Friendship highway motor bike tour begins in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal and home to the world's largest stupa of Boudhanath stupa and the great Himalayan Mountain ranges. This Tibet motor bike tour itienrary is for those who are interested in both adventure travel and sport activity. It is one of the most memorable and adventurous motor biking tours in Tibet, driving through the most beautiful Himalayan Mountain ranges including Everest, the world’s highest mountain and it is an ideal for the adventure travelers and motor bikers to drive to the basecamp of Mt Everest.
During your friendship highway motor bike tour, you will see beautiful Tibetan villages and their unique Tibetan traditional architect, raising beautiful and colorful Tibetan prayer flags onto the rooftop of the houses in order to gain good luck for the New Year. Drive continuously your Tibet motor cycle tour through some of the highest mountain passes in the world and enjoy seeing beautiful view of the entire Himalayan range and the colorful prayer flags onto the top of the passes which wish you a safe motor biking tours in Tibet. Driving through Shigatse, the second largest city of Tibet and visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery, the largest monastery in the western region of Tibet and it is the seat of the Penchen Lama. Penchen Lama is the second highest Lama in Tibetan Buddhism. Continue driving to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet along the Brahmaputra river ( Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan ), beautiful landscape of desert land, Yarlong Tsangpo gorge, beautiful Tibetan villages surrounded by gorgeous green fertile valley where they grow Barley, wheat etc.
The first part of the Friendship highway motor bike tour is to reach Lhasa after driving on the bike for around 1000km from Nepal. Lhasa is the ancient town of
Tibet where you can visit some of the most sacred and famous Buddhist temples and Palaces with more than thousand year’s history and have been listed in the UNESCO world heritage site so they are a must see scenic sights when you travel to Tibet. During the sightseeing tour in Lhasa, you are not riding the motor bikes because of the traffic and difficult to park the motor bikes so you will be doing sightseeing tour by tourists vehicle, visit the most highlight sites of the Lhasa city including a visit to the Potala Palace and Jokang temple. Both of them have more than a thousand year’s history and can be seen lots of old statues, antique, giant stupa built by gold, different kinds of stone.
After Lhasa sightseeing tour, continue your friendship highway motor bike tour to Gyantse by crossing Kampa la and Karola passes which are over 5000mts, enjoy seeing a fantastic view of Noejing Kangsang snow mountain from the top of Kampala pass and a panoramic view of Yamdrok lake. Visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa which have around 700 year;s history and the Kubum is the largest stupa in Tibet. During your friendship highway motor bike tour, you will drive to Sakya monastery through many beautiful villages and a vast fertile land and nomadic camps with their Yak, sheep, grazing on the western Tibetan plateau, traversing several 5000Mts mountain passes, you will finally reach the world’s highest mountain, Everest, known as Qomo Langma in Tibetan and enjoy continueing
Everest base camp motor bike tour and the best view of Mt Everest, standing still in front of Rongbuk monastery and Everest base camp. Spending a day excursion around Everest base camp and Rongbuk monastery, the highest monastery in the world, continue your motor biking tours in Tibet through old Tingri which is located to the foot of Jo Oyu snow mountain, beautiful Pekutso lake, located near Shisha Bangma snow mountain, crossing Gungtang la, final Himalayan mountain pass, riding through beautiful valley of Milarepa’s birth place and Kyirong gorger, finally cross the friendship bridge in Kyirong and drive back to Kathmandu.
