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Tibet - Adventure Cycling Tours:
Tibet-
Shangri-La, the land of snows, the roof of the World.
Tibet is a land of ancient Buddhist culture having awesome
landscapes, artistic monasteries and century’s
old caravan trails. Tibet which is an autonomous region
of China, lies on a plateau at an average elevation
of 4,000 m. It is bounded the Kunlun mountains to the
north and the Himalayan to the south. Tibet covers an
area of 1.2 million sq. km, and has a population of
2.3 million.
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Days Cycling in Tibet Lhasa - Everest Base Camp - Kathmandu
19 Days Cycling
in Tibet (on teahouse basis)
19 Days Cycling
in Tibet (on teahouse basis):
Food and Accommodation:
The tour includes hotels & simple guesthouse in
Bed and Breakfast Basis. In Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse,
Tingri and Nyalam, we will get nice Hotels/guesthouses
but in other places guesthouses are simple Tibetan style
twin sharing, toilet outside and bucket bath instead
of tub bath. Dinner is fine everywhere but lunch is
not that much good e.g. generally we get noodles on
the way for lunch and packed lunches won’t be
available. And tour doesn’t include soft/hard
drinks, lunches, dinners. Please note that in Kathmandu
hotels are in room only basis.
Group size:
Min 4 clients, plus Nepali guide-medically trained and
experienced, drivers, Tibetan guide and extra Nepali
MTB guide if numbers dictate.
The Best Season and Weather:
From April to October is the best season for riding.
There isn’t much rain in Tibet as it’s a
plateau behind the Himalayan range but it rains some
extent during July and August and rest of the season
is fine with clear sky. There may be snowing in the
high passes if it rains during April and end of October.
Temperature ranges from 0-15?c depending upon altitude
weather.
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Tour Includes:
1. Tour includes flights to Lhasa
2. Chinese visa,
3. Overland transportation (truck and 4WD), and bellow
4 people 4WD only. 4.
4. Hotels/guest houses in Tibet with BB basis and hotels
in Kathmandu on room only basis.
Tour doesn’t includes:
1. Tour excludes Mountain bike
2. Helmet
3. Sleeping bag
4. Airport Tax
5. Any Alcoholic and non alcoholic beverage
6. Emergency evacuation fee
7. Insurance of any kind
8. Baggage excess charges.
9. Nepal re-entry visa fee and other expenses of personal
interest.
Bike Hire:
You need a mountain bike in a good working order with
helmet (both available for hire in Kathmandu, $175 and
$20 respectively). We have big stock of bikes with front
suspension e.g. Trek 4700, Gary fisher Marlin 2004 with
genuine parts
Bicycling Clothes:
1. A 3-season sleeping bag rated to zero
2. T-shirts (cotton and short sleeved)
3. Long sleeve shirt or light pullover (Polypropylene
is recommended)
4. Cycling shorts long and short both needed for the
unexpected weather
5. Waterproof windbreaker with a hood and wind trousers
(make sure the material is “Breathable”
for exercise)
6. Cycling socks
7. Cycling shoes
8. Cycling gloves full and half
9. Hat – suitable for cycling and sun protection.
10. Micro-sensor Headband
Extra Items:
1. Sun glasses
2. Suntan block or lotion
3. Personal medication
4. Camera and films
5. Flash light / torch
6. Plastic bags for wet cloths
7. Needle, thread, and safety pins
8. Binoculars
9. Mask for dust
10. Water-bottle or Camelback
11. Power bars & your choice of dry food
Spare Bike Parts:
1. Inner tube
2. Tire
3. Puncture kit
4. Brake shoe
5. Mini-repair tools
6. Brake & gear wire
7. Bike oil
8. Brush
Note: If anybody brings
a bike with Magura, any other new system bikes and Disk
brake system, he/she should bring all the repair kit
and spare parts & tools.
Tibet Flight Details:
China South-West Airline operates two flights weekly;
Tuesday and Saturday but there may be some changes due
to weather or other technical problems. So, when you
book your biking tour, you have to look at your calendar,
because you have to be in Kathmandu at least three days
prior of departure date. These both are morning flights
i.e. you will be transferred to the airport at 7AM.
Visas:
You can get your
Nepal visa from Nepalese Embassy or
Consular in your country prior to your departure or
you can get in the Tribhuwan International Airport in
Kathmandu on your arrival. You have to get double entry
visa so it will be helpful when you’ll re-enter
to Nepal from Tibet side.
We will be responsible for Tibet visa
but you have to provide us following information on
given VISA FORMAT at least three weeks prior of your
tour so that we can get visa authorization from Tibet
travel agent. According to Chinese Embassy; they have
special provision for group visa that we have to submit
visa application with 2 Passport size photographs and
valid passport two days prior of our departure and we
get visa on the next day.
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