10 Days From £743 (1,170 USD)

This amazing tour packs a lot into a short time: Lhasa and the Potala Palace, Drepung and Sera Monasteries, Yamdrok Tso Lake, the Tashilumpo monastery in Xigatse, the Pelkor Monastery and Kumbum Stupa in Gyantse, Ronbuk valley and Everest base camp! For full no obligation pricing options and operator contact details please enquire: Full Name* Email* Your Country* Afghanistan Albania Algeria Amazon American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire Borneo Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote dIvoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Himalayas Honduras Hong Kong and Macau Hungary Iceland India Indochina Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kalahari Desert Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Limpopo River Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mekong Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar - Burma Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Okavango Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Congo Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Rwanda Saba Saint Lucia Saint Martin Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Silk Road Singapore Sint Eustatius Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka St Helena St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and The Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Andes The Antarctic The Arctic Tibet Timor Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu UAE Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay US Virgin Islands Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Victoria Falls Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe Telephone

Key Information Travel Style: Small Group Start Location: Kathmandu, Nepal End Location: Kathmandu, Nepal Accommodation: Hotels and Guest Houses Period: Mar-Oct Difficulty: Suitable for Regular Walkers About The Operator Accreditations: Official members of TAAN, NMA, NTB, KEEP. Years In Business: 7

This tour definitely offers you some of the most amazing scenery, Tibetan villages, charming view of the Himalayas and many more. This holiday is blending of culturally and naturally rewarding journey. A visit to important places of interest in Tibet including cultural, historic and natural attractions of Tibet, secondly remarkable Everest base camp trip is full of amazing things. The fascinating panoramic view beamed from the great north face of Mount Everest is sensational.

Tour Highlights
Sightseeing in Lhasa - Today we'll visit various Buddhist monasteries including Sera Monastery, one of the best preserved monasteries in Tibet, where several hundred monks live and study within it's whitewashed walls & golden roofs. After lunch, we'll visit the Norbulingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, as well as the Jhokhang Temple, possibly the most sacred shrine in Tibet and there is always a procession of devout Tibetans through the complex. Surrounding the Jhokhang is the Barkor - a maze of narrow cobbled streets, the central market of Lhasa.
We will visit the Potala Palace which dominates the city of Lhasa, spectacular building, it contains the private quarters of the Dalai Lama as well as numerous grand state rooms and many important chapels. There has been a palace on this site since the 5th or 6th century, but the present palace was constructed in the 17th century. After lunch, we'll visit the Drepung Monastery, which was founded in the 14th century, & was once the largest in the world, with a population of around 10,000 monks. These days that figure is down to several hundred, but there is still much here of interest as it was left relatively unscathed during the Cultural Revolution.

The Karo La High Pass (5045m) - we can view the spectacular sight of a huge glacier tumbling down to within a few hundred meters of the road. After few hours, we arrive to Gyantse passing the beautiful valleys and colorful Tibetan village

Gyantse - we visit the Gyantse Dzong and Gyantse Kumbum, which is a large gold-domed stupa, & its many small chapels house an impressive arry of Tibetan Buddhist murals. The Dzong is a fort dating from the 14th century from which there are amazing views of both Gyantse itself and the surrounding Nyang Chu Valley. Thereby, we continue the journey to Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. After a short drive of only 90kms, we take our lunch. Thereafter, exploring the local market we will make a detailed visit to the Tashilhunpo Monastery, one of the largest functioning monasteries in Tibet.

A full day by day itinerary will be provided by the tour operator when you make an enquiry about this holiday.

Includes
- Airport pick up and transfer by car / van.
- 4 wheel drive (2004 model Toyota) with experienced driver during the tour.
- Chinese visa, and Tibet travel permit.
- English speaking guide during the tour.
- Twin sharing accommodation at standard hotel during the tour (inclusive of breakfast).
- Monasteries entry permits.
- Lhasa city tours and all entry permits.
- Pick up by car/van from Kodari boarder (friendship bridge) to Kathmandu.

Excludes
- Chinese Visa, Kathmandu - Lhasa Flight, Lunch, dinner, drinks, alcoholic beverages, Nepal visa, Nepal Re- entry visa, Travel insurance, meals/accommodation in Kathmandu.

Prices per person, based on 2 people traveling - please submit an enquiry to receive a personalized itinerary and costs.