Guided motorcycle expeditions in Xizang (Tibet), western Sichuan, Yunnan, Xinjiang, the ancient Silk Road, and the Hainan Island - on your own bike, or one of ours.
Not Just Riding
We love riding - going far by motorcycle is the most exciting way to travel. But the point is always to explore. Our routes are designed to lead into real cultural encounters: not tourist set-pieces, but the living heritage of a five-thousand-year civilization.
From the Potala Palace, to the seven-generation lineage of Lima bronze casting at the remote Tibetan village of Maisu in western Sichuan, to the tie-dye of the Bai people in Yunnan, and to a traditional instrument workshop of the Uyghur people in Kashgar, southern Xinjiang - you ride in, and you meet it.
Ride China · 骑遇中国
Each route below is private - your group, a local travel guide, a road captain, a mechanic, and a support vehicle carrying luggage, fuel, spares, and oxygen.
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05 / GREATWAYRides in Xizang (Tibet) Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Permit, altitude from day one, and a Tibetan tour guide along the whole way. Mount Qomolangma (Everest) and Kailash are the iconic destinations.
Central Tibet
The mountain and the sacred lake
10 days · ± 1,728 km · 5,411 m
Snow peaks & holy lakes
April - October
West Tibet
Two mountains, one pilgrimage
13 days · ± 2,865 km · 5,210 m
The Roof of the World’s Roof
April - October
Tibet → Nepal
Two capitals, one Himalaya
8 days · 1,132 km · 5,210 m
Everest BC · Kyirong border
April - October
Tibet → Nepal
The long way out
12 days · Distance TBC · 5,210 m
Everest · Manasarovar · Kailash
April - October
Xizang / Tibet
19 days · ≈ 3,936 km listed riding-stage subtotal
Complete journey distance unavailable.
Everest · Qiangtang lakes · Kailash
Rides to West Sichuan Tibetan cultural areas Kham and southern Amdo in western Sichuan. Five schools of Tibetan Buddhism and a Bön seat, the great sutra printing house at Dege, and twenty thousand nuns at Yarchen Gar. Tagong - "the Buddha's favorite place". Danba - the most beautiful village of China. Western Sichuan sits on the great step between the Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin - a land of plunging relief and a thousand landscapes, where the elevation swings by several thousand meters. The roads coil up the Hengduan Mountains through layer after layer of vegetation. And riders call it "the motorcycle paradise you must ride once in this life." No Tibet travel permit needed.
Western Sichuan
West of west
14 days · 2,225 km · 4,017 m
Tibetan culture · Nature
April - October
Western Sichuan
The whole of Kham
15 days · 2,184 km riding · 4,298 m stated pass
Essence of West Sichuan
April - October
Sichuan
13 days · 1,902 km listed riding-stage subtotal
Not complete distance; highest rider elevation TBC.
Yunnan - the land "south of the colorful clouds." Starting from Erhai Lake in Dali, ride through the mists of the Nujiang gorge, cross the snow passes of Shangri-La, follow the old Tea Horse Roads, and taste the essence of various cultures along the way.
Sichuan → Yunnan
In search of Shangri-La
14 days · 2,005 km subtotal
Listed motorcycle stages; Day 11 mileage unavailable. Complete journey distance and highest point TBC.
Tagong · Tiger Leaping Gorge · Lugu Lake
April - October
Four seasons in a single day on the Duku highway, and the lone smoke rising over the Taklamakan. Chase the wind at the foot of the Tianshan, look up at the stars from the Pamir Plateau, and let the Karakoram Highway set your pulse going. From the north to the south, grassland, gobi, desert, and snow peak turn beneath your wheels - Xinjiang carves its vastness into every rider who comes. Explore the source-backed 15-day North & South Xinjiang itinerary. Current motorcycle arrangements and road access remain to be confirmed.
Xinjiang & Silk Road
Urumqi to Kashgar
15 days · ≈3,170 km listed riding-stage subtotal
Source overview ≈3,200 km; complete distance and highest rider elevation unconfirmed.
Sayram Lake · Duku Highway · Pamir Plateau
Ride on the long highways. One-way rides between Chengdu (Sichuan), Kunming (Yunnan), and Lhasa (Xizang, Tibet).
