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Australian Camp Mountain Biking

Rated 5 out of 5 on Tripadvisor443 Reviews in TripAdvisor
Recommended by 99% of travelers

Tour Information

DestinationPokhara
Duration2 Days
Difficultyhard
Tour TypeMTB

Overview

Experience the inspiring beauty of towering mountains and unique landscapes filled with rich culture.

A biker rides his mountain bike through Gurung village in Dhampus.

And much more:

  • Spectacular view of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri

  • colorful village showing traditional Nepali lifestyle,mountain and river views,Amazing trails and awesome ride.

  • Intense climb

  • Push and carry (30 minutes)

  • Terraces and paddies

  • Suspension bridges, local fish and Dalbhat.

Australian Camp Mountain Bike Tour is one of the best mountain biking overnight trips in our list, recommended for intermediate to advance riders. Australian camp then known as a ‘Thulo Kharka’ by locals, means bigger pasture land. Since Australian people made a camp while trekking to ABC and Annapurna Sanctuary at around 50s then the Thulo kharkha slowly became popular among travellers from all over the world. The Australian Camp biking tour offers rewarding views of Dhaulagiri (8167m), Annapurna (8091m) and Mount Fishtail along with the views of cascading terraces, paddies and fast flowing mountain rivers. Along the way we will ride through Dhampus, Lawang and Khani villages, occupied by Gurung and Dalit people. We will have chances to observe their culture and authentic lifestyles. Join us for an awe-inspiring mountain bike tour, where every pedal unfolds scenic landscapes and ancient stories of this remarkable region of Nepal.

Australian Camp mountain bike tour map with trip highlights and Tour summary.

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Itinerary

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Day 1

Ride from Pokhara to Kande and Push biking to Australian Camp

Your day begins with a warm up ride to Karki Tagara (North-West part of Lakeside) for about 12 Km on a flat tarmac. and dirt road. As you reach near Karki Tagara, get ready to tackle and conquer the intense climb to Naundanda from where you will continue on Baglung-Pokhara Highway for about 5 Km to Kande. As soon as you reach Kande, get yourself some refreshments to keep you encouraged to tackle the most difficult part of the day to Australian Camp. Accept the challenge of pushing and carrying the bike to the final destination of the day. It may take 1 to 1 and half hour of pushing and carrying. You will stay the night at a local tea house at Australian Camp.

Distance: 25 Km

Riding Time: 4-5 Hours

Pushing Time: 1-1:30 Hour 

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Day 2

Ride from Australian Camp to Pokhara via Dhampus and Astham

Your hard work has paid off! Today, you will be going mostly downhill. Your day begins with a technical downhill to Dhampus where you will encounter stair cases with sharp switch-backs and slippery sections. As you reach to Dhampus, take in a deep breathe of relief for having taken all those challenges. After Dhampus, the trail is comparatively easier on a fast flowy wider track followed by very less tricky sections. The mountain biking trail from Dhampus to Hemja Milan Chow via Astham offers beautiful view of the Annapurna and the Fishtail mountains along with an incredible sight of terraced paddy fields and Mardi River valley. As you intercept the main road of Hemja, you will follow the main road to ride back to Lakeside. while heading back, don't forget to take some time to visit the Tibetan Refugee Camp that falls on the way.

Distance: 37 Km

Time: 4-5 Hours

Why riders love this

5.0from 11 reviews across 2 platforms

Tom B

Dec 8, 2023

Top of the line rear suspension bikes. Anil, our 23 year old guide was enthusiastic and pleasant. We had a fun day biking from Australian Camp to Pokhara. Note, much of our route was challenging even for elite riders with lots of steps to climb. Don't expect to find curvy single track in Nepal.

R M

Feb 20, 2023

We had a fantastic trip to Nepal. Our trek (Poon Hill), overnight mountain biking trip (Bhumdi) and one day enduro biking (3 different trails around Pokhara) were all organised via Pokhara Mountain Bike Adventure. Jagan, Laxman and the team were truly excellent, and delivered a magical set of adventures for us. They couldn't have been more welcoming, and went above and beyond to make sure we had a great time. Laxman, our guide on all the trips, was very attentive and really knew his stuff. Very impressed at the quality of the bikes we used too. Jagan also helped sort out things like flights and accomodation in Pokhara - another example of them going above and beyond. I would definitely recommend them, and look forward to going back again!

