Everest Base Camp Motorbike Tour

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    Everest Base Camp Motorbike Tour Highlights
    • Motorbike Tour to Everest Base Camp is 8 days riding via the Kerung border and back to Kathmandu Nepal in the same way. An organized tour is with a professional Tibetan Guide, a Mechanic from Nepal, A riding guide from Nepal and a backup vehicle. Nepal Highland Treks looks after entire documentation for entry permit and visa as well as provide Motorbike Hire in Kathmandu services.                 

    Everest Base Camp Motorcycle Tour is from Kathmandu Nepal crossing through the Kerung border to Tibet. 8 days riding Everest Base Camp Motorbike Tour plans is including one day test riding inside the Kathmandu and around the Kathmandu valley. The preparation time begins in Kathmandu Nepal. Discussing the tour plan together with the team and mechanic before starting. The recommended Tibet Motorcycle Tour is now Royal Enfield classic or Himalayan Royal Enfield. This is with reasonable cost on hire, and comfortable for a single rider. Although, there are many choices to hire a bike in Kathmandu Nepal. Royal Enfield 550 cc, Honda CRF is the optional one but do not expect other brand motorbikes in Nepal to hire. 

    Tibet Motorcycle Tour

    The first day of the Everest Base Camp Motorcycle Tour reaches near at Nepal Tibet border hrough Nuwakot, Rasuwa, and Rasuwagadi. Second day is the day to cross immigration and reach first Tibetan town Kerung. Kerung is about 2,900 meters altitudes we stay one full day and a night here to acclimatize in altitude. Next ride to Tingri through the vast Tibetan plateau, scenic Himalayan views, and passing high passes about 5,000 meters. The third day of riding reaches nearly at Mount Everest, Tingri. Everest Base Camp Motorcycle Tour through Rongbuk monastery next day and back to Tingri again for the overnight. Tibet Motorbike Tour than riding back the same way to Kathmandu Nepal through the Kerung border.

    This tour itinerary can be customized as per your interest if you are planning for a private tour. Another most famous biking route in Tibet is towards Lhasa including EBC and Mount Kailash Motorbike Tour is an optional route to extend your Everest Base Camp Motorbiking itinerary. We can offer our group a joining tour for the individual rider. Having a small group of fewer than 5 peoples in a team cost high in Tibet, this is the reason we suggest have at least 5 rides team or join our small group. The best season for this tour is from April to June months and months of September, October. In March every year, Tibet does not allow any foreigner to enter their country, this rule is up to another notification officially from Tibet.

    With the recent rules from Tibet, Tibet tour from Nepal need minimum 4 participants to get Tibetan entry visa and permits, so the minimum number of riders in the group need at least 4 peoples. EBC motorbiking tour cost mentioned in this page is based on 6 riders in a group. If your private group is in different size (Less or more than 6 riders), tour cost is different. We also offer you our departure dates to join a small group size specially for individual riders.        

    Everest Base Camp Motorbike Tour Itinerary
    • Day 01:Arrive in Kathmandu international airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight at Hotel 1350 meters
    • Day 02:Day in Kathmandu for preparation your Tibetan visa
    • Day 03:Day in Kathmandu. Trip preparation, test riding and Overnight at Hotel
    • Day 04:Motorbike towards Rasuweagadi boarder (Timure) from Kathmandu. (124 km – 8 Hours) Overnight at local hotel 1736 meters
    • Day 05:Cross Nepal Tibet immigration and reach at Kerung (24 km - 1 Hour). Day rest and acclimatization in Kerung. Overnight at Guest house 2700 meters
    • Day 06:Motorbike to Tingri (255 km - 7 Hours) Overnight at Guest House 4,300 mt.
    • Day 07:Motorbike to Everest Base Camp (5,200 mt.) and ride back to Ronbuk Monastery (78 km). Overnight at Guest House 5,000m
    • Day 08:Spend easy morning at Ronbuk with the scenic view and ride back to Tingri (70 km). Overnight at Guest house
    • Day 09:Motorbike back to Kerung (255 km - 7 Hours). Overnight at guest house
    • Day 10:Ride back to Kathmandu (124km – 8 Hours). Overnight at Hotel
    • Day 11:Day of final Departure
    • Day 01:Arrive in Kathmandu international airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight at Hotel 1350 meters

      A representative from Nepal Highland Treks pick up from the international airport and transfer to Hotel. Your arrival in Nepal should be before 12 to apply for a final Tibetan visa. If you are not able to arrive before this time, your arrival should be a day before. We collect your original passport, a visa picture and you have to fill an Embassy for your details. 

    • Day 02:Day in Kathmandu for preparation your Tibetan visa

      Because we need 3 full working days to get a final visa from the Chinese Embassy Nepal. Today is the day we apply and get an early hour on 3rd day so that we can start to ride the same day from Kathmandu. Spend your time in Kathmandu on your own. Any tour can be arranged in your demand. 

