LHASA TO KATHMANDU RIDE CYCLING HOLIDAY

22 days at - including flights

Tripcode: MCT

Essential Information

Trip Profile

Av. daily distance: 70 km (43m), No. of days cycling: 14 (Vehicle Support: 100%).

Terrain and route: 50% tarmac, 50% unsurfaced. Extended periods at high altitude (av. 4000m). Fairly level on vehicle-width track but there are five high passes, all of which are optional. Lots of downhill including 4600m over 3 days.

Accommodation

11 nights guest houses, 8 nights hotels, including two nights in Rongbuk Monastery. Accommodation in Tibet is often basic.

Food

Breakfasts in Tibet included.

Group size and age

Min. 4 , max. 16, plus leaders, driver and Chinese guide. Minimum age 18.

Responsible Travel

Nava Kiran Orphanage
After two years in the making March 2006 saw the opening of a new building, and a much larger home for the children living at the Nava Kiran Orphanage. Today is a different story. The children are now fully settled in their new home and all attend local schools or nursery school. They have transformed the gardens into small rice terraces and are producing enough rice each month to keep the kitchen stocked, this in turn frees valuable funds which they are putting towards a biogas dome. Once up and running, and with the help of 9 tonnes of cow dung, the dome will turn waste from the bathrooms into natural gas that can be used for cooking. Almost all trips to Kathmandu can visit the orphanage, and all our Nepali leaders will be happy to pass on up-to-date information.