8-Day Tibet Overland Adventure

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Today you'll visit the Potala Palace, the winter home of the Dalai Lama. Although the palace cannot be freely explored, you will see some of its chapels including audience hall and the golden burial Chorten of Past Dalai Lamas. After lunch, you'll visit Jokhang Temple, an important sacred site in Tibet. Then, you'll move onto Barkhor and watch the pilgrims prostrating themselves. Take part in clockwise circuit walking around the temple and explore old Lhasa city in your private vehicle.

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Today, with your driver, you'll head eight kilometres northwest of Lhasa to visit the Drepung Monastery which is one of the great three Geluk Monasteries of Tibet. In the afternoon, you'll continue five kilometres from Lhasa to Sera Monastery founded in 1419, which is another one of the great three Geluk monasteries of Tibet. The monastery is well known for the monk's debate at around 3 to 5pm in the afternoon.

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This morning, you'll drive straight to Gyantse, you will drive over three spectacular high passes including the Khamba La at 5100 metres, Karo La at 5050 metres and Simi La at 5000 metres, and passed the beautiful Yamdrok Lake or Turquoise Lake. The lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and in the distance, you have a spectacular view of the Holy Nyenchen Khangsar Mountain. Once you arrive at Gyantse town, you can enjoy the far view of Gyantse Fortress.

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In the morning, you'll visit Khumbum Stupa, the giant octagonal Stupa. It is one of the outstanding architectural achievements built by a Gyantse Prince. Next to it is the Palcho Chode Monastery adjacent to the fort, containing 15 different chapels and halls that belong to different orders of Tibetan Buddhism. After visiting Gyantse Khumbum, you'll drive straight to Shigatse, the second largest town in Tibet.

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In the morning, you'll visit the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. With its great historical and cultural importance, it is one of the biggest functioning monasteries of Gelugpa. After a quick stop at the local markets for some shopping, you'll continue your journey to Shegar. The drive takes about 4-5 hours to reach the Shegar (also known as New Tingri) crossing highest Gyatso La Pass at 5248 metres above the sea level. On descending, if weather favours, you can see Mount Everest and Mount Cho.

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Today, you'll continue with your driver for 323 kilometres which may take about 8 to 9 hours to reach Gyirong Town. On the way to Gyirong, you may catch a glimpse of the majestic Mount Everest and other peaks such as Shisapangma and also Piku Tso Lake. Today, the difference in landscape is quite special, the barren rugged landscape of Tibet to the mighty Himalayas, where the scenery changes to rich forests, typical of the Nepalese foothills.