Day 01 Kathmandu arrival and Transfer to Hotel. DB
Day 02-03 VISA Organizing/visiting Kathmandu Valley BLD
Day 04-KTM-Lhasa by early morning flight: (1hour flight) After Custom formalities at Lhasa Gongkhar Airport,
2 hours route to Tsetang. Check in “Hotel Tsetang” after check into hotel, visiting the ancient 5th century’s palace (Yumbulakang) from where the Yarlung Dynasty was controlling the Valley, or over the Tibet. DB
Day 05- Tsetang-Lhasa: After breakfast we’ll on ward to Lhasa, after 45 minutes drive we arrive to Tsangpo River crossing point and get into ferry Boat and cross the Tsangpo (Bramaputra), another ½ hour bus ride and visiting the Samey 8 Century’s (Tibet’s first Monastery) was build of Mandala’s shape. After Cultural Revolution it was Re-built in 1989. BLD
Day 06-07 Touring at Lhasa: Inner Lhasa tour, including Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy University of sera Drepung, Potal Palace and Nurbulinkha. BLD
Day 08 Excursion to Ganden monastery: Early 15th century monastery main seat of Gelukpa, founded by Tsong Khapa. Tsong Khapa is founder of the Gelukpa sect, Yellow Hat. Ganden monastery lies about 45 km east of Lhasa along the road that follows the South bank of the Kyi Chu River to Medro Gongkhar. Before the holocaust, over 2,000 Monks lived there. Now only 300 monks live here. Evening back into the same Hotel. BLD
Day 09 Lhasa-Gantse (210km. 7½ hours), VIA Kongma-La 4900 m., turquoise lake (Yamdrok Tso)
Perhaps we will stop by the Lake for Lunch. After lunch, we proceed to Karu- La 5200m and Sukpa- La or (Shimi- La 4360m) and then final stage to Gantse and check into hotel, Gantse is famous its Nenying Monastery founded by the Samye monk Jampal Sangba in the 11th Century and Nenying was one of the oldest and most respected monasteries of Tsang, an important center for the Nyingmapas. It was taken over by the Gelukpa in the 17th century and headed By Dorje Phagmo, the Female incarnate resing at Samding Monastery. We will visit the Monastery later in the afternoon or next morning. Please check w/your guide. BLD
Day 10 Gantse-Shigatse (90 km. 4 hours), including side trip to Shalu Monastery. Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet and the seat of the Panchen Lamas. Also known as Monastic City. BLD
Day 11 Shigatse: As we have above mentioned the Shigatse is city of Monastic. After Breakfast your guide will take you to Tashilhunpo monastery. Tashilhunpo is the largest, most vibrant monastery in Tibet, the only one that does justice to the term ‘Monastic city’ founded in 1447 by Tsong khapa’s nephew and disciple, Gendundrup, the first Dalai Lama, it was substantially enlarged under the fourth Panchen Lama, Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen. BLD
Day 12 Shigaste-Shegar VIA Tso La 4500m (310 km. 8hours.) On the way to Shegar, you will visit “Sakya Densa”
THE MASSIVE CITADEL. Sakya Monastery was founded in1073 by Kong Chögyal Pho, whose family goes back to the time of King Trisong Detsen (755-97). During the Sect’s begging, its doctrine was incomplete and the monasteries small and inconsequential. Kong Chögyal Pho’s son’ Kunga Nyingpo, was an unusually dynamic man who traveled extensively to learn from other teachers and he finished what his father had begun a full compilation of Sakyapa religious doctrine, the SAKYA LAMDRE CHÖGYU and became as Sakya principle school. Buddhist precepts, according to the Sakya interpretation, involved three stages: 1) the actual moment (the student’s existential moment); 2) the path (meditation, yoga insights); 3) the result (attainment of ultimate enlightenment). So the Sakya has a history of over 900 years and there are over 20,000 large and small volumes, some particularly valuable handwriting manuscripts. The largest (1.3 m by 1.1 m) is the Gyatong Pa, a summary of the Kangyur