Day 01: Arrive in Lhasa (3650 m/11972ft), transfer to Tsedang: 95 Km
There are two ways to arrive at Lhasa either from Kathmandu, Nepal or from the mainland China. While flying from Kathmandu, you will relish the astonishing views of the Himalaya, including Everest, Makalu, Kanchenjunga and the Tibetan valleys. You will be greeted at Gonggar Airport by our Tibetan guide. Transfer to Tsedang (2 hr). Check into hotel. The trip uses this as an easy day to acclimatize to the high altitude.

Day 02:Tsedang – Samye Monastery: 130 Km
Morning visit Changzu Monastery, afternoon drive to Samye Monastery: 130 Km
Your encounter with Tibet will begin with a visit to the palace of Yambulakhang which was built by the first Tibetan king Nyatri Tsenpo in the second century BC. Local folklore believes that the king was descended from heaven. To the next you will visit Chedruk Temple to round off our visit to Tsedang, afternoon drive 65 Kms to Samye Monastery (5050 m) which tops on hill. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03: Samye Monastery – Lhasa (3650m/11,972 ft): 90 Km
Morning Sightseeing and afternoon drive to Lhasa (3650m/11,972 ft): 90 Km
visit Yongbulakhang Palace which was built by the first Tibetan king Nyatri Tsenpo in the second century BC. Tibet King’s Tomb, afternoon drive to Lhasa, en-route visit the famous Mindrolin Monastery which covers a large area of over 100,000 square meters (approx. 119,599 square yards). It is one of the six most famous Tibetan Buddhist monasteries of the Nyingmapa Sect. The monastery was originally built in the 10th century and has been renovated several times. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04: Sightseeing in Lhasa
Our tour begins with a visit to Sera Monastery. An experienced tour guide also working as an interpreter escorts us to this preserved monastery of white-washed walls and golden roofs. Equally adventurous and exciting tempo builds up while touring Norbulingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama. Jokhang Temple is another important sacred site which unravels more deep seated mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism. Visit to Barkhor Market can be quite a change from other visits as we roam around the city savoring every tiny detail from stall hawkers coaxing their clients to purchase their goods to exhibition of Tibetan culture, custom and tradition. Eventually, the tour for the day concludes as you return to the comforts of your hotel.

Day 05: Sightseeing in Lhasa
Like the previous day, we experience invaluable insights during our visits to Potala Palace and Drepung Monastery. This 17th century Potala Palace offers an awesome view of entire city and also has private quarters of the Dalai Lama, numerous grand state rooms and chapels. Ancient history has it that Drepung Monastery which was built in 14th century used to shelter around 10,000 monks but as now there has been quite a declination resulting in only few hundreds. Tibetans’ respect and belief are immensely knotted with this monastery.

Day 06: Lhasa – Ganden Monastery
Drive to Ganden Monastery via Drayerpa Cave, Drigung Tel & Terdrom Hot spring (4400 m/14,432 ft)
After breakfast drive to Mozugongar County via Drayerpa Cave, again visit the Ganden Monastery, After finishing your lunch drive to Drigung Tel Monastery & continuous drive to Terdrom hot-spring (75 Kms, off road) for overnight stay in Basic guesthouse.

Day 07: Ganden Monastery – Damxung county
Drive to Reting Monastery (4100m/13, 450 ft): 180 Km
Drive to Damxung county via Reting Monastery (180 Kms, off road) Reting Monastery is the special temple for high Lamas like as Dalai lama`s teacher, again to Dangxung County (80 Km), southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, you can see the north Tibet Grass view. Overnight at local Guesthouse.

Day 08: Drive to Namtso Lake (4700 m/ 15,416 ft): 160 Km
After breakfast drive to Namtso Lake. Namtso is the highest lake in the world and is 4,718 meters above sea level. It is 72 kilometers long from east to west and 30 kilometers wide from south to north. It has an area of 1,940 square kilometers. Some 60 kilometers to the northwest of Damxung County seat, it is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and receives high respects among the local people. On the Tibetan year of sheep, pilgrims from faraway come here to walk around the lake. It takes more than 10 days to circle the lake once. Afternoon walk around Lakeside area and this is one of the highest & more beautiful Lake in Tibet, overnight in guest house.

Day 09: Namtso Lake – Lhasa
Morning explore in Lakeside, then back to Lhasa via Yabachen Hot spring: 220 Km
Today visit the famous hot spring, and take shower if you are interested, across North Tibet Grass, Great Nianchentangula Snowing Mt, lunch at Yangbachen small town, afternoon back to Lhasa city. Overnight at hotel.

Day 10: Lhasa – Gyantse – 265 Km/5 hrs
Drive to Gyantse via Yamtso Lake, visit Pekhor Monastery: 265 Km/5 hrs
Today we start our overland journey by jeep along the Friendship Highway we cross the Khamba La [4794m] from where we can see the stunning views across the waters of Yamdrok-tso Lake to the snowy summit of Nazin Kang Sa [7252m]. We continue westwards over another high pass the Karo La [5045m] where we are treated to the spectacular sight of a huge glacier tumbling down to within a few hundred meters of the road. After passing through beautiful valleys and colorful Tibetan villages we arrive in the town of Gyantse. Either same day evening or following day morning you will visit the famous Pekhor Monastery and you will stay overnight at Hotel.

