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Trek around Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet by Murli Menon CEO www.tips4ceos.com |
The greenery at Kodari border (5000 feet)
We rose early at 4 a.m. and prepared for our 5 hour road journey to Kodari on the Nepal Tibet border. We left Kathmandu at 6:00 a.m. The journey was pleasant and took us to the hill station of Dhulikhel (5500 feet), through the historic town of Bhaktapur. We stopped for some black tea with fresh mint and ginger at a tiny tea shop overlooking the Kathmandu valley! We drove along the banks of the Kotha Kosi river all through this 114 km. drive. After reaching Kodari, Being a strict vegan, one feasted on some delicious Chineses peaches and fresh strawberries at the border town of Kodari. After completing customs and immigration formalities on the Nepal side, one crossed over the Friendship Bridge between Nepal and Tibet on foot before completing the customs and immigration formalities on the Chinese side and proceeding to the Toyota Land Cruiser waiting for us at the border. This Land cruiser would be my second home for the next two weeks.