Day 01 (sat) - Kathmandu (1300m)- Lhasa (3650):
Fly (1 hr.)To lhasa over crossing the highest Himalayan range of the world . Transfer and check- in to your hotel .full rest for acclimatization - hotel.
Day 02-03(Sun- Mon) - in Lhasa :
Two full days Sight -seeing tour to Lhasa including Jokhang temple , BHARKHOR Bazaar, potala palace , Sera Monastery, Drepung Monasteres. overnight at hotel.
Day 04(Tue) - Lhasa -Xigainze (3,900m):280 km:
Scenic drive to xigainze, to the west of Lhasa through the northern road .the drive is scenic as the road drives along the valley made by Bramhaputra river (Yarlung tasangpo). Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 Xigatze - Gyantse (3,950m):90 km.
Morning sight - Seeing to the Panchen Lama's tashil humpu Monastery .
Drive to Gyantse and visit to the Kumbum stupa and phalkor MONASTERY . Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 Gyantse -Tsedang (3,400m):29km.
Full day picturesque drive crossing over Karola (5,000m), KAMBALA (4,794m), and colorful yamdrok LAKE . Continue drive along the Tibetan lifeline river bramhaputra (Yarlung tasangpo) on to tsedang - Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 Tsedang -Samye - Tsedang: 140km
Early morning drive to put -in - point by the side of the BRAMHPUTRA RIVER and cross the by a local made motor (1 hr.) continue a short (30min) drive by a truck to SAMYE MONASTERY Explore SAMYE and drive back to TSEDANG. Late afternoon, visit YUMBULAKHANG and also THANDRUK MONASTERY (time permitting) - Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 Tsedang - Kathmandu :
Early morning drive (2 hrs.) to Air port for departure Flight to Kathmandu . |