Day 11: Gyantse – Shigatse – 112 Km/ 2 hrs
Drive to Shigatse (3900m/12797ft), en route visit Shalu Monastery: 112 Km/ 2 hrs
Before leaving Gyantse we have time this morning to visit the Gyantse Dzong and Gyantse Kumbum. The Dzong is a fort dating from the 14th century from which there are amazing views of both Gyantse itself and the surrounding Nyang Chu Valley. The Kumbum is a large gold-domed stupa and its many small chapels house an impressive array of Tibetan Buddhist murals. We then continue on to Shigatse, a short drive of only 90kms, arriving in time for lunch. Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet and after exploring the local market we will make a detailed visit to the Tashilhunpo Monastery. This monastery is one of the largest functioning monasteries in Tibet and there is much to explore within its high surrounding walls. Overnight at hotel.

Day 12: Shigatse to Rongbuk (5,050m/16,564ft)
Drive to Rongbuk (5,050m/16,564ft), visit Everest Base Camp: 360 Km/ 6 hrs
Morning drive from Shigatse to Sakya, noon time arrive in Shegar, after lunch, away from Shegar, we will drive to the south crossing Pang La pass at 5150m. Along the drive we can bask in the splendor of majestic views of snow-capped peaks from Makalu to Shishapangma. After long driving we eventually reach Rongbuk at 5000m. We can then view spectacular sight of Mount Everest. We have the opportunity to explore Everest Base Camp (5,250m/17,220ft) [no tour vehicles, apart from expeditions and trekking, are allowed beyond Rongbuk so you have to walk (16 kms round trip) or take local minibus to visit Base Camp]. The base camp itself is dry and barren, but the views of Everest more than compensate for this. It is a truly awe-inspiring place with the sheer north face of the highest mountain in the world towering above you. Overnight at guest house.

Day 13: Drive down to Zhangmu (2300m/7, 544ft): 245 km/4-5 hrs
We will drive past Tingri crossing Lalung La pass at 5124m and Shung La pass at 5200m. Savor the enchanting views of the surrounding peaks of Shishapangma, Cho Oyu, Menlungtse and Gauri Shankar; you descend from the arid Tibetan Plateau to verdant Zhangmu on the Nepalese border. After driving for 181 km, we find ourselves amidst the lush and verdant vegetation of Zhangmu at 2300 meter. Overnight at hotel.

Day 14: Drive to Kathmandu (1350m/4428ft): 123 km/4-5 hrs
Cross the Friendship Bridge at the Nepal-China border across Bhote Koshi River. Do some customs formalities. Continue drive to Kathmandu. About 4 hours of drive through deep valleys takes us to Kathmandu.

Day 1 Arrive Chengdu
Arrive to Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province. Boasting lovely scenery and mild weather, delicious food and long history make this a popular city to visit.

Day 2 Giant Panda Breeding Center
Leave early this morning for a day at the Chengdu Panda Breezing Base, the largest one in the world. The base has a panda museum, adult panda villa, panda kindergarten, and beautiful swan lake. Normally, pandas live alone, but you will have the unique opportunity to see the panda mothers and babies together. You will have plenty of time to observe the creatures up close and take photos of them. As most of the pandas will fall asleep in the afternoon, it is advised to visit them in the morning and enjoy the scenery of the base later.

After your day with the pandas is complete, drive back to Chengdu in time for a Sichuan vegetarian meal this evening, a popular meal choice in this part of China.

Day 3 On to Kangding
Depart from Chengdu and head out of the Sichuan basin towards the mountains that guard the approach to the Tibet-Qinghai plateau. During a short 6 hour journey the landscape, climate, cuisine, language and custom of the people entirely change from Chengdu. Arrive to Kangding at 8500 ft (2600m). Kangding sits on the border of the plateau and is well populated by both Tibetans and Han Chinese. This fast growing city is quickly making improvements to host visitors including cable cars to noteworthy sites and its lively square is often filled with locals in the morning for Tai Chi, badminton and socializing. Late this afternoon visit the small Ngachu monastery used actively by locals monks. Followed it up with a community dance in the square where you are invited to participate!

Day 4 Kangding
Perched in a steep valley along the edge TIbet-Qinghai plateau, you notice this morning that everywhere you look in Kangding goes up! Take an optional cable car or hike after breakfast to the top of Paoma Mountain for an incredible view. Set out today on a fascinating introduction to this new land and its people. Visit the Tibetan Museum of Cultural History for a glimpse at the past, stroll through the markets later in the day and get an idea of why this town has been a key historical trading center between the Tibetans and Chinese.

Day 5 Ya Jia Gen Pass
Today drive 45 minutes out of town to the scenic mountain pass of Ya Jia Gen. Along the way pass by scenes of rural Tibetan life and ancient villages. At the top of the pass, the panoramic views are breathtaking. Enjoy lunch next to an alpine lake and explore the ridges by foot as you like. Your hiking today may be as light or challenging as you prefer, based on your ability to hike at this altitude. Return to Kangding for a Tibetan dinner this evening.

Day 6 Tagong Grasslands
This morning set out to drive up and over Zheduo Mountain pass at 13,800 ft (4200m) and drive 2 hours on to the nomadic trading village of Tagong which sits at 12,000 ft (3700m). Weather permitting you will see the peak of Gong-ga Mountain along the way, the highest peak in China outside of the Himalayas. This high altitude grassland region is home to many nomadic families who spend their days herding yaks. Stop along the way for photo opportunities as you like. The warmth of Tibetan hospitality awaits you at a local homestay tonight in Tagong. Enjoy time with your hosts as you learn more about their way of life.

