J001 Lumbini - Pokhara - Kathmandu
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 21.63 mi
- Elevation gain
- 207 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 0 ft
- Max elevation
- 338 ft
- TrailRank
- 26
- Min elevation
- 66 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 hours 36 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 34 minutes
- Coordinates
- 4382
- Uploaded
- January 8, 2023
- Recorded
- January 2023
near Mahilwari, Lumbini Province (Nepal)
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Itinerary description
Cycle trip from Lumbini to Kathmandu, through Pokara and Chitwan Park.
We took a train to Gorakhpur (india) and Cycled to Lumbini.
Indian border crossing : If you also come from India, get US dollars (mandatory) before going to the border! If you dont manage to find dollars before, dont change on the indian side. Register at indian immigration, go to nepal and cycle a few hundred meters... right side of the road is nepal immigration office. Dollars are a bit more difficult to find since covid but you get better rate on nepalese side (less scams too).
Sooooo the steps and accomodations :
- 1st stop Kolhui (india). Do not stay at yash resort, it is really bad, dirty and noisy, with tourists prices.
- 2nd stop Siddharthanagar (Nepal) : Galaxy guesthouse (1200NPR/night) has been really nice to us, hot shower, clean rooms and cheap.
- 3rd stop Lumbini (birth place of buddha). Stayed at Tathagata 900NPR/night (find on booking), quiet compared to more central places, quite clean but also cold in winter.
- 4th stop Butwal, stayed at Shahi land hotel under construction in 2023 (from 1500NPR/night) with hot water, heating system etc... closer to european standard!
We took a train to Gorakhpur (india) and Cycled to Lumbini.
Indian border crossing : If you also come from India, get US dollars (mandatory) before going to the border! If you dont manage to find dollars before, dont change on the indian side. Register at indian immigration, go to nepal and cycle a few hundred meters... right side of the road is nepal immigration office. Dollars are a bit more difficult to find since covid but you get better rate on nepalese side (less scams too).
Sooooo the steps and accomodations :
- 1st stop Kolhui (india). Do not stay at yash resort, it is really bad, dirty and noisy, with tourists prices.
- 2nd stop Siddharthanagar (Nepal) : Galaxy guesthouse (1200NPR/night) has been really nice to us, hot shower, clean rooms and cheap.
- 3rd stop Lumbini (birth place of buddha). Stayed at Tathagata 900NPR/night (find on booking), quiet compared to more central places, quite clean but also cold in winter.
- 4th stop Butwal, stayed at Shahi land hotel under construction in 2023 (from 1500NPR/night) with hot water, heating system etc... closer to european standard!
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