The unbelievable hidden land beyond the higher snow-capped mountains on the earth which have captured the imagination of the mystical aura of human being is Tibet. This hidden state of Chinese autonomy, the "roof of the world", and the vast expense of land is stunning and offers fantastic mountain vistas, plateaus, lakes, people, and culture belonging to a world that is lost and also stopped in a bygone era. Nomads have not changed much for the last one hundred years and still subsist from their yak herds. The people of Tibet and their religion are non-separable.
With dramatic landscapes, scared relics, butter lamps, illuminated temples and monasteries, and deeply religious peaceful, and welcoming people, Tibet has something unique to offer to every explorer, from Lhasa Potala Palace to the Jokhang Temple the spiritual center of Tibet; from Drepung Monastery to Lhamo Latso Oracle lake, which waters revealed clues for the identification of the 14th Dalai Lama; from holy Mount Kailash to Lake Manasarovar.
A visit to Tibet is an amazing experience despite or maybe because of traveling difficulties and unpredictability. It has been said that the infrastructure of Tibet is poor to non-existent making the adventure even more exciting however, the road and accommodation during the travel is made highly moderate. The Qinghai Tibet Plateau, in the southwest of China, is the highest plateau in the world. The majestic Tibetan highland stands on top of the world with its unique cultural tradition and the towering Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) stands above all world’s peaks.
The autonomous region of China, Tibet possesses more than fifty peaks above 7,000m in the world and it is the home to five Himalayan mountains over 8,000m. Internally Tibet borders with provinces of Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan while its external borders interface with India, Burma, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal. Ever since Tibet was opened to tourists in 1984, many Tibet operators in Nepal offer a wide range of package tours to suit every individual taste budget, and schedule with guaranteed departure. The accessibility has also been improved, for better or for worse, with the opening of the Tibet railway in 2006, the highest railway in the world and capable of carrying 4000 passengers per day.
Tibet with a population of about 3.506 million and an area of 250,000,000 square kilometers is one of the most lightly inhabited places anywhere in the world and the highest region on earth located mostly above 3500m (12,000ft), with an average elevation of 4,900m (16,000 ft). This poses potential health complications related to altitude sickness when traveling to Lhasa located at an elevation of 3,490m (11,450 ft). Tibet is located at GMT +8 zones (2hrs ahead of Nepal Standard Time).
Day 01: Kathmandu (1310m) - Kerung Border(2800m) 185Km. 08-09 Hours Drive, Guest House.
Day 02: Rest day (High accommodation) hiking 2-3 hours.
Day 03: Kerung Town(2800m) Via Tengri(4,300m) to Shegar 350 Km 07-08 Hours Drive, Overnight in Segar.
Day 04: Shegar to Everest Base Camp (5,200m) to Shigatse (3,900m), Overnight in Shigatse.
Day 05: Shigatse(3,900m) –Gyantse (3,950m) 90Km 3-4 Hours Drive, Hotel.
(After Breakfast Morning Sightseeing at the Panchen Lama’s Tashilhumpu Monastery. Drive to Gyantse and visit KumbumStupa and Phalkhor Monastery.)
Day 06: Gyantse (3,950m) - Lhasa(3,650m) 261 Km 05 -06 Hours Drive, overnight in Lhasa.
Day 07-09: Sightseeing in Lhasa(3,600m), Hotel.
(Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Bazar, Potala Palace, Drepung, and Sera Monasteries and Lhasa Old Town)
Day 10: Lhasa to Kathmandu or Main Land China.
Day 01: Kathmandu (1310m) - Kerung Border(2800m) 185Km. 08-09 Hours Drive, Guest House.
Day 02: Rest day (High accommodation) hiking 2-3 hours.
Day 03: Kerung Town(2800m) Via Tengri(4,300m) to Shegar 350 Km 07-08 Hours Drive, Overnight in Segar.
Day 04: Shegar to Everest Base Camp (5,200m) to Shigatse (3,900m), Overnight in Shigatse.
Day 05: Shigatse(3,900m) –Gyantse (3,950m) 90Km 3-4 Hours Drive, Hotel.
(After Breakfast Morning Sightseeing at the Panchen Lama’s Tashilhumpu Monastery. Drive to Gyantse and visit KumbumStupa and Phalkhor Monastery.)
Day 06: Gyantse (3,950m) - Lhasa(3,650m) 261 Km 05 -06 Hours Drive, overnight in Lhasa.
Day 07-09: Sightseeing in Lhasa(3,600m), Hotel.
(Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Bazar, Potala Palace, Drepung, and Sera Monasteries and Lhasa Old Town)
Day 10: Lhasa to Kathmandu or Main Land China.