Overview
Embark on Tibet Tours and explore the magnificent views of the Himalayas,
towering mountain surpasses, antique monasteries, forts and unique art and
culture of time eternal. Enjoy the never ending heavenly traveling with Tibet
Tours. Tibet-Lhasa Tours give you an outstanding and momentous
opportunity to come across with prohibited the high plateau of Tibet. Tibet-Lhasa
tours will take you to the mystical Lhasa to explore its rich and ancient
history and culture, and will give you a golden opportunity to
discover ancient Buddhist culture, devastating landscapes, artistic
antique monasteries, hidden beautiful valleys, exotic cities, and many more
picturesque places of Lhasa.
Stopover of the foremost sacred places like Sera monastery, the Potala
Palace, the palace of Dalai Lamas and kings, the Jhokang temple,
one of the sacred temples of Tibet, and the rest. For the long time, Tibet has
been a mystifying and eternal land, cut off globally by the mighty Himalayas
and has been mesmerizing the world with its ancient flavors. Lhasa Tours
will further take you on an incredible itinerary along friendship
highway to the renowned Tashilhump monastery at Shigatse, the historic town of
Gyantse, beautiful turquoise colored waving waters of Yamdrok Lake, th Khampa
La pass and the young Norjing Gang Sang is another remarkable feature of
Tibet-Lhasa Tours. Being one of the most incredible sacred places to trip in
Asia, Tibet has a unique culture of all there own inhabited by Tibetans, a
minority nationality of aged and strange people. Tibet Tours itinerary
will give you an incredible and spectacular experience for the life long of
this majestic itinerary.
Day 01 Arrive Gongar from Hong Kong - drive Lhasa (100 kms / 2.5 hrs)
Needless to express more; how scenic and beautiful the flight to Lhasa Gongar
airport, does not matter where the flight is from, one of the world`s most
beautiful flight sightseeing!!!
Upon arrival at Lhasa Gongar airport, you will be welcomed by our Tibetan crew
guide and driver, experience the first Tibetan hospitalities accompanied by
sweet smiles and your Tibet touring experience has already started! You will be
checked in the booked hotel and will be advised to relax and adjust your first
high altitude day breathing and steps to the local altitude!!!
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 02/03 Lhasa
Mystical Lhasa, We spend the next two days exploring its rich history and
culture. Lhasa, the once-forbidden city, is the capital of Tibet. Visit of the
major sacred places. The Sera monastery is one of the Gelugpa’s (Yellow Hat)
great monasteries founded in 1419 and one of the best-preserved monasteries in
Tibet. Its principal buildings were inexplicably spared during the Cultural
Revolution, and a few hundred monks now live there. While the Second Dalai Lama
built the Ganden Potrang in the early years of the 16th century, the Drepung
Monastery became the effective centre of political power in Tibet. By the time
of the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-82), its population had grown to a staggering
10,000; easily the largest monastic institution in the world. The Potala Palace,
the palace of kings and Dalai Lamas, towers above the city like a fairytale
castle. The Potala has over 1,000 rooms and is the most complex monument ever
built in Tibet and designed to serve diverse functions: it was the palace where
the Dalai Lama and his large entourage resided and where all ceremonies of state
were held; it was also the seat of Tibet’s government where all political and
administrative decisions concerning the country were made. In addition, the
Potala was a major destination for pilgrims. Norbu Lingka has been the official
summer residence of the Dalai Lama since the middle of the 18th century. It has
four major palace complexes initiated by the present Dalai Lama within his
residential quarters, which have been left exactly as they were when he fled to
India in 1959. Pilgrims come from all over the country to pay homage to the
Jokhang temple, Tibet’s most sacred temple. Located in the very heart of Lhasa’s
colourful Tibetan district, Jokhang is the focus of devotion day and night.
Tibetans circle it, gaining spiritual merit and generally having a wonderful
time. This, the spiritual centre of Tibet, is also the heart of Lhasa.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 04 Lhasa - Gyangtse (280 kms / 08 hrs)
By a private landcruiser with guide, Taking the friend ship high way towards the
Khampa la pass ( 4730metres ), at the pass we have a short break for stunning
views of some major white peaks in the eastern regions of Himalaya to the south
and the young Norjing Gang Sang spiritual snow mountain range to the west across
the turquise colored waving waters of Yamdrok lake, descending from the pass
down close to the lake and driving passing the local nomadic and farming
villages as far as to the western edge of Yamdrok lake where we have a nice
meadow next to the lake for our picnic lunch, After lunch continue our scenic
driving to the next pass Karo la ( 5050metres ) where we have our first high
altitude adventure experience of Norjing Gang Sang glacier peak and some funs
with the local high altitude animal Yaks and their herders, we have our arrival
in Gyangtse in the late afternoon, check in a hotel in Gyangtse ( 3850metres ),
shower and prepare for a nice dinner!!!
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 05 Kathmandu -
Shigatse (95 km / 02 hrs)
aAfter breakfast, we visit the local historical and the
cultural centers, The Palkhor Chode monastery including the Kumbum stupa ( the
only survival with such distinctive structure and the thousands of art works )
and the local ancient Gyangtse fort, at noon we drive to Shigatse through the
rich agricultural Nying Chu valley of central Tibet, on arrival in Shigatse and
rest.
Day 06 Shigatse - Shegar (280 kms / 05 hrs)
After breakfast, we visit the Tashilunpo monastery ( the main seat of Panchen
Lama ) and the local Traditional market and afternoon leaving Shigatse town,
drive continue south west on the friendship high way to Shegar and rest.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 07 Shegar - Dhulikhel (335 km / 08-09 hrs)
Make sure you have some photos left for the panoramic views
of the Himalayan range as you cross the Lalung La pass (5200m) from where we
have a breathtaking view of the Himalayan range (Shisabangma, the highest peak
in Tibet, Mt. Everest, Cho-Oyu) can be seen. before we leave the Tibetan
plateau, descending to Zhang Mu - on the China - Nepal border.
After completing border formalities the drive back to Dhulikhel via Bhote Koshi.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 08
Dhulikhel -
Kathmandu (32 km 1 hr 30 min) - Fly out
In the morning visit Dhulikhel which offers superb views of
Cho Oyu in the east to Himalchuli in the west.The little town exudes great charm
in the bare-brick houses, carved wooden windows, sloping tile-roofs,
pagoda-temples and sacred statues everywhere. Lot of temples dot the town and
the skyline. After visit Dhulikhel drive back to Kathmandu for rest. Later
transfer to the airport to connect flight to the onward destination.
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