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From April 18 to May 11, 2026
Summary Itinerary
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Main Program
Detailed Itinerary
Main Program
Flights
The day of the trip has arrived! You will probably be heading to the airport for your flight early this morning, depending on your city, route and flight combination. We will see together what will work best for your trip. Guilherme will be in touch from the moment you arrive at the airport until your arrival in Kathmandu. Have a great flight!
Arrival
Free afternoon in Boudhnath
Welcome to Nepal! From the airport runway, weather permitting, you can already see the mountains surrounding the valley. All the details about your trip chegada explained on this page Arrival in Kathamndu: here which we will have already carefully reviewed together in our trip briefing. With your visa and luggage in hand, the group will be met by Guilherme at the airport. Those arriving before or after the group's flight will be met by our local representative who will be waiting for you with a Chörten sign. In this case, our representative will accompany you to the hotel and then to where Guilherme is with the group so that we can enjoy this afternoon in our Tibetan neighborhood.
Around the great stupa (Tib: chörten) of boudhanath, full of monasteries, we will find nuns, monks and lay Tibetans, sometimes great masters, doing their koras (circumambulations). Turning the famous prayer wheels with millions of Om Mani Padma Hungs, reciting mantras and making offerings of lamps mainly in the late afternoon and early morning. In addition to doing our koras, we will enjoy one of the cafés or restaurants around the stupa to observe and assimilate a little of this ancient culture.
Swayambunath
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Thamel
Boudhnath
After a well-deserved rest from the trip to Nepal, breakfast to start our day in the Kathmandu Valley!
We will begin our visits with a short walk in the region of the second largest stupa in the valley, Swayambunath (translation: self-arising). Legend has it that the hill where the stupa stands arose from the spot where the bodhisattva Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, picked a lotus flower after emptying the lake in what is now the Kathmandu Valley. Weather permitting, we will have a view of the entire city. We will make our koras around the stupa and visit its small monasteries.
From Swayambu we will continue to Durbar Square, (Palace Square) in Kathmandu where a small living goddess, the Kumari, lives. The durbar squares of the Kathmandu Valley were built by kings who were heirs of the Malla dynasty, from the 12th to the 18th centuries, which, in this case, were fortunate enough to compete in architectural beauty. There are numerous temples of various Hindu gods around the palace. We will then walk to the travellers' quarter in Kathmandu, Thamel, with numerous good restaurants, mountaineering shops, Nepalese crafts, bookstores, for a good meal and, if someone needs it, to buy some clothes, for example, for the next trip.
After our visits, walks and lunch, we will return to the stupa of boudhanath, full of flags, famous prayer wheels with millions of Om Mani Padma Hungs and many monasteries of great masters that we can visit.
Bhaktapur
Namo Buddha
Today we will visit one of the three main ancient cities in the valley, Bhaktapur (bhakt: devotion and pur: Hindu city). Along with Patan and Kathmandu, which we will visit in the next few days, they were once capitals of the Malla empire that competed in architectural beauty with the beautiful squares of their palaces. Bhaktapur is a listed city, with limited traffic flow. Walking through its alleys is like getting to know a little bit of everyday life in medieval Nepal.
After our walk and lunch, we will head to a quieter area of the valley, Namo Buddha.
Namo Buddha
Patan
In a previous life, Buddha Shakyamuni, when he was still a bodhisattva, met a hungry tigress with nothing to feed her cubs. Buddha, because of his level of realization, offered his own body where there is now a monastery of Thrangu Rinpoche, in Namo Buddha. After breakfast, we will take a leisurely walk to the monastery and then to the stupa where Buddha's brothers in that life kept his relics. If you prefer, our vehicle can make this journey instead of walking for a few minutes.
We will continue to the friendly Durbar Square Patan, very famous for its artists and beautiful temples. There we will visit a small, very well-made and very educational museum of Hindu and Buddhist art. Nearby, we will visit the small and beautiful Golden Temple, used to this day by Nepalese Buddhists from the same clan as Buddha Sakyamuni himself. Patan is a good option for our lunch, it is a good place to buy Buddhist statues (as in Boudha too), of excellent quality, as well as to walk through these medieval streets and their temples.
At the end of the day we will return to our now well-known neighborhood of Boudhnath.
Monasteries
Pashupatinah
Today we will visit at least one of the main monasteries of the Kathmandu Valley, thus providing a good opportunity to learn a little about the projects of these great masters. One of the possibilities is Kopan, the monastery of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, where several hundred monks of all ages live. It is an important study center for Sherpas, often coming from the Everest region, and foreigners from all over the world.
