Please note: THIS TOUR IS DESIGNED FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 PERSONS!
Begin your journey spending three days acclimatizing and sightseeing in the Holy City of Lhasa where we visit formidable Potala palace and other powerful places, join pilgrims at the Jokhang Temple and wander and bargain in streets of Barkhor, the city’s old quarter. The Kathmandu Road slips over the 15,700- foot Khamba La Pass and whirls past turquoise lakes and Himalayan giants to the old fashioned town of Gyantse, where we will enter the sculpture-filled rooms of the Kumbum chorten. Its then on to Shigatse’s vast ornate Tashilunpo Monastery. Travel to the village of Shekar and cross the stupendous Pang La Pass, gazing, if the weather is good, at a vast swatch of the central Himalaya, including Makalu, Everest, Lhotse, and Cho Oyu, - four of the world’s seven highest peaks. We then drive up to Everest Base Camp beside the storied Rongbuk Monastery. Rejoining the main Lhasa-Kathmandu road, we cross the magnificent Tingri Plain and begin the almost-10,000-foot drop from the austere Tibetan Plateau to Nepal. After a night in Zhangmu, stroll across the Friendship Bridge into Nepal and drive to Kathmandu.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive at the Gongkhar airport in Lhasa and transfer to hotel. Free afternoon to rest and acclimatize.
Days 2 - 3: Spend 2 full days visiting sights in andvaround Lhasa.
Day 4: Drive to Gyantse via Yamdrok Tso.
Day 5: Visit sights in Gyantse and drive to Shigatse.
Day 6: Drive to Shegar (New Tingri).
Day 7: Drive to Dza Rongbuk Monastery with the views of several peaks.
Day 8: Excursion to Mt. Everest and transfer to Tingri.
Day 9: Drive to Zhangmu border.
Day 10: Border formalities, change of vehicle and drive to Kathmandu.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Airfares: Depends on the departure city
Price Includes:
- All hotel accommodations based on double occupancy, including tax and service
- All meals as stated in the itinerary highlighting the local cuisine with water, tea, coffee,
local beer, and soft drinks.
- Group airport arrival and departure transfers
- All ground transportation in private air conditioned vehicle with bottled water and snacks
on coach.
- All sightseeing, entrance fees .
- Services of local guides, site experts, and other support personnel.
- Tibet Travel Permit
Price Excludes:
- International airfare
- Any en route stopovers, hotels, and meals to and from China
- Excess baggage charges and airport taxes
- Passport and visa fees
- Items of a personal nature such as, laundry, mail, phone calls, faxes, spa treatments, hard liquor
- Normal level of gratuities for local guides and drivers
- Trip cancellation, travel delay or baggage insurance.
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