Lhasa to Kathmandu overland tour, small group
Description of Lhasa to Kathmandu overland tour, small group
On this amazing overland tour you’ll drive from the Tibetan Plateau into the mountains. You’ll head into the Himalayas from Lhasa, crossing over into Nepal and finishing at Kathmandu, via some of the most epic landscapes on the planet. This trip even stops at North Base Camp (5,200m) in Tibet, on the way. There are paved roads throughout, and epic scenery, too.
Start with a few days of combined acclimatisation and sightseeing in Lhasa, visiting Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Sera Monastery. Day four is when your road trip begins, and you’ll start with a scenic drive to Shigatse, Tibet’s second largest city, crossing Kampala Pass (4,797m) at sunrise to be met with a beautiful view of Yamdrok Lake, one of Tibet’s largest lakes.
From Shigatse you make your winding way to Everest Base Camp, to post a letter at the world’s highest post box. After a night at a guest house in the shadow of the world’s highest mountain, you’ll cross into Nepal at the Gyirong Border.
Our partner for this trip is a fantastic Tibet-based operator who is extremely experienced at handling all the logistics of your trip, including all permits and border crossings, so you can sit back and enjoy the view.
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1 Reviews of Lhasa to Kathmandu overland tour, small group
Reviewed on 22 Nov 2024 by Sandra Robinson
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
It was all good! I particularly liked the debating monks and, of course, Everest at
sunset!
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Give yourself time to acclimatise to the altitude.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, but only In a small way.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
The holiday was literally awesome & amazing. The guide (Cal) was brilliant.
Responsible Travel
Planet
The services we provide during the trip will reduce the use of disposable items as much as possible. At the same time, we also ask the tourists participating in this trip to pack up their own garbage when traveling in the Himalayas Nature Reserve and take it away from the area.When travelling in Tibet, please promise to sustain our environment, We distribute rubbish bags to each traveler on tour, collecting and placing the used bags to designated places. We encourage tourists to use water flasks instead of buying disposable plastic bottled drinks by providing water dispensers and even the flask itself.
The ecological environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is related to the destiny of mankind. We appeal to tourists to protect the ecological environment and water resources after traveling in Tibet. When traveling in Tibet, especially in forests and grasslands, you will often encounter Tibetan antelopes, wild donkeys, and wild yaks. When encountering wild animals, we will publicize local rare species and related knowledge about their protection.
Many Tibetans are vegetarian and local restaurants offer vegetarian food.
People
We guarantee that the hotels and guesthouses that all tourists stay in are run by local Tibetans to make a living for them and support their local economy and sustainable development.We bear deep respect for Tibet culture, and tradition as well as Tibet people. All of our tour guides and drivers are native Tibetans, besides a decent salary and welfare system, we also provide in-service training and humanitarian aid for their family members when necessary.
In some remote trekking areas, we tend to dine and stay in restaurants or hostels run by local Tibetans, or even stay in their house of theirs if it’s convenient for them. We benefit locals with low incomes by paying for food and accommodations in this way.
We organize tourists to go to Tibetan villages, invite the local Tibetans to teach tourists to make Tibetan food in their own small restaurants, engage tourists in traditional farm work with Tibetan families, and design new tour routes to present Tibet as authentically as we can and create more job opportunities for Tibetans meanwhile.
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