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| TOUR
ITINERARY: |
| Day
1: |
| Arrival
and transfer to hotel in Thamel. Handover passports
to the guide for Chinese visa. |
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| Day
2: |
| Half
day sightseeing in the morning. Preparation of your
bike in the evening. |
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| Day
3: |
Fly
to Lhasa from Kathmandu. 2 hour (95km) drive to
reach our hotel
in Lhasa (3658m). Overnight in hotel. |
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| Day
4: |
| Acclimatize
with a half day sightseeing in Lhasa. Overnight
in hotel. |
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| Day
5: |
| Sightseeing
and tour preparation. Overnight in hotel. |
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| Day
6: |
Starting
from Lhasa, cycle down to Khamba-la, approx. 6-7
hour's ride.
Overnight in camp. Distance: 85km, Altitude: 3550m. |
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| Day
7: |
Biking
over the Khamba-La pass (4794 m), approx. 24km climb
and we will have lunch at the beautiful Yamdrok
lake. After lunch we cycle down to our campsite
on the other side of Yamdrok lake before Nagarze
approx. 6-7 hours ride. Overnight in camp. Distance:
68km, Altitude: 4300m |
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| Day
8: |
| Bike
over the Karo-La (5045) pass, take a break and enjoy
the great views of Himalayas. Camp before Ralung
Monastery intersection. Approx. 6 hours ride. Overnight
in camp. Distance: 49km, Altitude: 4610m. |
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| Day
9: |
| Bike
over the Simi-La (4,330m), and then it's a pleasant
gradual ride to Gyantse town. Approx.: 4-5 hours.
Rest of the afternoon is free for you to visit the
monasteries and nearby stupas of Gyantse. Overnight
in hotel. Distance: 87km, Altitude: 3950m |
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| Day
10: |
| A
long days ride will take us across vast stretches
of flatland to Shigatse, Tibet's 2nd biggest city
in the province of Tsang. Since the rest of the
road today is dusty you could bike or drive. . Approx.
7-8 hours. Overnight in hotel. Distance: 90km, Altitude:
3900m. |
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| Day
11: |
Long
day ride, lunch break besides the Ra Chu river,
then we cycle
on to our camp below the Tso-La (4500). Today we
can hardly ride on paved
road about 45km. Approx. 6-7 hours Overnight in
camp. Distance: 112km or
83KM if tired, Altitude: 4000m |
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| Day
12: |
Bike
over the Tso-La pass (4500m), down hill rides 9km
& pass Larze.
Camp below the Gyatso-La. Overnight in camp. Approx.
6-7 hours. Distance:
58km, Altitude: 4150m |
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| Day
13: |
Bike
over the highest pass Gyatso-La (5220m), approx.
23km climb and
descent down to Shegar. Overnight in hotel.
Distance: 70km, Altitude: 4350m |
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| Day
14: |
Today
we ride or drive of 3 hours, which takes us to the
Pang-La pass
(5200m), rocky uphill. From here a superb panorama
from Makalu to Shishapangma
can be seen. Bike downhill towards the Tashi Zong
village and camp at Pasoom.
Overnight in camp. Approx. 5-6 hours. Distance:
62km, Altitude: 4350m. |
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| Day
15: |
Bike
to Rongbuk monastery at our campsite. Approx. 4-5
hours. Overnight
in camp. Distance: 33km, Altitude: 5000m |
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| Day
16: |
After
breakfast, we bike to Everest Base Camp and after
lunch back
to Pasoom campsite. Approx. 6-7 hours/ O/N Camp.
Distance: 49km, Altitude: 4350m. |
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| Day
17: |
Drive
and bike towards Tingri, our campsite will be nearby
Tsamda
Hot Spring. Approx. 7-8 hours. Overnight in camp.
Distance: 112km, Altitude: 4340m. |
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| Day
18: |
We
cycle on the highway and camp at Lhavlung Dovang
between Thong-La
(5050) and Zarakpa (5000m). Approx. 5-6 hours. Overnight
in camp. Distance:
78km, Altitude: 4850m |
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| Day
19: |
Today
the biking takes us over the pass of Lalung-la,
which offers
spectacular view of Gaurishankar, Dorje Lhakpa,
Shishapangma and Langtang.
From here another 6 hours biking brings us tour
Nyalam camp. Approx. 5-6 hours.
Overnight in camp.
Distance: 65km, Altitude: 3650m. |
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| Day
20: |
Our
last day in Tibet, cycle downhill towards the border
Zangmu and enter
Nepal through Kodari. Approx. 3-4 hours biking,
we will have a lunch before Barbise
and we ride till Dolalghat and then a van will transfer
us to hotel in Dhulikhel.
Approx. 2 hours. Overnight in lodge. The last day
party will be held in the hotel.
Don't forget to enjoy the sunrise early morning.
Distance: 127km, Altitude: 1500m |
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| Day
21: |
The
last day of our biking around the valley rim brings
us to Kathmandu.
We will transfer you to hotel. Approx. 2 hours bike
duration. Distance: 32km,
Altitude: 1300m |
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| Day
22: Departure to the Airport |
A
fully guided and supported expedition into Tibet from
Nepal to ride the second biggest down hill in the world
and get closer to the real nomadic people of Tibet.
For bikers with an adventurous spirit who appreciates
to spend a little more time to experience this vast
landscape at a closer and more personal level. This
expedition visit's all the monasteries and places of
interest in the cities and towns and gives you the chance
to ride the best, most scenic sections of the friendship
highway. We drive in the support truck for the most
up hill sections to give ourselves a rest. Guided by
an experience Nepali Mountain bike guide having fluency
on Nepali, English and Tibetan language, who's there
to look after you, help your acclimatisation and smooth
your ride on the bike and communicate with the Chinese
officials. Your trip starts and finishes in Kathmandu
with the guide so all your worries are taken care of
and to ensure a trouble free fantastic trip.