Overview

Cho Oyu Trekking offers customized and tailor-made high quality guided tours to this mystical land. The tour begins with a flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa that offers superb bird's eye views of the Himalayan Range, including Mt. Everest.

From Lhasa, you will drive back to Kathmandu on a comfortable four-wheel-drive Land Cruiser supported by a team of local camping crew and an expert local Tibetan guide.

You will stop by to explore the legendry monasteries, stupas and fortresses of Lhasa, Gyantse, Xigatse, Everest Base Camp and other Tibetan towns and settlements en route. As you drive across the northern route of the Tibetan Plateau, you will get to take in unforgettable views of sacred lakes, hidden caves, clusters of mud-house villages, pristine pasture lands and so on. This 1,000 km drive crosses several high passes that rises up to altitudes of over 5,000 m/16,404 ft. Moreover, you also have the opportunity to be spirituality rejuvenated at monasteries like Tashilhunpo Monastery, seat of the famous guru of Buddhism: the Panchen Lama. This is a unique package that offers a fascinating experience of Tibet’s ancient cultures, religion and civilization.

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