Spiritual Tour from Lhasa to Kathmandu

Travel from the center of Tibetan Buddhism in Lhasa to the birthplace of Buddhism in Nepal

Gain an insight into the religious and spiritual way of life in this very unique part of the world

Follow the pilgrimage paths to explore numerous holy Buddhist sites, shrines, temples, monasteries and small villages

Spend one night at the base camp of Mt. Everest

Spiritual Tour from Lhasa to Kathmandu

This tour will lead you from the capital of Tibet - the center of Tibetan Buddhism with its world-famous Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple - to the birthplace of Buddhism and capital city of Nepal with its many Buddhist and Hindu temples, palaces and shrines, like for example the two most important Buddhist stupas "Swayambhounath" and "Bouddhanath" and the two famous Hindu shrines "Pashupatinath Temple" and "Changu Narayan".

This trip is specially designed for people, who want to have a unique religious experience in this spiritual part of the world with its snowcapped mountains, holy sites and pilgrimage paths.

On this trip you will enjoy the view onto the picturesque mountain ranges, spend one night at the base camp of Mt. Everest, camp beside the earliest Buddhist temple in Tibet and the turquoise Holy Lake (4408m) and gain an insight into the religious and spiritual way of life of the Tibetan and Nepalese people.

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Quick Introduction

Lhasa is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is also the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama. Lhasa literally means "place of the gods", although ancient Tibetan documents and inscriptions demonstrate that the place was first called Rasa, which means "courtyard place" or "goat place". Its altitude is about 3,650 m, making it one of the highest cities in the world, and its population about 200,000.

Lhasa lies in an area known as the "Lhasa Valley"; even though the average altitude of the valley is well over 3,000 m the mountains around it rise to 5,500 m. The Kyi (or Kyi Chu) River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, runs through the city.

The city of Lhasa contains three concentric paths used by pilgrims to circumambulate the sacred Johkhang Temple, many of whom make full or partial prostrations along these routes in order to gain spiritual merit. The innermost, the Nangkor, is contained within the Jokhang temple, and surrounds the sanctuary of the Jowo Shakyamuni, the most sacred statue in Tibetan Buddhism. The middle circumambulatory, the Barkor, passes through the old town and surrounds the Jokhang temple and various other buildings in its vicinity. The outer Lingkor encircles the entire traditional city of Lhasa.

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal and it is also the largest city in Nepal. It stands at an elevation of approximately 1'350 m. It is an urban and suburban area of about 1.5 million inhabitants in the tri-city area in the Kathmandu valley in central Nepal, along the Bagmati River. The two other cities are Patan and Bhaktapur.