Day 7 Tagong Monastery, on to Danba
This morning visit Lhagong, the monastery in Tagong wrought with an interesting history. Learn the ancient lore here about a Chinese princess who played a big role in introducing Tibet to Buddhism 1300 years ago before you set out for the 3 hour drive to Danba. The rugged beauty of this region provides stunning views of the most beautiful mountains in Eastern Tibet such as Yala mountain. Follow the seemingly endless mountain canyon down to the tucked away town of Danba at 6200 ft (1900m).

High up on one of the hills lies your destination for the next two nights, the quaint Tibetan village of Zhonglu. Your gracious host invites you into their home and show you many cultural relics from hundreds of years ago and introduces you to the history of the area and their traditional way of life.

Day 8 Zhonglu Hike
Today you set out for a relaxing hike on the surrounding slopes that offering beautiful views of the valley below with its terraced farms that the Tibetans have been cultivating for hundreds of years. Again you may make this a light or challenging hike depending on your preference on this day. This area is also well known for many ancient towers that sit in ruins dating back to hundreds of years during the warring period between Tibetan clans. A section of one 700 year old tower is used as part of the home where you are staying!

Day 9 Crossing Jiajin Mt.
This morning start your drive out of the mountains and descending down the plateau. Cross one more mountain pass, Jiajin Mountain, which sits at 13,000ft (4000m) for a final view from the Roof of the World. Descend down many canyons and switchbacks through mountain villages which remind you again why Tibet has remained so cut off from the rest of the world for most of its history. Arrive to Baoxing for the evening.

Day 10 Shangli Ancient Town, Return Chengdu
Get an early start today and enter another cross cultural time warp as you step back into China’s traditional past while exploring the narrow lanes of Shangli Ancient town. This quaint Chinese village offers a walk into China’s past, complete with streams flowing through the village, old architectural styles, and plenty of food to taste. The subtropical climate of the area is a notable contrast to the dry and arid plain of Tibet. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before taking the 2-3 hour scenic drive back to Chengdu this afternoon. A farewell dinner awaits you this evening as toast your travels in Tibet.

Day 11 Depart Chengdu
Transfer back to the airport for your flight on to your next destination.

Day 1 Arrival at Lhasa airport and transfer to Lhasa.(3650Mts/ 60Km)
You will be warmly welcomed by our Tibetan travel guide and driver and accompany you to the holy city of Lhasa along with the view of Bharmaputra, known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan and a giant stone carved Buddha with more than a thousand years history.

Day 2 Sightseeing tour in Lhasa, Potala Palace, Jokang temple, Bharkor Bazar.
After breakfast, you will walk to the Potala Palace, the most monumental of structures in Tibet, is best admired from the outside. Slowly circumambulate the palace by following the pilgrims path around it, noting different aspects and moods of the sophisticated design from varying view point.

The Potala Palace, the most complex monument ever built in Tibet, was designed to serve numerous diverse functions. First and foremost, it was the Palace of the successive of the Dalai Lamas. The Palace was divided into two main buildings, the white Palace which is mainly used for the leaving quarter of the Dalai Lama and the red Palace which is mainly used for the religious event. The most important object of the Potala Palace were the chapel of Phakpa Lhakang, filled to the brim with the priceless statues and the statue of Arya Lokeshvara and the tomb stupas of the successive of the Dalai Lamas, made of gold and silver, decorated by different kinds of precious stones. After the Potala Palace sightseeing, make clockwise Kora around the Potala Palace and enjoy Tibetan sweat tea and noodle with locals in a famous local Tibetan restaurant. Afternoon, visit Jokang temple, built by King Songtsan Gampo in the 7th century.

The most important object of the Jokang temple is the statue of the Buddha Shakyamuni which has over 2500 years history. Pilgrims come from all the country to pay homage to the Jokang temple, Tibet’s most sacred temple. Jokang temple is located in the very heart of Lhasa’s colorful Tibetan quarter, Jokang is the focus of devotion day and night. Multitudes of Tibetans circle it while going round and round the Bharkor, gaining spiritual merit and generally having a wonderful time. This is not only the spiritual center of Tibet but also the heart of holy Lhasa city. Late afternoon, walk to Ramoche temple and visit. Ramoche temple was also built in the 7th century by Tibetan King Songtsan Gampo. There is a very sacred statue of Jowo Mikyo Dorjee, also has over 2500 years history.

Day 3 Pabongka temple-Sera Wutse-Sera monastery. 4 hours hike
After breakfast, you will start your tour by vehicle to Pabongka which is just 15 minutes’ drive from your hotel. Pabongka has more than thousand years history and it was the cave where the 33rd Tibetan King Songtsan Gamp took his meditation and it is also the place where the King Songtsan Gampo’s minister Sambota created the Tibetan alphabets and offered it to the king. Nowadays, it is a small temple with around 20 monks and you can still visit the King Songtsan Gampo’s cave.

You will start your trek from Pabongka to Sera Wutse. Sera Wutse is the small temple where Tsongkapa, the founder of the yellow hat school used to take meditation prior to the construction of the Sera monastery. You will trek through the trail from Pabongka, enjoying a beautiful view of Pabongka, Sera monastery and the bird eye view of the whole Lhasa city and the Golden roof of the Potala Palace and Jokang temple.

The hiking to Sera Wutse from Pabongka takes around 4 hours to reach the top, from the top, you will see the most beautiful panoramic view of the Potala Palace, Sera monastery the whole Lhasa city including the Jokang temple and it’s beautiful golden roof.

