Tibet Encounter Tour (8 days) fly-in/drive out
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Trekking in Tibet
Everest Base Camp & Shisapangma BC Rigorous overland driving, trekking and camping in Tibet at altitudes between 4390m/14400ft and 5150m/ 16,900ft. Overland travel from Lhasa to Kathmandu, with 9-days Trekking. Read More »
Trip Code: NT- T106
Duration: 8 days
Group size: Min. 1 to Max. 20
Start: Kathmandu
End: Kathmandu
Best Season: March to June, and September to December
Group Joining/Fixed
Departure:
Every Tuesday and Saturday
One of our most popular trips is the Tibet Encounter Tour where you make a journey overland taking the road from Lhasa to Kathmandu (or vice versa) passing the major cities in Tibet. On the way we go through high mountain passes, visit many interesting places and experience the local inhabitants and their culture.
Outline Itinerary
Day 01: KATHMANDU - LHASA
In the morning you will be transferred to the airport to depart on your 1hr and 10 min flight to Lhasa. Of course this tour can also be booked excluding the flight when you are arriving at Lhasa from a different destination. Please let us know at our booking form when this is the case. While you land at Lhasa Airport, a representative of Nature Trail Trekking will be waiting for you at the airport and he will clears/help you to check you in Tibet/Lhasa and he will transfer you to your hotel in Lhasa. Please note that the distance between Lhasa Airport and Lhasa is 93 km and takes about 2 hours, a very scenic drive and your first experiences with Tibet. Overnight stay your desired hotel.
When you land in Lhasa, you might feel a small headache and some of you could feel uncomfortable due to the altitude and it might take some time to adapt (depending on the person and their physical conditions). Note that Kathmandu is only 1300m while Lhasa is situated at 3600m above sea level.
This evening you will discuss your program with your tour guide and may be shown around before or after your meals if desired.
Day 02: SIghtseeing in Lhasa - Drepung/Norbulinka
In the morning we will have a guided tour to the largest monastery in Tibet,
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. In the afternoon we will visit
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which means beautiful gardens in Tibetan. We will stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 03: SIGHTSEEING IN LHASA – POTALA PALACE / SERA / JOKHANG TEMPLE & BARKHOR
This day we will visit the
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in the morning one of the most famous architectural works of Tibet and after that we will visit
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and continue to the
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, Tibet's holiest temple which contains a jeweled image of the Buddha. After that we will experience the
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, an old market square where you'll see wily Chinese and ancient Tibetans bargaining for goods. We will stay overnight in Lhasa.
Day 04: LHASA - GYANTSE (3950m)
After your early breakfast, you will check out from you hotel and you will drive an approximate 8 hrs towards Gyantse. After passing the beautiful Lhasa valley and crossing the Brahmaputra River (The holy River), you will pass the Kamba la pass (4794 m) to the south. While driving you will see
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Tso (Turquoise Lake) which will take an hour to drive around. You will go over the Karo la pass (5010 m), that climbs between two lofty mountains Nozing Khang Sa (7223 m) and Ralung (6236 m), and will reach Gyantse. A very scenic drive with lots of photo and other interesting stops You will stay overnight in a hotel in
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.
Day 05: GYANTSE - SHIGATSE (3900 M) - 90kms
In the morning you will have a guided tour to the
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including the Kumbum and at noon you will drive to
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, en route, we will stop at local farm-lands to visit locals and explore how locals live their daily life, working on their farm-lands. Upon arrival in Shigatse, we will have a guided tour at the
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, the seat of the Panchen Lama and visit the local traditional market and we will stay here for the night.
Day 06: SHIGATSE/ XEGAR
You will be heading towards the town of
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, which is also called the gateway to Mt. Everest. Beyond the small town of
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you cross the two highest passes on our journey, the Gyula and Gyatsola. From here you will descend to the plains, passing lonely monasteries and the camps of nomadic herders, en-route to Xegar. The drive is approximately 8 hours to Xegar where we will stay overnight.
Day 07: XEGAR / Zhang Mu
On the way to Zhangmu you will cross the Lalung la Pass (5050m) and Nyalamu Pass (3800m) which is decorated with multicolored prayer flags fluttering in the wind. This drive offers fantastic view of high mountains including Mt. Langtang (7245 m), Mt. Xixapangma (8013 m), Mt. Dorje Lakpa (6980 m), Mt. Makalu (8464 m), Mt. Everest (8848 m), Mt.Lotse (8501 m), Mt. Cho oyu (8200 m). Along the zigzag road we will drive down to Nyalam (3.600 m) gradually and leave the landscape of the high plateau behind us and see the Himalayas covered in the sea of clouds and reach Zhangmu. Overnight at hotel
Day: 08 ZHANGMU- KATHMANDU
After breakfast, you will drive from Zhang Mu to the Kodari Border (Nepal China Friendship Bridge) where a representative of Nature Trail Trekking is waiting you to take back to you Kathmandu after a lunch break at Dhulikhel. Along the route we will see the beautiful deep valley of Bhote Koshi River with lots of waterfalls and near Kathmandu you will have fascinating mountain views of Langtang, Ganesh Himal and Gaurishankar in the distance.
Please note that this tour can be customized to your wishes if you want to skip certain attractions or add other ones. Please let us know at our booking form so will be able to offer you your perfect trip!
Hotels will be used on the tour :
| City | Deluxe | Standard | Budget |
| Lhasa | Lhasa hotel or similar | Dhood Gu, Gur Kha or Kyi Chu | Oh Dan or similar standard |
| Lhasa | Lhasa hotel or similar | Dhood Gu, Gur Kha or Kyi Chu | Oh Dan or similar standard |
| Gyangtse | Gyangtse or or similar | Gyangtse or similar | Jian Zang or similar |
| Shigatse | Shigatse or similar | Shigatse or similar | Gang Gyen or similar |
| Xegar | Xegar hotel | Xegar hotel | Snow land guest house |
| Lhatse | Lhatse or similar | Lhatse or similar | Lhatse or similar |
| Nyalam | Nyalam G/H or similar | Nyalam G/H or similar | Nyalam G/H or similar |
| Zhang Mu | Zhang Mu or similar | Zhang Mu or similar | Sherpa G/H or similar |
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