Day 1: Kathmandu-Lhasa, 3650 m, 90 kms
Transfer to airport to connect CA 408 KTM-LXA flight. Upon arrival you will be met by our Tibet representative and transfer to Hotel.
Day 2 & 3: Lhasa
We will have two full days in Lhasa to make excursions to the following places:
The Jokhang
The Jokhang is the principal and holiest Buddhist temple in Lhasa , as well as all of Tibet . It is the focus of devotion of hundreds of Tibetans from near and far who circle it to gain spiritual merit. The Jokhang was first constructed in the 7th century and has a large gold image of Sakyamuni Buddha.
Sera and Drepung
Sera monastery, founded in 1419, is a monastery of the Gelugpa order. Its many white buildings sit at the base of a rocky hill. Gilded, bell-shaped gyamtschens grace the roofs of many of the larger buildings. Drepung used to have 8,000 monks who were taught in the traditions of Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Sutrayana, the three vehicles of Tibetan Buddhism.
Potala Palace
The 13-story Potala Palace is reputed to contain 1,000 rooms and hundreds upon hundreds of brilliant thangkas, frescoes, and images built in an era when religious art was created anonymously as a means of gaining merit for future lives. It's one of the world's most extraordinary buildings and completely covers the mountain it stands upon.
Day 4: Lhasa - Gyantse, 3990 m, 350 kms
Drive via Yamdrok, the Turquoise Lake to Gyantse across Kampa La <La in Tibetan means pass>, 5050 m & Karo La, 5045 m. Visit Kubum stupa & Pelkor Chode Monastery.
Day 5: Gyantse - Sakya
Visit Kumbum Stupa (an oversized chorten of over 100,000 images) & the adjoining Pelkor Chode Monastery & continue drive to Sakya.
Day 6: Rongbuk monastery
Split off the main overland route and the road rises steeply up the foothills of the Himalayas via Pang la pass to arrive at Rongbuk monastery, the world’s highest monastery situated at 5200 m, just below the Rongbuk glacier.
Day 7: Everest Base Camp
We have an option to hike or drive to Everest Base Camp.
Day 8: Rongbuk - Shigatse
After another magical sunrise over Everest, we drive on to Shigatse. Visit Tashilunpo monastery, the seat of Panchen Lama & one of the, biggest Gelukpa Monastery in the Tsang province.
Day 9: Shigatse - Lhasa
R eturn to Lhasa . Rest of the day at leisure
Day 10: Lhasa - Kathmandu
After breakfast transfer to Gongar Airport to connect flight to Kathmandu / Chengdu / Beijing. |