Day 4 Lhasa-Dark Yepa hermitage-Ganden monastery-Drupshi village
Drive from Lhasa-Dark Yepa hermitage-Ganden monastery (4300Mts/ 60KM )-Drupshi village-3900m.
You will start your tour at around 9 am and drive to Dark Yepa hermitage on the northern side of Lhasa river at the distance of around 25km from Lhasa city. You will hike to Dark Yepa from the vehicle parking area and it takes you around one hour and half. From Dark Yepa, you will get a panoramic view of the whole Kyichu valley. Visit Dark Yepa cave and the small monastery which has more than 1300 years history, built by the 33rd Tibetan King Songtsan Gampo.

Trek down through the narrow valley and continuously driving to Ganden monastery along the Lhasa river dominated by beautiful Tibetan villages and flocks of yaks grazing on side mountain of Ganden monastery. Have lunch in Ganden monastery and We will visit Ganden monastery and do a monastery Kora which takes you between one hour and half or two hours. Drive to our campsite for 20km and enjoy the dinner at the campsite.

Day 5 Start trek from Ganden to Lheipu-Yamado. 5-6 hrs.
We start our trek at around 9 Am after the breakfast. The trail gradually ascends for 1.5 hrs before reaching a saddle marked by a cairn with views of Kyichu valley to Lhasa . Traversing the west side of the ridge from the saddle, the trail reaches a spur surmounted by a cairn, a spring and then the village of Hepu in 2 hrs. 1 hr from Hepu reaches Ani Pangong, a small nunnery. The trail climbs steadily for 1 hour through marshy meadows to Yama Do.

Day 6 Trek from Yamado to Tso Topchu valley.4-5 hrs.
You will start your trek at around 8.30Am. In 2 hrs past Yama Do, ascend Shug-la pass ( 5250 m ). It takes at least 1.5 hrs from the basin negotiating boulders and lumpy ground along the final steep climb to the pass. The route continues over the Shug-la pass following the cairned trail descending gradually and reaching the valley in 1.5 hrs from the pass. Cross the Tsotup Chu. Nomad herders with their herd of yaks, goat and sheep can be found here.

Day 7 Trek from Tso Topchu to Herders camp.5 hrs.
You will start your trek as usual and from the Tsotup Chu valley, follow a small tributary entering from the south-west. The route follows steeply upwards for 30 mins until you reach a large basin. The terrain is not particularly difficult to reach Chitu-la pass ( 5100 m ) which is marked by several cairns . A short steep descent will bring you into a basin with three small lakes. The trail at many points is not clearly marked and goes past several seasonal camping sites before it reaches the valley floor.

Day 8 Herders camp – Yamalung – Samye monastery
Trek from Herders camp to Yamalung.5-6 hrs and then to Samye monastery by driving
Start the trek at around 8.30 Am. The trail is now wide and easy to follow and goes through forest of shrubs and rhododendrons for 3 hrs. The trail winds through a series of meadows before reaching Gen Do, a place with a ruined stone structure. The forest thins rapidly and reaches the first permanent village of Chantan ( 4020 m ) after leaving Hebu. In 30-40 mins , arrive at the turn off at Yamalung Valley . Yamalung Hermitage is another 1 hour steep climb from the valley floor. From Yamalung Valley we will meet our driver and drive to Samye monastery for around 2hrs.

Day 9 Drive from Samye monastery to Tsetang.50Km
After the breakfast, we will visit Samye monastery. If you are not scared of waking up earlier, you can also go to see the monks chanting in the monastery assembly hall which is already held from 7Am. After the sightseeing of the monastery, we will drive along the Bharmaputra river and get to Tsetang in 2 hrs. Visit Yumbu Lhakang and Traduk temple in Tsetang

Day 10 Drive from Tsetang to Lhasa Gongkar airport .160Km
Departure transfer to Lhasa airport for flight to onward destination.

Day 01: Arrival in Lhasa
Arriving in Lhasa, the ancient holy city of Tibet and Our Tibet travel guide and driver will be welcomed you at airport and transfer to the hotel. Rest in the afternoon.

Day 02:Lhasa
After breakfast Sightseeing tour in Lhasa, Potala Palace, Jokang temple, Bharkor Bazar, travel to Potala Palace which will take you 10 minutes from your hotel.

THE POTALA PALACE is considered one of the great wonders of the world. It is held sacred by Tibetans as the former residence of successive Dalai Lamas, and is one of Tibet’s most holy pilgrimage sites. A palace was originally built in the 7 th century by King SongtsenGampo, and was believed to have been nine stories high, but around the 9th century, it is believed to have been destroyed by a big fire. The present Potala Palace was constructed by the great fifth Dalai Lama in the 17 th century after he became ruler of Tibet. The Potala Palace is divided into two sections, the White Palace (completed in 1653) and Red palace (completed 1694).

It has more than one thousand rooms and is thirteen stories high. The White Palace was secular in nature and mainly used for government administration, whilst the Red palace was mainly used for religious functions and still has numerous chapels, including those containing reliquary stupas of the successive Dalai Lamas which are richly decorated in gold, silver and semi-precious stones. Afternoon, visit Jokang temple and Bharkor.