Sichuan → Tibet
China’s great roads
12 days · ± 2,212 km listed riding stages · 5,080 m stated pass
Panda · Buddha · Potala
April - October
Sichuan → Yunnan → Tibet
Chengdu to Lhasa, the long way
18 days · 2,894 km subtotal · 5,080 m stated pass
Listed motorcycle stages; Day 10 mileage unavailable. Day 7 combined reserve allowance excluded.
Pandas · Yading · Meili · Namjagbarwa
April - October
Great Crossing · Xinjiang → Xizang → Nepal
15 days · ≈ 3,385 km listed stage subtotal
Includes Day 10’s unsplit 40 km riding/walk allowance. Separate 70 km Kashgar visits excluded; exit mileage unavailable.
Kashgar · Kailash · Everest
Great Crossing · Yunnan → Xizang → Nepal
22 days · 4,393 km listed riding-stage subtotal
Not the complete journey distance. Local visits, boating and exit mileage not fully quantified; highest rider elevation TBC.
Mohan · Yunnan · Lhasa · Everest
Great Crossing
20 days · 4,500 km listed riding-stage subtotal
Not complete distance; highest rider elevation TBC.
Not sure which journey fits your group, or want a ride tailored to you? Share your ideas with us.
Talk to Greatway →Our travel philosophy and decades of experience take us into the most spectacular, most moving regions of China. Come and ride with us - through legendary landscapes, to places most travelers never reach. Along the way, immerse yourself in China’s many-colored cultures and meet the different peoples who call these roads home.
Greatway 提供中国深入的摩托车骑行体验。欢迎来中国，一起骑遇美景，探索传奇之地，沉浸多彩多姿的文化，遇见不同民族的人们。
Bucket 01 · Rent here & ride
Land, collect a bike with plates, insurance, and altitude tuning already sorted, and ride. Our main product - guided, on-road tours on the great paved roads, with a support vehicle the whole way. Of course, we are also good in guided off-road tours on unpaved roads. There might be the most beautiful unpaved roads in western Sichuan for motorcycle travel in China.
Bucket 02 · Bring your own
Ship your motorcycle in and cross China on your own wheels. We handle temporary import and export, Chinese plate, license conversion, permits, and customs - the paperwork that makes a foreign-plated bike legal on Chinese roads.
Explore our fleet, or let us help you choose a motorcycle for the journey you have in mind.
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Passion & focus take us further
Your road captains set the pace, read the road and guide the group. Our senior captains have led motorcycle manufacturer events across China and completed long-distance journeys overseas. A mechanic and support vehicle travel with the group, bringing experience in high-altitude repairs and recovery.
Language, culture, context
Our local, licensed tour guides accompany your group from arrival to the end of your ride, helping with language and sharing the culture and stories of the places you visit.
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Road Captain
Road Captain
Rode through Southeast Asia, Russia, Europe and South Africa between 2018 and 2022. Completed a self-supported journey across Asia and Europe in 2023, covering 31 countries in five months. Returned in 2024 with both parents, traveling through 24 countries in 118 days.
Road Captain
Originally from Shanghai, Nibi was a cellist before turning to motorcycling. A passion for riding took him onto the racetrack and later on long-distance journeys around the world.
Road Captain · Riding Instructor
Leads group rides and provides coaching along the way, helping beginners build confidence and experienced riders develop their skills.
Road Captain · Mechanic
A motorcycle riding and safety instructor with a background in vehicle and motorcycle repair. Also a keen downhill and off-road cyclist.
Mechanic
Drives the support vehicle and looks after the motorcycles throughout the journey.
Before the scenery, the preparation
From permits to choosing your motorcycle, we’ll help you prepare for the journey.
Ask us your questionIn their words
"Top hotels, organizing a picnic was an excellent initiative. The journey was safe and professional, local guides are both experienced and professional. The overall organization was perfect. The trip exceeded everyone's expectations. The support provided by the entire team ensured our safe return."
"Notre voyage fut une expérience fantastique et la découverte d’une partie de la Chine qui nous a littéralement fasciné. Le choix des hôtels, des restaurants ont été parfaits. Merci à Mr Wang notre guide toujours aussi sympathique et Mrs Xing qui a donné toute son énergie pour satisfaire tout le groupe." Our trip was a fantastic experience, discovering a part of China that genuinely fascinated us. The choice of hotels and restaurants was perfect. Thank you to Mr Wang, our ever-friendly guide, and to Mrs Xing, who gave all her energy to look after the whole group.
One ride · friends for life
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