    • Day 03:Day in Kathmandu. Trip preparation, test riding and Overnight at Hotel

      Day in Kathmandu for preparing the Everest Base Camp Motorbike Tour. Tour briefing together with the riding team, mechanic, and team from Nepal Highland Treks. Test riding with your bike around Kathmandu valley in historical places. You can visit UNESCO heritage sites with your bike. Hindu temples, a Buddhist stupa, and Oldest palaces. 

    • Day 04:Motorbike towards Rasuweagadi boarder (Timure) from Kathmandu. (124 km – 8 Hours) Overnight at local hotel 1736 meters

      Get your final Tibet visa from Embassy and start riding towards the Tibet border. It is a short in the distance to buy a long time ride in a mountain road through remote road to Langtang national park till Rasuwagadi through Nuwakot, Dhunche, Shyabrubesi. Today we will not be able to cross immigration and reach the first Tibetan town. We stay overnight near the immigration at Nepal side Rasuwagadi. It is another 24 kilometer further from here to reach Kerung 

    • Day 05:Cross Nepal Tibet immigration and reach at Kerung (24 km - 1 Hour). Day rest and acclimatization in Kerung. Overnight at Guest house 2700 meters

      Ride about 1 hour to reach Kerung. It is a day of acclimatization which helps to be acclimatized your body in altitude. Also, try to ride around the town and may reach up to the second Kerung town altitude almost 4000 meters. We prepare for next riding into scenic Tibetan road near Everest

    • Day 06:Motorbike to Tingri (255 km - 7 Hours) Overnight at Guest House 4,300 mt.

      Ride in big and well-paved road over the highland of big Tibetan plateau. The Himalayas are stunning from high passes. Explore beautiful lakes and the local settlement with their daily unique activities. Tingri is a unique Tibetan town from here, we can see Mount Everest view and other neighbor mountain peaks

    • Day 07:Motorbike to Everest Base Camp (5,200 mt.) and ride back to Ronbuk Monastery (78 km). Overnight at Guest House 5,000m

      It is the day of reaching Base Camp of Mount Everest's north side. Ride to there through the Rongbuk monastery. Exploration and ride back to Rongbuk for overnight. Rongbuk is the last tea house point near Everest Base Camp. A clear view of Mount Everest and other mountains can be seen from here. 

    • Day 08:Spend easy morning at Ronbuk with the scenic view and ride back to Tingri (70 km). Overnight at Guest house

      Moring time spends with a scenic view of Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks. Visit the oldest Rongbuk monastery nearby. The latter ride back to Tingri via the same road. It is only a short riding back to Tingri from Rongbuk. Time spend to take pictures of Himalayan ranges and visit Rongbuk Monastery  

    • Day 09:Motorbike back to Kerung (255 km - 7 Hours). Overnight at guest house

      The same way back to Kerung today. Well paved road with scenic views of Lakes, Mountain, Land, and local Tibetan settlement. we also can enter the village and explore the local houses, their lifestyle from near. Overnight at guest houses. 

    • Day 10:Ride back to Kathmandu (124km – 8 Hours). Overnight at Hotel

      Ride down to the Nepal Tibet immigration. Say goodbye to Tibetan driver and Guide. After immigration formalities, ride again to Kathmandu Nepal in the same way. Since today is same mountain road back to Kathmandu, you have also option to ride chartered helicopter from boarder site of Nepal to Kathmandu. We can handle motorbike from there till Kathmadnu.   

    • Day 11:Day of final Departure

      Final departure from Nepal. our representative drops you to international airport. It is important to reach the international airport before 3 hours from your original flight time

    Cost Details
    Includes
    • Arrival and departure arrangement
    • Accommodation in Kathmandu twin sharing room with breakfast
    • Accommodation in local hotel/ guest houses in Tibet on twin sharing with breakfast
    • Tibet travel permit and visa
    • Royal Enfield Motorbike on hire for 8 days 
    • Motorbike fuel
    • Permit of Motorbike and immigration deposit for security
    • Backup transportation in the entire trip
    • A professional mechanic with a proper toolbox 
    • Government license holder Professional Tibetan guide
    • Immigration formalities
    • Management of emergency evacuation
    • First Aid box
    • Government taxes and all service charge 
    Excludes
    • Lunch and Dinner in entire tour
    • Bottled drinks including drinking water, bar bills
    • Personal equipment and riding gears
    • Cost of emergency evacuation in case of need
    • Medical expenses
    • Personal trip insurance
    • Any tipping
    • Any cost in damage in motorbike, any parts exchange in Motorbike during your riding 
    Price & Availability
    Select a Departure Month
    Extra cost does not apply for single Supplementary
    SundayApr 07, 2024
    WednesdayApr 17, 2024
    StatusAvailable
    PriceUS$2450

