restrictions, red-tapism, etc? Do bikers also have to pay the road tax/entry fee inside Nepal? Did you get proper stay, food and repair facilities en route?
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Nov 20th, 2009, 15:46
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Himalayan Xplorer
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Check this http://delhitonepalonbike.blogspot.co m/ |
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Nov 20th, 2009, 17:38
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H V Kumar
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Bombay
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Great info in the link you sent me! Thanks.
You mentioned something about Customs Duty payments - what is the final say on that? Do Indian cars require a Carnet de Passage? I presume that the checkposts at the border are open only by day - any idea of the timings? I heard that cars are charged Rs 500 a day as entry charges - could you get any additional info on your way back? What was the cost of petrol/ diesel in Nepal when you travelled? Is the network of pumps good? Do Indian vehicles - mine is a Scorpio - have service stations? I find it is mostly the Marutis, Santros and the Tatas doing service on Nepali roads. Any reason why you chose Jan for your trip - I would assume that in the summer more places are open. There must have been also places which were cut off by snow in the higher reaches? |
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Nov 20th, 2009, 18:51
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Gurgaon
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Hey MountainTrekker
Hi,
You had a good journey there...I am planning to take exactly the same route till i reach Pokhara then i would go to Kathmandu if suffecient time then would like to go to Khasa China border...lets see how the things go...As you said you would ask your cousin to provide me some info regarding the entry through Banbasa by car, importantly ask him if it would be a problem if i take my uncle's car instead of mine?..Embassy people neither reply to emails or answer phone..also ask about charges per day for indian car etc...Thanx a lot mate... |
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Nov 20th, 2009, 19:01
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Location: Gurgaon
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Hi Mountain Trekker,
Try to get the info from your cousin soon as i might go early too...Thanx |
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