The best of Tibet

The Potala palace, the Jokhang, what a cultural heritage, and then there are the sweeping panoramas, that huge sky...

You can see all of this on our 11 day overland Tibet tours although
these pictures were taken on our Everest 2005 and Shishapangma 2005 expeditions.

Everest and other 8000m mountains seen on the flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa - photo Mike Teger

Lhasa

A nun on pilgrimage around the holy places of Sera - Jamie McG

Monks in a peaceful part of the Jokhang - Jamie McG

Spinning prayer wheels - Mike Teger

Butter lamps - Mike Teger

Circling the Bharkor around the holiest place in Tibet, the Jokhang,
increases your merit - Mike Teger

Shigatse

Tashilunpo Monastery is the seat of the Panchen Lama and the main place that we visit.

The protectors of the main assembly room - Jamie

Wandering around we share the gompas with Tibetan pilgrims - Jamie McG

A fisheye view of Tashilunpo's main gompa (temple) - Mike Teger

Another fisheye view, the hotel lobby in Shigatse - Mike Teger

Road trip - we use good Toyota Landcruisers, plenty of room inside - Moe Memon

The road near Zhangmu descends into a massive gorge, and into Nepal

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