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MOTORBIKE TOURS IN TIBET (18 days)
Starting at Kathmandu, Nepal and finishing at Kathmandu using Indian manufactured Royal Enfield 500cc machines
“The Himalayan Motorcycle tour confirmed departure for 2010"
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Spring 2010
23 May-03 June
08-19 August
Autumn 2010
05-16 September
Minimum : 07 Pax
Cost per person : US$ 4252.00
Duration : 11 Nights / 12 Days
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We operate Motor biking tours in Tibet. You will take part from Kathmandu and the tour ends with Kathmandu. You will follow the route to Zhangmu, Xigatse and you will sightseeing to Lhasa. We will provide hotel/ Guest house accommodation along the way. This tour also called "Royal Enfield tour" because we use Royal Enfield Motorcycle on that tour.
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Itinerary in Details
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DAY 01
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Arrival to Kathmandu. Transfer to hotel. O/N hotel
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DAY 02
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This day, we get your Visa processed in Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Also check the motorcycles and spare parts etc.
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DAY 03
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Drive to Kodari (Nepal - Tibet border). Drive to ZHANGMU (1900m) then to NYALAM (3800m). O/N GUEST HOUSE
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DAY 04
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Drive to Tingri (approx 160 km) 4000m.
After breakfast we will start easy ride up, there is the main checkpost to enter further up at Nyalam. We will be visiting Milarepa's cave enroute. One can ride to Lhatze (300 km) this day but we are treating this trip as a pleasant journey, spending the night in Tingri makes you more comfortable having the great views of the Himalayas in the South including Mt. Everest. Overnight at a guest house
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DAY 05
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Tingri - Lhatze (approx 150 km); 3900m
The riding is pleasant, you will be passing a 5220 meters pass called "Gyatso La" today and continueing riding down to the fertile valley of Lhatze for tonight stay at a local guest house.
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DAY 06
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Lhatze - Xigatse (approx 150 km); 4000m
A typical day riding between the villages to Xigaze or Shigatse, the second largest city of Tibet . The ride today is across Yulung La (4950 metres), over fairly unpaved roads in the plateau area. After reaching Shigatse, we will transfer you in a better hotel and relax. If interested, you can visit the "Tashilhumpo Monastery", a vast monastery with its own streets, housing sectors, plazas, back alleys and complex of temples and halls
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DAY 07
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Shigatse - Gyantse (90 Km); 4000m
Your drive on to Gyantse takes us through intensely agricultural, cultivated areas. Much of the gravel road is lined with poplar trees, which are a distinctly Tibetan feature. The drive on this day is just 90 km but, if interested, you can drive to the small, picturesque village of Kardoi from Gyantse (120 km round trip). This excursion will also take you to an old castle, Kumbum and Palcho Chode monastery. The hotel in Gyantse has good facilities, like the one in Shigats
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DAY 08
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Gyantse - Lhasa (280 km) via the Yamdrok Tso
You will drive mostly on a paved road, though there is an off-road route from Gyantse to the turquoise Lake "Yamdrok Tso". You will be crossing the high pass of "Karo La" at 5050m then continue your drive to Lhasa. On arriving you may feel as though we have left Tibet and entered China , for the Chinese influence - signs, people on the street, development - is ever more pervasive. And upon reaching Lhasa itself, you will see the suffocation of the old Tibet by the new layers of Chinese infrastructure, covering nearly 100% of the city. Lhasa is a sprawling, modern Chinese city with polluted air and horn-honking traffic congestion but we will stay there for two full days to acclimatise and take in the awe-inspiring Potala and other parts of thisr World heritage site Elevation - 3650 metre
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DAY 09
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Sightseeing tours in and around Lhasa
Riding around Lhasa visiting the various interesting sites ( Potala Palace , Sera monastery, Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka palace etc
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DAY 10
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Lhasa - Shigatse (250 Km)
Your riding today will be on paved road. After having breakfast we'll follow the riverbed of the Kyi Chu River , this is the same way back until road adjacent to a bridge at the Brahmaputra valley. Then we take the straight highway riding on the riverbed of the "Yarlung Tsangpo" to Shigatse, stay at the hotel
