A bike ride through the lands and culture of the Eastern Tibetan nomads.
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Join us on a Tibetan adventure through the grasslands and nomadic culture of Amdo – Eastern Tibet. This trip skirts the Upper Yellow River starting in Lanzhou where it is broad (and actually yellow in colour with suspended loess) to its more pristine form higher up on the Tibetan plateau at Maqu and Tangkor. We acclimate in the famous monastery towns of Labrang (Xiahe) and Langmusi before we bike up and cycle down through the temperate forested farming lands toward Tiwu, before ascending through rocky mountains back up into the grasslands, and the bird and wildflower-rich Zoige wetlands.
Camp out with nomads as they graze their yaks on the summer pastures, cycle alongside the yellow River at its most pristine, breathe in the fresh air , and drink in the wide blue sky of the Tibetan plateau.
Price 1980 USD
Includes accommodation, bikes, transport when not riding, guide, drivers, mechanical support, meals and
transfers and one local flight ( Hong Yuan to Chengdu)
Does not include your China Visa or flights to Lanzhou / Xiahe or from Chengdu.
Trip dates
August
Itinerary in Short
Day 1 Lanzhou
Day 2 Upper Yellow River between Machu and Langmusi – camping and acclimating with nomads
Day 3 Langmusi – Grasslands rehabilitation project and exploration of monastery town
Day 4 Tiwu Dear Forest (descent) Ride – a downhill acclimating ride
Day 5 Bon Mountain ascent to Zoige Grasslands ( a challenging ride that can also be done as a partial hike)
Day 6 Ride through the Zoige Wetlands to the celebrated First Bend in Yellow River at Tangkor
Day 7 Fly to Chengdu (depart) or visit the Pandas, drink tea in a monastery and eat hot pot!
Day 8 Alternative departure
