Overview

7 Nights 8 days Tibet Overland Tour from Kathmandu to Lhasa 2024 ( All drive)

Kathmandu to Lhasa Overland tour is an exotic journey from Kathmandu to Lhasa which will let you enjoy the Buddhist monasteries of Lhasa. This fascinating journey will let you enjoy some of the best Himalayan scene and cultural settlements of the high lands of the Himalayas. Lhasa (3650m) the capital city of Tibet is rich in cultural and natural beauty along with ancient cultural artifacts. Some of the famous sites of Lhasa are Potala palace, Sera monastery, Drepung monastery, Jokhang Tempale, Barkhor market and Norbulingka Palace the summer palace of Dalai Lama.

Kathmandu to Lhasa Overland tour starts from Kathmandu and drive to Lhasa passing many small cities like Trishuli, Dhunche & Timure in Nepal and Kyirong Shegar Lhatse Shigatse Gyangtse and finally up to Lhasa. Enjoy sightseeing of these cities specially in Tibet part and in depth in Lhasa.  In this tour return journey will be via same highway to Kathmandu via Kyirong.  When Zangmbu boarder open for international tourist then return journey will be via Zhangmu-Kodari-Dhulikhel-Kathmandu.

Highlights:

• Potala Palace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama
• Temple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet
• Sera Monastery: Another one of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, the hot attraction is monks debate.
• Drepung Monstery: Drepung used to be a seat of central government until the 5th Dalai Lama built Potala Palace.
• Yamdrok-tso: One of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet.
• Tashilunpo Monastery: the seat of Tibet’s second highest incarnation, the Panchen Lama.