16 Days Lhasa To Holy Mount Kailash Tour In Tibet

Itinerary

• Day 1 -

  Arrive in Lhasa.

  Arrive in Lhasa (3700m), where your local Tibetan guide and driver will bring you to hotel and rest at hotel for acclimatization.

  Stay overnight at the hotel.

• Day 2 -

  Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple in the morning and Bakhor Street after noon.

  In the morning, visit the huge and magnificent complex of ancient buildings, breathtaking Potala Palace, which is the winter palace of the Dalai Lama, built in the 17th century by the fifth Dalai Lama.

  After that, explore the Jokhang Temple, the most sacred monastery in Tibet, and the surrounding Barkhaor bazaar, the bustling Lhasa market.

• Day 3 -

  Visit Drepung Monastery in the morning and Sera Monastery in the afternoon.

  In the morning, explore the expansive Drepung Monastery which is the largest monastery in Tibet and the home monastery to all Dalai Lamas.

  Head to Sera Monastery to watch the special monks’ debate In the afternoon, the Monastery has a rich collection of cultural relics and a silk tangkha painting of Sakya Yeshe.

• Day 4 -

  Lhasa-Gyangtse-Shigatse

  In the early morning, start your journey toward south west, and see the breathtaking holy Yamdrok lake with its turquoise color and snow capped Mt. Nyenchen Khangsar in the distance.

  At Gyantse, visit Palkhor Choede monastery, a magnificent multi-door structure which is the largest stupa in Tibet, and is well known for its beautiful architecture, old sculptures and paintings around its inner walls

  At the late afternoon, head back to Shigatse

  Overnight stay in Shigatse

• Day 5 -

  Tashilhunpo, Everest Basecamp and Rongbuk.

  After visiting expansive Tashilhunpo Monastery, on the way from Lhatse to Everest Base Camp, cross over the Gawu-la Pass (5200m) and see 4 mountains above 8,000 meters

  Arrive at Rongbuk Monastery which is the highest monastery in the world, 4km from Everest Basecamp

  Overnight stay at Everest Base Camp

• Day 6 -

  Everest Bascamp to Saga

  On the way to Saga, see amazing views of Mt.Shishapama (8020m) and Peikutso Lake.

  Overnight stay in Saga

• Day 7 -

  Saga to Manasarvar Lake.

  Have the glimpse of majestic Mount Kailash. Manasarovar, the highest fresh water lake with turquoise complexion - surrounded by Mt. Kailash, Mt.Gurula-Mandala and Lake Rakchyas is simply heavenly.

• Day 8 -

  Manasarovar Lake to Darchen

  Arrive at Darchen which serves as the base for Mt Kailash kora (circumambulation).

• Day 9 -

  Trek from Darchen to Dirakpuk

  Start your trek to Mt. Kailash from Darchen, which is the base for the trek.

• Day 10 -

  Trek from Dirakpuk to Zuktulpuk

  Embark on the hardest trek of the tour, and cross two passes where the altitude make you hard to walk with your guide.

  Overnight stay at Zuktulpuk

• Day 11 -

  Trek from Zuktulpuk to Darchen

  One of the easiest and last trek of the tour, which will take you back to Darchen.

• Day 12 -

  Darchen to Saga.

  Head back to Saga

  Overnight stay in Saga

• Day 13 -

  Saga to Zhangmu

  While heading to Zhangmu, appreciate totally different beautiful scenery where you can see spectacular waterfalls on both sides of these fertile hills.

• Day 14 -

  Drive back to Shigatse or Lhatse.

  If you are going back to Lhasa, continue the journey with guide and driver and on the way you can pass Himalayan and border town.

  If your destination is Zhangmu, driver will drop you to the Friendship bridge, through which you can walk across and enter Nepal.

• Day 15 -

  Shigatse or Lhatse to Lhasa.

  Drive back to Lhasa, in the afternoon you have time to explore around the town and taking photos on the way back to Lhasa.

• Day 16 -

  Send off from Lhasa to train or airport.

  On the final day, yourdriver and guide will send you to Lhasa train station or airport.

  End of trip.