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tibet - tour itinerary
lhasa to kathmandu
1
peru
2
laos/thailand
3
vietnam
4
tibet
5
india: himalayas
6
india: kerala
7
pakistan
8
kyrgyzstan
9
kkh to kyrgyzstan
10
nepal
11
tajikistan
12
argentina/chile
13
ireland
14
scotland
15
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16
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Please Note:

Although it is our intention to operate the itinerary as detailed below, it may be necessary to make some changes as a result of climatic conditions, alterations to flight schedules or other operational factors.

Day Itinerary Max
Altitude
Sleeping
Altitude
Cycling
Distance
1 Arrival Kathmandu 1320m 1320m  
2 Sightseeing in Kathmandu 1320m 1320m  
3 Flight to Lhasa 1320m 3600m  
4 Lhasa (Guided sightseeing) 3600m 3600m  
5 Lhasa (free day) 3600m 3600m  
6 Lhasa (Guided sightseeing) 3600m 3600m  
7 Lhasa – Chusul 3600m 3790m 97km
8 Chutsu – Nakartse 4475m 4410m 74km
9 Nakartse – Lungmar 5045m 4420m 59km
10 Lungmar – Gyantse 4330m 3990m 50km
11 Gyantse – Shigatse 3990m 3864m 96km
12 Rest day in Shigatse 3864m 3864m  
13 Shigatse - Tso La 4250m 4250m 85km
14 Tso La – Lhatse 4520m 4050m 65km
15 Lhatse – Shegar 5220m 4600m 64km
16 Shegar - Pang La 5150m 4150m 84km
17 Pang La – Rongbuk 4920m 4920m 42km
18 Rongbuk – Everest Base Camp 5050m 4920m (rest day)
19 Rongbuk – Tingri 5000m 4320m 86km
20 Tingri – Lalung La 4859m 4650m 77km
21 Lalung La – Nyalam 4650m 3700m 88km
22 Nyalam - Nepal (Kodari) 3700m 1750m 58km
23 Kodari - Dhulikel lodge 1750m 1600m 82km
24 Kathmandu 1320m 1320m 35km
25 Transfer to International Airport
for your flight home
     

Altitude chart for Lhasa to Kathmandu cycling holiday
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