Overland Trip Kathmandu to Lhasa

A representative from Himalayan trekkers with your nameplate will be waiting for you at the airport. After meeting, greeting and welcoming, you will be transferred to the hotel.

In case of early arrival sightseeing to Pashupatinath temple area and Bouddhanath stupa area. Otherwise, stroll around Thamel and rest in the hotel.

Overnight.

After breakfast, we have a full day sightseeing of the Kathmandu valley including Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, and Swoyambhunath.

Pashupatinath is one of the sacred Hindu temples in Nepal and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Boudhanath is also renowned as the little Tibet in Kathmandu. This is a spiritual place with the two eyes of Buddha conveying the message of peace to you. Kathmandu Durbar Square lies in the center of the Kathmandu valley and has some of the most interesting monuments in Nepal. The Kasthamandap, the building from which Kathmandu derived its name, the Kumari Ghar, the House of the Living goddess Kumari, the Taleju temple and the most interesting the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, now a museum are some of the interesting buildings in Kathmandu Durbar Square. Swoyambhunath is also popular as "Monkey Temple" situated at the height of Kathmandu valley.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, we will have a scenic and amazing off-road drive to Syabru Besi for overnight stay by enjoying the amazing views of rivers, hills, mountains and smiling local people. 

Syabru Besi is the town located in the northern part of Nepal in the Langtang region which is 20 km far from the Nepal-China border. 

In free time you can explore around and interact with local people of that area.

After breakfast, we will continue our drive to the border area, complete the immigration procedure and enters Tibet. Our representative on that side will be there to welcome and assist you.

Furthur drives to Tingri for overnight stay. 

(Note: You can also spend one more night at Kayrong to get proper acclimatization).

Today after breakfast we move towards Sakya through driving. The drive is exploratory and scenic while we move to Rongbuk. We explore Rongbuk Monastery at Rongbuk, which is taken as the elevated monastery of Tibet.

After that, we drive to the Everest Base Camp (EBC)(5250m). We can also see the superb views of the different mountains like Sishapangma (8,013m), Cho Oyu (8,201m) and the impressive and almighty Everest also renowned as Chomolungma Mountain. It will be your lifetime experience to have face to face with the highest peak in the world as well as the earth. We will complete about a 17 km round excursion of the Everest Base Camp. The base camp is shrunken and unproductive rather the scenery of Everest is mouth-watering.

Overnight stay at Sakya.

Today we explore the Monastery called Sakya, which is also the ancient temple of the Sakyapa section of Tibetan Buddhism.

After that, we drive to Shigatse which is the second major town of Tibet. In Shigste we can see the renowned monastery called Tashilhunpo. It was discovered by the first Dalai Lama known as Gendun Drup in 1447. It is equally important from both prospectuses either culturally or historically.

Overnight stay at Shigatse.

After breakfast, we will continue our drive to Lhasa via Gyantse.

On the way, we will explore the amazing glacial lakes named Yamdork lake, Manak Dam Lake and  Perklor Monastery, Kumbum stupa and amazing mountains too. 

After reaching Lhasa, we will explore the market and overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, we will visit the Potala Palace, the Palace of the Dalai Lama. This architectural masterpiece is the symbol of unity of the Tibetans. This palace was built by King Soongtsan Gampo, who was married to Princess Wen Cheng Tang in 641 A.D. It has got 999 houses built on Hongshan Hill with a red building on top. It is one of the grandest palaces in the world to date.

After lunch, we will drive towards the Jokhang Temple, the most sacred temple for Tibetan Buddhists. After spending some time at the Jokhang temple we will walk through Barkhor Street, a traditional old street in Lhasa.

We will start the sightseeing today from Norbulingka - the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, located along the Kyichu River and two kilometers west of the Potala Palace. This Palace has a huge garden covering 360,000 square meters, making it the biggest man-made garden in Tibet. It has got 374 rooms.

The second site is Drepung Monastery, made by Chojey Tashi Palden in the 14th Century. It had four departments, of which Loseling, or "The Hermitage of the Radiant Mind," was the largest, housing more than three-quarters of Drepung's ten to fifteen thousand monks. Now it is one of Tibet’s premier monastic educational institutions.

Overnight.

After breakfast, A scenic flight to Kathmandu by observing the majestic mountains.

After arriving Kathmandu, sightseeing of Bhaktapur durbar square and Patan durbar square. 

In the evening, farewell dinner with the team of Himalayan trekkers.

Overnight.

A representative will assist and transfer you to the airport, 3 hours earlier your scheduled flight.

Have a safe journey and please remember us for any kind of activities in the Himalayas. We (Himalayan trekkers) will always be on your side to convert your leisure into a memorable holiday.