Pindari Glacier Mountain Bike Tour
Our Pindari Tour features everything you would expect from world class mountain biking, loads of grin factor fast flowing singletrack, techi climbs and massive descents, all set amongst breathtaking Himalayan scenery. The trip comes highly recommended by MTB legends including multiple World Champ Tracy Moseley, Enduro Star Micayla Gatto and MTB shutterbug legend Dan Milner. Beat that!
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Pindari Glacier MTB Tour
Heading high into the Indian Himalaya this breathtaking tour takes in mile after mile of singletrack as it runs through glacial valleys and over rocky passes bringing you up and close to the Himalaya reaching its zenith at the extraordinary snow bound setting of Pindari Glacier. The tour takes us on some of the most challenging and scenic trails on earth. This is mountain biking for those who truly love the mountains.
Day 1: Arrive Delhi. Hotel day accommodation provided. Day A.C train to Kathgodam. Short transfer to Nainital for an overnight luxury lakeside stay. Overnight: Nainital
Day 2: Nainital – Kilbury and Bowaligaon Trails. Climb China Peak to ride outstanding forest trails. Distance: 30km | Ride Time: 4 Hours | Overnight: Nainital
Day 3: Nainital – Ratighat. Epic day in the saddle featuring 2000 meters of stunning valley descending along the Noflyzone trail to Ratighat. Overnight at Kasar Devi with knockout Himalayan views. Distance: 30km | Ride Time: 4 Hours | Overnight: Kasar Devi
Day 4: Almora – Patlabaga. Mind-blowing forest singletrack as we head to the famed Himalayan views of Kausani. Distance: 25km | Ride Time: 4 Hours | Overnight: Kausani
Day 5: Kausani – Bajnath Super D Uplift. A simply storming 10km of descending. Uplift day, so ride as many as you can.
Distance: 10km | Ride Time: 1 Hour | Overnight: Kausani
Day 6: Kausani – Bageshwar. A forest trail descent leads us to Someshwar before we climb steadily to the Garri China Pass. From the Garri China Pass, it’s an incredible 1400-meter technical singletrack descent to the sacred temple town of Bageshwar. Epic riding. Distance: 45km | Ride Time: 6 Hours | Overnight: Bageshwar
Day 7: Bageshwar – Khatti. We start with a tough climb from Song to Loharkhet before swapping cycles for trekking shoes as we climb over 3000m to the Dhakauri Pass. From Dhakauri, we descend over 800 meters of technical vert down to the Pindari Valley before a traverse leads us to our overnight stop at the remote village of Khatti. Distance: 25km | Ride Time: 6 Hours | Overnight: Khatti
Day 8: Khatti – Phukiya. A big day in the saddle as we follow the outrageously beautiful Pindari Valley, climbing steadily on singletrack into the heart of the Himalayas. We stay in trekking huts at Phukiya, the last rest point before the glacier.
Distance: 16km | Ride Time: 5 Hours | Overnight: Phukiya
Day 9: Phukiya – Pindari – Khatti. The scenery is simply otherworldly as we ride to Zero Point for a view of the glacier. We retrace our tire tracks and enjoy what must be the most astonishing descent anywhere on earth. It is that good. Distance: 25km | Ride Time: 7 Hours | Overnight: Khatti
Day 10: Khatti Rest Day. Rest those weary legs in the idyllic village of Khatti or trek to the unrivaled Himalayan viewpoint of Pangot Top. Overnight: Khatti
Day 11: Khatti – Bageshwar. The trails just keep flowing as we traverse above the valley to Kharmi Top, with Himalayan views our constant companion. It’s tough, technical descending all the way to the valley bottom before we join the main track back towards Bageshwar. Distance: 45km | Time: 4 Hours | Overnight: Kausani
Day 12: Nainital – Snow View Tech. Himalayan riding at its best, with the jaw-dropping downhill of Snow View Tech. 1300 meters of singletrack vert. Distance: 12km | Ride Time: 2 Hours | Overnight: Nainital
Day 13: Nainital – Kaladunghi. We climb China Peak, then descend 2000m on outrageous trails to Kaladunghi Forest and the Gangetic Plain. Distance: 30km | Ride Time: 5 Hours | Overnight: Jungle Resort, Kaladunghi
Day 14: New Delhi. A.C train ride back to Delhi. Time to explore Delhi’s nightlife. Overnight: Delhi
Day 15: New Delhi. Transfer to the airport for return flight home.
2025/26 Pindari Glacier (New Delhi) 15 Night
2025 May 24th £1595/£1795* Available
2025 October 4th £1595/£1795* Ltd Avaliable
2026 May 23rd £1595/£1795* Available
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*Double or Twin / Single Occupancy