Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu on arrival meet and transfer to hotel. In the evening you can enjoy your leisure time at Casino. Overnight at hotel Manang.

Day 02: KATHMANDU . Breakfast. 0930hrs. Leave hotel for half day sightseeing tour visiting Kathmandu city- The durbar Square complex, the Hanuman Dhoka area with its medley of temples and the old royal palace then drive to Swyambhunath the 2000 years old Buddhist Stupa which is situated on top of a hillock overlooking the entire Kathmandu Valley and also popularly known “Monkey Temple”. Then to Patan city- visiting the Durbar Square, Tusahuty, Krishna Mandir, Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, the Golden temple of Lord Buddha and Mahaboudha ( a unique terracotta masterpiece). Overnight at hotel.

Day 03: Transfer to airport fly to Lhasa and upon arrival your will be transferred to your Hotel. We start off with a walking tour of Jokhang Monastery and the bustling Barkhor market. The Jokhang Monastery is the home of the statutes of the revered Buddha, Shakyamuni. While all Buddhist statutes are magnificently robed in colorful brocade adorned with pearls, turquoise, coral, and silver, solid gold bowls of holy water rest before Shakyamuni as well as offerings of yuen (money) and khatas (scarves) left by pilgrims.

Day 04: Guided sightseeing tour of Potala, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. Stunningly dominating the skyline of Lhasa atop the crest of Marpo Ri hill, the seventh-century Potala is considered Lhasa’s most holy destination for a pilgrimage. Winding up the hill, a stone path leads to the 14-story, 1000-room, 23,000 square-foot palace. Each day, thousands of pilgrims give the prayer wheels lining the path a clockwise spin as they make their way up to the entrance. The Potala is a holy place, but it is also an administrative and political complex. It is comprised of the Red and White Palaces; inside the White Palace are two small sacred chapels, the Phakpa Lhakhang and the Chogyal Drubphuk. The Potala's most venerated Buddha statue, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is housed inside the Phapka LhakhangDrepung, the biggest monastic university. After a guided tour of the Potala Palace, we take you to see the Nechung Monastery the seat of Nechung, Tibet's State Oracle. The oracle is the medium through which Dorje Drakden (Nechung), the principal protector of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government, communicates with His Holiness and the Kashag (cabinet). Major decisions of the state are also made in consultation with the Nechung Oracle.

Day 05: Guided tour of the Norbulinka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama and a tour of the Sera Monastery. The Sera monastery, home to 400 monks, fels more intimate than the Potala, and visitors are invited see the day-to-day living and working spaces. In a kitchen blackened by dung fire, large pots and copper ladles hang on the wall; a monk offers visitors cups of yak butter tea, a staple of the Tibetan diet.

Day 06: LHASA-KATHMANDU Early morning breakfast at hotel and transfer to Gongar Airport to connect flight to Kathmandu or Chengdu.

COST: Tour:

US $ 850.00/PERSON (Budget)
US $ 1150.00/ PERSON (Standard)
US $ 1700.00/PERSON (Deluxe)

Visa:

US $ 45.00 for other nationalities, US$ 100 for Americans. Service Charge US $ 30.00
Kathmandu-Lhasa-Kathamndu Airfare: $ 750.00 Excluding (Lhasa Airport Tax.)

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