Cultural Tour of Tibet

Duration : 06 Nights / 07 Days
Destinations covered : Tsedang - Lhasa - Gyantse - Xigatse - Xegar - Zhangmu

DAY 01 : Kathmandu (1300 M) - Tsedang (3400 M)
Fly to LHASA crossing over the panoramic Himalayan ranges (1 hr).
Transfer from Gongar airport to TSEDANG (105 Kms-02 hours drive)
Afternoon at leisure for acclimatization
Overnight in hotel

DAY 02 : Tsedang (3400 M) - Lhasa (3600 M)
Breakfast in hotel
Morning visit of Samye Monastery
Continue drive to Lhasa (195 km-04 hours drive)
Overnight in hotel

Day 03 : Lhasa
Breakfast in hotel
Visit Tsurpu and drive back to Lhasa
Overnight in hotel

Day 04 : Lhasa
Breakfast in hotel
Morning visit of Potala Palace Afternoons visit of Jokhang Temple and Barkhor street
Overnight in hotel

Day 05 : Lhasa
Breakfast in hotel Morning visit of Drepung Monastery Afternoon visit of Sera Monastery and Norbulingka Overnight in Hotel

Day 06 : Lhasa
LHASA Breakfast in hotel Free day in Lhasa Overnight in Hotel.

Day 07: Lhasa (3600 M)-Gyantse (3900 M)
Breakfast in Hotel Drive to GYANTSE (311 km-07 hours drive) Overnight in Hotel

Day 08 : Gyantse (3900 M) - Xigatse (3800 M)
Breakfast in hotel, Drive to Shigatse via
Shalu Monastery (90 km –02 hours drive) Visit Tashilumpo Monastery
Overnight in hotel.

Day 09 : Xigatse (3800 M) - Xegar (4150 M)
Breakfast in hotel Drive to Shegar via Shakya Monastery (239 km-08 hours drive)
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 10 : Xegar
Breakfast in hotel Day excursion to Everest base camp and return to Shegar.
Overnight in hotel

Day 11 : Xegar (4150M) - Zhangmu (2100M)
Breakfast in hotel Drive to Zhangmu (251km-6hours drive) Overnight in hotel

Day 12 : Zhangmu - Back home
Breakfast in Hotel
Drive to friendship bridge (Tibet-Nepal Border 45 minutes drive)

Tibet and Nepal Combo Tour

Duration : 06 Nights / 07 Days
Destinations covered : Kathmandu - Kodari - Zhangmu - Xegar - Xigatse - Gyantse - Lhasa -Kathmandu

Day 01 - Kathmandu - Kodari (Drive Trek) Kodari - Zhangmu
This morning we depart Kathmandu by surface on a scenic drive to Kodari (Nepal-Tibet border), through the beautiful Nepalese countryside. We leave our vehicals here and start a short walk of about one hour 30 minutes uphill with porters to Shangmu Immigrations - known to Nepalese as Khasa, hangs on a cliff face, its boom town architecture having a temporary look; even the monastery roofs are sheadthed in corrugated iron sheets and is situated at a height of 2,500 m. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day 02 - Zhangmu - Xegar (Drive)
Today we drive uphill to the highest plateau of the world with the typical view of Tibetan landscape, crossing over Nyalam Pass (3,800 m) and Lalung-La (Pass) at 5,050m, with views of beautiful Himalayan Ranges panorama including the Mt. Everest (8,848 m) to Zhangmu (244 Kms). Also called "new tingri", is surrounded by mountains, Zhangmu is another town that lies in the shadow of a great fortress. Even in ruins it is majestic. Seeming to grow out of the craggy brown rock, its sinous wall bristles with watchtowers like stegosaurus spines. Isolated in 1855 by marvading Nepalese in search of booty, the Gurkhas cut off the Dzong's water supply and settled in for a long seige. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day 03 - Xegar - Xigatse (Drive)
Drive We continue on our drive to Lhatse (T-cross to Mt. Everest), and crossing over the Gyatsola Pass at 5,220 m, which is the highest enroute to Xigatse (240 Kms). Xigatse is the second largest town in Tibet and the capital of Tsang, lying 354 Kms. west of Lhasa at an altitude of 3,810 m. Overnight stay at the Hotel

Day 04 - Xigatse - Gyantse (Drive)
Drive This morning we will visit the Panchen Lama's Tashilhumpu Moanastery, and continue on our drive to gyantse (90 Kms) - is a pastoral town between Lhasa and xigatse. It is 264 Kms. southwest of Lhasa, and still retains the charm of a traditional Tibetan town untouched by modern expansion. As a crossroad on the principle trade route to India, it used to be renowned for the excellence of its carpets. The compound, encircled by on impressive wall, once contained 19 monasteries, presided over by the still intact fortress perched atop a nearby mountain. Later in the day visit the Kumbum Stupa and Phalkor Monastery. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day 05 - Gyantse - Lhasa (Drive)
We continue on a full day picturesque drive crossing over Karola Pass at 5,010m, Kambala Pass at 4,794 m. and a colourful Yamdrok Lake, sometimes along the Tibetan lifeline river Brahmaputra also known as yarlung Tsangpo, to the capital town Lhasa (264 Kms).

