 Travelling from Kathmandu to Lhasa |
Travelling from Kathmandu to Lhasa |
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| Need info on flying from Nepal to Tibet, should we wait to book in Nepal or do it here at home? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zendream Nancy McCoy Post Count: 7 Msg: #1 184 days ago, January 24th 2008 | We are traveling to Kathmandu in late March & want to spend a week in Lhasa. Should we book our flight to Lhasa at home before we go and expect to become part of a tour or arrange for a guide in either Kathmandu or upon our arrival in Lhasa? or should we wait and make flight and tour guide arrangements upon arrival in Kathmandu? We have read that everyone traveling to Lhasa must be part of a tour group or at minimum have a Chinese guide. this is the only reason we\'re asking about a guide or group. | Does anyone know if there are daily flights or 1 or 2 a week? Any suggestions on hotels in Lhasa? We\'d prefer to stay in a place run by Tibetans but would like a higher end. Thanks Nancy & Mark TsukinoDeynatsu Natasha Lutes Post Count: 17 Msg: #2 183 days ago, January 24th 2008 | Personally I have no idea, but I do remember that Let's Go! China (the travel book!) has a heap of information on Tibet, along with all the rules for getting in etc. | I'd say if nobody here can give you a good answer, try the book then maybe try and find an expat board - though I doubt many foreigners will be expats in Tibet or Nepal. Possibly you could try a Mt Everest Climbers' BBS, as they will have all gone through one or the other. Good luck! Zendream Nancy McCoy Post Count: 7 Msg: #3 183 days ago, January 25th 2008 | TsukinoDeynatsu, | Thank you very much. I have never heard of the Let's Go! China book and will buy one. We have been to China and have 2 China travel books and there is hardly anything on Tibet in those. CorsaNepal Nakul Devkota Post Count: 6 Msg: #4 181 days ago, January 27th 2008 | Hello Nancy & Mark, | Greetings from Nepal... It has been nice to see your post here at Travel Blog. Well, travel to tibet via Nepal you should join with a group. Similarly here I like to let you know that please don't issue your Chinese visa at your country because while you are in Nepal and applying your tibet visa the chinese counsuler will cancel your chinese visa and will put the Tibet visa and it will be valid for maximum 27days. And you don't have to worry about the guide for tibet tour because this will be include in programme. And normally if you are wishing to travel tibet for a week or so..then here you have to with below schedule please check and if you need further ahead write here again. TIBET OVERLAND TOUR 7 NIGHTS/8 DAYS(DRIVE IN FLY OUT) _____________________________________________________ Day 01 KATHMANDU - NYALAM, you will start the tour with an early morning drive to Kodari, the Nepali border post. Weather permitting there willbe fine views of Langtang, Gauri Shanker, Melungtse and Khumbu Himal ranges.Depending on the road situation we walk or drive up to Zhang Mu whereyou will clear Chinese immigration. After the formalities you can continue your journey through a beautiful gorge to Nyalam crossing the Himalayan range.Altitude,3800 m. Day 02 NYALAM - LHATSE, your first stop on the Tibetan plateau will be on the 5200 m. high Lalung la pass from where you will have a breathtaking view of the Himalayan range and Shisabangma, the highest peak in Tibet. While having lunch in Lao Tingri, the peaks of Mt. Everest (Qomolongma in Tibetan) and Cho Oyu can be seen. This day your journey is long but the spectacular Tibetan plateau will make you forget time. Altitude4000 m. Day 03 LHATSE - SHIGATSE, a four hour drive brings you to Tibet's second largest city, Shigatse. Here we visit Tashilumpo monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama, hence one of the most important monasteries in Tibet.Altitude 3800 m. Day 04 SHIGATSE - GYANTSE, after a stroll through the old city you will depart for the two and a half hour drive to Gyantse. While approaching the small farming town you can clearly see the old fort that was captured by Younghusband during his 1904 raid into Tibet. Here the main attraction is the Kumbum monastery with it's extraordinary architecture. Altitude 3900 m. Day 05 GYANTSE - LHASA, this will be a long drive but on the way you will cross theKaro la with the beautiful glacier, you will see Yamdrok tso which is named theTurquoise lake and cross the Kamba la from where you will descend to the mainroad which brings you all the way to Lhasa. Altitude 3650 m. Day 06/07 SIGHTSEEING, during these two days in Lhasa you can visit the Potala palace,Drepung and Sera monasteries and of course the famous Jokhang temple including the surrounding Barkhor. Day 08 Lhasa - Kathmandu (by flight) KATHMANDU/LHASA/KATHMANDU flight OPERATES AS FOLLOWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November to February, Every Saturday & Tuesday March to Oct, Everyday Regular Flight I hope this above details will meet your needs and write here for more or let me know at <snip> <snip> cheers [Edited: 12:04 - Jo Trouble - Please contact via TravelBlog profile page. Also, for advertising on TravelBlog see http://www.travelblog.org/advertising.html] CorsaNepal Nakul Devkota Post Count: 6 Msg: #5 181 days ago, January 27th 2008 | And Nancy,ofcourse you are staying at Tibetan's place. Number of Users: 3 | Number of Posts: 5 | ||||||||||||||
