Nepal Bhutan Tibet 15 Days Tour - 15 Days

You will be welcomed by the representative of Himalayan Trekkers and then transfer to the hotel.

After some rest and lunch, we will head towards the Ta Dzong - the National Museum of Bhutan. After the museum, we take a short walk to the Rinpung Dzong (often described as the fort with heaps of Jewel). Khichu Lhakhang is our next sightseeing spot. It is the oldest monument in this small kingdom. 

By the late afternoon, we reach the Drugyal Dzong (Bhutan Victory Fort) built around the mid 17th century in the memory of the Bhutanese victory over the Tibetan invaders.

After a warm and nice breakfast served at the hotel, we will hike up the 4200 steps to the Tiger's Nest, locally known as the Taktsang Monastery. This monastery has been the identification of the country for a long time because of its religious significance and location.

We drive to the capital of Bhutan, Thimpu for an overnight stay. 

We start the day with a drive to Punakha, the former capital of Bhutan via Dochu La Pass at 3,100 meters. En route, we will make a brief visit to the fertility temple known as Chimi Lhakhang.

Upon arrival at Punakha, we will have lunch and visit the Punakha Zhong located at the junction of Pho Chu and Mo Chu in the evening.

We leave Punakha after breakfast and head back towards Paro. We will stop at Thimpu for lunch and explore some of the top attractions like the National Library, Memorial Chorten, and Traditional Handmade Paper Factory. Then, we drive to Paro and rest. In the evening, you can explore the markets. 

We depart Paro and fly to the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu in the morning. Upon arrival at the airport, our staff will again pick you up & transfer you to the hotel. After check-in at the hotel in Kathmandu, we make our first visit to the Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath Stupa, two world heritage sites in Kathmandu city amongst the 7. 

After a warm breakfast, we start our scenic drive to Pokhara. We will make a few stops on the way to capture photographs. We will drive along the Trishuli River, and sometimes also spot river rafting alongside. 

If the weather is clear, Ganesh Himal, Langtang Lirung, Manaslu and Annapurna show us their beauty as soon as we start crossing Kathmandu. In the evening, we stroll around the lakeside in Pokhara, or depending on the time we reach Pokhara, you can go for a boating trip in Phewa Lake.

After breakfast, we drive towards the Davis fall, named after a Swiss coupled who had a tragedy herein by the waterfall in 1961. After two minutes walk, crossing the road leads us to Gupteshwor cave with a self-created statue of Lord Shiva (Hindu Deity) and some wonderful views of Davis fall from the other side.

5 minutes' walk from the Gupteshwor cave takes us to a refugee camp where you can see Tibetan refugees doing different kinds of work for livelihood such as making carpets, jewelry with semi-precious stones, and engaging in some serious business. After a while, we head towards the Bindabasani Temple and the Seti River gorge.

Leaving behind Pokhara, we start our drive and reach Chitwan for lunch. 

After a brief rest, we take a walk through the village of the Tharu people, one of the famous indigenous groups in Nepal. After a brief walk in the village, we will come back to the hotel and later enjoy the cultural dance program of the Tharu people.

Chitwan national park is the best habitat for tropical animals and plants in Nepal.

After breakfast in the morning, we drive for a while from your jungle camp and go canoeing in the Budi Rapti River. There are chances to see the one-horned rhino and other wild animals. After the canoeing, we go to the elephant breeding center where female elephants are kept for breeding. We drive to the elephant bathing place in Sauraha. We head back to the hotel for lunch and rest for a while. At the noon, we will go for the elephant ride inside the Chitwan national park where we may encounter many animals including one-horned rhino, 4 species of deer, monkeys, and many more. 

We drive back to Kathmandu from Chitwan. If time permits, we may do half-day sightseeing herein including Swayambhunath Temple (monkey temple), a very famous temple enlisted as a UNESCO heritage site offering the entire Kathmandu valley view from the top.

We may stroll around Thamel later in the evening and finally have dinner in one of the authentic Nepali restaurants.

Early morning after breakfast, our representative will drop you at the TIA airport for your next flight to Lhasa. Upon your arrival at the Gonggar Airport, our Tibetan representative will escort you to the designated hotel in Lhasa. The rest of the day is to get acclimatized to the altitude. 

After breakfast, we will be taking a tour of Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street. 

After breakfast, we will visit the Potala Palace, the former winter palace of the Dalai Lamas. This architectural masterpiece is the symbol of the unity of the Tibetans. 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.

Our today's guided sightseeing includes Norbulingka Palace, Drepung Monastery, and Sera Monastery.

Norbulingka Palace is the former summer palace of the Dalai Lamas. The palace territory houses a zoo that was built to protect the animals given to the Dalai Lama. 

Drepung Monastery is the largest monastery in the country and also one of the Great Three Gelukpa Monasteries of Tibet. The monastery houses the statues of Sage Manjushree Tsong Khapa and Kwan-Yin Bodhisattva. 

Sera Monastery is also one of the Great Three Gelukpa Monasteries of Tibet. The Monastery University used to house three basic schools namely, Sera Mey Dratsang, Sera Jey Dratsang, and Ngagpa Dratsang.  

After breakfast, we will take an hour's drive (about 70km west ) to reach the Tsurphu Monastery which resides on a valley floor. This famous monastery of Tibet is the seat of the Karmapa branch of the Kagyugpa order of Tibetan Buddhism. If you feel acclimatized, you can do the Tsurphu Kora which provides an excellent view of Tsurphu below. We will drive to Yangbachen hot spring before we return to Lhasa for our overnight stay.

Today our journey comes to an end. We will transfer you to the airport at the scheduled time and thus end your life journey into the Himalayas will beautiful memories.