Day 06 - Lhasa (Drive)
Today we will visit the Jokhang Temple, situated in the heart of Old Lhasa, it houses Tibet's most precious religious relic, a golden Shakyamuni Buddha which was brought as a gift bythe Chinese Princess Wen Cheng on the occasion of her wedding to the Tibetan King, Songtsen Gompo. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa.

Later in the day visit the Potala Palace, this legendary palace built atop a single hill is synonymous with Tibet by the first foremost king Songtsen Gompa. It was expanded to its present structure during the 17th century by the 5th Dalai Lama. This 13 story 1000 room citadel served as the headquarters of the former "church-state" of Tibet and was home to successive Dalai Lamas, who from the latter half of the 18th century used it as their Winter palace. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day 07 - Lhasa -Kathmandu (Flight)
Early this morning you will be picked up from you respective hotel to be transferred in time to Gangaar airport to connect your flight to Kathmandu.

Central Tibet Tour Package

Duration : 07 Nights / 08 Days
Destinations covered : Kathmandu - Tsedang - Gyantse - Shalu - Xigatse - Lhasa -Kathmandu

Day 01: Kathmandu - Tsedang
Arrive Tsedang and transfer to hotel

Day 02 : Tsedang
Breakfast at hotel
Sightseeing of Tsedang, according to legend, it was in a cave here that a monkey emanation of Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva of Compassion) mated with an ogress, thereby giving birth to the original Tibetan clans. Perched on a craggy ridge in the vicinity of this mythical cave, overlooking the first cultivated fields in Tibet, is the resplendent Yumbu Lagang palace. Sacred texts are said to have miraculously fallen on the palace roof, heralding the first appearance of Buddhism in Tibet.

On the banks of Yarlung Tsangpo, the tibetan name for Brahmaputra river, south-west of Lhassa, is one of the important monasteries of Tibet : Samye. The monastery is built with the shape of a huge mandala. Surrounded by a circular wall, it is a representation of cosmos. The different buildings are arranged according to a complex symbolism, around the Utse, the central hall, housing the hall of prayers.
Overnight at hotel

Day 03: Tsedang - Gyantse
Breakfast at hotel
Drive for Gyantse. Our route follows the Kyi Chu to the Tsangpo, the highest river in the world. We cross the Tsangpo and begin a hairpin ascent to the 15,700 foot Khampa La ("la" means pass in Tibetan). Then a thousand feet down to Yamdrok Lake.

We will drive via Yamdrok, the Turquoise Lake to Gyangtse across Kampa la pass at 5050 m and Karo la pass. At Gyangtse we visit the Kubum stupa and the Pelkor Chode Monastery. Gyantse was historically Tibet's third largest city after Lhasa and Xigatse.

Overnight at hotel

Day 04: Gyantse - Shalu - Xigatse (3860 M)
Breakfast at hotel
Morning start drive for around 90 Kms to reach Shigatse and en route visit the Shalu Monastery and the Tashilhunpo Monastery, which is the seat of Panchen Lama - the second highest-ranking religious leader of the Buddhist religious order. The most amazing image in this monastery is the statue of the giant Maitreya (Future Buddha) erected by the 9th Panchen Lama in 1914, and took four years for its establishment. This giant statue stands twenty six meters in height and 275 Kg. of solid gold, great quantity of precious things such as pearls, turquoises, corals and ambers have absolved for its construction. We also recommend a visit the famous Shigatse Market

Arrive Xigatse and check in to hotel for overnight stay

Day 05: Xigatse - Lhasa
Breakfast at hotel
Morning drive from Xigatse to Lhasa
On arrival check in to hotel

Day 06 : Lhasa
Morning after breakfast we start off with a walking tour of Jokhang Monastery and the bustling Barkhor market. The Jokhang Monastery is the home of the statutes of the revered Buddha, Shakyamuni. While all Buddhist statutes are magnificently robed in colorful brocade adorned with pearls, turquoise, coral, and silver, solid gold bowls of holy water rest before Shakyamuni as well as offerings of yuen (money) and khatas (scarves) left by pilgrims. On this day we also visit the Tibetan Medical Center.
Overnight at hotel

Day 07 : Lhasa
Breakfast at hotel
Guided sightseeing tour of Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. Stunningly dominating the skyline of Lhasa atop the crest of Marpo Ri hill, the seventh-century Potala is considered Lhasa’s most holy destination for a pilgrimage. Winding up the hill, a stone path leads to the 14-story, 1000-room, 23,000 square-foot palace. Each day, thousands of pilgrims give the prayer wheels lining the path a clockwise spin as they make their way up to the entrance.

Next we visit the Drepung monastery. Drepung once housed 10,000 monks, If we're lucky, we'll quietly ease into a dark columned hall to see and hear the lilting, booming chanting of the sutras, or perhaps sit under a willow tree and watch as the monks engage in theatrical debate.

Overnight at hotel

Day 08 : Lhasa - Kathmandu
Morning after breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight back to Kathmandu
TOUR END