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25 day trip > 17 day cycle >12 nights hotels >12 nights camping
For the dedicated mountain cyclist there are few trips to match this
high altitude expedition across the vast Tibetan Plateau. This sensational tour combines
this with an exhilarating ‘off the highway' ride to over 5500m beneath
the towering north face of Everest. After a few days acclimatising and
appreciating the cultural highlights of Lhasa you will prepare for this
challenging, fully supported expedition (with accompanying crew and
vehicle). Follow the Lhasa to Kathmandu ‘highway' along a mostly
sealed road and over a series of 5000m high passes linking Gyantse,
Shigatse and Shegar. Beyond the towns your overnight camps provide an
opportunity to visit villages often missed on the regular overland drive
to Kathmandu. At Shegar the tour will divert to the Rongbuk Monastery and Everest
Base Camp to gain unsurpassed views of the north face of Everest. This
is your highest point before freewheeling almost 4000m from the Tibetan
Plateau to Nepal and continuing our adventure to Kathmandu.Talk to us to learn more about this amazing journey.
TOUR LEADER: DAVE TURNER
Dave Turner is an adventure cyclist – unsupported, long distance and off road. He enjoys a life long relationship with adventures at handlebar level. Dave has cycled across the Akhangai Mountains in Mongolia, pedaled over 1000 Himalayan kilometers from Tibet to Nepal and crossed Australia “Gulf2Gulf” from Spencer Gulf in South Australia to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Sightseeing in Kathmandu - Swayambhunath (the Monkey Temple), Pashupatinath (a major Hindu shrine) and the giant Buddhist stupa at Boudhanath
- Panoramic Himalayan views
- Sightseeing in Lhasa, including the Potala, former home of the Dalai Lama.
- Cycle the vast Tibetan Plateau
- Rongphu & Everest Base Camp from the north side
DAY 1 Join Kathmandu DAY 2 In Kathmandu DAY 3 Fly Kathmandu to Lhasa DAYS 4/6 In Lhasa DAYS 7/10 Cycle to Gyantse (250km) DAY 11 Cycle to Shigatse (90km) DAY 12 In Shigatse DAYS 13/15 Cycle to Shegar (250km) DAYS 16/18 Cycle to Everest Base Camp DAYS 19/21 Cycle to Nyalam (225km) DAY 22/23 Cross border to Nepal and cycle to Kathmandu DAY 24 Contingency day or day in Kathmandu DAY 25 In Kathmandu, trip concludes
TRIP INCLUSIONS
*24 breakfasts, 18 lunches and 18 dinners *airport transfers *flight Kathmandu/Lhasa valued at US$434 *Western cycling leader *group medical kit *good quality accommodation in Kathmandu & Lhasa and basic accommodation elsewhere *gear pack including kit bag, sleeping bag, down or fibre filled jacket and insulated sleeping mat *portable altitude chamber for group use *private transportation and support vehicle *all park entrance fees and trekking permits *support vehicles to carry all personal and group equipment *sightseeing and site entry fees as listed
TALK TO US TODAY TO CHECK ABOUT YOUR SUITABILITY FOR THIS RUGGED HIMALAYAN CYCLING EXPEDITION
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