Arrive Kathmandu.

Assistance on arrival and transfer to your hotel. Check-in time is 12 noon.

Kathmandu, the capital and the largest city of Nepal, derives its name from Kasthmandap or "house of wood" a pagoda-style temple. A few steps away is the Temple of the Living Goddess, where the clients may catch a glimpse of the Kumari at one of the open windows overlooking the inner courtyard. All around the splendour of historical monuments is the hustle & bustle of the market place. Vegetable vendors, trees of flutes, salesmen with their wares displayed on their person, souvenir hawkers, street shop selling imported goods and tucked away in a quiet corner the glittering bead market for custom made bead necklaces. Visit famous Pasupatinath, Bodhnath and Asan Tole, a typical Nepalese market place.

Overnight at your hotel.

Morning guided excursion to PATAN: The city of grace and fine arts situated across the river Bagmati. The ancient city a storehouse of medieval art and architecture with many Hindu and Buddhist temples, all elaborately carved and ornamented. It is also Nepal’s city of arts and crafts where artisans continue their traditional handiwork in wood and a variety of metals
Overnight at your hotel.

Morning drive to Kodari, the Nepal/Tibet border crossing point situated 114 km from Kathmandu. After going through customs and immigration formalities, trek for approximately two hours (8 km) to Zhangmu. Zhangmu (7,000 ft/2,134 m), better known by its Tibetan name of Khasa is a small settlement clinging to a hillside 10 km inland from the Friendship Bridge across the Bhote Kosi. After the closure of the Indo-Chinese route from Gangtok, Zhangmu has become the major trading route between Tibet and Nepal. The climate is quite different from the hinterland. The hills around Zhangmu are heavily wooded with innumerable waterfalls in the summer and frozen icicles in the winter. Zhangmu has a bank, a post office, a government store and is presently undergoing a construction boom to meet the demands of increasing trade and tourism.

Overnight at your hotel.

Morning drive 257 km from Zhangmu to Xegar (13,800 ft/4,207 m). This is a new Chinese commune built at the foot of the ruins of Xegar Dzong and is 7 km from the main road. With a population of 3,000, its importance lies in the fact that it is the centre of this large and remote country and is also the base from where expeditions to Mt. Everest and other peaks are launched. Presently, accommodation is very Spartan, in mud-floored rooms, with dry latrines. However, there are plans to build a modest lodge in its vicinity.
Overnight at your hotel.

Morning drive 93 km from Xigatse to Gyangtse (13,050 ft/3,979 m). This is a small agricultural town famous for its wool carpets and the Palkhor Choide Chorten. Set amongst the ruins of the Lamasery and the fort, this unique structure, built in 1414, consists of five storeys representing the five steps to enlightenment, topped by thirteen rings which symbolize the stages of advancement toward Buddhahood. There are 108 halls inside, each with frescoes showing a strong Indian influence and Buddha shrines. Before 1959, traders coming from Kalimpong and Gangtok in India used to enter Tibet through Yadong and then to Gyangtse, enroute to Lhasa.

Overnight at your hotel.

Day 07/ GYANGTSE – LHASA:

Drive 359 km from Gyangtse to Lhasa. Situated at an altitude of 11,850 feet (3,613 m), Lhasa was and still is the religious, cultural and economic centre of Tibet. Places of interest include the Potala, the 13-storey palace of the Dalai Lama with over 1,000 rooms; the legendary monasteries of Drepung and Sera; Norbulingka the summer palace of the Dalai Lama and the Jokhang, the holiest shrine of Tibet. The circular Barkhor Street with its innumerable shops and wayside peddlers intermingling with the devotees walking clockwise around the Jokhang enfuses the magic and experience of Tibet.
Overnight at your hotel.

Day 08/ LHASA:

In the morning guided city sightseeing tour visiting Sera Monastery and Jokhang Temple. "Sera" means hailstone in Tibetan. Set on the foot of the Wudu hill to the north of Lhasa, Sera comprises over thirty sections, including a great sutra chanting hall and a college.
Jokhang temple, built in 647 AD. This is the spiritual centre of Tibet and the holiest destination of the Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims. It houses a statue of Sakyamuni when he was 12 years old. Barkhor bazaar is the earliest street of old Lhasa and circles the Jokhang temple.
Overnight at your hotel.

Day 09/ LHASA:

In the morning visit the imposing Potala palace. Located on the Red Hill, it was built in 640 AD during the reign of Songtsan Gampo. The original Potala was destroyed in the 9th century but was rebuilt in the 17th century during the reign of the 5th Dalai Lama.
In the afternoon visit Drepung monastery. Situated to the west of Lhasa, this monastery was founded in 1416 AD by one of the disciples of Tsong Khapa. It was the largest and the richest of the three major yellow-sect monasteries in Lhasa.
Overnight at your hotel.

Day 10/ LHASA – KATHMANDU (BY AIR):

Transfer to airport in time to board flight for Kathmadu. Check-out time is 12 noon.

Monuments Fees- are subject to change    (Per Person)

KTM Durbar Square Bodnath Pashupatinath Patan City

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