7 Days Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland Tour

Upon your arrival in Lhasa, our Tibet guide will welcome you at the airport/train station, then head to the hotel. Leisure for the rest of the day and acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel.

Today’s tour starts from the World Heritage site - Potala Palace, the former winter palace of Dalai Lama. This 13-story high building contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artifacts. The complex symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and plays the central role of traditional administration of Tibet.

Then continue to Jokhang Temple, a spiritual center for Buddhists in Tibet. Next to the temple is Bakhor Street, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewelry.

In the morning, we visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416. Ganden palace was used as Dalai Lama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala palace.

Afternoon, Sera Monastery, another important Gelug monastery of Tibet founded in 1419. The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.

After breakfast, we depart Lhasa and drive towards Everest Mountain via Gyangtse and Shigatse, two most-visited cities out of Lhasa. Heading southwest from Lhasa, this 270km very scenic highway passes the Yamdroktso, one of the three holy lakes; grassland with snow-capped mountains in the distance. We also drop visit of Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum in Gyantse city, then continue one and half hour drive to arrive Shigatse. 

We spend almost 6 hours on the bus from Shigatse to Rongbuk Monastery via Lhatse where you can have lunch. Fortunately, the journey is also important as the destination with spectacular views all along the way. If weather is fine, you can catch up the Everest Mountain out of mist when passing by the 5050m Pang La Pass, one of the highest passes in Tibet.

If weather permits, enjoy sunrise view of Everest Peak at the lodging area. Later, visit the Rongbu Monastery - the unique highest monastery with nuns and monks living together. Visit the Everest Base Camp to take pictures of Mt. Everest and have a close contact with this mighty mountain. Start the journey Kyirong border and arrive in the late afternoon.

In the morning, drive to the new tourist border – Kyilong, guide will assist you check in procedures. Then Nepalese driver will pick you up at the border and drive to Kathmandu city, end the services in Kathmandu city (NO Patan or Bhakatupur).