11-Day lhasa-kathmandu cycling challenge

Trip Overview
Explore the roof of the world on two wheels! Tibet is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Tibet's average elevation is over 6,000 metres, yet it also has several holy lakes and mountains, pious people, and a beautiful environment. The Lhasa - Kathmandu Cycling Challenge will be a fantastic cross-section of the Tibet Plateau. Our riding challenge will begin in Lhasa, at a height of 3660 metres. We recommend you use the road bike. We'll pedal as many kilometres as posssible through the Tibet Plateau in 10 days, arriving at the Base Camp at approximately 5200 metres above sea level. We will pedal along Yamdrok Yumtso Lake and pass the glacier. We will be amazed at the Potala Palace and challenged by our arrival at Base Camp. The road connecting Lhasa and the border town of Zhangmu has been repaved. Our lodging along the way is comfortable and the most suitable in the area. We'll be accompanied by at least two experienced ride leaders with technical abilities, as well as a licensed local Tibetan guide who will introduce you about the history and culture of the area. A local doctor will also be present to safeguard everyone's health at such a high sea level.
Trip code: CBT250908

from usd 3580 p. person

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Trip Itinerary

Day 1 aug 31 SUNDAY lhasa arrival
Arrival in Lhasa 3660m., meet and greet, airport or railway station-hotel transfer, check in, stay in Lhasa *we will assist if you wish to arrive 1-2 days earlier. Highlights: evening tour Barkhor Street Hotel: Lhasa Hotel 4*
Day 2 SEP 01 MONDAY lhasa
Bicycle testing, 30 km easy city ride, passing Potala Palace and Sera Monastery, stay in Lhasa Highlights: Potala Palace, Sera Monastery Hotel: Lhasa Hotel 4*
Day 3 SEP 02 TUESDAY lhasa
40-60 km easy ride if physical condition allows. Stay in Lhasa. Highlights: Tibetan countryside scenery Hotel: Lhasa Hotel 4*
Day 4 SEP 03 WEDNESDAY lhasa-konggar zong
Lhasa-Qushui-Konggar Zong 3700m. Stay in Konggar Zong 90 km easy-medium, flat, along the National Road 318 Highlights: enjoy the serenity and scenery along the Lhasa River Hotel: Long Gang Hotel 3*, Konggar Zong
Day 5 SEP 04 thursday konggar zong-gyantze
Konggar Zong-Langkazi 4500m.-Gyantze 4040m. Stay in Gyantze 23 km climb from 3800 m. to 4900 m Lunch at Langkazi, stop at Kampala Pass to view the majestic Karuola Glacier which towers at 7191 meters. Highlights: KampaLa Pass 5030m., Karuola Glacier, Yamdrok Yumtso Lake Hotel: Nyangchu Manor House Hotel 4*, Gyantze
Day 6 SEP 05 friday gyantze-shigatse
Gyantze-Shigatse 3845m. Stay in Shigatse.90 km easy ride, flat Highlights: Tibetan barley fields and countryside scenery, Tashilunpo Monastery Hotel: UrCove by HYATT 4*, Shigatse
Day 7 SEP 06 saturday shigatse-baiba town
Shigatse 3845m.-Baiba town 4300m. Stay in Baiba town 70 km difficult ride, 40 km medium-difficult downhill; Drive around 95 km on paved mountain roads. Highlights: Gyatso La Pass 5248m. Tibetan nomads Hotel: BaiBa Hotel, BaiBa town
Day 8 SEP 07 sunday to base camp
Baiba twon-Basong village 4200m. Stay in Basong Village20 km climb to Everest Base Camp from 4500m. to 5200m., and 20 km. downhill Visit the world's highest monastery Rongbuk Monastery. Highlights: 108-bends up to the Rongbuk Monastery, Gawu La Mountain Pass 5190m., Everest Base Camp 5200m. Hotel: Pingcuo Kangsang Everest Base Camp Oxygen Rich Hotel, Basong Village
Day 9 SEP 08 monday Basong village-nyalam zong
Basong village-Nyalam Zong 2300m. Stay in Nyalam Zong 215 km easy-medium down hill *Itinerary adjustments will depend on road conditions and border openings. Highlights: the Sino-Nepal Highway, the Gobi landform and snow-capped mountains in the distance Hotel: QoMuLangZong Hotel Kayrung, Gyirong 4*
Day 10 SEP 09 tuesday nyalam zong-zhangmu-kathmandu
Nyalam Zong-Zhangmu 1400m. Stay in Kathmandu Drive 30 km to the border. Drive 104 km to Kathmandu. *Itinerary adjustments will depend on road conditions and border openings. Highlights: cross the border, Kathmandu valley Hotel: Ambassador by Ace Hotels, Kathmandu 4*
Day 11 SEP 10 wednesday kathmandu-depature
Kathmandu departure. Transfer to airport, trip ends. Contact us if extension tour needed!

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