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DAYS TIBET DISCOVERY TRAVEL
Tibet 15
days travel with Ganden to Samye Trek in full board
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TASHIDELE
! WELCOME in TIBET
"ADVENTURE on the roof of the World"
Visit important places of Tibetan Buddhism in Lhassa and on the
way
Kathmandu
to Lhass by plane and Lhass to Kathmandu by road
Depart from
Kathmandu ever saturday and Tuesday
(April to October,)
Circuit
in minibus or Jeep in tibet with english speaking Tibetan Guide |
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11 days in Tibet and 14 days in Nepal
Ref: VTB11-S |
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Including
4 nights hotels in Kathmandu with breakfast |
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For this travel,
two type of possible choice accommodations:
An accommodation very simple, in "Guest House" with
breakfasts, (very simple small hotel, sometime precarious, in
small dormitories) and standard correct hotel in Lhassa. Or accommodation
in 3 stars hotel according Chinese government on the travel till
Lhassa (not always well maintain but only one on the way) and
correct 3 stars hotel in Lhassa (breakfasts) |
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Trekking Programme |
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Day 1. Arrive to Katmandou, welcome to the airport,
transfer and installation in hotel 2 stars, 2 minutesf rom the
Centre of Thamel 10 minutes on foot to the DURBAR SQUARE of the
Kathmandu. (the chinese embassy is open that only Monday, Wednesday
and Friday in the morning . you need to be arrive in Nepal before
these days. To Leave to Tibet tour you have to leave from Kathmandu
on Tuesday and saturday one of these days to be able to leave
for Tibet. When you will take your Chinese visa in your contries
it can be automatically cancel to go in Tibet) will you have
another visa for tibet tour.
Day 2
Visit accompanied Pashupatinath
and tibetain Stupa in Bodhnat.
Day 3 (Saturday or Tuesday). Departs to Lhassa by plane. Arrival
Gongar Welcome at airport by your tibetian guide and depart to
Lhassa by road, visit small monastery in Gongar, it's not a historical
monastery, but after climbing in terrace we see the rest of foundations
more then 50 constructions belonging to monastery which has been
entirely shaved by the chinese during "cultural revolution".
Lhassa is situated at 3650m of altitude.
Day 4. Visit Pothala, construct on the Red
hill, its construction start in 1645. It was the residency of
several Dalai Lamas. To the exception of the thirteenth Dalai
Llama's tomb, it has practically undergone any transformation
since its construction. Since the roof, we have a magnificent
view on Lhassa and the pond of Kyichu valley. Visit of Norbulinka,
ancient summer residence of Dalaï Lama. Afternoon, visit
Tibetan medicine center.
Day 5. Visit Jokand monastery one of most ancient
monastery in Lhassa, and of Barkhor, course that makes numerous
times by the pilgrims tibetaines, around the Jokand Monastery.
Afternoon free
Day 6. Visit of Drepung and Serra monastery.
Visit Drepung monastery " Mound of Rice ", founded
in 1416, there would not be in original just some building then
it's became a very important religious center, it has sheltered
more then 7000 monks in same way of second, third, firth and
fifth Dalaï Lamas until achievement of Potala. Since 1982,
more then 400 young monks try to recreate the cycle of study.
In return visit of Serra monastery, small monastic community
which has regrouped till 5000 monks but also nun, worker and
civil workers. One of the most sacred object is "Vajra"
or "Dorje" in Tibetan, it's a prototype of all other
Vajra in Tibet, discover in the Padmasambhava cave at Yerpa and
shown to public just one time by year.
Day 7. Depart to Tsurphu monastery. It is
in Tsurphu monastery, where was shelted Karmapa, who had get
away in 2001 to come to refugee in India. Return in afternoon
at Lhassa
Day 8. Lhassa depart to Gyantsé (alt
3900m) by the Yamdrok lake (which we'll follow till 30 Km), long
and super journey of road in minibus. According arrival time,
visit notably of Kumbum "100.000 imaged stupa".
Day 9. Gyantse, depart to Xigatsé "city
of Panchen Lama" (in road, visit of Shallu monastery in
green tiles.). At Xigatsé, visit of monastery and of market.
Day 10. Xigatsé, depart to the Sakya
monastery (Tibetan Buddhism center of Saky order). (Night in
guesthouse, ancient Chinese military camp, accommodation very
precarious).
Day 11. Depart from Sakya to Tingri (in road
view of Everest).
Day 12. Depart from Tingri to Nyalam, on the
road cross a pass must highest of voyage ( 5230m) and huge panoramic
view on himalayan chain a succession of summit at 7000m and more
then 8000m.
