Oz to India through SE Asia,China
 

Hello all,

I am planning my big adventure which I shall call my 'BigTripHome'
I intend to ride through from Melbourne to Darwin and then take the boat to Indonesia.
From there i shall travel north and take another ferry from Medan to Malaysia and travel through to Thailand, Cambodia Laos and Vietnam before entering into China.

Just started my research, any inputs will be helpful.
My main concern is getting into and out of China on my own bike.

Any help shall be gratefully appreciated

"BigTripHome"
bigtriphome at gmail dot com

We're using www.navo-tour.com to cross China, they have been excellent so far and our friends are with them right now having a fantastic time!

Thanks Jelle !!
 

thanks Jelle, i shall check them out !!

I don't know how far your research has gone but a word of warning (assuming your budget isn't infinite!), China is bloody expensive to go through. You'll find plenty on this forum concerning people just trying to make the relatively short China crossing at the top of the Karakoram and into the Stans, the cost of which seems to put many off, so God knows what the cost of the whole of China is! (if that's what you're planning!) Many seem to freight their bikes from Katmandu to Bangkok to to avoid the costs (as we will next year on our London-Melbourne trip).

You may (from what I recall) find issues with bringing your bike into Vietnam, something worth looking into. I'm sure people far more knowledgeable will be able to shed more light on these and other potential problems to consider.