Dec 23-Dec 30th, 2020
Activities
TIBETANCONNECTIONS
Your personal guide for Tibet and Silk Road journeys
Lhasa - Mt Everest -Nepal or China
Group Size: Minimum 2 people
Day 01
Arrival in Lhasa (Tib: ལྷ་ས། Chin: La Sa) either by train or flight, will be received and transfer to hotel
Day 02
Guided tour to Drepung in the morning, visit Sera monastery and the summer palace ( Norbulinka ) in the afternoon
Day 03
Guided tour to Potala Palace in the morning, afternoon the old town and Jokhang temple, Barkhor market.
Day 04
Drive from Lhasa to Gyangtse (Tib: རྒྱལ་རྩེ། Chin: Jiang Zi) - Shigatse (Tib: གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ། Chin: Ri Ga Ze) / 370kms / 8 hrs
Little early departure from Lhasa to Gyangtse, en route we will visit the Yamdrok lake, a scenic stop at Norjing Gangsang glacier, arrival in Gyangtse, touring the Palchor Chode monastery including the Kumbum, late afternoon continue our driving through the Nying Chu river valley, passing a lot of local Tibetan villages, we will visit local families as well, arrival in Shigatse in the evening, hotel stay ( 3800m )
Day 05
Shigatse - Shekar / 240kms / 5hrs
Spend the morning touring Tashi Lunpo monastery (the main seat of Panchen Lama ) and the local traditional market, afternoon leave Shigatse, continue our overland trip on the friend-ship highway to Shekar with stops an route, hotel stay in, hotel stay in Shekar ( 4300m ), hotel stay
Day 06
Shekar - Rombuk / 90kms / 3hrs
Early departure, drive to Rombuk, crossing Gyawu la passs where we have sun-rising panoramic view of the greatest part of the Himalaya, continue overland trip to Romuk, afternoon excursion to of Rombuk monastery and view of Mt. Everest, spend most part of this day in Rombuk, overnight at Rombuk monastery guest house or tented guest house ( 5000m )
Day 07
Rombuk - Kyirong - Raso/ 370kms / 7hrs
After breakfast, we enjoy the sun-rising over Mt. Everest, further excursion and enjoy the scenery, late morning we leave Everest, head to Old Tingri, where we can have lunch break and then continue our scenic drive with Mt Cho O Yu view, drive pass by local villages, view of Mt. Shisha Pangma ( 8012m ) and Paiku Tso lake to Kyirong (Tib:སྐྱིད་གྲོང་། Chin: Ji Long) , Overnight at Kyirong hotel
Day 08
Kyirong / Kathmandu 145kms / 8-10hrs
After breakfast at the hotel, we continue our drive down the valley to Raso where we clear the immigration and cross border into Nepal, you will be received by Nepali driver and clear Nepali immigration and then continue driving to Kathmandu, Arrival in Kathmandu ( End of the tour )
Note: Those who plan to travel back to Lhasa will stay at the border town, and rest while the other members of the tour are crossing into Nepal. In the late morning, we drive to Shigatse for an over night stay. The next day to Lhasa, and depart Tibet from Lhasa either by train or flight.
Package price
998 USD/ 6786RMB p/ p
Tour price includes
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Tibet permits
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Local trilingual Tibetan tour guide
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Transfers as per itinerary where it is required
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Hotel and guest house stays with daily breakfast
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Guide and vehicle entrance fee for Everest national park
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Food and lodge for guide and driver
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Transportation to Kathmandu
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Travel agency service surcharge
Tour price does not include
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Transportation to Lhasa for tour start. (including trains, flights, and airport tax)
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Lunch and dinners
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Personal entrance fee for any sight on the tour ( payable on the spot )
Traveling back from border to Lhasa to leave Tibet from Lhasa :
It is 120USD/816RMB payable on the spot for any client who plans to return from the border to Lhasa. ( This does not cover accommodation & meals )
Remarks
It is no problem to arrange to arrive in Lhasa a day or two days earlier than the fixed starting date of this trip and relax here in Lhasa before start the tour with the rest of the members. This will cost the following :
$40/245RMB for a room per extra night hotel in Lhasa with breakfast included.
$55/336RMB for an arrival airport or railway transfer.
Important:
( No individual or independent visits to any temples, monasteries or palaces is permitted. It is also not possible to travel to out-skirts of Lhasa by local transport on your own. It is fine to walk around in the old town, relaxing in the city. )
Departures
Jun 1 25
July 7 23
Aug 4 20
Sept 1 17 21
Oct 11 27