| 12-Day
TIBET EVEREST BC, KATHMANDU Tour
The
Great Trans-Himalayan Journey from Lhasa
to Kathamndu with side trip to the Rongbuk
Monastery and North Everest Base Camp.
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Best Season: April-November
Tour
Highlights:
-
Fly over Mt. Everest from Kathmandu
(or Beijing or Chengdu) to Lhasa
in Tibet.
- Explore the cultural heartland of Tibet
- Lhasa, Tsedang, Shigatse
& Gyantse.
- Enjoy stunning view of Mt. Everest from
Rongbuk Monastery and North
Everest
Base Camp.
- Drive through the Himalayas from Tibet
to Kathmandu in Nepal.
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Definitely,
one of the best & the most popular of our
Tibet tours, the trip includes visits to all
the important places of interest in central
& south Tibet. And the highlight of the
trip is a visit to Rongbuk Monastery & the
Everest Base Camp from where the view of Everest
is the most spectacular of all.
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T O U R
D A T E S -
2 0 0 5 |
| 12-23
April
26 April-07 May
15-26 May
24 May-04 June
07-18 June
21 June-02 July
05-16 July
19-30 July |
02-13 August
16-27 August
30 Aug-10 September
13-24 September
27 Sept-08 October
11-22 October
25 Oct-05 November |
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T O U R
C O S T - P e r
P e r s o n
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GROUP
SIZE |
DELUXE
TOUR |
STANDARD
TOUR |
BUDGET
TOUR |
2
Persons |
US$
1500 |
US$
1400 |
US$
1225 |
3
Persons |
US$
1300 |
US$
1200 |
US$
1050 |
4+
Persons |
US$
1150 |
US$
1050 |
US$
875 |
Single
Supplement |
US$
325 |
US$
250 |
US$
200 |
Airfare
Extra (as applicable):
-
Kathmandu/Lhasa: US$ 290 Per Person.
- Beijing/Lhasa: US$ 320 Per
Person.
- Chengu/Lhasa: US$ 220 Per
Person. |
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Tours
start from Kathmandu, Nepal with a flight
to Lhasa.
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Participants
should arrive Kathmandu at least 2 days
in advance.
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Flights
to Lhasa are also available from Chengdu
and Beijing in China.
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Private
tours are available on request.
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Day
1: KATHMNANDU-LHASA-TSEDANG
Transfer to airport to connect SZ 408 KTM-LXA
flight. Upon arrival you will be met & transferred
to Tsedang. Tsedang Hotel.
Day
2: TSEDANG
Explore Yarlung Tsangpo Valley, the
cradle of Tibetan civilization. Visit Samye
Monastery, the first monastery built in Tibet
by king Trisong Detsen under the guidance of
Padmasambhava & Yumbulakhang, the first
castle built for a Tibetan king.
Day
3: TSEDANG-LHASA (3650 M), 90 KMS
Drive to Lhasa. En route visit Mindroling Monastery,
center of learning for
Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism & also
for Lhasa aristocrats. Check into Hotel.
Day
4: LHASA
Guided sightseeing tour of Potala,
the winter palace of the Dalai Lama; Drepung,
the biggest monastic university of Tibet &
Nechung Monastery, temple of the State oracle
of Tibet.
Day
5: LHASA
Guided sightseeing tour of Jokhang, the central
cathedral of Tibet, Barkhor, the bustling Lhasa
market encircling the Jokhang Temple, Tibetan
Medical Center & Norbulinka Palace.
Day
6: LHASA-GYANGTSE (3990 M), 350 KMS
Drive via Yamdrok, the Turquoise Lake to Gyangtse
across Kampa la pass (5050 m) & Karo la
(5045 m)passes. Visit Kubum stupa & Pelkor
Chode Monastery.
Day
7: GYANGTSE-SHALU-SHIGATSE (3860 M), 90 KMS
Drive to Shigatse. En route visit Shalu Monastery.
In Shigatse we will visit the Tashilhunpo Monastery,
the seat of Panchen Lama who is the 2nd in the
Buddhist religious hierachy & Shigatse Market.
Day
8: SHIGATSE-SAKYA-SHEGAR/DINGRI(4350 M)
Drive to Shegar across Tsoula pass (4500 M)
& Gyatso la pass (5220 M). Enroute visit
Sakya Monastery.
Day 9: SHEGAR-RONGBUK(5050 M)
Drive via Pangla pass (5200 M) to Rongbuk Monastery,
world's highest
monastery situated at 5200 M. O/N Rongbuk Guest
House.
Day
10: EVEREST BASE CAMP
Optional day hike to Everest Base Camp. Rongbuk
Guest House.
Day
11: NYLAM
After watching sunrise over Everest,
we drive on to Nylam. Nylam Guest House.
Day
12: NYLAM-ZHANGMU-KATHMANDU
Drive to Zhangmu & on to Kathmandu.
Enroute visit Milarepa Cave. We
descend from the high arid Tibetan plateau into
the lush greenery of Nepal.
- Tibet Travel Permit, entrance fees;
- twin share accommodation in respective hotels;
- tours and transfers with English speaking guide;
- all land transport in 4-Wheel Drive jeeps;
- breakfast everyday.
EXTRAS - as applicable:
- China Group Visa fees (US$ 50 per person);
- Departure Tax at Kathmandu airport (Rs. 1100);
- lunches & dinners; refreshments, bottled/alcoholic
drinks;
- any tips (hotels, restaurants, guide, driver,
etc.);
- photography charges at monasteries/palaces/sites;
- Nepal re-entry Visa (multiple entry visas are
available);
- extras cost for up-grading rooms at hotels if/when
applicable;
- any cost arising from political disturbances,
strikes, cancellation of flights, deviation in
program, delays due to landslides/ road blockage,
or otherwise;
- Any services in Kathmandu/Nepal (hotels, transport,
etc.). (All
relevant Terms & Conditions apply)
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