Himilayan Experience

It’s been nearly a year since our South American trip so its about time to get moving again. Sparked by my sister and brother-in-law’s trip to India & Nepal I plan to bypass India but meet up for some trekking in Nepal after a side trip to Tibet.
My trip is planned for approx. 5 weeks from early April to mid May starting with an organised 2 week trip along the Friendship highway from Lhasa in Tibet to Kathmandu in Nepal. I will then catch-up with the Browns for some yet to be selected trekking in and around the foothill of the Himalayas.
The Friendship highway is the Tibet section of the main highway across China and while its only 830 kms directly to the Nepal border it crosses 3 passes over 5000 mtrs (including Everest base camp) before dropping back to 1750 mtrs at the border. The trip has approximately another 300 kms of side trips off the highway. Kathmandu is a further 115 kms over the border.
The main Nepal trek will either be the well-established Annapurna Base Camp trail or the newer less commercialised Manaslu Circuit.

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Trip Length: 5 weeks
Blog Entries: 13
Photos: 49
Words: 4020

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
April 11th 2015	Day 1-2 Arrive Kathmandu, Nepal	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
April 13th 2015	Day 3 In Kathmandu	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Pashupatinath Temple
April 14th 2015	Day 4 Fly to Lhasa, Tibet	Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa
April 15th 2015	Days 5-6 in Lhasa	Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa
April 17th 2015	Day 7 Drive to Gyangtse	Asia » China » Tibet » Gyantse
April 18th 2015	Day 8 In Gyangtse, Drive to Shigatse	Asia » China » Tibet » Shigatse
April 19th 2015	Day 9 In Shigatse	Asia » China » Tibet » Shigatse
April 20th 2015	Day 10 Drive to Shegar	Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway
April 21st 2015	Day 11 Drive to Rongphu Monastery & EBC	Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway
April 22nd 2015	Day 12 Drive from Everest Base Camp to Nyalam	Asia » China » Tibet » Everest
April 23rd 2015	Day 13 Drive to Zhangmu	Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway
April 24th 2015	Day 14 Drive to Kathmandu	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
May 1st 2015	Days 15-22 Tour Abandoned	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel