Following breakfast, we will set out for the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border or the friendship bridge at the Nepal-Tibet border where we will clear customs and immigration paperworks. In about six hours total, we will reach Kerung (also known as Gyirung), the first village in Tibet.

In the morning, we will have breakfast in Kyirong and then we will start riding towards Old Tingri via Peikucuo Lake. From Old Tingri if the weather is good then you will have a good view of Mt. Everest and Cho Oyu as well.

Accommodation: Snow leopard hotel or Similar

Distance     : 270 kms

Ride Hours : 8 hrs
Elevation     : 4300m

Attractions: Rongbuk monastery and Mt. Everest base camp

Today we will ride straight to Old Tingri. Continuous ride towards south-east, from Old Tingri you will be amazed by the spectacular Himalayan Ranges and its mighty peaks beyond 8000m, Mt.Makalu (8463m), Mt.Lhotse (8516m), Mt.Everest (8844m) and Mt.Cho Oyu (8201m) from Left to Right, Ride off the main road and head into the valley to the south to the day’s destination – Everest Base Camp located in the Rongbuk valley. Rongbuk is the highest monastery in the world and it consists of both monks and nuns. Afternoon you have an option to do a short trekking from the tent guesthouses community to E.B.C, it will take you about 2 hours or more per your physical condition (6Km). Or you can take the dedicated minibus instead. We suggest you bring your own sleeping bags for the night if available as the local tent guesthouses reuse the blankets for several weeks due to their poor facility. Overnight at local tent guest houses.

Accommodation: Rongbuk Monastery Guesthouse or Similar

Distance     : 75 kms

Ride Hours : 3 hrs
Elevation       : 5200m

After watching the sunrise on Mt.Everest, you will begin the journey back to Shigatse via Geula Pass and will stop at some farming villages as well as the small farming town of Lhatse. You will arrive in Shigatse with enough time to explore the main market street there or to hike the pilgrimage path at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.

Accommodation: Tashi Chode Hotel or Similar

Distance     : 350 kms

Ride Hours : 6 hrs
Elevation     : 3850m

In the morning we will have breakfast in the hotel and then we will visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery which is one of the biggest monasteries in the Tsang region. After that we will drive 90 kms to Gyangtse where we will visit Gyangtse Pelchoe monastery. Then we will head to Yamdrok lake and then stay overnight in Lhasa.

Accommodation: Banakshol hotel or Similar

Distance     : 360 kms

Ride Hours : 7 hrs
Elevation     : 3650m

You will start the day by exploring the Potala Palace, Tibet’s most iconic building. Towering above Lhasa with more than 1000 rooms, the Potala Palace served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lama’s for hundreds of years. After that you will explore the Jokhang, the holiest Buddhist temple in the Himalayas. Founded nearly 1400 years ago, Jokhang Temple houses the most sacred statue of Buddha. You will work your way through this fascinating temple alongside Buddhist pilgrims from the faraway regions of Tibet. The sound of pilgrims chanting mantras fills the air as does the smell of yak butter candle offerings.

Accommodation: Banakshol hotel or Similar

In the morning, we will have breakfast in the hotel and then we will ride to Shigatse all along the Yarlung Tsangpo river (Brahmaputra River).

Accommodation: Tashi Chode hotel or Similar

Distance      : 270 kms

Ride Hours  : 5 hrs
Elevation     : 3850m

We will ride back to the town of Old Tingri. On the way back we will cross two Mountain passes above 5000 meters.

Accommodation: Snow leopard hotel or Similar 

Distance     : 270 kms

Ride Hours : 6 hrs
Elevation     : 4300m

We will take a nice ride on paved Tibetan roads back to the settlement of Kerung, which is at the border between Nepal and Tibet. Today is our day off, so we may relax and spend the night at a guesthouse in Kerung.

Accommodation: Pilgrim Inn Hotel or Similar

Distance     : 270 kms

Ride Hours : 8 hrs

Elevation     : 2700m

After completing the immigration procedures at the Nepal-Tibet border, we will drive back to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. Afternoon souvenir shopping and overnight at the hotel.

Distance     : 160 kms

Ride Hours : 8 hrs

Altitude       : 1400m