Bike China Adventures

This 14-day cycling tour begins and ends in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. This tour is designed as challenging ride. Average daily cycling mileage will be about 60 km or 40 miles in mountainous terrain. Riders will carry their own luggage in their bike panniers. This tour will visit both well-known and little-known sights and will appeal to those who have cultural, social and geographical interests.

This 7-day cycling tour begins in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province and ends in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. This vehicle-supported tour is designed as an easy to challenging ride - riders can choose to cycle as much or as little as they like. Average daily cycling mileage will be about 68 km or 42 miles. Riders will carry only their day-use items in their bike handlebar bag. This tour will visit both well-known and little-known sights and will appeal to those who have cultural, social and geographical interests.

Part 1 of this 54-day bicycle expedition begins in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province and one of the major economic centers in China. This tour is designed as a moderately strenous ride. Average daily cycling mileage will be about 60 miles (100 km). Riders will carry their own luggage unless special arrangements are made. This tour will visit both well-known and little-known sights and will appeal to those who have cultural, social and geographical interests.

This 15-day cycling tour begins and ends in Chengdu, is designed as a challenging ride. From the heart of the Sichuan basin we travel into the foothills of the Himalayas visiting the Wolong Panda Reserve, the Tibetan town of Danba with their fascinating defensive towers and temples, to the Hailougou Glacier Park at the foot of Mt. Gongga, a 7,556 meter (24,800 ft) mountain. There are several days where there will be vehicle support. This tour will visit both well-known and little-known sights and will appeal to those who have cultural, social, and geographical interests.

This 11-day bicycle tour begins and ends in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province. The area you will be traveling through is generally between Dali and Ruili, the border town with Myanmar (Burma). The region is the home to a number of Yunnan minority groups that dress in traditional clothes and also an active volcanic area with volcanic peaks and hot springs.

This seven-day bicycle tour begins and ends in Qingdao. This tour is designed as a moderate ride. Average daily cycling mileage will be about 36 miles (57 km). This will be self-supported tour, the riders will carry their own day gera in panniers(a support vehicle to carry luggage if desired).

This five-day cycling tour begins and ends in Chengdu, Sichuan and is designed as a moderate ride.

This cycle tour begins in Wuzhou, Guangxi. This area is famous for the karst landscape (limestone hill formations jutting up from an otherwise level ground and the subject of countless traditional Chinese paintings. This area is also riddled with caves used extensively by locals to hide when the Japanese invaded during World War II. From Wuzhou we head north for three days to Yangshou where we will take a day off to do some local sightseeing, or just hang out in this backpacker-traveler town.

Part 4 begins with a city tour of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan visiting Yuantong Temple, Green Lake and Tang Dynasty Pagodas. Day 2 starts with a morning flight to Shangri-La (Zhongdian), located in northwest Yunnan. At an elevation of 3,200 meters (10,500 feet), it is at the edge of Tibet and about half its population is Tibetan. Here we will visit Songzanlin Monastery and Tiansheng Bridge hot springs. Heading southwest and mostly downhill, the next stop is Qiaotao, the south entrance to Tiger Leaping Gorge. A day will be spent here viewing one of the worldís deepest gorges. The following day we head to Lijiang, home of the Naxi minority and set in a valley overshadowed by Jade Dragon Snow Mountian. With a picturesque old town including fast moving water through open waterways and wooden architecture, Lijiang makes a good two-day stopover. Visits to surrounding villages will include the 15th century frescoes and Yufeng Monastary.

This eight-day bicycle tour begins and ends in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province known as the "Spring City" and the gateway to China's largest concentration of ethnic minorities. This tour is designed as an easy moderate ride. Average daily cycling mileage will be about 30 miles (50 km). On most days we will use vehicle transport to supplement the cycling to get us to the next destination. Riders will carry only their own day gear; luggage will be transfer in the support vehicle. This tour will visit both well-known and little-known sights and will appeal to those who have cultural, social and geographical interests.