Other possibilities, which we will visit naturally according to the group's pace, are the monasteries of Dudjom Rinpoche, called Dudjom Gompa, the Sakya monastery of Trinchen Rinpoche, the KaNying Shedrub Ling of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Chökling Rinpoche and Phakchok Rinpoche, and the Shechen, of Matthieu Ricard, Rabjam Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
We will then take a walk through the temple complex of Pashupatinath, which is located around the Bagmati River, sacred to Hindus. In addition to the main temple, dedicated to the most peaceful manifestation of Shiva, Pashupati, there are dozens of smaller temples also dedicated to the Hindu yogi god of destruction and reconstruction. It is also the place where Nepalese who are able to do so will be cremated to ensure a good passage or liberation (moksha).
Flight
Transfer to the airport very early for one of the, surely, most beautiful flights of the planet. We will fly alongside and then cross over the highest mountain range on this planet, the Himalayas, until we land at the airport near the capital of this region, Lhasa. Weather permitting, we will see 5 of the only 14 mountains that are over 8 meters high in the entire world, including Everest. From the airport, we will continue our journey for approximately 2 and a half hours to Tsedang. As it is a little lower than Lhasa, approximately 3100 meters high, it will help us a lot so that our acclimatization happens more gradually. Check in at the hotel, rest with tea and a walk around the city.
Yungbulakang
Mindrolling
Samye
Tibetan mythology says that the Tibetan people originated in Tsedang. Also linked to the history and origin of Tibetan culture, we will visit Yungbulakang which was first a palace of King Songtsen Gampo in the 0th century, became a temple and then a monastery a thousand years later. In the same small town, we will visit the very ancient Tradruk Temple. Its origins date back to or just before the Jokhang in Lhasa, also in the XNUMXth century.
We continue our journey now along the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Our first stop will be at the important Monastery Mindrolling.
We will then continue to the first and very important monastery built in all of Tibet, Samye. At the request of King Trisong Detsen and the Indian master Shantarakshita, in the form of a mandala, Samye was built in the 8th century, after Guru Rinpoche was invited to pacify the local demons. The scene of important philosophical debates in the history of Buddhism, Samye is an important pilgrimage site. We now continue our journey to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.
Norbulingka
Jokhang
Today we will walk through the streets of Bharkhor, a traditional Tibetan neighborhood in Lhasa, where we will visit the monastery Jokhang, which houses the most sacred statue in all of Tibet, the Jowo Rinpoche. We will also walk through the pleasant and beautiful gardens of the Dalai Lamas' summer palaces, the Norbulingkha. It is possible that we will change the order of visits in the Lhasa Valley a little, according to our pace, with time to enjoy the old part of the city.
Potala
Sera
Drepung
Day to visit the palace Potala, where His Holiness the Dalai Lama lived in many of his lives along with many other monks. There are numerous temples and sacred stupas of great masters to visit. We will also visit the important monastic universities Sera, where, in addition to their temples, we can watch a debate between the monks, and Drepung. Together they constitute two of the largest centers of Buddhist studies in Tibet.
yamdrok
Phalkor Chode
kumbum
Today we have a very beautiful and slightly longer journey. On the way we will pass two high passes. From the first, Kamba La, we will have a beautiful view of the magical emerald-colored lake, yamdrok. Through which we will travel shortly afterwards. Further on we will pass the highest pass, the Karo La, at 5010m above sea level. Passing through these altitudes on our way will greatly help us with our careful and gradual acclimatization to this region.
We will arrive this afternoon in Gyantse, at approx. 3950m altitude. We will visit the ancient monastery Phalkor Chode where we will see the largest stupa (tib: chörten) in Tibet, from the 15th century, called kumbum. In this monastery we will see paintings and statues with different styles than those seen before, due to a greater influence from important and renowned Nepalese artists.
Tashillunpo
Our journey continues for approx. 2h to Shigatse, intentionally staying overnight at a similar altitude to the previous one, approx. 3860m, where we will visit the large and important monastery Tashillunpo. We will visit its many very beautiful and special temples, sacred stupas, as well as we will be able to do a kora (walk) around them.
