Tibet - Mountains and Monasteries on Top of the World

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Highlights

• Discover Kathmandu, Nepal
• Explore the Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery and Potala Palace in Lhasa
• View Mount Everest
• Meet Tibetan pilgrims and monks
• Traverse the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas

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Fact File

• 17 land days
• Maximum 16 travelers
• Start and finish in Kathmandu, Nepal
• All meals included
• Includes 1 flight from Kathmandu to Tibet
• Activity Level: 2
 

Prayer flags flutter on wind-swept passes, snow-capped Himalayan peaks touch cobalt skies, plains of green barley and yellow canola shoulder treeless brown slopes and mountain monasteries echo the chants of monks. The sights and sounds of Tibet are fantastic and, for many, magnetic.

Kathmandu is our rendezvous point, where we spend a day touring before taking a spectacular Himalayan flight to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. To help us acclimatize, we leisurely explore Tsedang and the burial site of the ancient kings.

On our way to Lhasa, we visit Tibet’s first monastery, Samye, on the shore of the braided channels of the Yarlung Tsampo, the world’s highest river. In Lhasa, we see the towering 1,000-room Potala, the former winter palace of the Dalai Lama. We visit the religious sanctuaries of Sera, Drepung and the Jokhang, Tibet’s most religious structure. In the streets of Lhasa, we can walk with Tibetan pilgrims around one of the holiest paths in Tibet, the Barkhor.

The journey continues to Gyantse and Shigatse, via the 14,600-foot Karo La Pass, overlooking Yamdrok Lake far below. In Gyantse, the Khumbum Stupa is open for the curious who want to view its 1,000 Buddhas.

In Shigatse, we wander through the buildings of Tashilhunpo Monastery and observe the beautiful paintings and funerary pagodas of former Panchen Lamas. On clear days, Mount Everest, or as the Tibetans call it, Chomolongma — Mother of the Earth — is visible on the horizon, surrounded by some of the world’s mightiest peaks.

Leaving the plateau, we descend through the Himalayas. The land becomes greener as we head into the Kathmandu Valley, concluding one of the world’s great overland journeys.

 

Itinerary - detailed itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Kathmandu, Nepal
Day 2 Kathmandu — Old City tour
Day 3 Fly to Lhasa, to Tsedang
Day 4 Tsedang — Yambu Lakang Fort, Samye Monastery
Day 5 To Lhasa, Norbulinka
Day 6 Lhasa — Potala, Dragon Pool, Chagpori Hill
Day 7 Lhasa — Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Bazaar, Drepung and Sera monasteries
Day 8 To Gyantse — via Kamba La and Karo La Pass
Day 9 Palcho Monastery, Khumbum Stupa, Tashilhunpo Monastery, to Shigatse
Day 10 Shigatse, Tashilhunpo Monastery
Day 14 To Zhangmu via Lablung La Pass
Day 15 To Dulikhel through the Himalayas
Day 16 Bhaktapur — King’s Palace, Kathmandu
Day 17 Depart Kathmandu

Accommodations

Comfortable hotels with private bathrooms. A few nights of basic accommodation.

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