A round trip across the Himalaya by road, with no flights at all. The 8 Days Tibet Overland Group Tour Drive In & Out (7 nights / 8 days) leaves Kathmandu for the Rasuwagadhi–Kerung border, climbs onto the Tibetan plateau via Tingri to Shigatse, visits Gyantse on the way to two days in Lhasa, and returns the same way to Kathmandu – an excellent-value group journey with a vehicle from Kathmandu to Kathmandu, English-speaking Tibetan guide, 3-star hotels with breakfast, the Tibet Travel Permit, China visa fee and service and entrance fees included.
After the border formalities you spend your first night in Kerung, a small town surrounded by forested hills at 2,700 m. The next day the road climbs onto the highest plateau in the world, past the turquoise Peiku Tso beneath Shishapangma and through the wide plains of Tingri, where Everest and Cho Oyu glimmer on the southern horizon, to Shigatse and its great Tashilhunpo Monastery. You continue via Gyantse‘s Kumbum stupa to Lhasa.
In Lhasa you explore the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor, Norbulingka and the monasteries of Sera and Drepung. The return journey crosses the plateau again to Shegar or Tingri and descends to Kerung before you re-enter Nepal and drive back to Kathmandu.
Why choose this tour?
- Drive in and out – no international flights needed.
- Lhasa, Shigatse, Gyantse and the Tibetan plateau in eight days.
- Vehicle, guide, hotels, Tibet permit and China visa included.
Who is it for?
Budget-conscious travellers, groups and overland enthusiasts. Grade: easy to moderate because of the altitude and long driving days. Please arrive in Kathmandu 4–5 working days before departure for the China visa.
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