JOKANG TEMPLE the Jokang is Tibet’s most sacred temple, the main point of pilgrims from the entire Tibetan plateau. Located at the heart of the ancient town of Lhasa, it was built in the 7 th century by the Tibetan King SongtsenGampo’s queen Bhrikuti on a site identified by Queen Wencheng according to her geomantic calculation. The temple is 3 stories high and it is constructed with enormous chapels including the most sacred statue of BudhhaShakyamuni, enshrined. It has around 70 monks nowadays.

ANCIENT BHARKOR STREET is the most sacred pilgrimage site in Lhasa and it is full of pilgrims from down till dusk. There are four huge prayer flags situated in Bhakor street which surrounds the Jokang, known respectively as GadhenDharchen in the northeast, JuyakDharchen in the west, KelsangDharchen in the southwest and SharKyaringDharchen in the southeast. The Bharkor street is the most active market in all Tibet and it is possible to purchase traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, modern goods, books, music, clothing, spices, fresh meat and vegetable.

Day 03: Drepung and Sera monasteries.
After breakfast, drive to Drepung monastery which will take you 15 minutes drive from your hotel. DREPUNG MONASTERY is the largest monastery in Tibet, built in the 15 th century by JamyangChoeje who is one of Tsongkapa’s foremost disciple. The monastery is beautifully located up in a hill at the distance of 7 Km from the old section of the city and it is the biggest monastery in Tibetan Buddhism. The monastery has four main colleges with numerous small chapels and house chapels, known as Khangtsen in Tibetan. There are around six hundred monks nowadays.

Afternoon, visit Sera and NorbuLingka. SERA MONASTERY was founded in around 15th century by JamchenChoeje who is another famous disciple of Tsongka pa and it is the second largest monastery of Tibet. There are three big colleges with numerous chapels and house chapels. The most attraction to visit this monastery is to see the monks debating which hold from 3-5Pm everyday apart from Sunday.

NORBU LINGKA is the first summer Palace which was founded by the seventh Dalai Lama in 18 th century and the first Palace KelsangPodrang was also constructed as the same name as the 7 th Dalai Lama, KelsangGyatso. The eight Dalai Lama JampelGyatso (1758-1804) did more initiated work on the Norbulingka, expending the gardens and digging a lake which can be found south of the new summer Palace.

The thirteenth Dalai Lama (1876-1933) was responsible for the three Palaces in the north west corner of the park and the fourteen the Dalai Lama built the new summer Palace in 1956. Nowadays there are some monks who are taking care of the Palace.

Day 04: Drive from Lhasa to Namtso lake (4700Mts/ 250Km)
After breakfast, start your journey to Namtso lake along the Qinghai Tibet highway and you will enjoy the most beautiful scenery of NyenchenThangla mountain range and the Janthang plateau and grassland with many nomads on the way. Explore around Tashido and lakeNamtso.

Day 05: Drive from Namtso to Langthang Dewachen.(3950Mts/ 343Km)
After breakfast, drive on the same way back to Lhasa and continue to Langthangthrough the tunnel towards south, Lhoka in Tibetan and continues journey along the YarlungTsangpo and some beautiful villages of Lhoka and reach Gongkarcountyand Jedishol town after one and half hours drive. The road condition for today is very good. Jedisholis one of the biggest farming land counties of Tsetang or Lhoka where people grow barley, wheat, beans, potatoes and many other vegetables.

Day 06:Langthang Dewachen-Gongkar Chode-Kyarola La-Drilung village.
Camp nearby the lake, 4490Mts/90Km/ 3 hrs drive / 3hrs & 30 minutes walk
After breakfast, half day walk to Bumthang monastery and around the villages. hike up to Bumthang monastery, visit the monastery and walk down to Shizhol village, visit a Tibetan family and have lunch in a Tibetan family and experience how the traditional family of a farmer village in Tibet and the way of their living. After lunch, we will drive back to Gongkarcounty where the airport is and then continue towards south west from the airport. Reach GongkarChoede monastery.

We will visit the Choede monastery.GonggarChoede monastery, which was built in 1464, belongs to the Zung branch (meaning grey earth ) of the Sakyapa school of Tibetan Buddhism. The principal founder of the Dzongpa Tradition was Dorje Chang KungaNamgyal (1432–1496). The main monastery of the Dzongpa is GongkarChode just south-west of Lhasa on the south side of the Tsangpo River at the distance of 55Km from Lhasa. In the 16th century, the monastery was beautified with wall paintings of the Khyenri school of Tibetan paintings done by the well-known artist of the times, JamyangKhyentseWangchuk The history of the monastery is traced to the first visit of Jowo-je PaldenAtisha (980–1054 CE), Buddhist teacher from the Pala Empire.

During his first visit, Atisha had stopped close to the location of the monastery, prostrated in the direction of the monastery and prophesised that one day a monastery would be built at this location, which would become famous. He had marked the location with a mound of white pebbles in the form of a Mandala (this mound got destroyed during the Cultural Revolution). The Dzong was under the stewardship of Dorje-denpa Kun-gaNamgyal also known as Dorje Chang KungaNamgyal (1432–1496), who was a well-known Guru who had received training in the Sutra, Tantra and Tantric rituals from masters of all traditions.

He was the holder of the Dzongpa tradition of the Sakyapa school of Tibetan Bhuddism. When he was sitting on the roof of his house in the GongkarDzong, while reciting the religious scripture, the Vajradhatu, a leaf of the scripture was flown away by wind and it fell at a location where the present GongkarChoede Monastery is located.

