Tibet Overland
A Route and Planning Guide
Seiten
2003
Trailblazer Publications (Verlag)
978-1-873756-41-6 (ISBN)
Trailblazer Publications (Verlag)
978-1-873756-41-6 (ISBN)
- Titel ist leider vergriffen;
keine Neuauflage - Artikel merken
This unique guide explores independent travel across Tibet with detailed information on thousands of miles of overland routes across the world's highest and largest plateau, including information on how to get there, where to stay, and what to see. Travelers will appreciate the km by km breakdown of the classic routes from Lhasa to Katmandu and the Mt. Everest Base Camp. Photos and color maps.
Whether traveling by 4WD, bus, mountain bike, or even yak, this guide provides invaluable advice and the most detailed maps for independent travelers crossing the world's highest and largest plateau. Tibet is a mountain-biker's paradise. Where else in the world can they cycle alongside 8000m peaks and cross 5000m passes almost daily? The Lhasa-Kathmandu route includes the world's longest downhill run--a drop of 4200m in just over 160kms of heart-stopping descent Tibet is still one of the most remote regions in the world and any visit will be an adventure. Detailed information on over 9000kms of overland routes with a km-by-km breakdown of these classic journeys: *Lhasa to Kathmandu *Everest Base Camp (possible even by bicycle) *Lhasa to Nam Tso *Lhasa to Yarlung Valley *Xining and Golmud to Lhasa *Chengdu to Lhasa *Kunming and Dali to Lhasa *Lhasa to Mt Kailash and Kashgar
Whether traveling by 4WD, bus, mountain bike, or even yak, this guide provides invaluable advice and the most detailed maps for independent travelers crossing the world's highest and largest plateau. Tibet is a mountain-biker's paradise. Where else in the world can they cycle alongside 8000m peaks and cross 5000m passes almost daily? The Lhasa-Kathmandu route includes the world's longest downhill run--a drop of 4200m in just over 160kms of heart-stopping descent Tibet is still one of the most remote regions in the world and any visit will be an adventure. Detailed information on over 9000kms of overland routes with a km-by-km breakdown of these classic journeys: *Lhasa to Kathmandu *Everest Base Camp (possible even by bicycle) *Lhasa to Nam Tso *Lhasa to Yarlung Valley *Xining and Golmud to Lhasa *Chengdu to Lhasa *Kunming and Dali to Lhasa *Lhasa to Mt Kailash and Kashgar
Kym McConnell first set foot in Tibet more than ten years ago. He has been traveling in the region on and off ever since, one visit including a six-month stint in northern India working for the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. He grew up in Blenheim, New Zealand and currently lives in London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.2.2003 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 16pp colour maps |
| Verlagsort | Hindhead, Surrey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Asien ► China |
| ISBN-10 | 1-873756-41-0 / 1873756410 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-873756-41-6 / 9781873756416 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
80 unvergessliche Reisen auf allen Kontinenten
Buch | Hardcover (2024)
DK Reiseführer (Verlag)
CHF 55,90
