Lhasa City Tour: Tibet is most beautiful place and the majority of its land lies above 4000 meters and is surrounded by high mountain ranges. World’s highest mountains are in Tibet and its place for the rugged adventurer as well as the spiritual wanderers.Lhasa city is the capital of Tibet and is autonomous region of China covers an area of 544 sq km and it is known as ” The Land of Gods” in Tibetan. Lhasa city located at 3700 meters above sea level.
There are many historic sites and famous relics in Lhasa city proper and its suburbs, Lhasa city tour among which it covers Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Norbulingka and Sera, Drepung and Ganden Monasteries are world famous.
Tibet Lhasa city tour is an incredible experience, although it is not for the faint-hearted. The travelling is difficult and unpredictable. Even though its infrastructure is very poor and basic, travelers get complete adventure. Tibet travel is not your average trip but will be a lifetime experience, which we invite you to join with us
Kathmandu Lhasa Overland Tour is also very famous from Nepal. Most of the clients come in Nepal for Kathmandu Lhasa overland tour. Nepal-China Friendship highway is a popular route for connecting to Lhasa. Tibet overland is a spectacular trip over high passes and cross the Tibetan plateau, the highest point being Gyatso-la pass (5200m) outside of Lhatse. Lhasa to Kathmandu route also brings you close to a number of famous sights, such as Shigatse, Gyantse and excellent views of the Mount Everest. Tibet overland tour takes 5 days of traveling over the Tibetan highlands. Two days are separated for sightseeing in Lhasa and the last day is the flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu.
When travelling from Kathmandu to Lhasa, foreigners must arrange travel package through reliable travel and trekking agencies. We operate overland Tibet tour all time in the year. We operate fixed and private tour depends upon clients choice.So join us our Kathmandu – Lhasa overland tour for your life time memory. Travelers can choose one way scenic flight to or from Lhasa on this Tibet overland tour.
Day 1:
Fly to Lhasa or arrival lhasa via train from China part.
Transfer to the airport for scenic flight to Lhasa on China Southwest Airlines. This is one hour Trans Himalayan Flights will give you an opportunity to have an aerial view of the Mt. Everest and other high Himalayas. After arrival at Gonggar airport, our Tibetan guide will receive you and transfer to Lhasa city on private coach takes about 1/2 hours driving for 90 kilometers. Overnight in Hotel.
Guided Sightseeing in Lhasa city (Potala Palace,Jokhang Temple and Bharkhor)
Today is the first day of sightseeing starts from famous Potala Palace, a structure of massive portions. It takes about 2-3 hours to visit all places and chapels. In the afternoon, we will visit Jokhang Temple, which is the spiritual center of Tibet. Every day, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance to the temple. The temple is the product of Han, Tibetan and Nepalese architectural techniques. After that we visit Bharkhor, the oldest street in a very traditional city in Tibet. Overnight in Hotel.
Guided Sightseeing in Lhasa city (Drepung Monastery,Norbulingka).
About 10 kilometers west of central Lhasa is the Drepung,once world's largest monastery with about 10,000 monks. Today's sightseeing begins with these white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside. from the roof of hillside, you can have very good views of the whole Lhasa city and the distant mountains. After returning to the city for lunch we will go to the Norbulinka, the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama. Surrounded by a lush green garden, it's a favorite place for Tibetan people to celebrate their festivals. Overnight in Hotel.
Guided Sightseeing in Lhasa city (Sera Monastery and inside city)
The morning is free to relax or to explore the small alleys in the old Tibetan part of Lhasa. In the afternoon, we will visit Sera monastery, 5km outside Lhasa, where we can watch the monks debating. They do this in a very special way by making all kinds of gestures with their hands and arms. Overnight in Hotel.
This is the last day of our tour and we have to get up very early for our transfer to Gonggar airport to fly back to Kathmandu. We arrive around nine o'clock in the morning because of the 2 hours and 15 minutes time difference with Tibet. Of course, we enjoy the spectacular views again while we fly over the Himalayan range. After arrive in Kathmandu airport, transfer to the Hotel in Kathmandu on private coach.