Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet: Himalayan High
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Highlights
- See Phabonkha temple and Drepung Monastery
- Visit Swayambunath, Pashupatinath and Boudhanath
- Explore Shigatse Monastery
- Hike the Kamsum Yuelly temple
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- Airfare as listed separately (Note that these are estimated airfares only, and will be adjusted for price changes at the time of purchase)
- Accommodations as listed, excluding upgraded hotels including all service charges and taxes
- All ground transfers
- All excursions with expert English-speaking guides
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- All meals as indicated with B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner
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Accommodation: Buddha Zen Hotel
Arriving in Chengdu, you will clear Chinese customs and immigration. Exiting with your baggage, you will be met by our china operator, holding your names on a sign. He will transfer you to your hotel. At the same time, he will get your signatures on the relevant documents, process your Tibet permit, and return it to you at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Buddha Zen Hotel
This morning you can do some touring in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, and its administrative, cultural and educational centre. The city is also a major industrial base and the...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Keychu Hotel or Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa
This morning, you will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to the airport for your morning flight to Tibet on CA 4112 (0900/1500). Exact flight times are ofte...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Keychu Hotel or Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa
Rising early, you will grab a quick breakfast. Around 7:30am you head back to the Barkhor and the Jokhang, the spiritual center of Tibet and destination of millions ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Keychu Hotel or Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa
Today you travel to the suburbs of Lhasa to visit two of the most interesting of the Buddhist monasteries. The first, Phabonkha, served as a meditation site during t...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Gyantse Hotel
Leaving Lhasa, you will drive the130 milesto Gyantse, once Tibet’s third most important city. Gyantse lies at the head of the Nyangchu valley astride the main trade routes from India, Bhutan...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tashi Chode Hotel
Rising early, you will continue driving west to Shigatse via shalu Monastery.
Situated about 25 miles south of Shigatse, Shalu’s blue-tiled roofs are visible far across the valley...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Shegar Everest Hotel
You have about a 6-hour drive today to Shegar (also called New Tingri), the administrative centre for the country. When you arrive, if you wish, you can explore the town. Shelkar Chod...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Shegar Everest Hotel
Tashilumpo monastery, the oldest and largest gelugpa monastery in Tsang province and home to the Panchen lama, is a grand structure. This morning, after breakfast, you can spend some time visiting Tashilumpo monastery and its medical clinic.
Then, leaving Shigatse, you drive on to Shegar for the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Rongbuk Monastery Guest House
This morning, you drive from Shegar to Dza Rongphu Monastery at 16,250’ and Everest Base Camp at 16,900’. Dwarfed by the towering north face of Everest, Dza Rongphu Monastery...
Meals Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Rongbuk Monastery Guest House
This morning, you drive from Shegar to Dza Rongphu Monastery at 16,250’ and Everest Base Camp at 16,900’. Dwarfed by the towering north face of Everest, Dza Rongphu Monastery ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tashi Choede Hotel
After breakfast and perhaps photographing sunrise on Everest, you head out first to Old Tingri, a jumping off point for climbs of Cho Oyu or Everest climbs. In the old days, this was a ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Everest Snow Leopard Guest House
You can continue exploring base camp and Rongbuk Monastery. Then, when you are ready, you will drive on to Old Tingri for the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tashi Choede
Tashilumpo Monastery, the oldest and largest Gelugpa Monastery in Tsang province and home to the Panchen Lama, is a grand structure. This morning, after breakfast, you can visit the monastery...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Keyrong Hotel (Basic Facility)
The drive today takes you to the new border crossing between Tibet and Nepal – Keyrong (Kyirong). It is also from here that the Chinese plan to build the rail line down into Nepal. Along the way, you will stop at the beautiful Paiktsho Lake.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Keychu or Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa
Leaving Shigatse, you continue on the road back to Lhasa, stopping on the way at Shalu, known for its beautiful paintings. When you arrive, you can head to your hotel, and the rest of the day is free.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel Yak & Yeti or Dwarika’s Hotel
Today you take the plunge, dropping down from the heights of the Tibetan Plateau to the Kathmandu Valley at 4593 feet. On the way, you will stop in the Nuwakot Valley for lunch at the charming Farm House. When you arrive in Kathmandu, the rest of the day is free.
After breakfast, you will head to the airport to catch your flight back to Kathmandu. After clearing customs and immigration, you can drop your things at the hotel.
If time permits and you want, in the afternoon, you can take a walk down Asan Tol, the market st...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Yak & Yeti or Dwarika’s Hotel
You begin your day with a visit to Patan, the second of the three main cities of the Kathmandu valley. Also called Lalitpur, the “beautiful city,” Patan is the most Buddhist of t...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Yak & Yeti or Dwarika’s Hotel
You will rise early and be picked up by your guide to visit Swayambunath, the lotus temple, at sunrise. At this hour of the morning, the temple belongs to the local people and no...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinne
Accommodation: Tashi Yodeling, Druk Hotel or Taj Tashi
Rising early, you will transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Bhutan. Be sure to bring your visa letter and your e-ticket. At the Druk Air counter, you will...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tashi Yodeling, Druk Hotel or Taj Tashi
This morning, you can explore Thimphu. The city contrasts sharply with most cities you have visited throughout the world. It is a capital city without traffic light...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Dhumra Farm Boutique, Kunzang Zhing or Uma Punakha
This morning, you can take a walk or drive to a village school for arts and crafts. Here you can see the children learning to make thangka paintings, do ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Dhumra Farm Boutique, Kunzang Zhing or Uma Punakha
In the cool of the early morning, your day in Punakha Valley begins with a hike up through fields of chilies, cabbages and rice along the banks of the Mo...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner After breakfast, you head back over Dochu La to Thimphu for lunch.
Accommodation: Gangtey Palace, Nak-Sel Boutique Hotel & Spa or Uma Paro, Amankora or Six Senses
When you are ready, you start out again for the shor...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Gangtey Palace, Nak-Sel Boutique Hotel & Spa or Uma Paro, Mankora or Six Senses
Today, your last day in Bhutan, is very special. In the morning, you take horses and ride, or walk – a fourhour hike to ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: We Can Book One If Needed
This morning you will catch a flight to your onward destination and home.
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We have many great memories
We have many great memories from our trip to Bhutan. Toni designed an ideal itinerary for us. Toni and Jen were exceptionally responsive - every email was responded ...
All experiences that stand out in my mind.
The mandala making experience (Bhutan), Buddha Park (Bhutan), the entire stay in Punakha and Dhumra Farm (Bhutan); sunrise at Swayambunath (Kathmandu) and the Back S...
The kindness and cleanliness is so welcoming and peaceful
Bhutan is such a special place and we hope to be able to return one day to other areas. The kindness and cleanliness is so welcoming and peaceful, I think unlike any...
Excellent all around!
Great food and hospitality, sensitive and authentic travel.
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- Supplemental charges for listed hotel upgrades
- Meals where not indicated with a B,L,D
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20 Breakfasts, 18 Lunches and 15 Dinners
Optional Hotels
- Shangri-la - lhasa: from $420 based on double occupancy, $840 for single room
- Dwarikas heritage room - kathmandu: $362 based on double occupancy, $630 for single room
- Druk hotel: from $235/room/night based on a double occupancy
- Kunzang zhing resort: from $320/room/night based on double occupancy
- Nak-sel boutique hotel and spa: from $243/room/night based on double occupancy
- Uma paro or punakha: from $777/room/night based on double occupancy
- Amankora: from $1550/room/night based on double occupancy
- Six senses: from $1605/room/night based on double occupancy
- The taj tashi: $758/room/night based on double occupancy
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