The world's highest road passes
Road passes over 5,000 meters above sea level
The world's highest road passes can be found, without much surprise, in Tibet and Indian Ladakh. A lot of asphalt roads are constructed at heights more than five thousand meters above sea level. Almost every one of these passes offers a beautiful view of either the Himalayan eight-thousandthers or the slightly more flat tops of the Transhimalaya´s hills. Driving along these roads, either by car or by bicycle, is one of the great experiences
Suge la pass
One of the world's highest road passes
Suge la Pass (5,452m asl) is one of the world's highest motorized passes. You will find it in a deserted… continue reading
Chang La Pass
The highest road pass in Ladakh
Chang La Pass (5 360 asl) is the highest road pass in Ladakh, over which leads a „normal“ road. Far better… continue reading
Khardung la Pass
False highest motorized pass in the worl
Khardung la Pass (5 359 m asl) is probably the most famous Indian road pass, mainly due to the fact that it… continue reading
Taglang la Pass
The highest point of the road Manali-Leh
Taglang la Pass (5 328 m asl) belongs among the three highest accessible road passes in Ladakh. It is also… continue reading
Gyatso la pass
Pass on the Tibetan plateau plain
Despite its high altitude – 5,259 meters above sea level, the Gyatso Pass is relatively insignificant. It is… continue reading
Pang la Pass
Impressive view of the Himalayas
Pang la pass (5,206m asl) is considered one of the most beautiful Himalayan viewpoints. So exactly the… continue reading
Laken la pass
View of Lake Namtso
The perfect asphalt road, which leads from Damxung through the mountains to the sacred lake Namtso,… continue reading
Tong la pass
The highest point of the Friendship Road
The Road of Friendship that connects Nepal and Tibet is culminating in the Tong la Pass (5,130m asl), which… continue reading
Lamna la pass
Pass in nomads county
Lamna la pass (5,097m above sea level) does not located on a classical road, but on a gravel road for off… continue reading
Lalung la pass
Unimportant five-thousander
Probably you will experience only in Tibet that the 5,000-meter high road pass is just a lonely place on the… continue reading
