wow, I wonder how much has changed since then. most villages we went through the kids were all super stoked to see bike riders. Great experience for sure

Harley Jones Thxs mate, much appreciated. Had a blast 👍

Thxs mate! It was an unbelievable journey and i reckon doing by mountain bike is the best way even with all the hike a biking

Steve Burners my apologies for taking so long getting back to you, it’s definitely one of the top treks in the world mate. The scenery and landscapes you go through are just amazing

DeepsEmo Thxs mate! Definitely! Love to get back there some day 👍🏔🚵🏻‍♂️

Thanks mate, Couldn't agree more. One of the best circuits in the world for sure

Craziest place I’ve ridden a bike so far 😊👍

John Jones much appreciated, it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Such a unique part of the world 👍

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 I can only imagine, such a different part of the world to Melbourne. Ill have to look into it :)

Still to this day my favourite adventure yet. Nepal is all time

Dynamic Motivation cheers mate, incredible place and culture, would recommend to anyone. Definitely a hard circuit for anyone to do

thanks Jay, one of the best rides I've ever done. very challenging. dude! they are so crazy. takes forever to get anywhere

Glad you enjoyed it! it was both a challenging and rewarding trip

Thank you, it was the Annapurna Circuit not Everest thou....

Kaspars Arajs thank you mate! This was one of the best adventures I’ve ever experienced so far

Thank you! much appreciated. Cycling the circuit is an incredible experience. Throughout the trip there wasn't much traffic at all once you're on the circuit. Yes there was a pick up of traffic in the last 2 days but only to the point of a busyish country road nothing like city traffic. Certainly not even to ruin your trip. Hope that helps Eric. Let me know if you have any other questions :)

Thxs mate, much appreciated! Had a blast riding the circuit, there were definitely a few places I wish was just walking instead of carrying my bike on my back but overall I would rather ride than walk. 😊👍

Much appreciated, love Nepal

The Wandering Hermit one of the best experiences in my life mate! Incredibly fascinating place 👍😊

many thxs

Thanks mate, had an incredible time. Easily the most epic mountain biking adventure I’ve ever done 👍👍👍

Thank you, one of the best things I’ve ever done 😊👍

Thank you, 2 weeks of some of the most amazing riding I've ever done through every terrain to can imagine

ricky prasetya made thank you, much appreciated 🙏 🙏 🙏. What an amazing place Nepal is! Can’t wait to go back after COVID 👍😊

Mikel D'Whatever awesome! I really enjoyed travelling the circuit by bike. We just took our time, left early in the mornings and got to our next stop by 1-2ish and chilled out for the arvo. There were definitely some challenging carry your bike selections but I thought the ratio of carry to ride was completely worth it. I can definitely recommend taking a few spares though. I ran tubeless tyres, took 2 spare tubes, gear cable, definitely need spare brake pads! Derailleur hanger etc Kathmandu had a few descent bike shops with a fair amount of stock but once your on the trail your on your own. Hope that helps. Have a great trip 👍😊

Hello from Australia

Glad you enjoyed it

Surendra Manandhar thanks mate, have you done the Annapurna Circuit?

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 not yet sir...only abc.....

thank you, can't wait to come back and visit

Thank you, really appreciate your comment. Hope to bring you content soon

thank you, fantastic way to travel around the circuit

Thank you, still one of the best adventures Ive ever had

It really is!

Thank you, appreciate the comment

Such an experience isn't it

Thanks! Much Appreciated, have you done the Annapurna Circuit yourself?

Thank you! Cheers!

thank you very much, much appreciated

Thanks mate. It’s very busy with traffic I believe is the reason

Yes the high res stills were taken with my Canon 5d, just brought a bunch of memory cards with me. Swapped them out every two days I think

I rode a yeti sb5c. Very humbling journey indeed 😊👍

Deepak Gurung amazing the different between the landscapes hey! Especially going from one side of the Himalayas to the other. I was running 27.5” however I think a 29er would be better. Slightly better rolling and comfort

Thank you 🤗 always appreciated

Yakthungba Anup thank you, just a simple GoPro with a slide mount on the side of my helmet

Hi there, apologies for my slow reply. Its an epic part of the world mate! id go back in a heart beat!. As far as a parts list, I took my own bike. Id definitely take a 29er duely (If you can) the fire roads did get super rough so having the duel suspension was a godsend. Also taking a lighter bike is a good thing was there was quite a lot of hike a bike stuff. Spare parts I took and would recommend as most of the bike shops had very limited supplies. Definitely take brake pads (I went through 2 sets F & R) id take tough tires with good sidewall protection. I took 2 spare tubes ( I run tubeless but always good to have a tube) I took a spare derailleur hanger, spare inner cables and an extra set of cleats for my shoes, think that was about it. If I went again I probably cut down on some of the camera gear, was super heavy riding with 10+ kgs of camera and then all the usual riding pack stuff. Reaching the pass at sunrise was so F*&King cold, I had every bit of clothing I bought and still was freezing so pack warm clothes! Warm gloves especially. You kinda need to pack for all seasons as Kathmandu was 30 degrees Celsius and the top of the pass was something like -14 degrees or something. Hope that helps. Kind Regards, Ben

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 thanks for your reply Ben and solid advice. Agree on the 29er, dual suspension, spares and the warm gear for the leg over the pass. An epic trip like this deserves to be captured well so I will probably take my insta 360, DJI Mini drone and fuji X1 to do the job. Did you take additional power banks to keep your batteries charged? Did you use local phone sim for data?

