Advice of Riding a Motorcycle to Tibet

Advice of Riding a Motorcycle to Tibet – Price

As a matter of fact, riding a motorcycle to Tibet is the most cost-effective way to save money, if you do not calculate the vehicle maintenance and preparations. In general, the daily spending is about US $20 per person. As the food and accommodation hotels and hostels along the way to Tibet are mainly served to the drivers and tourists, the price is relatively lower. You may spend US $8 – 10 to overnight in the hostel in the evening. The dinner usually costs you about US $ 8 – 10 one day, too. The machine oil may cost you about US $ 10 per motorcycle one day. In addition, do not take more cash if you would like to ride a motorcycle to Tibet, as it is not safety and convenient. You may have foreign currency exchange in Tibet. After reaching Tibet, you could take some cash in hand, as it is more convenient than credit card there.

Advice of Riding a Motorcycle to Tibet – High Altitude Sickness

Do not be nervous. Keeping optimistic and having good physical body condition are both important for motorcycle enthusiasts. Riding a motorcycle to Tibet consumes lots of power and water of our body. Thus, the exercise before you start your Tibet tour is necessary, such as the swimming and long-distance race, etc. As the elevation rises slowly when you ride a motorcycle along the way, the probability of high altitude sickness is less. But the medicines such as the Rhodiola rosea are also helpful and useful to you or your teammates during Tibet tour. Generally speaking, the weak people are easier to suffer the high altitude sickness, but it doesn't mean high altitude sickness happen to everyone.

One of the symptoms of high altitude sickness is insomnia. Some people may be insomnia all night. We kindly suggest tourists to have some aspirin before falling asleep.

In addition, the solar radiation is so strong that all the motorcycle tourists are highly suggested to take the skin care products, whatever you are a male or a female. A better skin care product prevents the sunlight hurts to your skin and the bad climate of Tibet plateau.

Another important advice is, keep you warm all the time. Even though you may feel better next day after you get a cold in Tibet plateau, it is still dangerous. The high altitude sickness may be changed into acute mountain sickness which is the most dangerous symptoms in Tibet. Acute mountain sickness may cause the pulmonary edema which is life-threatening. However, take enough clothes even though you ride a motorcycle to Tibet in summer.

On the other hand, Wudaoliang is one of the dangerous places to get the high altitude sickness along the way to Tibet, as it is not only the first accommodation place of higher elevation, but also the area with bad climate.

Additionally, do not drink alcohol or shout loudly in Tibet plateau. You should walk slowly as much as you can in Tibet. Do not think it easy even though you do not have the high altitude sickness.

However, keep a relaxing mind all the time is helpful to you.