Duration: | 20 Day(s) - 19 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Bicycle Tours |
Breathtaking is perhaps an understatement when describing this bike trip linking two of the world's most exotic capital cities. We will begin this odyssey after four days in Lhasa, which will enable you to acclimate and visit many of the city's beautiful temples and palaces. Monastery towns line our route as we travel westward parallel to the towering Himalayan Range, camping alongside nomads and their families. Through the course of our journey we will negotiate six high mountain passes, reaching elevations of almost 18,000 feet. An unforgettable descent will bring us from the rocky Tibetan Plateau down into the lush green landscape of Nepal.
ITINERARY:
Day 01: Upon arrival at the Gongga airport or railway station of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, transfer to hotel. 3N at 3*Thangka Hotel
Day 02-03 Lhasa: Two full day on own cycle to visit in and around Lhasa with our guide. Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street, Drepung monastery and Sera Monastery with excursion to Norbulingka, the Summer Palace of the Dalai Lama. (B/L)
Day 04: Bike tour today: Lhasa (3650m) - Chushur (60km, 3590m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 05: Bike Chushur (3590m) - Kampala Pass (4790m) - Baidi (44km+26km, 4450m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 06: Bike Baidi – Karola (5110m) - Longma (59km+21km, 4200m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 07: Bike Longma - Gyantse (70km, 4020m). 1N at 2-star Jianzang Hotel with private bathroom and shower (B/L/D)
Day 08: Bike Gyantse (tour Pelkhor Monastery) - Shigatse (94km, 3840m). 1N at 3-star hotel in Shigatse with private bathroom and shower (B/L/D)
Day 09: Bike Shigatse (visit Tashilunpo Monastery) - Jiding (51km, 3910m). Camping (B)
Day 10: Bike Jiding - Younongla Pass (61km, 4500m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 11: Bike Younongla – Lhatse (4030m) - Gyatsola Pass (38km+32km, 5260m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 12: Bike Gyatsola – Shekar (4960m) - Pang La (49km+32km, 5210m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 13: Bike Pang La – (70km bike) - Rongbuk Monastery (7km trekking, 4960m) – Everest Base Camp (5160m) – (tour van) – Rongbuk (4960m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 14: Bike Rongbuk - Old Tingri (70km, 4350m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 15: Bike Old Tingri – Nyalam (80km, 4600m). Camping (B/L/D)
Day 16: Bike Nyalam - Milarepa Cave - Zhangmu (109km, 2200m). 1N at simple Zhangmu Caiyuyan Hotel with private bathroom and shower (B/L/D)
Day 17: Bike Zhangmu – Kodari border – Dhulikhel: after custom formalities at Zhangmu we will enter in Nepal at Kodari, ride to Dhulikhel. 1N at Dhulikhel Lodge Resort (B/L/D)
Day 18: Dhulikhel – Kathmandu: After breakfast ride to Kathmandu. 2N im 3*Nirvana Garden Hotel (B/L)
Day 19: Kathmandu: free. (B)
Day 20: Free until transfer to airport, fly back home. (B)
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