No worries mate, I didn’t have a drone at the time but but you’d be able to get some magic shots with one. I don’t know if it’s changed but I think drones may be illegal or you may need a permit blah blah blah just have to check on that. I did take a power bank over but from memory I just charged batteries overnight, I did a stack of batteries though. A couple of the lads bought sims over there, I didn’t All the tea house have wifi so I didn’t bother. Hope you get over there mate. Safe trip 👍👍

Did you bring spare parts?

I took my build over from Australia, the bike is a 5” travel dual suspension bike. More than enough bike for environment 👍👍

I brought 2 tubes, spare brake pads (that I did use) spare quick links, spare gear cable, spare derailleur hanger and some tyre boots. Hope that helps you mate

Yes you can mate 👍👍👍

Sorry what track? We just followed the circuit around

That’s cool to be put in with videos from his caliber 😁 Thxs for the support 👍👍

Just Throng La this time, planning a trip back soon though :)

Dirty Dixx we all took our own bikes over, there were some bike shops in Kathmandu but not sure how good a bike you would be able to hire over there. We are looking at running another trip next year around September/October

How much AUD for the tour? How many kms and how many days are you taking? Cheers!

Also are you guys riding short travel mtb's?

I think it was about $2300 Aud without flights. I think around 180,200km

We all road 130-150mm trail bikes, your best bet would be to contact Ram @epic Shangri La adventures on FB on on KZfaq Mountain Biking Adventures Nepal Himalayas. He runs the trips and is a fantastic guide 👍

Hi there, I’d go a trail bike, bit more suspension will come in handy. Also having bigger brakes on a trail bike in a huge positive. I went through a set of brake pads coming down from over the pass. In terms of a using a hard tail there are positives to it. Less things to go wrong as parts are hard to come by in Nepal and you’re really just riding on fire road tracks but when i did the circuit they’d just come out of 3 months of monsoon and the tracks were super rough so I appreciated having the full suspension. I took my own just cause i was used it. Not sure on what renting a bike would be like but worth noting i spent about $500 on servicing my bike when i got home as it was trashed. Hope that helps. Best of luck on your travels mate.

Apologies I missed your comment. Definitely a trail bike and I would 100% take your own bike.

Took a bike with me mate 👍👍

Alessandro Porro Thxs mate! Much appreciated 😊😊. We went in September, great time of year. Kathmandu was around 30 degrees and got colder as we went up. Are you thinking of riding it yourself??

Benjamin H Parker Photography yeah, I really would like to do something similar, I’m just come back home from a week holiday in Katmandu valley, I would go there again to visit Pokhara and do some rides or trekking around there. Thanks for the answer

Alessandro Porro I found Pokhara an amazing place, definitely not as busy as Kathmandu. Definitely worth doing some cycling and hiking next time your there. Happy to help if you have any more questions 😊

thank you Sajan, definitely wasn't done on purpose. Much appreciated though.

Thank you Sammip, Much appreciated mate

I think all up for everything about $2800-3000ish AUD

Thx for the info Benjamin, stay safe. 💪💪💪

Hopefully next year 😊👍 2021

Benjamin H Parker Photography what time of year you planning ? do you use instagram?? i am from nepal 😊

bikram lama it just came up on my fb today that I landed in Nepal 2 years ago today so probably aiming for the same time next year. If you are interested, the best thing to do would be to get in contact with Ram at epicshangrila.adventures on IG or Fb as he’s the one putting on the trips 😊👍

Ryan Kephart it is illegal in Nepal as far as I known but it’s well policed from what I saw. Grows everywhere and is easy to get a hold of

Absolutely amazing country 🙏🙏🙏

About $2000 USD

Jimmi Hendrix Hi Jimmi, I didn’t know there was a Annapurna Circuit page of FB, sure mate otherwise I’m happy to join and share it. Whatever is easiest for you. Thank you for asking! Much appreciate. Kind Regards Ben

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 thank you, If you do a search on Facebook for Annapurna Circuit Trek you should be able to join the page, either the Admins or one of the moderators should be able to give you an approval. It's fun and you can help all the newbie mountain bikers if you wish. If you do join, i'll let you share it, that way you can answer & see any queries directly. Looking forward to seeing you on the page.

Jimmi Hendrix sounds great, I just found it. Thxs again. I’ll be happy to help out 👍😊

Jenish Magar incredible part of the world mate! We are planning around trip hopefully this year. 😁😁

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 ohh thats cool i wish we could meet 😁😀

Jenish Magar sounds good mate, I’ll let you know when we get the trip organised 😊😊👍

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 ok man hope that will meet but let me let u know that i am only 18 yrs old

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 bro its me jenish magar you didn't came to nepal??

NepAli guYz all depends on where you a planning on riding/ travelling. I used a mountain bike as they are the most versatile bike. Hope that answers your question 👍😊

I am searching a bicycle for world tour costs around $999

I would definitely go with a mountain bike then

Is mountain bike okay for world tour?

Yes it would be suitable

You’d need to talk to Ram @epicshangrila.adventures either through KZfaq or instagram, he’ll be able to help you with that 😊😊

The bike or the tour??

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 of your bike...only

Around $11,000 AUD

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 if we convert in dollar then..

About 8,000 USD

It’s like that in a lot of places throughout the circuit

@@benjaminhparkerphotography8791 ikr

Nepal is full of weed but the government has done illegal

I did not know that, my apologies! Learn something new everyday 👍😊