It is mentioned that between Gongkar and Tsetang there are seven gompas of the Sakyapa sect, including the GongkarDorjeden, known as GongarChoede, the pillar of Sakyapa power, to the south of the Tsongpo valley. GonggarChoede monastery is three storey’s high and the assembly hall is dedicated to the old paintings and three big statues of SakyaPendita, Shakyamuni and Guru Rinpoche. The monastery survived many beautiful old wall painting date back to the 16th Century.

It is worthwhile to spend some time with torch to explore the wall painting both in the main assembly hall and on the second floors. The Gongkar Monastery also became famous because it was here that the artistic Central Tibetan painting of Kyenri originated. After visiting the monastery, we will continue our journey to Yamdroklake through some beautiful villages and Kyarola pass, 4900Mts on the top of the pass. From the top of the pass, you can have a beautiful view of another arm of Yamdroklake which usually rarely are seen by other tourists and a beautiful village called Drilung located near by the lake.

It will take only half an hour to get down to the campsite from the top of the pass. Reach the camp site. Have some snack and tea. walk around the village and lake shore for an hour before dinner. If the weather is good, you can also have a fantastic view of Noejingkangsangsnow capped mountain in the distance.

Day 07: Drilung – Yamdrok Lake
Drilung-Chichung nunnery-Chogongla-Tongra-Rido monastery-Kangmar-Kangru monastery-Rimpo. Camp,4480Mts / 70Km/4 hrs drive/ 3 hrs walk

After breakfast, start your journey and visit the Chichung nunnery and Rido monastery. Chichung nunnery is a Gelukpa sect with around 70 nuns. After Chihung nunnery, you will continue your journey and drive across the Chogong la pass,4800Mts above sea level. From the top of the pass, you will again see another arm of Yamdroklake and the beautiful Tongra village. We will drive to the foot of Rido monastery which is located on a small sacred hill where it is believed to be the abode of Tara.

A few years back, the hill where the monastery was a small island but within the last couple of years, the water of Yamdroklake has been decreased very much so now the island is appeared on the dried area. You will trek up to the monastery, visit the monastery, have a fantastic view of the Yamdroklake and Noekingkangsang in the distance. Walk down to the parking site and then continue the journey to Kangru monastery via Kangmar and Kangru village. You will visit the monastery and have some tea in the monastery and talk with the monks to share their monastic experience and lives.

Walk from Kangru monastery to Kangru village for an hour, visit the village, takes photos in the village and then drive back to the camp. Have some snack and tea. Then walk around the lake Yamdrok and the hills nearby the lake for an hour before dinner.

Day 08: Drive Yamdrok lake east- Gyangtse-Shigatse. (3900mts/ 290Km )
After breakfast at the campsite, you will be driving to Gyantse county and on the way, enjoy the most beautiful view of Yamdrok lake, and Karola glacier of Noejin kangsang snow mountain.

visit Taklung monastery on the way. After around three hours drive, you will reach Gyantse and visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa. After the sightseeing, You will have your lunch and then continue your journey to Shigatse by passing one of the biggest farming land in Tibet where people grow barley, wheat, different kinds of vegetables.

Day 09: Drive from Shigatse to Lhasa (3650Mts/ 280KM)
Morning visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery which is the seat of the Penchen Lama and the largest monastery in Shigastse. Continue your Tibet travel and drive along the Barhmaputra with a landscape of sandy hills, villages, and RulakYungdrung ling at the otherside of the river. You will have lunch in a small town called Nyenmo which is the border point between Shigatse and Lhasa . Free afternoon for shopping.

Day 10: Drive from Lhasa to Lhasa Gongkar airport.(3600Mts/ 60Km )
Departure transfer to Lhasa airport for flight to onward destination.

Day 01: Chengdu (500m)
Arrive in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. met and taken to your hotel. We will stroll around Renmin Park and sample the tea at one of tea houses.

Day 02: Chengdu to Luding (2000m, 271 KM)
We will leave for Luding and will take between five to six hours drive. Visit the nature reserve center of the Giant Pandas at Bifeng Valley. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 03: Luding to Lhagang ( Tagong ) (3730m, 160Km)
Driving through the gorge until you reach Kangding. After Kangding, you will be crossing the small pass and then reaching the eastern Tibet farmer’s area where you can see beautiful Tibetan traditional houses. The farmers grow barley which is one of the main grains in Tibet where you can get Tsampa which is a grinded roast barley. They also grow potatoes, vegetable, radish. They also rea some cattle.

After around 4 hrs drive, reaching Lhagang town and afternoon visit Lhagang monastery. Lhagang monastery which is one of the 108 small temples, built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in order to press down the branches of the Supine Ogress. The monastery has over 1300 years history and the most sacred statue of the monastery is Jowo Shakyamuni which dates back to the 7th century.

As per the history, the Jowo Shakyamuni was built in Lhagang according to 8 years Jowo after the image of Jowo Shakyamuni magically spoked when it arrived in Lhagang saying that she did not want to move from there but as per the King Songtsen Gampo’s strong wishes to bring the statue to Lhasa, they built the present statue of the Jowo in Lhasa for the stead of the onw which is in Jokang today. The monastery was originaly a Kagyupa sect and then in around 12th cnetury, the monastery was gradually transformed into Sakyapa sect.

