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2002 Sierra Club Trip - "Tibetan Odyssey - Jewel in the Ice": Kathmandu-Lhasa Overland, Nepal & Tibet
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Itinerary - Destinations (See Place Names for Chinese characters and alternate spellings.)
DyDatesPlaceAlt. Name
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Altitude (ft.)Sights
1-29/15-16Kathmandu Katmandu4,500
3-59/17-19Lhasa
capital/largest city
11,900'
69/20Tsetang
3rd largest city
Zêtang
79/21Gyantse
4th largest city
Gyangzê 13,000
89/22Shigatse
2nd largest city
Xigatsê, Zhigatse 12,660
9-109/23-24Old TingriDingri14,400
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119/25Pasum16,300
12-139/26-27Rongbuk Valley16,500
149/28Tingri14,400
15-169/29-30Nyalam12,300
17-1810/1-2Kathmandu4,500

Itinerary - Travel

DateWhereDistance
Time
Notes
13 LA 2:30 PM to Bangkok 11:20PM 9/14 18 hrs. Stop at Osaka, Japan to refuel
15 Bangkok 10:30 AM to Kathmandu 13:35 PM 3 hrs.  
17 Kathmandu to Lhasa (11,900') 1 hr.
  Miles
9/19 Lhasa to Ganden Mnsty.50 (round trip)
9/20 Lhasa to Tsetang 121 paved road
9/21 Tsetang to Gyantse (13,000') 193 Khamba La Pass (15,728'), Karo La (16,470')
9/22 Gyantse to Shigatse (12,660') 56 paved road
9/23 Shigatse to Old Tingri (14,400') 172 Tra La (13,290'), Tsuo La (16,240'), Jai Tsuo (Gyatso) La (17,125')
9/25 Old Tingri to Pasum (16,300') 30 Lamar La pass 17,000-18,500' depending on route if we trek or
a 16,000-16,900' pass depending on route if we take jeeps.
9/26 Pasum to Rongbuk (16,500') 8  
9/27 Rongbuk to Everest Base (17,060') 8 (Round Trip)
9/28 Rongbuk to Old Tingri (14,400') 38 Pang La (17,060')
9/29 Tingri to Nyalam (12,300') 130 Tong La pass 16,500'
10/1 Nyalam to Zhangmu (7,540') 20  
10/1 Zhangmu to Kathmandu (4,500') 71
Total 897 mi.
10/3Kathmandu to Bangkok 3 hrs.
10/4Bangkok 7:35 AM to LA 10:55 AM 17.5 hrs.
Map

Maps
Most of the trip will be in the Lhasa Municipality and the Shigatse Prefecture in south central Tibet.
Road Map, Mt. Everest Region Map, Himalayan Mountains.

Weather Lhasa Av. Hi Low Sep 58° 84° 39° Oct 49° 71° 23° Current Weather from CNN

Time Zones:

Place Zone Examples
Tibet GMT+8 9AM 11PM
Kathmandu GMT+5:45 6:45AM 8:45PM
Bangkok GMT+7 8AM 10PM
Tokyo GMT+9 10AM 12PM
San Francisco PDT GMT-7 6PM 8AM
New York EDT GMT-4 9PM 11AM
Costs:
Land & Kathmandu to Lhasa Air $2,995 (12 or more people)
Air LAX to Kathmandu (round trip) $ 1,270 Plus tax, NY to LAX $300
Visa Nepal: $55
Tips $75-100, Airport service charges/Value Added Taxes $40-60, Trip Insurance $200
Water/Soda/Beer $25-50, Showers $5, Internet access $3-6, Telephone $10-30
Medication (Cipro, Diamox, ..) $10-20, Souvenirs ??, TOTAL $4,700+

Trip List:

See travel/trip-list

Contacts:

Trip Leader: Patrick Colgan, PO Box 325, La Honda CA, 94020
E-mail: trippenoff@aol.com

Emergency Contact in Nepal:
Concessionaire: Dinesh & Jewlant Gorung, Crystal Mountain Treks, Katmandu.
Phone: 011 977 1 416 813
E-mail: dinesh@crystal.wlik.com.np

Sirdar: Ram Rai

Sierra Club Liaison: (415) 977-5686

Travel Agent: Govind Shahi, Himalayan Treasures and Travels, 800 223-1813 ,info@himalayantrekking.com

Hotels:
Thailand: Amari Hotel, Bangkok 

Nepal: Tibet Hotel, Lazimpat, Kathmandu
977 429-085

Tibet: Lhasa Hotel, Lhasa
86 891 683 2221
sales@public.ls.xz.cn

Snow Pigeon, Tsedang
1 Hudel Rd
86 893 782-8888

Gyangtse Hotel, Gyangyse
8 Yingxiong Nanlh
86 892 817-2222

Shigatse Hotel, shigatse
13 Jiefang Middle Rd
892 882-2525
Travel Insurance:
Travel Insured International, 800 243-3174

Embassys:
American Embassy in Panipokhari, Kathmandu, Nepal . Tel: +977 1 411179
The American Embassy in China
 Tibet falls in the region of the The US Consulate in Chengdu
Tel: (28) 558-3992, 558-9642 
Email: consularchengdu@state.gov


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last updated 9 Oct 2002