Nepal and Tibet - 18 Days

We Will Welcome You At the Airport and Transfer You to the Selected Hotel. Overnight At Hotel.

Full Day to Discover the Heritage of Kathmandu. From the Durbar Square, An Amazing Combination of Royal and Spiritual Monuments, We Will Take a Walking Tour Around the Old City. Enjoy the Hidden Courtyards Full of Small Temples and Shrines and Their Relaxed Way of Life. Don`t Miss the Kumari House, the Home of the Nepali Living Goddess. If You are Lucky, You Could See Her Waving. In the Afternoon, Visit the Pashupatinath, One of the Most Holy Shiva Temples for Hindus. Nepali Usually Get Cremated Behind the Temple On the Shore of River Baghmati. Overnight At Hotel.

In One Day, You Should Visit the Nearby Royal Cities of Patan and Bhaktapur. in Those Cities You Will Find the Durbar Square, Less Crowded and Even Better Preserved Than in the Capital. in the Evening Don`t Miss the Lazimpat Area with Some Nice Restaurants and Some Interesting Organic and Fair Trade Shops. Overnight At Hotel.

It`s time to ride towards the high mountains. We will cross several mountains ports to reach the city of Pokhara on the feet of Annapurna range. The views from almost any corner of the city are amazing and announce the approach to the nature that we are going to start these days. Overnight at hotel.

The valley of Pokhara have several waterfalls, caves and gorges. But one of the most memorable things to do is boating in the Phewa Lake. Usually the Himalayas reflect on its waters and it is also a great place for fishing and swimming when the water is not extremely cold. In the centre of the lake, a small temple devoted to goddess Barahi will bring the spiritual into this natural showroom. overnight at hotel.

Do you feel like trekking? A 2-3 hours easy walk will take you to Sarangkot. It is a perfect place to see the sunrise behind the Annapurna. If you are not that sporty we can take you here by road. The experience is worthy to feel in the top of the world. Overnight at hotel.

After breakfast, we will leave to Chitwan, the most famous natural reserve in Nepal. We will stay in the middle of wild nature, so be ready to listen to the jungle. Overnight at hotel.

A elephant safari will take you to the deep of the tropical jungle. Chitwan is famous for the preservation of endangered one horn rhinos, but also other animals such as Bengal tigers hide behind the bushes. It will be a unique opportunity to learn about the elephants breeding, and the wild flora and fauna of Nepal. Overnight at hotel.

It`s time to go back to Kathmandu. We will reach in the late afternoon, still with time for a traditional dinner in some of the historical restaurants of the capital. Try Nepali Chulo and give Nepal a very well deserved farewell. Overnight at hotel.

Take the road to Tibet. The Friendship Bridge in Kodari will take you through the no man`s land up to Zhangmu valley, the first stop in our Tibetan tour. In this one day journey you will see the busy transit of trucks in the Nepal-China border on the hillside of Mount Everest. Enjoy the life and sceneries of a customs city at 2300 meters over see level with a subtropical climate, a rarity in the Tibetan plateau. Overnight at hotel.

Surrounding the Mount Everest, we will reach Xegar, on the base of the highest peak in the world. We are entering the real Tibet with a clear change in the architecture and landscape. The hanging towns and the gompas will start to unveil the unique Tibetan culture. Overnight at hotel.

Xigatse has one of the most impressive castles, a model for the Potala. The actual structure is a reconstruction, since the Tibetan under Chinese occupation dismantled the 17th Century fortress. The city is also the seat of Panchem Lama and home of one of the most important monasteries in Tibet, Tashilhunpo, surrounded by the typical skyline of the plateau. Overnight at hotel.

Gyantse used to be the third city in Tibet. With 8000 inhabitants, this city at almost 4000 meters high hosts the Kumbum, the biggest chorten in Tibet, inside the Palcho Monastery. The ruins of the impressive Dzong, a 14th Century fort, still reign over the fertile plains of Nyang Chu valley. Overnight at hotel.

Our last stage will drive us to Lhasa, the Tibetan capital. Get mesmerized by the last kilometers of the route in the middle of the unique landscapes of the Tibetan plateau and the small villages with hanging gompas on the road. Overnight at hotel.

Once a lost city in the middle of nowhere, Lhasa is nowadays linked with China by the new railway. The Tibetan capital has changed a lot in the last decades, but the impressive Potala still seems over control. We will devote the day to visit the Dalai Lama Palace, UNESCO World Heritage. We will take advantage of the evening to soak into the changing urban life of Lhasa. Overnight at hotel.

Let`s make the most of the day visiting the Norbulinka Palace and the main Universities of Gelukpa Tibetan Buddhism. Sera and Drepung where monasteries and important centres of knowledge for the Tibetan culture and still keep its prestige, although the recent changes in Tibet also brought the Western universities to the city. Overnight at hotel.

We will fly back to Nepal. Enjoy your last free evening in the streets of Thamel or visit the more quiet Lazimpat area for your last shopping, for a nice massage or a last dinner in some traditional or fancy restaurant. Overnight at hotel.

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