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DAY 11
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Shigatse - Xegar (250 km); 4400m
After a good breakfast, we start riding from Shigatse to Lhatse then ascent to the Gyatso La-5220m, finally descend into Xegar and stay in a Everest View hotel (luxurious accommodation after Shigatse
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DAY 12
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Xegar - Rongbuk - Everest Base camp - Rongbuk (approx. 130 Km)
Today you will find much excitement. Here starts the taste of the "Top of the World"; the remoteness shows the real beauty of the area that makes you pride of your awaiting since long time. Riding through the remoteness you will be ascending to the Rongbuk.Excursion to Everest base camp- 5200m and back to Rongbuk and overnight stay at Rongbuk Guest house
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DAY 13
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Rongbuk - Tinri - Nyalam - Overnight at Nyalam
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DAY 14
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Nyalam - Zhangmu - Kathmandu
One hour drive to Zhangmu. Complete the Chinese Immigration and border formalities. The permits and motorcycles are checked once again and then we drive down 8 kilometers to Kodari and the Nepal Tibet Friendship Bridge. Cross the Friendship Bridge, complete Nepal Customs and Immigration and drive 4 hours to Kathmandu. We will check the motorcycles at the workshop and then transfer to the hotel. O/n at Hotel
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DAY 15
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Free day in Kathmandu for souvenir shopping & independent activities
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DAY 16
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Transfer to the airport and fly out of Kathmandu
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Cost Includes:
# Arrival and Departure transfer to and from Kathmandu Airport
# 3 nights hotel in Ktm and 11 nights Guesthouse/ hotels accommodation in Tibet on twin sharing with breakfast
# Royal Enfield motorbikes 500 cc and one mechanic
# Kathmandu-Zhangmu-Kathmandu transfer for luggage
# All entry fees to the sites and monasteries for both Motor bikes and members
# Everest Conservation fee for members, bikes, Crews and vehicle
# Engine oil and fuel (petrol) as required for the motor biking tours
# Bike rental cost
# Tibet Alien as well as TTB Permits.
# All necessary Tibet entry and road permits
# All special necessary permits for Motor bikes
# Motor bike custom entry fee at China custom
# Temporary Motor Bike license and driving license
# One Local Tibetan English speaking guide
# Transportation by one 4500cc Toyota Land cruiser
# Fuel and Spare parts of the bikes
# Oxygen incase needed
Extra Cost:
# Air ticket and Air tax if needed
- Lunch and dinner in Nepal and Tibet
- Tibet/China Visa fee US$ 114 per person extra US$ 85 per person for American nationals
- Personal biking clothing including Helmets
- Emergency and Evacuation costs, travel / medical insurance / Personal insurance of the riders
- Nepal visa fee of $ 40.00 for 30 days upon arrival at the Kathmandu airport or Nepal Border. Need two passport size photos.
- Any extra cost in the event of landslides and personal nature expenses
- Medical treatments
- Costs associated with cancellations, delays & porters due to roadwork.
- Bank transfer fees, cancellation fee if there is unforced situation, Politically disturbance any region of Visa rejected by Chinese Embassy.
- Personal nature expenses such as tips, alcoholic beverages, and Sleeping bags
- Airport departures taxes
*MOTORCYCLE RIDING EQUIPMENT*
If you are going for a motorbike tour, we recommend that you bring your own gears, as helmet, jacket, pants, booths or what you else use to have when you are riding your bike. Sometimes it's warm with all the gear, but we will put the safety in first place. But, it's totally up to you what you are wearing on the tour we just give some recommendations.
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BEIJING - LHASA - KATHMANDU (18 days)
This tour presents a delightful blend of high adventure and exotic culture.
 Exploring ancient palaces, monasteries and temples, a ride on the world’s highest train, a journey to ‘the roof of the world’ and to Mt Everest Base Camp. This tour offers you an experience and journey of a lifetime! This trip takes you on a whirlwind tour to three oriental cities: Beijing, Lhasa and Kathmandu. Exploring these three cities will give you an insight into three ancient cultures, Chinese, Tibetan and Nepalese. But the major highlight of this trip is the journey aboard the Quinghai-Tibet railway, the world’s highest railway. Another highlight of this trip is the visit to Mt Everest Base Camp.
Your tour commences in Beijing, a city in Northern China. Beijing, an ancient capital and a bustling modern metropolis is a city of amazing contrasts. In Beijing some incredible historical sites await you. On a guided tour you will explore the Forbidden City, the Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall of China and the Temple of Heaven.
