What to
expect:
From San Francisco, this return trip takes you on a
circuitous tour of high elevations and some of the most mysterious places in the
world. Participants will drive through passes at approximately 17,000 feet above
sea level and spend 12 nights at altitudes ranging from nearly 10,000 feet to
almost 13,000 feet above sea level. Tourists can feast their eyes on the
marvelous Himalayas and ancient monasteries en
route.
Itinerary:
SanFrancisco-->Bangkok-->Tsedang-->Nangxian-->Bayi-->Lhasa-->Gyantse-->Shigatse-->Lhasa-->Chengdu-->Bangkok-->San
Francisco
Scenic spots on the way:
Yarlung
Valley-->Samye Monastery-->Trandruk Monastery-->Rongbuk
Monastery-->Yarlung Tsangpo River-->Lunang Valley-->Namche
Barwa-->Potala Palace-->Jokhang Monastery--> Drepung Monastery
-->Nechung MonasteryvBarkor Street-->Yamdrok Lake-->Drepung
Monastery-->Palkor Chiod monastery-->Tashilump
Monastery
Day-by-day Itinerary:
D 1, 2, 3, and
4: San Francisco/Bangko/Tsedang, Tibet
Fly from San Francisco to Bangkok and
stay overnight in the Amari Airport Hotel in Bangkok. Transfer to Tesdang
(11,152 feet above sea level) the next day, check in at a hotel and get
acclimatized. Stay overnight in the Tsedang Hotel.
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