15 Days Tibet and Nepal Culture Tour

In the morning, you will be taken to the famous Potala palace where you can explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, and various other interesting artifacts. Tibet Museum is an important window which will introduce you to the glorious culture of Tibet, as which you should not miss it at any cost. In the afternoon, We will take you to the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple which was built by Princess Wen Chang of the Tang Dynasty in 647 AD. Also you can visit Barkor Kora where you can buy traditional Tibetan artifacts, antiques, books, Tibetan Musical Instrument and many other things.

You will be taken to the important monasteries in Lhasa, the Drepung monastery which is situated at the foothill of a mountain which was once home of 10000 monks and also to Gandenpodrang in Drepung which is famous for being the government centre during the fifth Dalai Lama. Later you will be taken to Sera Monastery which was founded in 1419 by JamchenChoeje where the monks every afternoon indulge their time there between 5 to 6.30 pm in the evening.

In the Morning you will be chaffeured to Tsedang, which is also known as the capital of the ancient Yarlung Kingdom. On the way you can take a ferry across Yarlung Zangpo River and visit Samye Monastery which was the first temple built in Tibet and the first one completed with the three Buddhist jewels of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha due to which this beautiful temple has become an attraction for tourists all across the globe. Then continue your journey to Tsedang.

You will be taken to Yambulakhang Palace, the very first building of Tibet which was built for The Tibetan Kings in the 2nd Century which sits on a summit of a small hill on the east bank of the Yarlung River from where you can drive to see the burial tombs of The Tibetan Kings. You will cap off the day by paying a visit to Trundruk Monastery in the afternoon.

You will be taken to Gyantse in the morning via road and you will be passing by the picturesque green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, Yamdroklake and Karo-la glacier before we reach Gyantse. The most important attraction there is the Yamdro-tso Lake and Kubum monastery. Apart from that at the top of the pass in Kangpa-la at 4700m high in clear weather, you can see the fabulous shade of deep turquoise Yamdrok Lake.

After completing your breakfast, you would be driven to Shigtse to visit the largest Monastery in west Tibet, the Tashilunpo monastery which is one of the the six great Gelukpa institutions and contains the world`s largest gilded copper image (26m high) of future god Jampa. Next stop is the Sakya Monastery where you will find out that The Sakya sect do not believe in reincarnation and the head of Sakya sect wear white cassock and marry to give birth to their children.

While driving to Zhangmu, we would be passing through Mount Shishapangma on the way and will cross two major passes – the Lalung La and the Nyalam Ton La, also known as the & quot;pass to hell at 17,060 feet. Below Nyalam, the road descends steeply into the beautiful river valley of the Bhote Kosi.

In the Morning our guide will drop you off at the border bridge where will be required to walk on your own to cross the border bridge which is 50m long, in order to check in The Nepal side where you will get the Nepal visa upon arrival with 30USD, please ensure to keep one passport size photo in order to get Nepal Visa.
The Nepal tour guide will go across the border bridge to China side which is 50m long to meet you, who then will drive you to your hotel in Kathmandu.

In the morning, you will be taken to The Kathmandu Durbar Square which is one of the three durbar squares in the Kathmandu Valley and also it is the site of the Hanuman Dhoka Palace Complex, which was the royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century and where important ceremonies are held. Next you would be taken to Swayambhunath which is the golden spire of the 5th-century and is adorned with a colourful fluttering of prayer flags. It crowns a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley and offers fantastic views over the city of Kathmandu and is recognized as one of the most recognizable symbols in Nepal and the painted eyes of Buddha watch all who ascend the worn stone steps.
In the afternoon we will take you to Patan City which is an architectural center point with a far greater concentration of temples per sq. meter than in Kathamandu.

After breakfast we will take you to Pashupatinath which is one of the most important Shiva temples on the subcontinent and draws numerous devotees from all over India each year and to Bodhnath City which is among the largest stupas in South Asia, and has become the focal point of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal. The white mound looms thirty-six meters overhead and it is located on the ancient trade route to Tibet.
Later in the afternoon, we will take you to Bhaktapur City where the Durbar Square is a conglomeration of pagoda and shikhara style temples grouped around a fifty-five window palace of brick and wood. The square is one of the most charming architectural showpieces of the Valley as it highlights the ancient arts of Nepal.

After finishing up your breakfast, witness the spectacular sunrise as well as the view and the snow mountains while driving from drive from Nagarkot which is the nearest panoramic view point and from here one can see the beautiful view of the Himalayan peaks and is located between Kathmandu valley in the west and Indrawati in the east straight to Pokhara which is a beautiful valley that is situated at a height of 2950 ft. with its rare combination of snow clad peaks among the highest in the world, crystal- clear lakes, stream and gorges, picturesque villages inhabited by friendly smiling Gurungs, Magars and other ethnic tribes, by private car.

In the morning proceed for city tour and return to hotel.
The immediate neighborhood to Pokhara are Tibetan villages where legend has it that there was once a beautiful city in the valley now filled by the lake. One of the most popular excursions is to paddle out the little island offshore from lakesidewhere in this island there is a small temple as well as a Local Market, Bindebasini Temple, Mahendra cave, Phewalake, Tibetan refugee Camp, Davis fall among many

In the morning we will take you to Kathmandu where after checking in into the hotel, you can use rest of the day visiting the local markets.

We will take you you to the airport for your onward flight connections which will conclude your wonderful trip of Tibet and Nepal.