Tibet » Mountain Biking in Tibet
| Namtso Lake Biking |
Largenla pass 5132m and back around is Namtso Lake,which is highest Lake in Tibet.photo by Francoise Rousselot July 2006
Namtso Lake is located north east 215 kilometer from Lhasa city.Namtso Lake is 4718 metres above the sea level, 70 kilometers in lenghth, 30 kilometers in wideth and 1940 square kilometers in size. It is both the highest and biggest salt water lake in the world.
Meaning Heavenly Lake in Tibetan, Namtso is respected as one of the four holiest lakes and the seat of Paramasukha Chakrasamvara by Buddhist pilgrims. Buddhists believe Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Vajras will assemble to hold religious meeting at Namtso in the year of sheep on Tibetan calendar. Circumambulation around the lake at the right moment equals 100 thousand times of that in normal years. Hence thousands of pilgrims from every corner in the 5th & 6th month of the Tibetan calendar each year, many Buddhists come to the lakeside on pilgrimage to pay homage and pray. Deep tracks are worn into the lakeshore due to this activity.
In history, monasteries stood like trees in a forest around Lake Namtso attracting large numbers of pilgrims with eminent monks in Buddhist temples developing body and character and extending Buddhism. On the four sides of the lake stand four monasteries, which have Buddhist meanings.
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| Itinerary Details |
| Een overzicht per dagetappe : |
| Dag 01 : |
Fly to Lhasa pick up to Hotel. |
| Day 02 : |
Potala place sightseeing Hotel |
| Dag 03 : |
Jokhang temple tour and short bike to Shera Monastery, Hotel. |
| Dag 04 : |
Bike around Lhasa Hotel. |
| Dag 05 : |
Jeep drive to Damshung Camp. |
| Dag 06 : |
Bike over Largen La pass Camp. |
| Dag 07 : |
Bike to Nam Tso Lake Camp. |
| Dag 08 : |
Bike over Largen La Pass Damshung Camp. |
| Dag 09 : |
Bike to Yangpachen Camp Hotspring. |
| Dag 10 : |
Jeep drive to Lhasa, Hotel. |
| Dag 11 : |
Jeep and bike to Yamdruk Lake Camp. |
| Dag 12 : |
Jeep and bike to Gyantse Hotel |
| Dag 13 : |
Bike and Jeep to Shigatse, Hotel. |
| Dag 14 : |
Rest day in Shigatse, Hotel. |
| Dag 15 : |
Bike and jeep before Tso la Camp |
| Dag 16: |
Bike to Lhazhi Camp. |
| Dag 17 : |
Jeep and short bike to Tingri Hotel. |
| Dag 18 : |
Bike to before Lalung La. |
| Dag 19 : |
Jeep and Bike to Nyalam Camp. |
| Dag 20 : |
Bike to Zhangmu crossing border. |
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