The Friendship Highway between Lhasa and Kathmandu is the main travelers’ route from Tibet to Nepal. The route allows a number of excellent detours. It takes in central Tibet’s most important monasteries, plus views of the world’s highest peak. The highland of Tibet has been exploited since the ancient times by explorers and adventurers, pilgrims, traders, and even missionaries. Driving through wonderful scenery dominated by green meadows, river gorges, snow-capped mountains, and waterfalls offer enchanting views of flora and fauna. Besides, in mingling with the people, who are following the same lifestyle for thousands of years, you enjoy their reception.
In covering Lhasa to Kathmandu Tour, travelers gain the experience of exploring landmarks of Lhasa and Kathmandu. Whether visitors are a spiritual seeker in search of the mystery of life or seeking an adventure to challenge theirself, the journey across the Tibetan Plateau introduces with the remotest and mystical highlands of Tibet. The tour explores Lhasa as well as other famous places such as Gyantse, Shigatse, and Sakya. In Lhasa, travelers can visit most holy Jokhang temple, see the legendary eighth-wonder Potala Palace, Norbulinka Palace, Drepung, Sera Monastery and more. In route to Kathmandu, travelers can view the most exotics of Tibet: Yamutso Lake, Pelkhor and Tashilunbu monasteries.
Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland Tour covers a vast tract of Himalayas and crosses spectacular passes through unforgettable landscapes and spiritual heart of Tibet. Inspiring landscapes and mountain views combined with its rich Buddhist history and culture, the tour will be a truly unforgettable experience. In exploring Lhasa’s streets to medieval towns of Tibet to ancient monasteries and in reaching to the Everest Base Camp to have grandeur views of Everest, the overland tour really enthralls the visitors. While discovering the religious and cultural aspects of Tibet, you can not ignore traveling to Lhasa’s historical landmarks as well as other famous places such as Tsedang, Namtso Lake, and Sakya.
The touring area is the region that has Everest, the highest mountain in the world, the Gyantse Kumbum, Tibet’s most stunning architectural wonder, and many of the Tibet’s most important monasteries. Sakya Monastery, seat of the first Tibetan government with a lama ruler and Tashilhunpo, seat and burial site of the Panchen Lamas also come under the touring areas. Even the small town like Tingri on the way located at the foot of Mt. Everest keeps four mountains over 8,000 meters. They are Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu.
Lhasa to Kathmandu Mountain Bike Tour is another way of covering highlands in between Tibet and Nepal. The bike tour also encompasses Tibet’s ancient Buddhist culture, awesome landscapes, artistic monasteries and centuries old caravan trails. The biking will be the best way to meet the Wildlife in the region. Along the way, travelers get to enjoy a much more intimate and memorable view of nature and wildlife. The vast, remote Tibetan steppe is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves, snow leopards, and others.
Lhasa to Kathmandu Tour via Everest Base Camp, the ever popular journey in the Himalaya ends in Kathmandu. In between, people visit beautiful Tibetan cities and towns such as Tsedang, Gyantse, Shigatse, Sakya, Rongbuk and Zhangmu. Primarily in this trip, travelers reach the base camp of the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest. This tour also allows the travelers to explore the mystical Yamdrok Tso and Namtso Lakes and conquer a few high passes. In embarking Lhasa to Kathmandu Tour via Everest Base Camp do not forget to experience the Tibetan Culture and Lifestyle. Tibetans are such a deeply religious people that a basic knowledge of Buddhism is essential in understanding their world. Buddhism permeates most facets of Tibetan daily life and shapes aspirations in ways that are often quite alien to the western frame of mind. Tibetans are among the loveliest people in the world.