Day 13. Nyalam depart to Zhangmu (visit of
the Millarepa cave), formalities in post of Chinese border, cross
by walk of "Friendship bridge", Nepalese formalities,
one our office member wait you near the "Friendship bridge"
and return by local bus to Kathmandu (about 5h) Return in same hotel.
Day 14. Transfer
to airport 2h 1/2 before your plane departure. |
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Trek
referance: Ref:
VTB11-S |
Price of
trek : Please contact us,
indicate the number of participants and choise of trek.
We will reply as soon as
possible
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NEPAL ECOLOGY TREKS |
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Trek in camping (under tent):
price on demande |
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PRICE INCLUDED:
IN NEPAL: In Kathmandu, standard
2 stars hotel with breakfasts. Visits of Kathmandu valley with
professional guide, transport includes. Welcome at airport/transfers
airport-hotel/ Reconfirmation of returns plane tickets. In
TIBET Hotel or Guest house with breakfast according your
choice. Transport and visits in Land Cruiser or in minibus according
to your group size. Accompanied by English speaking Tibetan guide.
Entrance fees of monasteries and monuments include. Obtaining
of chinese visa and price of visa. Plane Kathmandou
-Lhassa includes. Transfers airport in Lhassa. |
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PRICE NOT INCLUDED:
Plane
to Kathmandu from your country. Lunch and dinner in Nepal and
in Tibet (about 4 to 5 dollars per meals), visits not indicated,
all drinks. Assurances of accident /rescue which need to be taken
in your country. Nepalese visas (to take at the Kathmandu airport
at arrival). Airport taxes |
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To avoid you
of the supplementary expenses, it is suggest to take a visa at
arrival in Kathmandu airport or in embassy of Nepal in Your country
, and you needs to take again double enter visa (second) when
you return from Tibet. |
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Note : Since your enter in Tibet (chine) we
are not the master of work, the Chinese take relay, and it is
arrived some times that they change the programs or lodging…
We can't take responsibility in any case of every sort of change
interval, land slides, of the road obstructs, of all accidental
event, natural disaster, or politic events which can change the
travel course, which would shorten it or would lengthen it and
some problems that ensue. All this doesn't give place to any
repayments. The Chinese reply us in case of problem, or that
they can't do anything, or that was decided by their Chinese
tourism office ….. which is an office of army occupation... |
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Regulation:
The regulation of your journey must between fact has the arrival
has Kathmandu after your installation has the hotel with the
discount of your passports for the Chinese visa for Tibet. Regulation
cash in dollars, because we must adjust Chinese inevitably in
dollars. Not of regulation by credit card or in travellers checks
(price established in March 2005, susceptible of increase of
the price of tickets of plane or increases decided by Chinese.
That of which we will warn you). |
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During
the stay in Tibet, accommodation under tents at 2 places and
in Hotel and Guest House, travelling in van Land Cruiser (6 to
8 hours per day) accompanied by a Tibetan guide, English speaking..
During the trek (Kora) bags and tents are carried by Yaks. Meals
prepared by an experienced cook. Accommodation in 4 star hotel
of good quality in Kathmandu. |
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Note: All participants have to give a copy
of their insurance, with the address, tel and fax number of insurance
company. This insurance has to cover the helicopter rescue in
case of accident or sickness. In case of your insurance don't
cover helicopter rescue, you have to fill a form in Kathmandu
and make agreement that you will pay yourself the amount of expenses
paid by Nepal Ecology Treks for your helicopter rescue or research.
Without this agreement, you cannot participate in trek.
** In
trek the guide is allowed
to change the itinerary, depending of the weather, climate and
the physical condition of participants. Each participant who
stop his trek or make this trek more-fast cannot ask any money
compensation to the agency. |
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WALK
AND HELP ! All
the profits earned by our agency are used entirely for operating
a free dispensary in the mountains of Helambu in Nepal, and for
providing scholarships for the poor childrens. You can see our
action near Gyalthum village in Nepal, in Helembu. information:
http://www.tibet-nepal.org/human/ |
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NEPAL ECOLOGY TREKS
Tibet Nepal Ladakh
13
years old trekking agency
licence Nbr
No:2957/051/52
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Tel (
977 1 ) 4430665 & 4430664 . Fax. ( 977 1) 4439783.
Office Address:
Post Box N: 12441
Lazimpat, Dhobichaur, Kathmandu (back of King Palace). NEPAL.
E-mail: ecotrek@mos.com.np |
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