There is hardly a world traveler who has not dreamed of experiencing Tibet – a barren mystical highland inhabited by hardy people While visiting Tibet can be challenging, its stark beauty — not to mention the altitude — never lets you forget you have traveled to a very different place. In Tibet, our adventure begins in the historical Yarlung Tsangpo Valley. We’ll spend one full day exploring the Samye Monastery — also known as the cradle of the Tibetan civilization —and its surrounds. We’ll continue to the once forbidden city of Lhasa, once the seat of the Dalai Lama. We’ll explore this fabled city and its unique sites and its surrounds for a few days while our bodies acclimatize to the high altitude of the Tibetan Plateau. From Lhasa we’ll travel overland by four-wheel drive Toyota Landcruiser, accompanied by our Tibetan guide who will help us understand modern Tibet through the prism of its complex past. We will visit Gyantse, a quaint Tibetan town. Here we’ll explore the Kumbum stupa – the largest stupa in the world. Next, we continue to Shigatse, home to Tashilhunpo, the largest functioning monastery in Tibet and the seat of the Karmapa Lamas.
Highlights
| Day | Description | Overnight | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Arrival in Kathmandu or Beijing | Kathmandu/Beijing | 1340m/4.300ft |
| Day 2 | Exploring Kathmandu/Beijing | Kathmandu/Beijing | 1340m/4.300ft |
| Day 3 | Fly to Lhasa | Lhasa | 11,900ft |
| Day 4 | Explore Lhasa | Lhasa | 11,900ft |
| Day 5 | Explore Lhasa | Lhasa | 11,900ft |
| Day 6 | Drive to Gyantse | Gyantse | |
| Day 7 | Explore Gyantse | Gyantse | |
| Day 8 | Drive to Shigatse | Shigatse | |
| Day 9 | Explore Shigatse | Shigatse | |
| Day 10 | Drive back to Lhasa | Lhasa | |
| Day 11 | Final departure |
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All airport transfers, Two full days sightseeing in Kathmandu as indicated in the itinerary and entrance fees to monuments.3 Nights Hotel Accommodation, Four nights twin sharing hotel accommodation at Hotel Tibet (3 star) in Kathmandu, Round trip airfare: Kathmandu to Lukla, Meals as indicated in the itinerary, Lodge trekking as indicated in the Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary, Three meals a day, Boiled water for your bottles two times a day, Use of Steripen to sterilize water, Guide and staff wages, equipment and meals, Guide and staff insurance, Sagarmatha National Park Fee, Gamow Bag (High altitude pressure chamber)
Your international airfare, Nepal Visa, Meals not indicated in the itinerary, Tips and gratuities, Personal equipment (a suggested list will be mailed to you), Travel insurance (Required), Other expenses of a personal nature
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