A general view of my travel route, Summer 2010 [click to view larger]
A detailed view of the Lhasa-Kathmandu “Himalayan Journey” route with SnowLion Tours [click to view larger]
My itinerary:
TIBET:
Chengdu to Lhasa (by plane)
Lhasa-Yamdrok Lake – Gyantse – Shigatse – Everest Base Camp – Tingri – Zhangmu (by 4WD Land Rover)
NEPAL:
Zhangmu – Kathmandu (by car)
Kathmandu – Sunauli (by bus)
INDIA:
Sunauli – Gorakhpur – Varanasi (by bus)
Varanasi – Delhi (by train)
Delhi – Dharamsala (McLeod Ganj) – Manali – Chandigarh – Delhi (by bus)
Delhi – Singapore – Chengdu, China (by plane)
TRAVEL TIME: 6 weeks
WEATHER / CLIMATE: high altitude, blinding sun, heat, humidity, monsoon rains, mud, dust, pollution, clean mountain air