About Us

El Yak Adventures is an adventure and mindful tourism company based in Nepal. We offer mountain biking trips, educational and leadership programs, and mindfulness retreats across the Himalayas catered to all levels of riders, backpackers, adventure and spiritual enthusiasts, and learners led by the finest guides and mentors in the country.

We offer mountain biking, trekking and immersive travel tours.

A little history

El Yak was founded in 2013 as one of the first tourism companies in Nepal to offer mountain biking trips in the Himalayas led by experienced Nepali guides. Led by founders, who helped introduce and promote mountain biking in Nepal, El Yak, in its initial years, brought clients from across the world to explore the Himalayas from the comfort of a saddle. It, however, remained dormant for a number of years due to the challenges of the 2015 Nepal earthquake and, most recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Both of these events brought tourism in Nepal to a momentary halt. Meanwhile, our founder, Mangal Lama continued to engage in a variety of activities for livelihood as well as to contribute to earthquake reconstruction efforts, domestic mountain biking events, and exploration of new biking trails and destinations. Notably, Mangal became the first person to ride the Great Himalayan Trail with his #ghtonwheels project. See ghtonwheels.com for more details.

In 2021, El Yak shifted in its operations by bringing in new partners with different interests and expertise in tourism, education, entrepreneurship, and community development. After a long, arduous, and rigorous process of revising our mission and programs, El Yak relaunched its services in 2022 and a new set of travel offerings. We are excited with our new products and hope you will be too!

Happy exploring the Himalayan adventure of your dreams!

El Yak founders