Lhasa Kailash Guge Kingdom Tour

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 01 : Arrival in kathmandu: Upon your arrival at international airport, After the completion of Visa formalities you have to come downstairs to collect Luggage and proceed to outside from terminal Building. Please look at your Printed Name and Our Company Signb

Day 02 : Sight seeing in Kathamndu: After the breakfast in the morning, our city guide will come to the hotel with vehicles and then we leave hotel to visit Kathmandu Darbar Square, the house of living Goddess Kumari, the ferocious KalBhairab, The Red Monkey God a

Day 03 : Fly KTM – Lhasa: We drive to the airport to catch a flight to Lhasa . We go to Lhasa by Air China . This is the flight of one hour and it gives you an opportunity to have an aerial view of the Mt. Everest and other Himalayas. We arrive at Gonggar Airport.

Day 04 : Lhasa Sight seeing: Morning visit Potala palace, the seat of the both religion and politics in Tibet. It was built in the 7th century by Tibetan king Songster Gampo and later renovated by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. Afternoon visit Sera monast

Day 05 : Lhasa Sight seeingNorbulingkha, Jokhang temple and Barkhort market: Morning visit Drepung monastery, which is the largest monastery of the Gelugpa sect in Lhasa, it was built in 1416 by JamyangChoejie, a disciple of Tsongkhapa. After visiting Drepung driv

Day 06 : Free day in Lhasa This day is for you to spend it as you wish. Explore and soak in the sights and sounds of the old city, revisit a favorite monastery, go for souvenir hunting in the busy local market at Barkhor Square, or simply sit in a café and watch t

Day 07 : Drive to Gyantse (3950m) Following Friendship Highway, you drive past Khamba La at 4794 m with a brief halt to savor the majestic views of Yamdrok-tso Lake and Nazin Kang Sa rising at an elevation of 7252m. On turning westwards, you come across Karo La pa

Day 08 : Sightseeing & drive to Shigatse (3900m) Gyantse's pride is the GyantseDzong and Kumbum. GyantseDzong is a historical fort built in the 14th century and overlooks a mesmerizing view of entire Gyantse and surrounding Nyang Chu Valley. Kumbum has a large gol

Day 09 : Drive to Lhatse (4050m) Today you continue along the Friendship Highway to Lhaste. 157 km drive finally concludes at a small dusty town of Lhaste. Good restaurants, well-resourced shops and guesthouses are available in Lhatse. This place may arouse specia

Day 10 : Drive Sasang. A long but a scenic drive through grassy riverside takes us to our campsite at Sasang.

Day 11 : Drive to Tsochen from Sasang. Heading away from Sasang, you drive for 355 km towards Tsochen. The trail continues along grass-strewn riverside. Hugging onto the fascinating environment amidst amazing natural vistas, you make your way to a suitable campsit

Day 12 : Drive Tsochen – Gertse /268km The trail undulates past thick verdant hills. As the drive progresses a little further, amazing views of towering snow-capped peaks zoom into vision. Further ahead, a wide plain sprawls over. Thereon, you continue driving for

Day 13 : Drive Gertse- Gakyi /373 km As you continue driving towards Gakyi away from Gertse, the trail wedges its way past a pass. Overlooking a scenically mesmerizing sight, the trail cuts through a wide valley en route to Gakyi. You spend the night at a fascinat

Day 14 : Drive Gakyi – Shiquanhe /112 km 112 km scenic drive from Gakyi to Shiquanhe follows the trail running along the Indus River. As Shiquanhe comes into sight, you will witness some positive influences of modernization. Houses seen in the town are of modern c

Day 15 : Drive Shiquanhe – Tsada (Guge Kingdom) /295 km Leaving Shiquanhe, you continue driving parallel to the Indus River. Few kilometers down the road, a small pristine hamlet springs into picture. The trail further crisscrosses a succession of pass and finally

Day 16 : Excursion Guge Kingdom Your guide takes you on an exciting excursion around the Guge Kingdom. This tenth century kingdom oozes ancient history of Tibet. With the passage of centuries, Guge Kingdom had to bear several ruins which as evidence lie atop a hil

Day 17 : Drive Zada – Tarboche/ 280 km From Zada you drive towards Darchen following dirt-laded road. On your 280 scenic drive, you will cross prayer flags-studded tall pole which indicates a beginning of a 53km circummabation around Mount Kailash. Darchen is rega

Day 18 : Saga Dawa Festival at Tarboche On this day in different years of his life, Lord Buddha took birth, achieved Enlightenment and attained Nirvana. These three important events are celebrated in this festivals. Thousands of pilgrims arrive in Tarboche to cele

Day 19 : Mt. Kailash-Parikrama Trek to DiraPuk Initially, you trek for around 6 hours from Darchen to DiraPuk Monastery. Further ahead, verdant meadows and picturesque streams lie en route to Lha Chu Valley. The trail overlooks turquoise river cascading over a nar

Day 20 : KailashParikrama: Trek to ZutulPuk (4790m) Lha Chu Valley blurs as you turn towards Drolma Chu Valley. You strenuously ascend to Drolma La [5630m]. But soon after sighting breathtaking view of ThukpeDzingbu Lake, known as the Lake of Compassion, at the su

Day 21 : KailashParikrama Trek to Darchen (4560m) and then drive to Lake Manasarovar Away from Zutul-Puk, you follow the trail through Bharkha plain leading to Darchen, crossing several streams along the picturesque gorge. Enchanting view of Mount Kailash accompan

Day 22 : Drive Manasarovar to Paryang (4750m)/ 270km Driving 270 km away from Lake Manasarovar, you cross Mayum-la and several rivers and head towards Paryang . Tonight you will camp at Paryang.

Day 23 : Drive Paryang to Saga (4699m)/ 255km On this day, you continue driving for another 255km to Saga up to an elevation of 4600 meters. On the way you will encounter the small dusty town of Zhongba. You cross the YarlungTsangpo [Brahmaputra River] on a ferry.

Day 24 : Drive Saga - Zhangmu (2300m)/ 210 km You have to drive south, crossing 180 km, along the Friendship Highway. The trail winds through a high pass, the Lalung La [5200m]. Further on, you journey through breathtaking views, alpine meadow trails, picturesque

Day 25 : Drive Zhangmu to Kathmandu (1400m)/ 160km Few kilometers drive away from Zhangmu we follow the Friendship Bridge along the BhoteKoshi River to Immigration Control in Kodari where you will bid goodbye to your Tibetan guide and handle re-entry formalities t

Day 26 : Sight seeing in Kathamndu: After the breakfast in the morning, our city guide will come to the hotel with vehicles and then we leave hotel to visit Kathmandu Darbar Square, the house of living Goddess Kumari, the ferocious KalBhairab, The Red Monkey God a

Day 27 : Relax day in Kathmandu

Day 28 : Departure from Nepal: Transfer to international airport for your final departure. The trip ends, our Airport Representative will drop you to the Tribhuvan International Airport for your flight departure from Nepal.