Yeti Bike Race 2026 / 2027

The staffs of Makalu Adventure will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to your hotel, Thamel Eco Resort. Welcome dinner ceremony will take place followed by Technical Briefing of the Race. 

Morning breakfast at the Hotel. Departure at 6:00hrs to Beni Sahar. Lunch en route and arrival at around 13.00hrs. Free time and Dinner in Beni Sahar.

Breakfast at 7:30hrs. The 1st STAGE YETI BIKE RACE begins at 9:00hrs.

Beni Sahar – Jagat. We will be ascending from subtropical forest to a landscape of transition, where we begin to see great pines. We raffle small streams formed by large waterfalls that descend along our path. Arrival scheduled from 12:00hrs to 14:00hrs

We will take a hot spring bath on arrival previous to the dinner and accommodation in a Mountain Guesthouse.

Breakfast at 7:30hrs. The 2nd STAGE YETI BIKE RACE begins at 9:00hrs. 

Jagat-Chame will be a short but demanding stage in which we ascend strongly and continuously, with hard ramps that in some cases exceed 15 and even 20%. We exceed 2500m in height over sea level, which may begin to be sensitive to bikers. The landscape is transforming. Arrival scheduled from 12:00hrs to 15:00hrs.

Food and Visit to the Chame spring waters. Free time. Dinner and accommodation in a Mountain Guesthouse.

Breakfast at 7:30hrs. The 3rd STAGE YETI BIKE RACE begins at 9:00hrs. 

Chame-Manang. This stage passes between forests of large coniferous species such as cedars, pines or Nepalese firs and passes in a false plateau in which we are gaining height slowly. Here the altitude is already a handicap because the finish line of today is in Manang at 3400m altitude. Arrival scheduled from 12:00 to 14:00 hrs.

Food and soft trekking with a thematic tour with a guide to the Ganggapurna Glacier. Free time. Dinner and accommodation in a mountain guesthouse

Breakfast at 9:30hrs. 

This is a acclimation day. You will slowly head to Ledar, as an individual or as a group. Day to observe the Himalayas and it's fauna as we enter the territory of the snow leopard and the blue deer. The dense forests gives way to small juniper species twisted by the winds.

Lunch in Ledar and soft trekking in the afternoon in Phedi to facilitate acclimatization. Dinner and Accomodation in a guesthouse in Phedi.

Breakfast at 6:30hrs.

After breakfast, take your bikes up to Thorong La Pass (5416m) - the highest point of this route. Surrounded by peaks exceeding 6000m, we will begin our 5th  STAGE OF THE YETI BIKE RACE, with a long, cyclable and very scenic descent that will take us to Kagbeni (feeding area) and continue to Jomsom to finish in the picturesque village of Marpha.

After the deserved food, we will visit Buddhist temple.

Breakfast at 7:00hrs. The 6th STAGE YETI BIKE RACE begins at 9:00hrs. 

From Marpha, we will gently descend along the Kali Gandaki river that we will cross several times on its footbridges, continuously entering and leaving singletracks to forested trails with a gentle climb to the village and lake of Titi. In this stage the final ranking and winners of the race are decided.

Arrival in Tatopani and final of the timed race. In this town we will take a bath in it's natural Hot Spring. Lunch, reading of the final classification and delivery of leader numbers.

Breakfast at 9:00hrs. The (optional) 7th STAGE YETI BIKE RACE begins.

This ride is optional, anyone who wants can choose to descend in the van of our organization or you can ride your bike if you wish to. From Beni, you will be picked up by our vehicle to Pokkhara, where the final party of the YETI BIKE RACE takes place in a first class luxury hotel.

Breakfast at 9:00hrs. 

Departure to Kathmandu by vehicle or plane. The bus ride is 7-8 hours with lunch in route. Upon arrival in Kathmandu you will have free time for shopping, etc.

The closing ceremony of the YETI BIKE RACE takes place and the trophies and finishers medals are handed out to all participants who finish the challenge. Followed by dinner. Hotel accommodation.

We will drop you at TIA (Kathmandu Airport). Departure to home :)