I thas over 30 monks noadays. We went to visit some nomad camps from Lhagang to the sought west and there is a big Bhuddist community after around 15Km from Lhagang where all the locals, monks and nuns gather to make thousand offering of flowers, water etc

Day 04: Lhagang to Litang, 4014Mts 220Km
Driving through the mountain pass and seeing beautiful nomad camp. Reaching Litang county. Litang Town (the seat of the county) itself is located at an altitude of 4,014 metres. It is on open grassland and surrounded by snow-capped mountains and is about 400 meters higher than Lhasa, making it one of the highest towns in the world. Lithang was part of Kham, Tibet, and several famous Buddhist figures were born here, including the 7th Dalai Lama, the 10th Dalai Lama, the 11th Tai Situpa, four of the Pabalas, as well as the 5th Jamyang Zhépa of Labrang Monastery.

Dusum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama. Visit Ganden Thubchen Choekhorling Monastery (Lithang Gompa, Litangsi). The monastery is just on the northern edge of town and belongs to the Gelukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhists. The monastery was founded in 1580 by the third Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso on the site of an older Bön-monastery. There are three main temples in the compound, of which one is currently under construction.

The oldest seems to be the one on top of the hill, still featuring the wooden construction of the upper rim of the buildings. Inside, you can view several chambers and a bedroom in which the 7th Dalai Lama is said to have resided. Many more famous and influential personal figures were born here, including the 7th Dalai Lama, 10th Dalai Lama, the most influential Zebutsundaba Lama of Mogonia, the 7th Gyamuyang Lama, the 7th, 8th and 9th Pabalha living Buddha of Chamdo monastery and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Xianggen living buddha.

Day 05: Litang to Pelyul ( 3150m, 278Km )
Driving through the G318 highway before reaching Batang county and then take shortcut road to Pelyul. Today’s drive will take you around eight hrs and will see the beautiful nomad camp and Tibetan farmers villages.

Day 06: Palyul to Derge ( 3292M, 180Km )
Morning visit Palyul monastery. Palyul Namgyel Jangchubling is one of the six mother monasteries of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1665 by Rigdzen Kunzang Sherab in Derge, on the eastern edge of Tibet, a town in today’s Baiyü County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China’s Sichuan province. The monastery is the seat of the Nam Cho Terma of Terton Migyur Dorje. Penor Rinpoche was the 11th throne holder of the Palyul lineage. Upon his death in March, 2009, Karma Kuchen Rinpoche became the 12th throne holder. Afternoon, driving to Derge along the Yangtse river.

We will pass by some beautiful Tibetan villages on the way. Derge is often regarded the heart of Kham Tibet. It lies on the bank of Sugchu River, a tributary of Yantze River. It is administratively belong the the Ganzi prefecture of Sichuan Province. The town of Dege located next to Dege Gomchen and Parkhang(Dege Printer house) in the Sugchu valley. It takes about 10 minutes walk from town to the Dege Gomchen Monastery.

There are more than 50 monasteries in Dege County. Among which most are Sakyapa Monasteries but Nyinmapa, Gelupa and Kagyupa as well as Bon monasteries are also established in the county. The Dege area had been an independent kingdom until 19 century. Among all the Dege Kings Tenpa Tsering(1678-1738) is famous for his contribution to Buddhism and culture preservation.

Day 07: Derge to Palpung monastery (4050M, 84KM)
Morning visit Derge Gonchen and Dege Parkang or Derge printing house. Dege Gomchen, it was founded in 1448, the monastery originally built as a Sakyapa Monastery, therefore, it has kept strong ties with Sakyapa and the center of Ngor Gompa. However, the monastery introduced different traditions.

It was destroyed during the cultural revolution but it has been reconstructed and now houses more than 300 monks. Dege Gomchen is not only name of the monastery but it is also the seat of Dege Kings. Derge Parkhang/ Derge Printing House, In the 18th century, the king Tenpa Tsering brought Dege to the peak of it’s power by conquering the outlying northern districts of Dzachuka. Under his instructions and assistant from local tribes, Dege Parkhang is founded in 1729, and the construction completed in 1750 during the reigns of his successors.

The famous Sakya Pa scholar Zhuchen Tsultrim Rinchen edited Gargyur and Tangyur. The Tibetan book of Gargyur and Tangyur are knowns as the most accurate and completed Tibetan Buddhism scripture. There are total of 217000 wooden printing blocks housed in the this printing house and the works of this print house has been used all cross Tibet Plateau. Today, Dege Parkhang printing house is still functioning as it was a century years ago, all the works are done by manual.

It became the biggest printing house in Tibet. The printing house produces traditional mathematic, science, Tibetan medicine books and scriptures and books from Nyingmapa, Gelukpa, Kagyupa and Sakyapa as well as Bon religion. After visiting Derge, driving into the gorge of Pelpung Monastery, one of the most gigantic temples of Tibet, competing only with the Potala Palace. Many lamas are studying in their small colorful wooden houses. Visit this great Kagyupa monastic center, built in 1717 by Situ Rinpoche, one of the 4 regents of the Karmapa. Today there are always practical studies in Tibetan Philosophy.

Day 08: Horla Pass to Dzongsar monastery (By Trek)
Through the Horla Pass (4400m), trek up to the Dzongsar monastery (3690m, 6-7hrs walk).
Hike across the confluence rivers to Pelpung monastery, through the forest of conifers and hardwoods. We will hike up to Hor La Pass into a valley of pastures where there are quite a few simple shelters for shepherds. Walk into the Meshoe valley, the agricultural center in the region of Derge. Passing the small villages with beautiful decorated houses in the barley and cornfields and gardens. Make a visit to the great Dzongsar Monastery of Sakya Sect, founded by Phagpa in 1259 and built on the hill. Visit this magnificent complex of houses, monks, temples and schools. Today this place is still the most famous School in Tibet for high studies of this Sakya Sect tradition.

