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INCLUDES AIRLINE FUEL SURCHARGES, TAXES, & FEES

Day to Day Itinerary:

• DAY 1: DEPARTURE Depart from SFO or LAX by Singapore Airlines
• DAY 2: KATHMANDU Welcome by our representative with cheerful smile & Transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit to Swayambhunath Stupa and Kathmandu Durbar Square . Swayambhunath Stupa , dedicated to Buddhism is situated in a hillock 80 m above the ground level and is claimed to be 2000 years old. There are numerous Buddhist monasteries (Gumba) around. The view of the valley is spectacular from here. Kathmandu Durbar Square , one of the seven World Heritage Sites of Kathmandu Valley is worth visiting. It was the center of ancient and medieval Kathmandu . You will visit the Hanumandhoka Palace of Malla Kings.You would also like to have an audience of Kumari, the living goddess of Nepal , Kasthmandap Temple that is said to have been built of a single tree trunk. Besides, there are much more to see. Overnight hotel in Kathmandu
• DAY 3: KATHMANDU VALLEYYou will visit Pashupati Nath Temple , the holiest Hindu Temple that draws devotees from all over Nepal and India. This temple is situated on the bank of Bagmati River , which is considered as holy as Ganges. Cremation goes throughout the days and nights on the bank of Bagmati River. Then you will drive to Boudha Nath Stupa, the biggest stupa in the world. This is one of the World Heritage Sites of Kathmandu Valley. From here, you will drive to Bhaktapur, one of the three principalities of medieval Kathmandu. Bhaktapur, the youngest city in the valley has preserved its ancient look and originality. You would love to see the “Golden Gate” of the “Palace of 55 Windows”. There are temples with intricate woodcarving, houses with different kinds of windows and balconies, stone sculptured water tanks, monastic complexes. Overnight in Kathmandu.
• DAY 4: KATHMANDU Visit Patan city. you will go to Patan, another medieval Malla principality near to Kathmandu. Here, you will visit the main courtyard of Malla palace, which is adorned with intricate woodcarvings. In front of the palace stands famous Krishna Temple of 17 th century, replica of Viswanath Temple, Jagan Narayan Temple etc. You will also visit Hiranyavarna Mahavihar (Golden Temple), a 14 th century Buddhist Monastery that is the center of rites and rituals of Newari Buddhist of Patan. In the evening, you will drive back to Kathmandu. Overnight in Kathmandu.
• DAY 5: KATHMANDU-KODARI-ZHANGMU This morning we depart Kathmandu by surface on a scenic drive to Kodari (Nepal-Tibet border), through the beautiful Nepalese countryside. We leave our vehicals here and start a short walk of about one hour 30 minutes uphill with porters to Shangmu Immigrations- known to Nepalese as Khasa, hangs on a cliff face, its boom town architecture having a temporary look; even the monastery roofs are sheathed in corrugated iron sheets and is situated at a height of 2,500 m. Overnight stay at the Zhangmu.
• DAY 6: ZHANGMU-XEGAR Today we drive uphill to the highest plateau of the world with the typical view of Tibetan landscape, crossing over Nyalam Pass (3,800 m) and Lalung-La (Pass) at 5,050m, with views of beautiful Himalayan Ranges panorama including the Mt. Everest (8,848 m) to Zhangmu (244 Kms).Also called "new tingri", is surrounded by mountains, Zhangmu is another town that lies in the shadow of a great fortress. Even in ruins it is majestic. Seeming to grow out of the craggy brown rock, its sinous wall bristles with watchtowers like stegosaurus spines. Isolated in 1855 by Nepalese in search of booty, the Gurkhas cut off the Dzong's water supply and settled in for a long siege. Overnight stay at the Xegar.
• DAY 7: XEGAR-XIGATSE We continue on our drive to Lhatse (T-cross to Mt. Everest), and crossing over the Gyatsola Pass at 5,220 m, which is the highest enroute to Xigatse (240 Kms). Xigatse is the second largest town in Tibet and the capital of Tsang, lying 354 Kms West of Lhasa at an altitude of 3,810m. Overnight stay at the Xigaste.
• DAY 8: XIGATSE-GYANTSE Morning after breakfast drive to Gyantse. Arrive Gyantse and check in at the hotel Gyantse lies 260kms southwest of Lhasa on the Northern bank of Nyang Chu River. It takes around 8 hours to reach Gyantse crossing the Kamba La Pass (4800m) where the beautiful Yamdrok Tso will be seen and the Karo La Pass (5010m) where the year-around glacier will be seen. Gyantse has been known as a heroic town since Tibetans resisted the Young husband’s British Expedition to Tibet in 1904. Phalkor monastery was built in the 15th century by the local chieftain Ramtan Kasom under the guidance of the first Panchan lama. Overnight stay in Gyantse.
• DAY 9: GYANTSE-LHASA We continue on a full day picturesque drive crossing over Karola Pass at 5,010m, Kambala Pass at 4,794 m. and a colourful Yamdrok Lake, sometimes along the Tibetan lifeline river Brahmaputra also known as yarlung Tsangpo, to the capital town Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa.
• DAY 10: LHASA Morning after breakfast, visit the Sera Monastery, Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Market. Sera is the second biggest Gelupa Monastery in the north suburb of Lhasa, which was built in 1419 by Tsongapa's disciple Sakya-yeshi. Situated at the heart of the oldest section of the Lhasa city,Jokhang , one of the oldest temples in Tibet, was built in the 7th century by the 33rd king ontsanganbu. Barkor is the middle pilgrimage circuit around Jokhang temple. Overnight in Lhasa.
• DAY 11: LHASA Morning after breakfast, visit Potala Palace, Drepung & Norbulingka. Potala was the winter palace of the Dalailama, which was originally built in the 7th century by the king Sotsen Gampo and rebuilt to the present size by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. Built in the mid-18th century by the 7th Dalailama, Norbulingka, the Jewel Park was the Dalai lama's summer palace, it covers 100 acres with palaces, pavilions and a zoo. Drepung monastery; Built in1416 by Tsongapa's disciple Jamyang-choje, Drepung Monastery is the biggest Gelupa monastery in the west suburb of Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa.
• DAY 12: LHASA-KATHMANDU Early morning, you will be picked up from your hotel to be transferred in time to Gongaar airport for your flight to Kathmandu. Overnight in Kathmandu
• DAY 13: DEPARTURE You will be picked up from your hotel to be transferred in time for your flight back home.

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