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INTENSIVE TIBET TOUR
Day
01 Arrive Kathmandu
Arrive at Kathmandu
airport. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel for
a 3-night stay.
Day 02
Kathmandu
Breakfast. Morning
sightseeing tour of the city & Swayambhunath. Afternoon visit
Pashupatinath. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 03
Kathmandu
Breakfast. Full day visit
of Patan and Bhaktapur. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 04
Kathmandu to Lhasa
Breakfast. Transfer to the
airport and fly to Lhasa. On arrival transfer to the hotel. Rest of the
day at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 05 & 06
Lhasa (3,650m)
Breakfast. Two days will
be spent discovering Lhasa - see the famous Potala Palace, Norbulinka-HH
Dalai Lama's summer Palace, Sera & Drepung Monasteries, Jokhang Temple
and the narrow lanes of Barkhor, the old market place of Lhasa.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07
Lhasa - Gyantse (3,950m)
Breakfast.
After breakfast, drive to bustling Gyantse. Drive along the Yarlung
Tsangpo River and then over a high pass Khamb-La pass (4,794m) before
descending to the Turquoise Lake, Yamdrok Tso. Then ascend along a
winding road to cross the Karo-La pass (5,045 m) and then descend to the
Gyantse valley. Overnight in Gyantse.
Day 08 Gyantse - Shigatse (3,900m)
Breakfast. After breakfast, visit Kumbum Chorten & the Pelkhor
Monasteries. Depart for Shigatse, in the afternoon; visit the Tashi
Lhumpo Monastery, Tibet's largest and most magnificent. Overnight in
Shigatse.
Day 09 Shigatse - Xegar (4,350m)
Breakfast. Drive along the flat Tibetan plateau via a few small
settlements such as Lhatse & Lulu, which are typical Tibetan villages.
Cross Lhakpa-La pass (5,220m). Overnight in Xegar.
Day 10 Xegar - Zhangmu (2,500m)
Breakfast. Picturesque drive from Xegar to Zhangmu viewing the
world's tallest peaks. Cross Lalung-La pass (5,050m). As the road
approaches Zhangmu, it follows the deep Gorge of Bhotekoshi River.
Overnight at Zhangmu.
Day 11 Zhangmu -
Kathmandu
Breakfast. Walk or drive
from Zhangmu to the friendship bridge to meet your vehicle for the
onward drive to Kathmandu city centre. . On arrival check-in at the
hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 12 Leave
Kathmandu
Transfer to the airport in
time for flight to onward destination.
END OF THE TOUR