Sakya monastery
On our travel day today, we will pass through the Lhatse Pass, approx. 5200m. We will then visit the important Sakya monastery, 4th century, the main monastery of one of the four main lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. Visiting its library is a very moving experience. We will sleep in the small village of Shegar on our way to our destination tomorrow, the base camp of the highest mountain on our planet!
rongbuk
Everest
From Shegar we continued to the small and special monastery rongbuk, situated at the base of Sagarmatha for the Tibetans, Chomolungma for the Nepalese, better known as Everest, with its altitude of 8850m. From Rongbuk, said to be the highest monastery in the world, at an altitude of 5050m, the view of Everest is beautiful. If allowed on these days, we will continue a little further until we reach the Everest base camp. Nearby we will visit and sit for a few moments in a cave belonging to Guru Rinpoche. We will enjoy the late afternoon. We will sleep in a small hotel a few minutes from the monastery. So, if you are feeling up to it, we will return the next morning to see what the light will be like on Everest at that time of day.
Tibetan Plateau
For those who are feeling up to it, a second visit to Rongbuk, just a few minutes from our small hotel, to see what the light will be like that morning. We will then continue our journey towards Mount Kailash. For the next two days we will travel alongside the highest mountains on our planet, through the highest region on the planet, the Tibetan Plateau. Crossing passes and beautiful lakes, with incredible views. We will sleep in a small town called Saga.
Tibetan Plateau
Mount kailash
With countless opportunities to take beautiful photographs, today we will have our first view of the sacred Mount kailash. We will sleep in a village next to it, where we will take care of the final preparations for our khora (walk/trekking) that we will begin tomorrow.
Walk
In the morning we started our very special khora, our walking Three-day trek around Mount Kailash. Among pilgrims from various regions of Tibet and India, with relatively little climbing, we will reach the other side of this sacred mountain where we will sleep in the very simple rooms of a monastery or tents available for pilgrims. We will enjoy this very special place, literally next to and with a beautiful view of the sacred Mount Kailash.
Dolma La
Today we will wake up very early to continue our walk towards Bonito, Dolma la, a pass at an altitude of 5630m. We will have beautiful views of Kailash on the way, we will meet pilgrims who literally do their khoras by prostrating themselves for a few days, and then we will descend on the other side of the pass towards the Zuthulphuk (or Dzultripuk) monastery. It will be the longest day of our khora. So we will continue calmly, enjoying this stage of our walk.
Walk
Lake Mansarovar
On our third day of walking, we will conclude our kora around Mount Kailash. At the end of the day we will meet our vehicle near Darchen and then proceed to the very special sacred lake mansarovar. We will sleep in a very simple inn on its banks, with another incredible end of the day, sunset and rest.
Chiu Gompa
We will wake up on the shore of Lake Manasarovar, a beautiful high altitude lake (4600m), with mountains surrounding it. We will visit a small important monastery called Chiu Gompa. Guru Rinpoche meditated in a cave, around which the monastery was built, where he lived his last days. After visiting the monastery on top of a small hill nearby and with a beautiful view of Lake Mansarovar, we will return to Saga from where we will continue tomorrow to the border with Nepal.
Return Nepal
Today we will have a very beautiful day. We will start on the Tibetan plateau, where we have been traveling at altitudes of 3000, 4000, 5000m. In a short time, a few hours, we will head towards Nepal and see a change in geography, climate, views, mountains and rivers, very beautiful. We will sleep in a small town on the border with Nepal, at an altitude of 2800m. We will have endless air. For those who are already so well acclimatized to the highest region of our planet, we will feel like super men and super women ready to run a marathon in a lower region.
Free afternoon in Boudhnath
In the morning we will cross the border back into Nepal. Then we will continue our journey back to our Tibetan neighborhood in Kathmandu, our well-known Boudhnath. End of the day free to enjoy our favorite restaurants, take a walk, think about what we did in the last few days, where we went, what experiences we had.
Free day
An ever so welcome day free for each traveller to enjoy as they prefer. Through Boudha, taking a trip to the then also well-known Thamel, enjoying Patan, some of the monasteries we have already visited, bookstores, cafes, Buddhist art stores, handicrafts, clothing and mountain equipment, stupas, temples, some new region of the Kathmandu Valley like Pharphing and other possibilities that we will talk about.
The international flight can be that night or the next morning or afternoon. This way, we will have a hotel until the moment you go to the airport so that you can use the room to pack your bags calmly and rest a little before the international flights. Together, we will choose the best combination of flights for your trip, taking all these precautions into account.
Flights
