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Tibet: 8 Days Lhasa to Kathmandu
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Overview
- 2 days of tours in Lhasa + 5 day Friendship Highway
- No Everest Base Camp
- Starting in Lhasa on any Saturday
Itinerary
DAY 1: Morning flight to Lhasa. Arrive in Lhasa from Gonkar airport. Transfer to hotel.
Accom: Shambala Hotel Meals: --
DAY 2: Visit Jokhang Temple and Barkor Market in the morning, Drepung Monastery
in the afternoon.
Accom: Shambala Hotel Meals: B
DAY 3: Visit Potala palace and Sera Monastery.
Accom: Shambala Hotel Meals: B
DAY 4: Lhasa – Yamdrok Tso – Gyantse
Accom: Gyantse Hotel Meals: B, (6 hrs driving)
DAY 5: Gyantse – Shigatse: Explore Gyantse (Gyantse Kumbun, Peldor Cheode and
Gyantse Dzong) in the morning then drive to Shigatse.
Accom: Shigatse Hotel Meals: B, (1.5hrs driving)
DAY 6: Visit Tashilumpo Monastery in the morning then drive to Shegar via Sakya.
Accom: Chomulangma Guesthouse Meals: B, (6hrs driving)
DAY 7: Drive to Zangmu.
Accom: Zangmu Hotel Meals: B, (7-8 hrs driving)
DAY 8: Cross border to Nepal, meet Nepali guide and transport to Kathmandu.
Accom: N/A Meals: B, (3-4 hours driving)
Pricing
Prices are land only per person in U.S. dollars for 8 days and 7 nights in 3-star hotels.
2008 Prices
- $1265/person
- Single supplement: $270
Price Includes:
- All transport from Lhasa airport to finish in Kathmandu (includes all driver expenses)
- Tibetan guide from arrival in Tibet to departure at Nepal border
(great English + excellent cultural knowledge) - Twin share accommodation throughout. Clean and comfortable 3 star hotels where possible and local guesthouses when needed
- Breakfast only throughout trip
- Entry fees to all monasteries and sights
- Transport from Nepal border to Kathmandu (with Nepalese guide)
- Note: service finishes on drop off in Kathmandu
Price Excludes:
- Chinese visa fee
- Nepal visa fee
- All travel permits (required within Tibet)
- Travel insurance
- Lunch and dinners in Lhasa
- Items of a personal nature (such as laundry, cigarettes, alcohol etc.)
- Tips to guides and drivers
- Any costs arising out of unforeseen circumstances such as bad weather,
landslides, flight cancellations, road conditions or any other circumstances
beyond our control.