China & East Asia Journey Archives
for 2003...
OVERLAND TIBET: KATHMANDU TO MT. EVEREST BASE CAMP & LHASA
...4-wheeling and trekking on top of the world
RENDEZVOUS
DATE
RENDEZVOUS
CITY
NO. OF
DAYS
GROUP
SIZE
TRIP
COST

 

Sep 17, 2003

 

Kathmandu, Nepal

 

11

 

8

 

$3,640

THE HIGHLIGHTS
  • Exotic Darbar Square in Kathmandu and Patan, and the Swayambunath Temple
  • Transecting the Himalayas—up through the Dhaga Gorge to the Tibetan Plateau
  • The Rongbuk Monastery, Rongbuk Glacier and the North Face of Mt. Everest
  • Crossing the 17,123 ft.-high Gyatso-la by 4WD
  • The 11th Century Sakya Gompe and 14th Century Gyantse Zhong
  • Exploring the vast 15th cent Tashilhunpo Gompe in Shigatse, seat of the Panchen Lamas, and Gyantse's Kumbum
  • Following the pilgrims on Barkhor Square in Lhasa as they circle the Jokhang, Tibet's most holy temple
  • The huge Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet's signature structure and the last residence of the Dalai Lama
  • The fascinating Drepung Gompe north of Lhasa

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