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“The
Himalayan Motorcycle tour confirmed departure for 2010"
Tibet:
Spring 2010
23 May
- 3 June
8 -
19
August
Tibet: Autumn 2010
5
- 16 September
Duration : 12 Days
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Minimum : 07 Pax |
Cost per person : US$ 3150.00 |
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We
operate Motorbiking 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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EMAIL
US TO JOIN this fixed departure tour to TIBET |
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| DAY
01 |
Arrival
to Kathmandu. Transfer to
hotel. O/N hotel |
| DAY
02 |
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 |
Drive to Kodari (Nepal - Tibet border). Drive to ZHANGMU (1900m) then
to NYALAM (3800m). O/N GUEST HOUSE |
| DAY
04 |
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 |
| DAY
05 |
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 |
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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07 |
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 |
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. |
| DAY
09 |
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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10 |
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 |
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. |
| DAY
12 |
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. |
| DAY
13 |
Rongbuk
- Tinri - Nyalam -
Overnight at Nyalam. |
| DAY
14 |
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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15 |
Free day in Kathmandu for souvenir shopping &
independent activities. |
| DAY
16 |
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
Cost Excluded:
- 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
Please you
will send me flight details and passport details as
following...............
* Scanned color passport copies of each
member through email attachment.
* Scanned color passport size
photographs of each member through email
attachment.
We will also need your passport details
including your name, date of birth,passport
no, passport issue date, passport
expiry date, nationality, Place
(Province/state, country) of birth,
occupation, name of your employer or school,
daytime phone number, address of your
employer or school,nighttime phone number,
your home address, your email.
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Also do not
forget to bring 4 passport size photos for the
Nepal Visa at Kathmandu airport.
*MORCYCLE
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 gears, 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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