Tips of Riding a Motorcycle to Tibet
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Tips of Riding a Motorcycle to Tibet

Update: Mar. 22nd, 2013

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Tips of Riding a Motorcycle to Tibet – Route

Qinghai-Tibet Highway is so convenient that large numbers of motorcycle enthusiasts choose to start Tibet tour from Xian City. It is respectively approximately 630 kilometers far from Xian City to Lanzhou City, 200 kilometers far from Lanzhou to Xining City, and about 780 kilometers from Xining City to Golmud. After finish of G312 National Highway and G109 National Highway, most of common vehicles take about 6 days to drive to Golmud from Xian City. Many value attractions could be appreciated along the way, such as the Sun and the Moon Mountain, Daotang River, Qinghai Lake, Heima River, and Birds Islet, etc. You could spend few hours on riding around Birds Islet, as the scenery there is primitive and pure. Afterwards, we highly suggest you get back to Heima River instead of crossing G315 National Road. One section of G315 National Road is dangerous and hard. Some expert drivers and outdoor enthusiasts said that, it is better to go by a roundabout route than driving or riding on gravel road in Tibet. The gravel road on Tibet plateau is dangerous and hurts people a lot. Better safe than sorry.

After arriving in Golmud, you could take a rest and keep your motorcycle in good repair. We recommend the governmental guest house to you in Golmud. In general, you could depart from Golmud in the next afternoon, as we usually spend 1 night on the way to Kunlun Mountain and Tanggula Mountain. You could stay around the Daoban (Daoban is usually set to repair the railway and highway). On the second day, you could have lunch in Wudaoliang and then go ahead to Toto River. On the 3rd day, you could depart from Toto River and have lunch on midway. In the evening you will arrive in Ando City of Tibet. Tonight you could ask for staying in the military service station in Ando City. On the 4th day, you could ride to Nagqu Prefecture from Ando City and overnight in the military service station in Dangxong County. On the 5th day, we highly suggest you ride your motorcycle to Namtso Lake which is one of the religious sacred lakes of Tibet. The water is pure and limpid. It is highly respected by local Tibetan people. The road condition to Namtso Lake is very good along the way.

Generally speaking, the road condition of the section of Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Qinghai Province is better than the section in Tibet region.

Tips of Riding a Motorcycle to Tibet - Suggestions

1.In general, 300-350 kilometer's riding of a day is reasonable. Otherwise, you will feel very tired and it is very dangerous to ride in Tibet plateau.

2.Do not overeat in Tibet plateau. It may aggravate the high altitude sickness.

3.The accommodation condition of military service station and Daoban is fine and acceptable.

4.In Qinghai Province, we usually suggest tourists to overnight around Toto River on the way to Tibet instead of staying higher highland.

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