Tibet Cultural Exploration Tour 2007

Kathmandu to Lhasa Fly in & Drive out or Reverse
Fixed Departure: Every Tuesday & Saturday
Tour Code : SSATT # 22
Grade : B
Max. Altitude : 5,000 m
Trip duration : 13 days
Season : March-April-May-June-July-August-September- Mid of October

Highlights :
The breathtaking trans-himalayan flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa and the overland route from Lhasa to Nepal offer truly spectacular views of the Himalayas, mountain passes, ancient monasteries and fortresses from a bygone era. We begin our tour by exploring fabled Lhasa: the majestic Potala Palace towers over the entire Lhasa Valley. The Drepung monastery is the largest monastic university in Tibet; the Jokhang is the central cathedral; and the surrounding Barkhor market is bustling with pilgrims and traders Then we drive along the Yamdrok Tso Lake and Turquoise Lake to Gyantse to the Kumbum Stupa, a unique and magnificent 6 storey stupa consisting of 112 chapels, a Buddhist hall and a prayer hall.

We arrive at Shigatse, where Tashilhunpo Monastery is located. The Tashilhunpo is the seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the biggest Gelugpa monasteries in Central Tibet. It enshrines a nine storey bronze statue of Maitreya Buddha. We also visit the Shakya Monastery, Shegar before returning to Kathmandu via Zhangmu (Khasa) of the Tibet-Nepal border.

Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
Day 02: Visit Kathmandu valley. O/N at hotel.
Day 03: Visit Kathmandu valley. O/N at hotel.
Day 04: Fly to Lhasa(Gonger airport) drive to Lhasa. O/N at hotel. Saturday orTuesday
Day 05: Visit Drepung, Sera & Potala. O/N at hotel.
Day 06: Visit Barkhor and Jokhang. O/N at hotel.
Day 07: Drive to Gyantse. O/N at hotel.
Day 08: Drive to Shigatse. O/N at hotel.
Day 09: Drive to Xegar Dzong. O/N at hotel.
Day 10: Drive to Zhangmu. O/N at hotel.
Day 11: Drive to Kathmandu. O/N at hotel.
Day 12: Visit Kathmandu. O/N hotel.
Day 13: Departure from Kathmandu.

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Cost Includes:
Hotel with bed & breakfast, all ground transportation in Tibet during the sightseeing, guide, permits & monastery entrance fee & in Kathmandu Airport/ Hotel/ Airport transfers only.

Cost does not include:
KTM / Lhasa / KTM Air –fare US $ 580.00, airport tax, meals in Lhasa, Chinese Visa fee US $ 40 per person & Nepal re-entry visa fee, Zhangmu/Kathmandu ground transport, hotel – meals & sightseeing in Kathmandu, personal insurance of clients.

Complementary:
Tour leader is fully complementary when they are above 15 paying pax.