Travel Tips for Nepal: Mt. Bike rentals

Monday, January 28, 2019

Best Bhaktapur Activity-Mountain Biking

It took an ungodly amount of time to get it going, but we finally have our mountain bikes at the main entrance of Bhaktapur available for renting. The weather in the Kathmandu Valley is lovely throughout the winter. I'm actually sitting up on my rooftop without a jacket. It's been cold for a few days, but it's mild compared to most places in Europe or N. America.

Each bike comes with a helmet, spare inner tube and tools for repairing a flat. Although not brand new, our bicycles are in excellent shape and 21 gears. When you come to Bhaktapur just go to the main entrance and tell one of the trekking guides to help you rent some bikes. If you need a guide there are several who love doing bike tours.

How much will they cost? 1,000 NRs. per day (or any part of a day), plus 1,000 NRs. for your guide's bike if you would like to hire a guide. A guide will help you to see the more interesting things along the way and keep you safe. They will generally need at least 1,000 NRs. plus expenses per day.

One of the advantages of doing a bike ride with a local guide is that he will have excellent stamina in case you are planning a trek outside the Kathmandu Valley. If you find him helpful and enjoy his company you will be able to get a good price for a guide for a trek.

There are many excellent biking trails in and around Bhaktapur. With a couple of mobile apps you will have many options for destinations. I recently read a blog post that made several suggestions for moblile apps for bikers.

What is your money for the bike rental going to be used for? All our profit from this project will be to help the local farmers to transition to organic farming. If you plan to come to Nepal and would like to work in organic farming we can place you with a local family or host you at Star View Guest House.

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Opportunity for Tourists in Nepal Who Own a Mountain Bike

We are looking for tourists who purchased a good quality mountain bike in Nepal and are leaving Nepal. The question for many tourists is, ‘what to do with the mountain bike when I go back home?’ Our answer is to let it continue to work for Nepal while you are away. And let it help us rebuild our lovely village.

Kay Garnay for Nepal, a Nepal registered NGO, is setting up a bike rental concession here in the Changunarayan Village to help with our beautification efforts and encourage tourists to come back to Nepal.

Here's our offer:

Either donate your quality mt. bike to us partially or 100% and get the following:

1. Get a free stay at our lovely guesthouse, Star View. http://StarViewNepal.com

Our spacious rooms capture views of village life, as well as glimpses of portions of the Himalayas, such as Ganesh Himal and Lantang.

2. Get either a Nepali Dal Bhat or a Western dish of your choice for dinner each night you are with us. If you've been missing a dish from home let us know so we can try to prepare it for you.

This is a favorite, Enchilada Casserole with homemade tortilla.

3. Get organic coffee/tea and homemade desert, available each mid-afternoon at no charge.

Our afternoon coffee and desert. This day it was banana nut bread with walnuts.

4. Get breakfast the next morning.

French Toast with veg/cheese omelet. Served with homemade peanut butter,
organic honey, jam and organic coffee or tea.

5. When you come back to Nepal we will have a Mt. Bike waiting for you, either your own, or a newer one of similar value. You'll be able to use it at no charge while you are here in Nepal. You'll even be able to choose the bike you want from among our selection.

6. We can pay you for the bike (up to $100).

Isn't this a lovely way to help create an even more beautiful, ancient village. We are planting flowering trees, placing trashcans around the village, stabilizing a hilltop and much more. You'll be happy to know your bicycle will be doing a lot of good work for the village, for Nepal and for the planet.

We promise to keep the bike maintained for you or have one on hand for you to use if you prefer a newer one. If we end the project we'll let you know.

For more information please contact: FrugalTravelsNepal@gmail.com or visit our website at http://KayGarnay.org

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