Tibet Himalayan Overland Tour: Lhasa-Everest-Kathmandu
Highlights: Lhasa, Shigatse, Mount Everest, Zhangmu
With this trip, we'll drive overland from Lhasa to Kathmandu with a tour to the Himalayan Mount Everest reserve.
The wonderful part of it is to experience the different sceneries of the Himalaya Range. On the way to the border of Zhangmu,
you'll see the south side of the Himalaya embraced with waterfalls and cascades flushing almost everywhere, which is completely
different from the Himalaya north side of the ever-stretching snow mountains.
Please note the road to Everest is bumpy and the accommodation after Shigatse is limited. This tour is available throughout the year except
some snowing time in Jan or Feb.
Itinerary (07nights/08days)
Day 01 Arrive in Lhasa
Meet and transfer you to your hotel in Lhasa. Upon arrival, just take rest for high altitude acclimatization.
Day 02 Sightsee in Lhasa
Our sightseeing in Lhasa may start from the magnificent Potala Palace,
Jokhang Temple and the bustling
Barkhor Street around the temple.
And at evening, pay a visit to a
Tibetan family.
Day 03 Sightseeing in Lhasa
Today we will visit the two great Gelugpa monasteries - Drepung Monastery which was once the world's largest monastery and Sera Monastery where you could see the interesting "Buddhism Scriptures Debating" between Lamas.
Day 04 Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse
In the fresh morning air, we'll drive to Gyantse and stop off at the holy Yamdrok Yumtso Lake for a short walk. When arrival, visit the Pelkhor Monastery. Then we'll get to the second largest city in Tibet - Shigatse.
Day 05 Shigatse-Tingri
After visit the foremost attraction in Shigatse - Tashilumpo Monastery, we'll drive to Tingri.
Day 06 Tingri-Mount Everest Base Camp-Old Tingri
It is about 100km from Tingri to Rongbuk Monastery and Mt. Everest Base Camp. Upon arrival, enjoy the splendid scenery of the highest mountain in the world and then we'll drive to Old Tingri.
Day 07 Old Tingri-Zhangmu
Drive 200km to Zhangmu, the border town between China and Nepal. On the way, you will enjoy the panoramic views of the snow-capped Himalayan Range.
Day 08 Zhangmu-Kathmandu
On this last day in Tibet, we will see you off at the Friendship Bridge / Kodari where you are supposed to go through the China customs. We can help you arrange the transport from the border to Kathmandu if necessary (Note: usually you can get it easily at the border. If leave to us, we can arrange our local partner in Kathmandu to send a car to meet you at the border and drive you to your hotel in Kathmandu). Your wonderful Tibet Lhasa-Mt. Everest-Kathmandu overland tour ends.
Rates: Depending on the group size and travel seasons. Usually more travellers sharing the transport cost, lower Price. And always special offer for different seasons - Currently 10% discount for travelling from Dec to March.
Service: Accommodation, Transportation with a jeep, Tibetan English-speaking Tour guide, All necessary Tibet travel permits, Entrance tickets, Administration fee for visit to Mt. Everest, Breakfasts at all places, etc.
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