TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Route: Mt. Kailash via Lhasa
Duration: 20 days
Max. elevation: 5,600m/18,368ft
Trip starts/ends: Kathmandu
Trek grading: Moderate to Strenuous
Best Season: May to September
Accommodation: Hotels, guesthouses and tented camps
TRIP FEATURES
Sightseeing tours of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu, Visit to places of tourist interests such as Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Market. Holiest Lake Mansarovar and Mt. Kailash kora, close view of Tibetan nomadic lifestyle and culture.
OUTLINE ITINERARY
TOUR DAYS.......................................................................................................................................................
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
Day 02-03: Explore the best of Kathmandu, notably Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhunath Stupa, Boudhanath Stupa and Kathmandu Durbar Square.
DAYS IN TIBET.................................................................................................................................................
Day 04: Fly to Lhasa (3,650m) and explore around. Overnight in hotel.
Day 05: Guided sightseeing to Potala Palace, Jokhang temple, kora around Bharkor Street with Tibetan pilgrims. Overnight in hotel.
Day 06: Guided tour of greatest monastery in Lhasa - Drepung, Norbulingkha - the summer Palace of the Dalai Lama, and Sera Monastery. Overnight in hotel.
Day 07: Drive to Shigatse (3,900m) via Gyantse (3,950m). Overnight in hotel.
Day 08: Drive to Lhatse via Shakya. Overnight in best guesthouse available.
Day 09: Drive to Saga (4,500m) 250km drive. Overnight in tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 10: Drive to Paryang (4,320m). Overnight in tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 11: Drive to holy Manasarovar Lake (4,588m). Overnight in tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 12: Drive to Darchen (4,700m). Overnight in tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 13: Mt. Kailash kora starts. Trek to Diraphuk (4,900m). Overnight in tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 14: Trek to Zuthulphuk Gompa (4,850m) crossing Dolma La (5,600m). Overnight in tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 15: Trek to Tangmar and drive to Horr Chu. Overnight in tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 16: Drive to Paryang. Overnight in hotel or tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 17: Drive to Saga. Overnight in hotel or tented camp or guesthouse.
Day 18: Drive to Zhangmu (Nepal border). Overnight in guesthouse.
RETURN BACK TO NEPAL...................................................................................................................................
Day 19: Complete border formalities and drive to Kathmandu. Overnight in hotel.
Day 20: Trip concludes in Kathmandu.