Leaving Beijing you embark on a train journey to Lhasa, aboard the world’s highest railway. The Quinghai-Tibet railway. As the train trundles along the high Tibetan plateau, picturesque scenes of Tibetan countryside whiz by. Owing to Tibet’s high altitude the train has installed oxygen supplying equipment. Oxygen masks are available to those who are prone to altitude sickness.
In the old city of Lhasa, you will be taken on a guided tour to all the city’s major attractions: Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka etc. You will then travel south on the ‘Friendship Highway’ by Toyota Landcruiser towards Nepal. You will visit important Tibetan cities such as Shigatse, Gyantse and Shegar. On reaching Rongbuk you get to view the world’s highest mountain, Mt Everest. As you leave Zangmu and cross the ‘Friendship Bridge’ you enter Nepal. There is a refreshing change in scenery, as verdant greenery replaces the dry and arid Tibetan landscape. In Kathmandu you will get to explore the three medieval cities: Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur.
TRIP FACTS:
Trip length: 18 Days
Starts in: Beijing
Ends in: Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel and train (soft-sleeper bed)
Transportation: 4WD Land Cruiser and train
Maximum altitude: 5250m
HIGHLIGHTS:
2 full days to explore Beijing including the Forbidden City, The Great Wall of China, The Temple of Heaven and the Ming Tombs.
Awesome glimpse of the striated rock summit of Mt Everest from Mt Everest Base Camp (5200m).
Picturesque tableau of Tibetan countryside, nomadic herdsmen, ancient Monasteries, high mountain passes, wild arid plains and awe-inspiring mountain views.
A memorable 48 hour train journey from Beijing to Lhasa aboard the world’s highest railway.
3 amazing nights in Lhasa spent visiting Potala Palace, Norbulingka monastery, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Markets and Drepung monastery.
Culturally stimulating drive to Lhatse, Shigatse and Gyantse amidst the magnificent mountain vistas of Everest, Makalu, Changtse, Cho Oyo, Shishapangma and many other Tibetan peaks.
Insightful cultural exploration of Kathmandu.
PRICE:
US$3700
(Group joining – required minimum 3 participants to run this trip)
Cost includes:
Accommodation at 3 star Hotel in Beijing with breakfast, guided sightseeing tour including visit to the Great Wall of China. Beijing/Lhasa train fare in soft sleeper but if unavailable would opt for hard sleeper and we will refund the difference. Hotel Dhoodgu or similar in Lhasa (3 star) and best available en route to Nepal with breakfast. Transportation by Toyota Land Cruiser (the best available in Tibet) sightseeing tours with English speaking Tibetan guide, all entry fee’s, Tibet travel permit, airport transfers, 2 nights 3 star accommodation in Kathmandu with breakfast, guided sightseeing tours and entry fee’s in Kathmandu, train station and border transfers.
COST EXCLUDES:
Any airfare, lunch and dinner (6-10 USD per meal) airport tax, personal clothing and equipment, any expenses incurred in emergency evacuation/road block and your travel insurance.
LHASA, MT KAILASH & LAKE MANASAROVAR (19 days)
Mt Kailash, located in the far west corner of Tibet is the most sacred peak in Asia. The beauty of the 6700m mountain is unbelievable! It looks like a symmetrical cone shaped rock capped by pure crystalline ice all the time and is echoed in various mythological and literary works. Dominating the north of the Himalayan Barrier with its spectacular view the Mt Kailash (or Mt Kailas) is equally venerated as the holiest pilgrimage site by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains & Bon-Po. Tibetans regard this mountain as the manifestation of Mt Meru, ‘The Navel of the Earth’ where founder of Bon religion, Tonpa Shenrab, is believed to have decended from heaven.
A 3 day trek (Parikrama or Kora) around Mt Kailash over a 5630m pass clockwise for Buddhists and Hindus and anti-clockwise for followers of the ancient Bon religion. It is said to erase the sins of a lifetime.
To complete the Kailash pilgrimage one should bath in the sacred Lake Manasarovar, stunningly set on the Tibetan plateau.
On the journey to Mt Kailash you will see cliff-top monasteries, wild looking but hardy and hospitable Tibetans, yak caravans journeying over snowy passes and the great peaks of the Himalaya with a foreground of grazing herds, yak skin tents, and a glittering turquoise lake.