and Tengyur. This beautiful work, completed in Phagpa’s time, was handwritten in silver and gold powder on indigo leaves. Within the collection are rare Sanskrit manuscripts consisting of folios of banana leaves. According to a survey, 18 such texts have a total of 3,193 pages. Also the Sakya is depository of over 3,000 thankas. Those of the Sung, Yunan, and Ming Dynasties number over 360. Because of this large collection of irreplaceable Buddhist texts, Sakya is sometimes referred to as the Second Dunhaung. The monatery also has over 20,000 sculptures. Many are rare and predate the 14th century. There are over 2,200 porcelain pieces, most from the Yuan and Ming dynasties and some from the Sung. Shegar hotel is situated at altitude of 4350m. B/L/D
Day 13 Shegar-Rumphuk: Approximately 4 hours drive. VIA Pang La Pass 5200m. we can see magnificent views from the Pass (e.g. the world’s highest Peaks–Everest 8848m, Lhotse 8501m and Makalu 8463m, Rumphuk laying North Face base of the Mt. Everest, It is reconstructed monastery, and once one of the largest Monastic complexes in the region, and oldest sect of Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingmapa), Once Thame, Thengboche, Takshindo and Chiwong Monasteries of Solu khumbu are used to be branch monastery of Rumphuk. BLD
Day 14 Rumphuk-Naylam: Approximately 7 hours route. Reverse route VIA Pang La Pass, Tengri where you are stopping for Lunch. If weather is not so cloudy we can see last view of Mt. Everest, before proceeding to (Lalung La pass 5050 Meter.) Lalung is the best stop for photographing, but always depend on weather. Naylan is second last town of Tibet before entering to Nepal and Zhangmu (Khasa) is Last town. BLD
Day 15 Naylam-Zhangmu (Khasa)-Kathmandu: 2 + 5 total 7 hours. Zhangmu is 40 km from Naylam, each side customs formalities should be done and meet your Nepali vehicle after crossing friendship bridge and 113 km to Kathmandu. BLD
Day 16 day free in Kathmandu (perhaps shopping) BLD
Day 17 Final departure from Kathmandu.
Cost based on:
5 to 9 Pax basis
Euro1828/person
Single Supplements # Euro 560/person
Cost based on:
10 + pax
Euro1729/person
Single Supplements # Euro568/person
Cost Inclusive:
* 4 Nights Hotel in Kathmandu (Shangrila or similar)
* LHASA/KTM Flight. (One way)
* 4 Nights in Lhasa (Hotel Himalaya or similar B/B basis)
* 1 night at Zhetang on full board basis.
* 1 Nights in Gantse (Hotel Gantse on full board basis)
* 2 Nights in Shigatse (Hotel Shigatse on full board basis)
* Monastery fee and all the local permits in Tibet.
* 1 Nepali guide
* 4WD and Tibetan Guide in Tibet.
* Inner Lhasa Tour.
* First Aid kits, and (Certec) Gamma Bag
Cost Exclusive:
* Tibet Group Visa $ 50 per person
* Nepali Visa.
* Personnel medical, travel Insurance, emergency evacuate,
* Any other type of insurance
* Meals in Lhasa/KTM. Any kind of drinks
* In case of Tibet trip cancellation Charges
* Tips (Baksish) |
Tibet beckons and is a magical country of snow-capped peaks soaring to dizzying heights. Tibet still exerted a strong pull on the imagination of the world and this program is very ideal to first time visitors. Tibet’s immense, stark, grand plateau, its warm cheerful people and its unique cheerful Buddhist tradition, imbued with mysticism, appeared to many the embodiment of the mythical Shangri-La. Travel to early Tibet required a good deal of courage and luck, and for those hardy explorers and adventures at the turn of the century, “but now much easier then as we thought” Lhasa once the forbidden city truly epitomized the ultimate travel destination. Tibet’s remoteness and its haunting beauty continue to captivate the imagination of travelers. Tibet is as landmark of the Temples, monasteries, chortens and villages, arid high plateaus and turquoise lakes are often exceptional complete panorama of Tibet.
