Lhasa to Kathmandu Tour

Sightseeing tour in Kathmandu includes a guided tour around the art historical, and cultural monuments around the Kathmandu city that has been listed under the UNESCO World Heritage Site charts. Today, after breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up for a city tour ahead. The tour starts from Kathmandu Durbar Square, a historical palace that dates back to the 16th century during the Malla reign in Nepal's medieval period. The palace is an enormous complex with a palace, courtyards, and temples. The structure is beautifully crafted with various wood, metal, and stonework. We explore the periphery of the palace and visit a museum inside the palace. After exploring the palace, we head to Swayambhunath stupa, a large stupa placed on a hilltop surrounded by various Buddha statues and monasteries. Next, we drive to Pashupatinath temple, the oldest Hindu temple with many temples and statues that date back to ancient times. At Last, we head to Boudhanath stupa, a huge stupa placed on a three-layered Mandela. We visit all these beautiful heritage sites and end our day with a drive back to your hotel. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Take a flight from Kathmandu airport to Lhasa city. Enjoy the views of the Himalayas as you fly over it to Lhasa city. Upon arrival, our Chinese crew will welcome you at the airport and drive you to a hotel in Lhasa city. If time allows, you can check in the hotel, rest for a while, and explore the nearby streets of Lhasa around your hotel. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Lhasa.

Your day starts with breakfast at the hotel. Then your guide will pick you up from the hotel for a sightseeing tour around the city today. The guide would explain to you the historical and religious significance of the sites. If you have any queries during the tour, you can ask your guide. The sightseeing tour for the day comprises the places like –

Sera monastery–It is one of the great three Gelug university monasteries in Tibet. It is an enormous complex with a big assembly hall and three colleges. The whitewashed walls, red-colored art in the ceiling walls, and golden colored roof are the monastery features. It is responsible for around 19 hermitages, including four nunneries located in the foothills of Lhasa.

Norbulingka Palace is a magnificent palace of Dalai Lama (summer settlement residence) surrounded by various periphery parks. Also considered the world’s highest, largest, and well preserved ancient artificial horticultural garden, the palace area blends architecture with sculptures and arts from various Tibetan ethnic groups. The entire complex is divided into five distinct sections–each section with a beautiful cluster of artistic buildings, chambers, and gardens.

Jokhang temple – It is an ancient Buddhist temple in the Bakhor street of Lhasa city. The architectural structure of the temple is a mixture of Indian Vihara design, Tibetan and Nepalese design. People also regard the temple as the spiritual heart of Lhasa city.

After the exploration, we will drop you at your hotel in Lhasa. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Lhasa.

Another day of sightseeing tour in Lhasa. Your guide will pick you up from the hotel for a sightseeing tour around the city like yesterday. The sightseeing tour for the day comprises the places like –

Potala Palace–Potala Palace is a grand palace of Dalai Lama that rises tall at a hilltop dominating the entire Lhasa city. As you enter the city, the first thing that comes to your sight is the red and whitewashed building on a top of a hill, the Potala Palace. We know the palace for its grandness, huge complex architecture, and dramatic location. The palace has been listed in the charts of the UNESCO listed world heritage sites.

Drepung monastery – on the Gambo Utse mountain, around 5 kilometers away from Lhasa's western suburb, the Drepung monastery is the largest of all the Tibetan monasteries that housed over seven thousand monks. There was a time when the monastery had ten thousand monks. It used to be a residence of Dalai Lama until the grand Potala palace was built.

After the exploration, we will drop you at your hotel in Lhasa. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Lhasa.

After breakfast in the hotel, we set off for an overland drive today. We follow a beautiful highway path towards Gyantse. We pass two high mountain passes, namely Kora La (5010m) and Kamba La (4794m), on our way to Gyantse. The magnificence of Lake Yamdrok is even more enriching. At Gyantse, we visit a popular monastery named Pelkor Chode monastery and Gyantse Kumbum. After exploring the monasteries, we continue with our drive along a scenic highway route to Shigatse. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Shigatse.

We enjoy breakfast in the morning and visit the Panchen Lama Tashilumpu monastery in Shigatse. Then we continue with a drive to Shegar via Gyatso La pass at 5220 meters. We drive along some fascinating Tibetan landscapes enjoying the views of villages, monasteries, pastures, yak herders, and mountains in the backdrop. Upon arrival, we check into the hotel and relax. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Shegar.

Today, after breakfast, we head towards Zhangmu near Nepal-Tibet border. We drive along the highway and cross Lulang La pass, where we can appreciate some alluring mountains like Mt. Shisapangma and Mt. Cho-Oyu. Enjoying the interesting views of Tibetan landscapes, Tibetan cities, and mountains on sight, we drive towards Zhangmu. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Zhamgmu.

Today, after breakfast in Zhangmu, we drive towards the Nepal-Tibet border. We fulfill all the immigration requirements and formalities and bid bye to our Tibetan crew at the Nepal Tibet Friendship bridge. Our Nepalese crew will escort you to a vehicle that will drive back to Nepal's capital city, i.e., Kathmandu. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Today, fly home from Kathmandu or continue your travel to some other destinations around the globe. We will drop you at the airport three hours before your scheduled flight. We hope you had a great time with us. Thank you, have a safe journey home.