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  Plateau to Pass - Around Lhasa & beyond  
 
Kamba La Pass 4794m

The tour is designed for those with less time to complete an overland biking trip and at the same time want to capture the essence of the country. Its a 9-day (Fly in Fly out) tour that covers the classic features of Lhasa and it's surroundings.

We start with four days in Lhasa City as we visit the Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Jokhang and the sacred kora. By the fourth day a ride to Ganden, in the east, will offer a bonus, with both a casual cruise following the Yarlung River and a challenging climb for those willing. On departing Lhasa we throw in the most classic ascent of all of the five passes between Lhasa & Kathmandu, The Khumbala' at an impressive 4794-m altitude (15,728ft) with 28kms of switchbacks. This will put the icing on your Himalayan biking experience. Upon claiming the pass the clear turquoise waters of Yamdrok Tso Lake plus views of the Himalayan chain of white peaks displayed before you will be a deserving reward in itself. From here we return to the tranquility of the Yarlung Valley as we head back to the airport for your return to Kathmandu plus another aerial view of The Great Mother Goddess - Everest (Chomolungma).as an added bonus.

 
 
 
 
  Kathmandu to Lhasa - Trans Himalayan Expedition  
 
Most popular destination

North of India and Nepal, north of the ice rampart of the Himalayas, lie the uplands of Tibet. Long sealed to outsiders, Tibet became a land of mystery and fantasy, penetrated only occasionally by Westerners whose tales of an unique Buddhist culture and grand peaks and plains only added to its allure.

This land of contrasts and superlatives became accessible to visitors in the 1980's when China began to permit travel to various parts. Despite various political upheavals it has weathered, Tibet retains much of the aura that so intrigued the early travellers: Fascinating monasteries, friendly people, and an ecological wholeness that fortunately, still persists even though it's new occupiers are doing much to damage it. There are valleys, turquoise lakes, and paths cutting through raw highlands swept by relentless winds that no expedition has ever beheld.

Our regular departures are generally of 23 days and Everest Base Camp is a 'not to be missed' inclusion to our tours. Standing before the exposed shear North Face of Chomolungma (Mt. Everest) at 5500m (18044ft) from Everest Base Camp is a memorable experience few ever forget.

Our program allows for sufficient time to get the best views available.

We offer two styles of tour that are unique to us. The All-inclusive or Bare-Bones styled tours are offered and cater for those that wish to have all the logistics of this challenging tour arranged in luxury of fully support camping or for the 'pioneer biker' the bare essentials of what is required on a budget price.

No matter which tour is chosen we arrange all the permits & visa's, transport, transfers, itinerary, guide and flights.

The Himalayas is also our homeland with a dedicated office in Kathamndu and that's why we run more biking tours to Tibet per year than all other bike tour operators combined. Being on-the-ground we can monitor and be aware of road conditions, weather, political issues & government policies within 24hrs..... that daily awareness is invaluable in understand what's needed to make a excellent tour to Tibet.

For geographers, Tibet, the largest and highest plateau on the earth, is surrounded by the most extensive jumble of mountains found on any continent. Stretching, for almost 1900miles (3000 kms) and forming it's entire southern boundary is the Himalayas, and along it's western extremity is the equally rugged Karakoram. Between these two ranges are found all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks (26,250ft), including Mt Everest. In Northern Tibet the plateau is a high, arid expanse known as the Chang Thang, the "Northern Plains", while Eastern Tibet is bounded by a succession of mountains (known in Chinese [Chi.] as the Hengduan Shan) where three of Asia's largest rivers cut deep, parallel gorges on their journey from the plateau to the sea.

 
 
 
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  Mt.Kailash Via Simikot  
 
Frequent Departures

Mountain Biking & Jeep, Mountain Flights > Trans Himalayan Treks > Kailash Kora " In a hundred ages of the gods I could not tell thee the glories of [the Himalaya]....there is no mountain like [the Himalaya] for it are Kailash and Manasarovar"

... from the Hindu Epic Ramayana

This tour is a near circumamulation of the Nepal and Tibetan Himalayas from 200-m to 5630-m.

Few expeditions can rival such an epic trip into the heart of the Himalaya and few mountains in the world can rival the grandeur of Mt Kailash at 22,028ft or 6714 m. Starting from Kathmandu, Nepal we complete all visa's and permit requirements to make the journey into the restricted Dolpo region in Nepal's far North West & Tibet. Supplies packed, flights arranged, Sherpa crew already on their way and trail pack horses awaiting us, we make two domestic flights to reach Simikot nestled just south of the Tibet border which marks the start of our trek.

Weaving through the Himalayan barrier we'll meet with bikes and additional supplies & support vehicles that have travelled overland to meet us just beyond one of the most sacred pilgrimage destinations in Asia. The legendary snow shrouded dome that is revered by four religious groups and known to the Buddhists as Gang Rinpoche (Precious Jewel of the Snow). It is here that four major rivers (the Indus, the Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), the Karnali, and the Sutlej originate in the four cardinal directions from Mt Kailash and flow through Asia.

After trekking to the Tibet border we bike to the fringe of Mt.Kailash and complete the 3-day Kora, this act, in additional to being one of the wonders of this tour, is said to ensure your enlightenment this lifetime. Not a bad reason to make the tour!!

Back on the bikes we start our traverse to the east along the Semo Tsangpo River towards Lhasa, until just pass Saga were we head south and cross two major Himalayan passes (the Lalungla 4795-m and Yarle Shungla 5050-m) before starting the "World's Longest Downhill" into Nepal with a rapid 4400-m descent. Lush forests, the raging Bhoti Kosi, a thrilling descent & a deluxe river camp will greet you over the few days as you bike into Kathmandu to complete your circumamulation of the Himalayas and become one of the few to have ever made such a journey of immense distinctions.

 
 
 
 

 
       
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