The drive from Kathmandu onto the
Tibetan plateau is an adventure of a lifetime.
Breathtaking scenery, beautiful monasteries and ancient
markets make this the place of legends. We can take you
to the holy city of Lhasa, to see the sacred turquoise
waters of Yamdrog Tsho, to explore the ancient cities of
Shigatse and Gyantse, as well as arrange sightseeing
trips and treks to Mt Kailash and Everst Base Camp.
Trips last between 7 and 24 days.
Highlights: Lhasa’s Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and
Barkhor market, the Norbulingka (The Dalai Lama’s Summer
Palace), Drepung and Sera monastries. In Shigatse the
Tashilhunpo monastry. In Gyantse the dramatic fort and
Kumbum. Astounding scenery and wild nomads herding yaks.
Tibet one of those extraordinary destination where
indeed adventure lurks around every corner! Adventure on
the road is never short on the beautiful Trans himalayan
drive, through mountain, passes, promising a panorama of
a cultural and scenic diversity unsurpassable anywhere.
It culminates on an arid plateau - a veritable treasure
trove of architectural masterpieces -the Buddhist
monasteries of Drepung, once the largest in the country
The Jhokhang - a spiritual center, and the awesome
palaces of the Dalai Lama - Norbulinga (the summer
palace) and the Potala (the traditional seat). Ancient
Barkhor Bazaar still barters the bric—a—brac, in a
region that’s not so much a little strange as utterly
surreal.
Pilgrimage to Mansarovar and the Holy Mt.Kailash claimed
to be the apex of the Hindu religious axis is also one
of the highest mountain in Tibet at 22,022 feet, and
Lake Mansarovar at 14,950 feet is said to be the highest
fresh water lake in the world. Certainly a difficult
region to reach due to the variable and extreme weather
conditions. The distance from Lhasa for example is
approximately 2000 km.
Only during the last few years have lots of ordinary and
not so ordinary travelers, been able to experience this
region. Road conditions are difficult much of the time
and we have to make many preparations to ensure that we
have a reasonable chance of reaching Kailash. We need to
bring our own food and camping equipment. Basic lodges
and teahouses can be found but the plateau is so remote
that it is possible to travel for several days without
finding food available.
To travel for days on this remote plateau with the
chance encounters of nomads herding their sheep or yaks
is to be transformed into another way of life, to see
and become part of such a devout pilgrimage as shown by
pilgrims around Mt.Kailash and Lake Mansarovar is to put
some aspects of our western way of life into proper
perspective.
We begin the tour by traveling to Kathmandu and
departing by road to the Nepal/Tibet border town of
Zhangmu where we collect our Transport. We travel by the
SOUTHERN route and after our pilgrimage (religious or
secular) we return by the same route. The day-to-day
program is outlined as follows:
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