If you feel more adventurously inclined and want to cover Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan at once, this is a perfect trip for you.
Starting from Chengdu , you will fly to eastern Himalaya to the mystical Tibetan capital of Lhasa. The flight over the eastern Himalayan range will take you past , Mt. Everest (29028 ft / 8848 m), Mt,Makalu (27815 ft./ 8478 m), Mt. Kanchejunga (28160 ft / 8585 m) and a host of other mighty Himalayan peaks.
Your first three days are spent sightseeing in and around Lhasa. Then, you will begin your overland journey back to Kathmandu via Gyangtse, Xigatse, Tingri, Nyalam and Zhangmu. The distance covered is nearly 621 miles / 1000 km on four wheel drive vehicles and bus. In Kathmandu, just in the vicinity of the Kathmandu valley alone, there are seven UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites, within a 13-mile radius. The heritage sites and museums, stunning mountain scenery and model conservation and preservation efforts; all of which go to make Nepal one of the most exciting destinations in the world.
Bhutan, as one of the rarest and most unique of travel destinations, offers the experience of the Buddhist tradition in a setting of unique architecture, and breathtaking Himalayan landscape. The friendly people of Bhutan share with you their traditional lifestyle untouched by outside influence. This 6 days trip to Bhutan is a unique opportunity to experience Himalayan Buddhist culture uninfluenced by the outside world. Leave the multitudes behind and enter the Land of the Thunder Dragon
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Itinerary in Brief
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Day 01 Arrive in Chengdu, meet and transfer to Hotel.
Day 02: Arrive in Lhasa, meet and transfer to hotel.
Day 03 Sightseeing tour of Potala Palace & Norbulinka
Day 04 Sightseeing tour of Drepung Monastery & Jokhang Temple.
Day 05 Drive to Shigatse via Yamdrok Tso
Day 06 Drive to Nylam.
Day 07 Drive down to Zhangmu, cross the border and drive to Kathmandu.
Day 08 Sightseeing tour of Pashupati, Bodhnath & Bhaktapur.
Day 09 Kathmandu - ParoDay 10 Paro - Thimpu
Day 11 Thimpu-Punakha
Day 12 Punakha-Wangdi-Thimpu
Day 13 Thimpu – Paro, Excursion to Taksang Monastery
Day 14 Paro –Bangkok and onward flight
LAND COST
14 Days trip from US$ 2584.00