Days |
Trip Outline |
Daily Activity |
Accommodation |
Guide & Driver |
Meal |
01 |
Kathmandu to Syabrubesi border-Kyirong town(2800Mts/ 168Km from Kathmandu, 8-9 hours ride/ Syabrubesi to Kyirong town, 20km, 1 hour ride ) |
Kathmandu valley-Syabrubesi border-Kyirong town |
Hotel |
Nepali & Tibetan |
B |
02 |
Acclimatization in Kyirong |
Kyirong town-Jowo temple-Milarepa cave-Kyirong town |
Hotel |
Tibetan |
BB |
03 |
Kyirong-Pekutso-New Tingri, known as Shegar. ( 4050Mts/270Km, 6 hours ride ) |
Kyirong town-Pekutso lake-view of great Himalayan mountain range-view of Everest-New Tingri |
Hotel |
Tibetan |
BB |
04 |
Shegar-Shigatse ( 3900Mts /240Km, 6-7 hours ride ) |
Great view of Mt Everest-Gyatsola pass ( 5210m )-Tsola pass ( 4500m)-beautiful Tibetan villages-Shigatse |
Hotel |
Tibetan |
BB |
05 |
Shigatse - Lhasa (3650mts/ 280Km/5-6 hours ride ) |
Visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery-Yarlung Tsangpo river-Kyichu river-Lhasa |
Hotel |
Tibetan |
BB |
06 |
Lhasa city sightseeing tour. Hotel on BB |
Potala Palace-Jokang temple-Bharkor Bazar |
Hotel |
Tibetan |
BB |
07 |
Lhasa city sightseeing tour. Hotel on BB |
Visit Drepung & Sera monasteries. |
Hotel |
Tibetan |
BB |
08 |
Lhasa-Yamdrok lake-Gyantse (3950mts/270Km/6-7 hours ride ) |
Kampala pass-Yamdrok lake-karola glacier-Karola pass-Simila pass-Gyantse |
Hotel |
Tibetan |
BB |
09 |
Drive from Sakya-Drangthang-Shegar-Chozom conservative bus entry checkpoint. ( 4950Mts/260Km, 7-8 hours ride ) Rongbuk monastery ( 5000m/20km ) |
Visit Palchoe monastery-Kubum Pagoda stupa-Shigatse-Sakya monastery |
Hotel |
Tibetan |
BB |
10 |
Drive from Sakya-Drangthang-Shegar-Chozom conservative bus entry checkpoint. ( 4950Mts/260Km, 7-8 hours ride ) Rongbuk monastery ( 5000m/20km ) |
Sakya monastery-Drila pass-great view of Mt Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Jo Oyu-Rongbuk monastery |
Guest house |
Tibetan |
BB |
11 |
Explore around Rongbuk monastery and enjoy the best view of Mt Everest. |
Enjoy a day excursion to Everest basecamp and Rongbuk monastery |
Guest house |
Tibetan |
BB |
12 |
Drive from Rongbuk to Kyirong town. ( 2800m / 270Km, 6 hours ride ) |
Rongbuk monastery-old Tingri-Pekutso lake-Gungtang la pass-Kyirong town |
Hotel |
Tibetann |
BB |
13 |
Drive to Syabrubesi border ( 20Km, one hour ride ) and then continue to Kathmandu. (1300Mts/150Km ) |
Kyirong town-Syabrubesi border-Kathmandu |
End the trip |
Tibetan |
B |
Inclusive
- Accommodation as mentioned in the Tibet tour program above
- All entry fees to the sites and monasteries mentioned in the Tibet tour program
- Breakfast for entire Tibet motor bike tour
- All necessary Tibet tour entry and road permits
- All necessary Tibet motorbike permits
- Temporary motorbike driving license
- Temporary motorbike plate number and license
- One local English speaking Tibetan travel guide
- Tibet tour transportation by one good conditioned mini van or bus according to the group size
- Yamdrok lake conservation fee
- Karola glacier conservation fee
- Tibet Everest conservation fee for all members, guide and vehicle
- Tibet Everest basecamp conservative bus fee for all members, guide
- Royal Enfield motorbikes
- China custom motor bike permits
- Motorbike fuels
- Motorbike mechanic
- Oxygen incase needed
Exclusive
- Both international and domestic flight ticket
- Lunch and dinner
- China visa fee
- Nepal visa fee
- Service of Nepal side
- Insurance including personal, medical, travel and evacuation insurance
- Personal expenses such as (alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc
- Motorbike insurance
- Damage or loss of the motor bikes will will have to covered by client themselves
- Any extra cost in the event of landslides and personal nature expenses need to be paid by clients themselves