Route From India into China thru Himalayas
 

G'day HU's!

I'm planning a trip from Oz > SE asia into india - tibet and through the himalayas to china. Only problem is i cant find anyone EVER saying they've successfully travelled through from india > china! ?c?

If anyone here has done this, or knows of a route, please let me know. im riding a ktm 690 enduro '12 adv custom and hav plenty of travel experience including india west coast.

I have heard of a pass that might be india, tibetan, chinese only restricted and have heard of itbet visas being difficult too. despite this, i'd like to know IF there is a route in summer time so then I can work out the HOW afterwards.

Thanks!

Tyson

Tyson,
look around the forums, thus topic has been discussed over and over again. In a word: no.

There is no open border between India and China expect for some local traffic. Period.

Now there's a well-trodden route through Nepal no the "Frienship Highway". But even that won't help you as getting into China with your own vehicle requires loads of cash.

Laurent

PS: did I mention that they sometime close down Tibet to foreigners (like now) ?

And how do you plan to go from SE Asia to India? Don´t mean to depress you, but I believe it is either China (not in the winter, big hassle, and costs simply way too much for many), Burma (almost certainly ain´t gonna happen, I´m afraid) or shipping by sea or by air across the Bay of Bengal (no ferryboats going).