Overland Nepal-China-Laos Driving Road Trip

00. Day: You should overnight near Gyirong Border(Rasuwa Border) Tonight

The Best is to camp near the Nepal border, you can even try to finish the custom or Immigration Inspection at Nepal site.

01.Day: Gyirong (1502m, 238km)

The guide will wait for you at the china side of the border. Procedures for people and vehicles. Today can’t stay in car or camping.

Overnight: Today can’t stay in car or camping. Your Hotel for tonight included in price. The first 2 nights not allowed to stay in your car or camping

02.Day: Gyirong(1900m)

We will finish the rest of the procedures Today. Obtain your temporary driver license and vehicle tag.

Today can’t stay in car or camping.

Be prepared for the altitude sickness: Buy some oxygen bottles, drink more water, Do not exercise hard.

Petrol Station: Fill Up Your Car at the Petrol Station in Gyirong… until your fuel tank is full!

Overnight: Today can’t stay in car or camping. Your hotel tonight included The first 2 nights not allowed to stay in your car or camping

03.Day: Gyirong – The Everest Camp ( 368km,5200m )

Overnight: camping or guest house

04.Day: The Everest Camp – Lhazê County – Shigatse (344km, 3836m)

Finally we arrive a Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. There are fancy hotel with shower, and good restaurant.

05.Day: Shigatse (3836m)

Visit: Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Pelkor Monastery and Kumbum Stupa (100-Thousand-Buddha Pagoda).

06.Day: Shigatse – Gyantse – Lhasa ( 266km, 3650m)

Visit: YamdrokTso lake

07. Day: Lhasa (3650m)

Visit: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and strolling in Barkhor Street

08. Day: Lhasa (3650m)

Visit: Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery

09.Day: Lhasa – Namsto Lake ( 440km, 4700m)

Visit: Mountain Nyenchen Tanglha, Namsto Lake

10.Day: Namsto Lake – Lhasa ( 440km, 3650m)

Visit: watch the sunrise of Namsto Lake.

Free time in Lhasa in the afternoon.

11.Day: Lhasa – Bomi County (630km, 2750m)

Visit: Mila snow Mountain, Namjagbarwa mountain, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, Sejila Mountain

12.Day: Bomi County – Basu county – Zuogong County ( 416km, 3750m)

Visit: Ranwu Lake, Heap glacier, Laigu glacier, 72 turn Road, Mekong River

13.Day: Zuogong County – Deqin county (381km, 3400m)

Visit: Rumei village

14.Day: Deqin County – ShangriLa (163km, 3459m)

Visit: Songzanlin Temple, Haba Snow Mountain

15.Day: ShangriLa (3459m)

Visit: Napa Lake, Pudastsuo National Park

16.Day: ShangriLa – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Lijiang ( 193km, 2416m )

Visit : Dayan ancient town, Shuhe ancient town, Jade Dragon Mountain, Baisha Village

17.Day: Lijiang – Dali (172km, 1980m)

Dali ancient town
You can’t miss the night life in people’s road, go to bad monkey bar and drink some beer.

18.Day: Dali (1980m)

Visit: Erhai, Take a bike and circle the lake, 140km spend almost the whole day.
Climb Mount. Cang

19.Day: Dali – Yuxi (385km)

Visit: Fuxian Lake

20.Day: Yuxi – Jianshui – Yuanyang Rice Terrace (242km)

Visit: Jianshui ancient town, Yuanyang Rice Terrace

21.Day: Yuanyang – Jinghong (474km)

22.Day: Jinghong

Visit: Manting park, National Rain Forest Park.

23.Day Jinghong – Mohan (178km )

Exit to Laos