About Us
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The Asia-Bike-Tours adventure started 1997. After years in "Big Business" Heinrich Wegenstein, model 58, decided that it was time to follow his true passions. He combined his love for biking and travelling, to find his new goal. The enthusiastic echo of the clients/friends of our tours amplified our spirits not just to go on with the Rajasthan tours but also to extend our program to other parts of the Indian subcontinent. As long as profession remains passion, Heinrich will guide the tours. (UPDATE 2010 - well, this was when i started asia-bike-tours, still loving it and still guiding tours but since it is not possible to guide all tours i am happy a found a crew of marvelous guys and guides to provide fabulous experiences for you). Our preliminary goal remains to convey as much as possible the fascination the subcontinent has to offer to our client-friends. After the success at the indian sub-continent we startet to look behind the mountains as it is. Four years ago we ventured first into China and Tibet and the positve echo here remains as good as it was - and stil is- in India, Nepal and Bhutan. So far it seems we succeeded because around 70% of our clients/friends were on more then one tour with us! If you are interested, we organize your flight, a paddle boot on the lake in Udaipur or a painted camel to cross Thar desert! The way we run our tours can be pretty much be summarized with |
| Shankar Nath, | |
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the first Asia-Bike-Tours guide giving a massage to Ferdinand, that time 79 years of age and our oldest friend on tour so far. Born to an Austrian mother and an Indian father ,Shankar was raised all over india , quickly learning and loving the sub- continent’s diversity. Later he completed his higher studies in Vienna, specializing on the South Asian continent. Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, English and German, the hobby linguist claims to know many more indian dialects. He is passionate about traveling and ever intrigued by different cultures. Initially as an apprentice and later independently he has been working as a translator and travel guide since the age of 17. He organizes special interest tours and cultural travels throughout Asia. India is his home ground and he rarely ever tires explaining its intricacies to interested listeners. Apart from Tourguiding he works for developmental projects and follows his academic pursuits. |
| Tenzin Thinley, | |
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Bhutanese national,here with his two sons. Tenzin crossed our way when we had to cancel a Tibet tour when the borders where closed bcause of SARS. This resulted in our first Bhutan tour and a long friendship. Due to a scholarship for tourism in Germany and Austria Tenzin speaks German besides speaking English, Bhutanese, Hindi and Tibetan. He runs his own travel Agency in Bhutan and he guides tours in Bhutan, Sikkim and in north India, Ladakh for us since many years now. He also lived for a few years as a monk in an monastery another reason he is a wealth of knowledge about Buddhism and Bhutan. |
| Julian Urban, | |
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born in Austria and raised in Dharamshala - Exile home of the Dalai Lama. Julian speaks Hindi, English, German and Tibetan since he went to the tibetan school in Dharamshala. He also studied at Webster University in Vienna and at an Art College ?? in London. Besides guiding our tours when his schedule allows he also guides special interest tours for his father. He amazed many of our friends and clients with his network of friends at monasteries here in India. Everyone who´d ever tried knows how hard it is to get an audience with the Dalai Lama - Julian managed for the first group he was leading! Altough a quiet guy Julian knows more than enough about India to satisfy those who show interest. Guides tour in north India, Ladakh, Spiti and Rajasthan. |