DAY 01
Start Kathmandu.
DAY
2 Sightseeing, visiting the
temples of Pashupatinath and Bodnath.
DAY
3 Morning flight to Gonggar
airport, drive to Zedang, visit Yumbu Lakhang.
DAY
4 By ferry across the
Yarlung Tsangpo to Samye monastery, then drive to
Lhasa.
DAY
5/ 7
Three full days in Lhasa, to visit the Potala, Jokhang
Temple, Sera and Drepung Monasteries and the
Norbulingka; time to explore the city on your own as
well.
DAY
8 Cross
Tibet’s great river, the Yarlung Tsang Po, and climb
to the Khamba La, then along the shore of the huge,
turquoise Scorpion Lake and over the Karo La (5,010
m.) to Jyangze; visit Kumbum stupa and the fort.
DAY
9 Short drive
to Xigaze; visit Tashilunpo Monastery and the
fascinating bazaar.
DAY
10 Continue
via small villages to Lhaze then across high altitude
moorland to Old Tingri near Xegar.
DAY
11 See
Everest across the Tingri plain, and climb to the
Lalung Leh (5,050 m.) with magnificent views of
Xixapangma and other Himalayan peaks, before
descending to Milarepa’s Cave and onto Zhangmu.
DAY
12 Continue
down the gorge beyond Zhangmu, leave Tibet and cross
into Nepal to Dhulikel
DAY
13 Short
drive to Nepal's capital Kathmandu.
DAY
14 End
Kathmandu.