    Departure dates mentioned in our package page is fucusing for individual riders. Who are in the group and want to make their own date, we can provide the dates as per your interest. We shall provide different cost for the private group. Tour cost for the private group depent on the group size 

    Useful Information

    Hiring Motorbike

    Nepal Highland Treks provide Motorbike Hiring services. The best motorbike for the Tibet Everest Base Camp tour is the Royal enfield classic 550cc OR Himalayan Royal Enfield. It may cost you USD 50 per day not including fuel on it. It also has the option to take other categories Motorbike like honda CRF. But do not expect to hire other brand motorbikes which are luxury in Nepal. Motorbike also need special permit to enter Tibet, so once we starts to apply all the permits, we should apply for perticular one we can not change motorbike after we applied. We normally should starts to prepare permit of motorbiking group before 45 days from your arrival day in Nepal.   

    Documentation

    Tibet visa with entry permit of Motorbike is the main document on this tour. We need a passport scan copy and your international motorbike license to obtain a Tibet travel permit with your Motorbike. We also need your original passport and MRP size of the picture at Kathmandu Nepal for final visa approval. Find below other ideas about documentation.

    • Valid passport copy by email. It should be at least 6 months valid
    • International driving license (In the same of Indian and Nepali normal licence works)
    • Bike blue book pages, first till 5th pages (If you hire a bike from us we handle this work)  
    • Bike details, we will provide you format (If you hire a bike from us we handle this work) 
    • Photograph of Bikes (clear photo of bike front and back can see the number plate and bike body) - If you hire a bike from us we handle this work 
    • Your picture for the visa (Digital picture, white background, MRP size) send by email and bring same picture 
    • Original passport once you arrive in Kathmandu (before 3 full working days)
    • Custom deposit payment clip or any other documents provided by Nepali custom in the time of you enter Nepal from India through any border. This case is only for Indians who come with their bike in Nepal.
    • Issue of NOC letter in the case for riders who holding Indian passsport 

    Accommodation in the trip during EBC motorbiking 

    Simple accommodations on local guest houses are available in Tingri and Rongbuk. That is for 3 nights. The rest of the places has the option to choose either basic accommodation in Hotel and Guesthouses or standard accommodation. Standard accommodation in Tibet part is up to 3-star category Hotels and guest houses. More than 3 stars hotels are only available in Kathmandu Nepal in this trip   

    Foods and drinks in the Tour

    There are plenty of restaurants entire on this trip. Lunch and Dinner at extra cost from this package and you can easily buy it every place. Only basic Tibetan and Chinese styles of foods are available in Tingri and Rongbuk. Mineral water for drinking and other drinks is available in every stops.     

    Staffs

    There will be a registered Tibetan guide for all the formalities in immigration inside Tibet. Additional Tibetan driver in backup transportation and one mechanic with his toolbox from Nepal. Backup transportation on the Nepal side will be Nepali vehicles with Nepali drivers. A riding guide to lead the tour will be also provided if our group size is 6 or more riders. If you are experience in this route to lead your own group, you also can skip riding guide. We reduce the cost accordingly.  

    3 working days is required for Tibetan visa in Nepal

    Your stay in Nepal should be at least 3 full working days for a final Tibetan visa. It is before you start your trip. We need an original passport, one copy of the visa photo, and fill an embassy form (we provide you) with your details. At least a month ago, We need passport scan copy, your license copy and Motorbike blue book (If you are hiring with us, we will have this details with us) for Tibet travel permit, self-ride permit, and other formalities

    You do not need to obtain a visa or any permits, we do look after every arrangement

    Riding to Everest Base Camp Tibet need special permits. Chinese visa in your passport is not required. We do look after every arrangement. Tibet permit, Tibet Visa, Motorbike permit, Self-ridding permit, and immigration deposit are arranged by us. If you have any Chinese visa in your passport already, it cancels while we take your Tibet visa from the Chinese Embassy Kathmandu Nepal. Tour is leading by a professional government license holder our Tibet guide. He or she will look after immigration formalities, formalities in every checking point, and other arrangements.  

    NOC letter for Indian passport holders 

    Riders who are holding Indian passport need to issue NOC letter from Indian Embassy Kathmadnu to enter third country from Kathmadnu. For this purpose Indian passport holders need to arrive Kathmandu a day before. No need to present all the riders to Chinese visa center for Tibet entry visa. We will submit all the neccesary doucument.   

    Trip Information
    • DestinationTibet
    • Duration11 Days
    • Starts/EndsKathmandu Nepal
    • Trip StyleRiding Motorbike
    • Group SizeMinimum 3 pax
    • Best SeasonApril-Oct
    Per PersonUS$2450
    Group Discount Price
    Number of peoplePrice per person
    1 pax
    US$2450
    2 pax
    US$2250
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