8 Days Central Tibet

Trip Facts:
Tour Code: BATE TIB04
Tour name: 8 days Central Tibet
Entry / Exit: Fly in / Fly out
Grade: Easy
Max Elevation: 5200m/17056ft
Accommodation: Hotel
Meal: Bed & breakfast
Transport: Flight & Private vehicle
Tour Days: 08
Total Days: 12 

Highlights: 

• One hour Trans-Himalaya flight and breath taking aerial view of Everest and other highest peaks.
• Visit of Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Drepung monastery, Jokhang.
• Pelkhor and Choden in Gyantse, Tashilumphu in Shigatse.
• Yamdrok Tso Lake.

Trip summary: 

This overland tour is designed for those who prefer to soak in the sights by driving around. This tour gives you an opportunity to discover the real Tibet. From the bustling old cities to the ancient villages and settlements. This overland tour connects two old capital cities, Lhasa in Tibet and Kathmandu in Nepal. The tour begins in Lhasa and ends in Kathmandu.  Tibet, which boasts of spectacular mountain scenery and a rich cultural heritage, is a place worth visiting. As you drive across the Tibetan plateau, you will be expertly guided around all the Tibetan monasteries, temples, monuments and important tourist sites by expert local Tibetan guide. In Lhasa you explore the Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Norbulingkha, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery and the busy Barkhor Square. Leaving Lhasa on a 4WD, you will be driven past picturesque Tibetan settlements where nomadic herdsmen can be seen wandering across the wide arid plateau. This overland journey takes you over several high mountain passes with spectacular mountain views, including those of the majestic Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, Makalu and Shishapangma. Your adventure tour continues to the historic cities of Shigatse and Gyantse.  The tour Start with a comprehensive trip briefing in Kathmandu followed by a sensational trans Himalayan flight to Lhasa that passes over Mt. Everest and many highest peaks of the world (if you join the tour in Kathmandu). This is the only flight fly over Mt. Everest and other highest peaks. In case you wish to start the tour in Lhasa arriving from anywhere in mainland China or taking a new train from Beijing you will be briefed about the tour by your Tibetan Guide.