Bike Trek
Inner Yamdrok Lake

See our other recommended Bike Trek:

Nyenchen Tanglha Range Bike Trek

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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”)