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Day 01: Kathmandu
In the morning arrive in Kathmandu. Upon arrival, you will be
transferred to the hotel. In the afternoon you will enjoy the
first impression of Kathmandu and visit the Kathmandu valley.
Kathmandu valley is the cultural and political heart of the
country. The city enjoyed its most glorious time under the
reign of Mallas in the 16th and 17th century. In Kathmandu you
will visit the city of Kathmandu and Durbar Square.
Day 02: Kathmandu
In the morning after having breakfast you will drive to
Bodhnath. Then you will proceed to visit the temple of
Pashupatinath which is Nepal's most important Hindu pilgrim
site on the banks of the Bagmati river. The temple of
Pashupatinath is dedicated to god Shiva. In the evening you
will visit Patan and Swayambhunath. Patan was the second
largest town in the valley. Patan was previously known as
Lalitpur (the beautiful city). After visiting Patan you will
proceed to Swayambhunath.
Day 03: Kathmandu - Lhasa (by air)
In the morning after having breakfast, transfer from Hotel to
airport to connect flight to Lhasa. Upon arrival, you will be
transferred to the hotel in Lhasa. Rest of the day free for
leisure and acclimatization.
Day 04: Lhasa
In the morning after having breakfast proceed for a full day
sight seeing tour of Lhasa city covering Sera Monastery,
Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street. Sera is more like a small
town on the outskirts of Lhasa at the base of Tatipu hill. It
is the main teaching monastery and one of the three great
Gelukpa Universities - once housing more than 5500 monks.
After visiting the Sera Monastery you will drive to visit the Jokhang temple. Jokhang temple was built in the 7th century A
D and houses the most prized Buddhist relic, a 1300 year old
Sakyamuni Buddha statue. After visiting the temple you will
have a walk in the Barkhor Bazaar. It is a lively and colourful market where you can bargain over such treasures
like a ornate long bladed knives, prayer wheels and exquisite jewellery.
Day 05: Lhasa
In the morning after having breakfast you will visit the
Potala Palace. Potala Palace is the dominant landmark of Lhasa
situated at a heights of 117 meters above the sea level. The
construction of this palace was started on the red hill in
1645 under the 5th Dalai Lama. An immense building, 13 storeys
high with walls 3 meters thick contains over 1000 rooms,
10,000 shrines and 200,000 statues. After the visit of Potala
Palace you will visit the Drepung monastery. This monastery is
situated in the west suburbs of Lhasa city. It was formerly
the largest and richest monastery in the world with 10,000
monks. Of particular interest is the medieval monk's kitchen with its great cauldrons of steaming barley 'stamp' sitting on
top of huge earthen stoves and tented by saffron robed monks
wielding massive ladles. From the roof of the monastery one
can enjoy the natural beauty of the Lhasa valley.
Day 06: Lhasa - Kathmandu (by air)
In the morning after having breakfast transfer to airport to
connect flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu. Upon arrival at
Kathmandu airport stay at transit lounge till check in time of
your flight to onward journey.
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