This is truly the trip of a lifetime with stunning scenery and cultural highlights. You can join this trip either in Lhasa or Kathmandu.
Please contact us for further information regarding this tour.
TRIP FACTS:
Trip length: 19 Days
Grade: Moderate to fairly challenging
Starts in: Lhasa
Ends in: Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel, Lodge and camping
Transportation: 4WD Land Cruiser with support truck
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner during the trek
Maximum altitude: 5630m
PRICE:
US$6520 per person on twin share basis (minimum 3 persons required to run this trip)
Single room additional US$225
PRICE INCLUDES:
Jingbo Grand Hotel or Doodgu in Lhasa & best available en route (twin share) and breakfast.
Guided tour in Tibet as per the itinerary with all entry & travel permits
Transportation by 4WD Land Cruiser (Toyota 4500, the best available in Tibet) with support truck
Required yak and yak drivers during the trek
Staff and equipment transportation
Tibet Permit
Airport transfers
PAC bag (Portable Altitude Chamber) and First Aid kit
Fully catered camping trek supported by Nepalese (Sherpa) crew & Tibetan guide
PRICE EXCLUDES:
Any international flights
Kathmandu hotels and tours
Any cost incurred in emergency evacuation
Nepal visa, Airport tax and personal insurance
Tips, expenses of a personal nature and meals during hotel stay
NOTE:
Arrive in Kathmandu 2 days prior to trip departure date.
Contact us if you wish to travel from Beijing to Lhasa by train.
TREK TO EAST & NORTH FACES OF EVEREST (21 Days)
Take the trail to the world’s highest trek and experience the ultimate in trekking adventure. This trek is for the high adventurer who likes challenges.
This trek leads you to the rarely visited eastern face of Mount Everest (also known as Khangsung Face). A visit to the famous North Base Camp of Everest is another highlight of this trip. The trail passes through alpine meadows, forests filled with wild flowers, glaciated valleys, high mountain passes, traditional Tibetan villages, ancient Monasteries, rich Barley fields, picturesque yak pastures, Tibetan nomadic land, emerald green lakes and so many other captivating sights.
Your adventure begins in Lhasa where you get ample time to acclimatize and to absorb the exoticism of Tibetan cultural heritage. As you are guided around the most significant and ancient monasteries of Lhasa, Gyanste and Shigatse, an expert Tibetan guide will instruct you on the intricacies and mysticism of Tibetan Buddhism.
Driving along the Friendship Highway you pass through small Tibetan settlements, where you will see nomadic herdsmen wandering across the wide arid plains. You will meet the trekking support crew at the trail head point at Kharta. Yaks will carry the food supplies and trekking equipment. You camp amidst spectacular mountain scenery. Crossing the 5330m Langma La (pass) the highest point of the trek, on your way to Everest’s East base Camp giving you the ultimate high altitude experience. Some of the peaks which you get to view on this trek are Shishapangma, Cho Oyu, Menlungtse, Gauri Shankar and the Kanchenjunga massif.
TRIP FACTS:
Trip length: 21 days
Grade: Moderate to fairly challenging trek
Starts in: Lhasa
Ends in: Kathmandu
Group size: Maximum 12
Accommodation: Hotel, lodge and camping
Transportation: 4WD Land Cruiser with support truck
Maximum altitude: 5390m
HIGHLIGHTS:
’Off the beaten track’ trail through valley of flowers, alpine lakes, and meadows across high mountain passes.
Awe-inspiring view of East face (khangsung face) and North face of Everest
Breath-taking display of picturesque mosaic of Tibetan settlements, nomadic herdsmen, ancient monasteries, high mountain passes, wide arid plains and awe-inspiring mountain views.
3 amazing days and nights in Lhasa visiting Potala Palace, Norbulingkha monastery, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Markets and Drepung monastery.
A night each in Shigatse & Gyantse visiting monasteries, forts and exploring burgeoning Tibetan towns.
Adventurous 4WD ride across the ‘roof of the world’
Hotels/lodges with Tibetan character wherever possible.
Complete hassle free Chinese (Tibet) travel documentation.
Spectacular flight to Lhasa passing right over Mt Everest and many of the highest peaks in the world (if you join the trip in Kathmandu)
PRICE:
Please contact us for a price.
DATES:
Available for private groups of more than 3.
PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE.....PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION
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