Tibet Overland
Tour Itinerary
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| Day 01 |
Arrive in Kathmandu
,transfer to hotel and welcome diner. |
| Day 02 |
Kathmandu City Tour and prepartion
for the visa process. |
| Day 03 |
Early morning starts with a drive
to Tatopani a border town in Nepal, which is 141 km.
The drive is scenic and part of the road is in good
condition. Trans border formalities. You Tibetan host
will be at the border and the drive to the town on the
other side is 8 km uphill. All formalities will be completed
and your hotel will be assigned.Day 2 From Zhangmu,
it is a 251 km drive to Xeger. The drive gains elevation
as it crosses slide tracks to Nyalam. Visit the Millarepa's
cave where he is supposed to have attained enlightenment.
Millarepa is a sage and is highly respected in Tibetan
Buddhism. Overnight at Xeger. |
| Day 04 |
Morning a short hikes to view the
distant Mt. Everest known as Qomolangma in Chinese.
Then drive to Xigatse via Sakya Monastery. The Monastery
is 143 km south of Xigatse and was built in the thirteenth
century by Konchok Gyalpo and houses some 30,000 volumes
of ancient Buddhist scriptures or Sutras. The total
distance between Xigatse and Xegar is 245 km. Overnight
Xigatse Hotel. |
| Day 05 |
Xigatse is the second largest city
in Tibet and the capital of the province of Tsang. The
rulers of this province had dominion over all of Tibet
prior to 1642 AD. At Xigatse you will visit Tashilunpo
Monastery which is the seat of the Panchen Lama who
is second in spiritual importance only to the Dalai
Lama. The monastery was built in 1447 by Gendun Drup
and once housed upward of 3400 monks. Of particular
interest at Tashilunpo is a nine story gilded statue
of Maitreya - the "Future Buddha". A short
drive of 95 km will take you to Gyantse. |
| Day 06 |
An early morning start to Lhasa
and a 259 km drive will get you via Yamdrok Tso or the
"Turquoise Lake". Overnight at Lhasa hotel.
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| Day 07 |
We, spend this day exploring palaces.
First on your list will be the Potala Palace. The palace
of the Dalai Lama a treasure of Tibetan culture was,
till 1965, the seat of both religion and politics in
Tibet and quite possibly, the singularly most important
building in all Tibet. It was built in the seventh century
by Tsongtsen Gampo as a fort and later renovated by
the Fifth Dalai Lama in the seventeenth century to its
present specifications. Your next stop will be Norbulingkha
the winter palace of the Dalai Lama, which was built,
in the eighteenth century. |
| Day 08 |
Today you will visit the Drepung
monastery. This is the largest monastery in the world
and once housed 10,000 monks and nuns. It was built
in 1419 and the second, third and fourth Dalai Lamas
lived and were entombed here. A visit to the kitchen
of this monastery is a must. Look out for the washing
machine in which the monks mix their butter tea! Your
next stop will be the Jokhang Temple. This is the holiest
shrine in Tibet and houses a golden statue of the Buddha,
which was brought to Tibet by the Chinese princess "Wen
Chen". You then stop off at Barkhor Bazaar outside
the Jokhang monastery. This is a bustling flea market
and is, generally, the place to buy souvenirs and meet
other tourists.
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| Day 09 |
Early, morning drive to the airport.
The flight back to Kathmandu, which is probably one
of the most spectacular flights in the world. A representative
will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your
hotel. |
| Day 09 |
kathmandu valley sight seeing and
farewell diner |
| Day 10 |
Back to onward destination. |
Tibet
overland tour is popular Tour in Tibetl from where you will
see more than Tibitian mountain, Monasteries also you will
enjoy with different culture ,custom so hurry up to catch
up golden opportunities in above the fixed departure date.
