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Does anyone out there know of a cheap way to get from Lhasa in Tibet to Kathmandu in Nepal overland around the end of April 2010? I`ve searched a lot of travelagents as it seems we have to join a tour to leagally make this journey. But it looks as they all cost a bit to much(around 1000$- 1500$ pr person) for a budget traveler. I found cheaper options (400$-500$), but they all go the wrong way Sofar i havent found any information on any of them going back for the same price. Does anyone know? Or know of any agencies that have "cheap" offers "the right way" (Lhasa- Kathmandu)? If you have made this trip yourself I`d really like to hear from you aswell. This would be the 2nd last leg of our 20 week Asian tour,(the last being from Kathmandu to Mumbai) so would be sad to change plans because of this, it would mean a wery long and expencive detour as we will start and end our tour in Mumbai. We could fly, but i would really like to travel across the Himalayas on the ground, to se the nature in all its glory. Kind of the point in going there in the first place. Or would it just be best to forget all about it an consentrate on the southeast and eastern parts of China (HongKong area, Shanghai, Beijing) If so, is it possible to travel overland from Myanmar(Burma) to India\Bangladesh, i know it is "impossible" the other way round
If you arrange the tour locally in Lhasa you will spend a lot less. The usual package is to spend a couple days around Tibet then exiting to Kathmandu with a stopover at the Everest Base camp. You share it with four other people so that should give you in the350-500 range.
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Hi there - we are looking to do this route in a few weeks and have been researching the best ways to do this. You say that the best thing to do is arrange a tour to Nepal locally in Lhasa - but how do you get into Lhasa without getting a permit. And how do you get a permit without booking a tour first?! Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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Hi there - we are looking to do this route in a few weeks and have been researching the best ways to do this. You say that the best thing to do is arrange a tour to Nepal locally in Lhasa - but how do you get into Lhasa without getting a permit. And how do you get a permit without booking a tour first?! Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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Well check with the current regulations first but when I did Tibet all I needed was a travel permit that got issued along with my train ticket to Lhasa. It was the guesthouse I stayed at in Chengdu (Sim's) that arranged the whole thing. Once we arrived in Lhasa we went around the popular guesthouses and looked at the bulletin board postings. Usually you can find posts from travelers looking for companions with the same itinerary on the bulletin boards. Or the travel agency will inform you of people looking for companions. From there we organized everything,cleared the cost with the agent, draw up the contract, etc and off we went.
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