Kay K

Dec 21, 2022

I highly recommend, Pokhara Moutain Bike Adventures, the tour operator came recommend by a friend and Jagan (the owner) and team did not disappoint. Bike's were quality Trek's and the guide was well experienced. I truly appreciated how warm and welcoming the team was especially since I was traveling alone, Jagan gave recommendations outside of cycling and made me feel very comfortable. He tailored my two days of cycling to my interests (climbing and avoiding technical single tracks down). Let them know yours interests and they will adjust the routes. I had amazing moutain views on day two. The extra touches were also well appreciated, airport pickup, tea/coffee after the rides. I love that they are empowering females in cycling and training up female guides.

limohireuk

May 12, 2019

When I walked in the shop, with our bags after a long dusty trip, Jagan Owner, greated us, I felt at home and could tell this is a great place. He gave us a very warm welcome and a cool drink and made us feel really special. I booked an overnight adventure with these guys. My day started with a motor bike pick up a few miles away, bike fitting done the night before then we were off with my guide to the mountains.The pace was ajusted to our standard, loads of photo stops, great company, accomodation food perfect. views to dream about. I wanted to do a sunrise Hike a Bike then down for breakfast, amazing view of the Annapurna range. I have XC in France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland but this was amazing. The next day Jagen even organised a remote tea house stay with transport. Thanks so much #pokharamountainbke, I will be back

redbagnz

May 10, 2019

My sister and I had a great trip mtbing to Australian Camp. Jagan could not have been more helpful - he arranged everything as well as the mtbing trip itself, he also arranged our flights from KTM, pick up and drop off to the airport and accommodation pre and post trip in Pokhara. The mtbing was excellent - we could have done a more technical ride but we were short on time and the route we did was interesting, varied, great riding and great scenery. Our guide was Suman Guloong - very friendly young man, who is a great rider and passionate about mtbing ... he even taught us a new way to carry our bikes (up the steps which was an experience in itself). The hire bike were modern full suspension bikes, excellent. Overall we had a wonderful trip (even though the moutains disappeared behind the clouds for us, the mtbing was still a highlight of our trip) and were really happy we made the effort to fly out from KTM even with only had a few days available. I'm keen to come back and look at the Mustang trips, and would definitely use Pokhara Mountain Bike Adventure again. Well done Jagan and Suman and the rest of the team at Pokhara Mountain bike adventure

deryckevirginie

Apr 14, 2017

For 1 week I stayed in Pokhara, together with a friend. We wanted to do something active. So started to look for a bike tour. After discussing for a few hours with the company what kind of trip we wanted to day, we planned to do a 3 day mountainbike tour. It was so cool! Went to Australian Camp, saw some amazing sunrises and sunsets. the tour was hard, but so nice! Our guides were very friendly, took some pictures during mountainbiking and gave us some tips for better biking. We were pushed to our own physical limits. What we asked, was what we got. Still so happy we did this trip with them. Thank you so much for this experience

Alex H

Feb 4, 2017

I am fairly experienced XC mountain biker and brought my bike with me from Vietnam for a 2 day MTB tour with the company. I had a brilliant two days and was well looked after by my guide Laksman who spoke really good English, was helpful and took time to discuss the land, geography and culture. Good value for what is included. Whilst I used my own bike, they did have a pretty good selection of dual suspension MTB. I would definitely recommend this company for those considering either a short or long trek and reckon they are well set up (and flexible) to support amateurs through to expert riders.

mohamed karara

Aug 3, 2024

I had an amazing experience on a bike circuit around Annapurna and the lakes of Pokhara. Everything was perfect the stay at Australian camp was amazing and the second camp was also good I enjoyed it even though it rained. Many challenging and rewarding tracks whether up hill or down hill and such a fulfilling experience

Charlie Sneddon

Aug 4, 2023

Couldn't recommend this company enough!. We hired mountain bikes multiple times during our trip to Pokhara. The staff were extremely knowledgeable and friendly and gave us great advice on route planning for our 4 day bike packing trek to Australian Base Camp and Panchase. The bikes themselves were of top notch quality and came at a very reasonable price. Thank you so much!!

Stuart Blundell

Aug 5, 2019

Best company to deal with, great bikes, amazing organisers, fantastic overnight adventure with early morning sunrise to view the Annapurna range.They went at my pace, and standard, nothing too much trouble. Support a local very capable company

I Smith

Aug 5, 2018

I rented a Scott bike for 10 days including a two day guided mountain bike ride. The whole experience was excellent. The shop is well equipped with a range of bikes. The guys are helpful and have extensive knowledge covering all aspects of cycling and the surrounding area. I highly recommend this place and hope to go back in the future.

Frequently asked questions

Trekking and mountain biking in Australian Camp can be done almost all year round excluding the monsoon (June, July, August). However, the best time for trekking or mountain biking in Australian Camp is from September to November and March to May. During these months the weather remains dry with clear skies.

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