Bike Trek
Inner Yamdrok Lake
See our other recommended Bike Trek:
Day 1 - Arrive in Lhasa (Elevation 3650 m / 11,972 ft)
- Travel to Lhasa and use the afternoon for acclimatization.
- l Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa
Day 2 – Lhasa sightseeing
- Spend the morning at the Potala Palace. Visit the Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor Circuit in the afternoon. Attend a welcome dinner and trip briefing.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa (B, D)
Day 3 – Warm up and Sera Monastry
- Bike around Lhasa wetland and Nyangre valley in the morning. Visit Sera monastery during the afternoon.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa (B)
Day 4 – Bike to Drak Yerpa (Elevation 4885 m / 16,023 ft)
- Round-trip biking to Drark Yerpa. Hike around the hermitage there.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa (B)
Day 5 –Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake (Elevation 4441 m / 14,567ft)
- Drive over the Khampa-la pass (4,700 m, 145,416ft); arrive at Yamdrok Lake and use the rest of day for the acclimatization. The total distance with the inner Yamdrok Lake biking is 148 km, and will take 3 days in total.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Camping (B)
Day 6 –Campsite – Gorba village
- Begin the biking around Yamdrok peninsula. Total distance for today is 38 km / 24 mi.; about 6 hours of biking.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Camping (B, L, D)
Day 7 –Gorba village to Nyeba village
- Continue biking from Gorba village to the Nyeba. Total distance for today is 47 km / 29 mi.; about 7 hours of biking.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Camping (B, L, D)
Day 8 – Nyeba village to Nangatse (Elevation 4400 m / 14,432 ft)
- End biking at Nangatse. Total distance for today is 63 km / 39 mi.; about 8 hours of biking.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Camping (B, L, D)
Day 9 – Nangatse to Shigatse (Elevation 3840 m / 12,595 ft)
- Drive to Gyangtse ((Elevation 3980 m / 13,054 ft); visit Gyangtse Kumbum and then continues the journey to Shigatse.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Shigatse (B)
Day 9 – Shigatse to Lhasa (Elevation 3650 m / 11,972 ft)
- Loop back to Lhasa.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa (B)
Day 10 – Depart from Lhasa
- Transfer to the airport, bringing an end to your time in Tibet. (B)
(Note: “B, L, D” represents “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”)