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TIBETAN
STOPOVER
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3 Night / 4 Days ( Fly in, Fly out)
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Itinerary
Details
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Saturday
: Kathmandu - Lhasa by flight
Transfer to the airport for the flight from Kathmandu
to Lhasa on China Southwest Airlines. This one
hour Trans Himalayan Flight will give you an opportunity
to have an aerial view of Mt. Everest and Other
Himalayan peaks (weather permitting) Arrival at
Ganggor airport around 13.30 hrs local time. After
clearing immigration and customs it will be a
two hour drive to cover the 93 km. Lhasa which
is situated at an altitude of 3650 m. Upon arrival
we check in at the Snow land Hotel right in the
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Sunday
: Visit Drepung, Norbulinka, Jokhang
We start our sight seeing with a visit to one
of Tibet's most important and biggest monasteries,
Drepung. Beautifully placed on a mountain slope
12 km, outside Lhasa. After returning to the
city for lunch, we will go to 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.
In the afternoon, we visit the Jokhang temple,
the most sacred and oldest temple in Tibet.
The walk around it is called the Barkhor and
a must for all pilgrims, it is also a famous
bazaar for Tibetan handicrafts and antiques.
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Monday
: (Potala Palace, Sera Monastery)
In the morning visit the Potala Palace, one
of the wonders in the world and one of the marvels
of Tibet. This huge structure is the former
home of Dalai Lama and a sight you will definitely
not forget. In the after noon we visit Sera
Monastery, 5 Km 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.
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Tuesday
: (Lhasa - Kathmandu by flight)
Already the end of our tour and we have to get
up early for our transfer to Goggar airport
to catch the flight back to Kathmandu. We arrive
around 9 0' clock in the morning because of
the 2 hrs and 15 minutes time difference with
Tibet, Of course we enjoy the spectacular views
again while we fly over Himalayan range.
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Departure
: Every Saturday from April till November
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NEPAL Draped along
the greatest heights of the Himalaya, the kingdom of Nepal
is a land of eternal fascination, a place where the ice-cold
of the high Himalaya meets the heat of the steamy Indian
plains. It's a land of ancient history, colorful cultures
and people, superb scenery and some of the best trekking
on earth.
- Lonely Planet -
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