Day 09: Climb up to Pema Shelphuk Hermitage & Guru Rinpoche Cave
Climb up to Pema Shelphuk Hermitage (4510m, 5-6hrs walk) and Guru Rinpoche Cave
We will hike up to the pass, and then crossed over the ridge to another hermitage site Pema Shelphuk (4510 m), a site visited by many locals, also associated with Padmasambhava, which is a meditation cave for the hermits. Picnic and visit the site, afterwards we will descend into the valley. Camp outside the villages at 3700 m.

Day 10: Trek along high Tibetan plateau and cross two passes. Hachung La & Dzongkar La
Trek along high Tibetan plateau and cross two passes. Hachung La (4740m) and Dzongkar La (4790m). Walk down to the village of Rongme at (4180m, 6.30hrs)
Walk upward through forests, meadows and villages. we see the shocking Rongmei Kamo, a secrete meditation center built on a steep hill. No visitors are allowed to enter. The colorful prayer flags at the foot of the hill flow in the winds, make you reminded of the ancient battlefield. It is said Padmasambhava from India the founder of the Nyingma Sect once practiced Buddhism in the meditative caves here. The scenery for today is a rocky cliff, beautiful grassland, small bushes, flowers.

Day 11: Trek up to Reda Pass (4180m) then to Yangkarna, 3800mts, 6hrs walk
We will walk steady up to Redak La Pass (4180 m) from where we will se a vast valley ahead. We will descend 800m to Meshoe in 4 hours walk. Enjoying the pastures and coniferous forest. Along way we will see the summer camps of the nomads. Camp on the side of the river at 3800 m.

Day 12: Trek Yangkarna to Nomads camp, 3998mts/ 6-7hrs walk.
The trail leads us into the forest, Walk along the valley of the Ding Chu. We will pass by wooden bridges and small tributaries of Ding Chu. The trail is dotted with nomads¡¯ shelters in summer time. The trail finally leads us into the forest. Approaching to the grassland beneath Redak La Pass. Camp at 3998mts

Day 13: Cross Dzen la Pass, climb down to Dzentso Lake,4942mts 5-6hrs.
Ascending from Ding Chu valley with grasslands covered by flowers where we will set up out tents to the Dzen La Pass. We will hike up to the pastures, walk across Dzen La Pass(4960 m) will be covered by light snow. We will have a view of Trola Mountain.. Here we will meet our vehicle.

Day 14: Dzentso lake-Yilhun Lhatso-Kardze (3200m, 4 hrs drive ).
From Dzentso lake to Yilhun Lhatso, nowadays, there is a road available and our vehicles will come to pick us up there and it will only take around 1 hr drive to Yilhun Lhatso. Visit Yilhun Lhatso and continue your journey to Kardze for another 3hrs drive.

Day 15: Excursion to Yachen Gar or monastery and back to kardze
Excursion to Yachen Gar or monastery (130Km, 2hrs drive) and back to kardze
Yarchen Gar or monastery officially known as the Yaqên Orgyän Temple is located in Baiyü County Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture , in Sichuan province, China. It lies in an isolated valley 4000m above sea level. The monastery is associated with the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism . With more than 10,000 Sangha members now, it’s the largest concentration of nuns and monks in the world. Most of the Sanghas are nuns.

Day 16: Kardze-Serta county (3650m,160Km)
After breakfast, you will visit Kardze monastery which is just a five minutes drive from the hotel. There is a very beautiful neighborhood below the monastery where they have beautiful Tibetan Kham styled houses. The monastery was originally built in the 17th century during the time of the 5th Dalai Lama but the present size was rebuilt. The monastery has 450 monks today. The main assembly hall of the monastery is dedicated to the statues of Bhuddha Shakyamuni and statues of Tsongka and his two main desciples, Kedrup je and Gyeltsop Je in the centre, 6 ornaments and two suprems are to the both sides. The wall painting of the monastery is beautiful.

There is a chaple next to the main assembly hall which is dedicated to the Lamrim Lama Tsokshing or the Lamrim Lama tree. It is the biggest Lamrim tree or Lamrim refugee tree which I have ever seen. After that, we went to the second floor of the assembly hall and there is a very beautiful small chaple of Amitayus and the monk in the chapel gives you initiation of Amitayus for your longevity. The next is the chaple of protector deities which are dedicated to the statues of Palden Lhamo, Gyelpo Kunga etc. The monks do protector deities prayer every day and they are doing very deep ritual protector deities prayer.

The next one is the chaple of Demchok, Jigje, Sangwa Dhupa etc. The third floor is the chaple of Jowo Shakyamuni and mandala of Kalachakara. Next to the Lamrim Lama tree, there is a chaple of Maitreya Bhuddha but we could not visit that chaple of because of the time. After visiting the monastery, we will walk down till the bridge and enjoy our walk through the old neighborhood. We drove down to Den Gonpo which belongs to Kardze monastery and it is located in the town centre. The main temple is dedicated to the statue of Gurgye Gonpo and they also have beautiful wall paintings. From Kardze to Serta county, there are around 160Km and we will be driving throuhg the main road to Drango around 25Km until we reach the top of the pass. From the pass, we will turn left and take the short cut to Serta county.

The road condition is ok and we will be driving through some passes, some beautiful villages and nomad camps and finally reaching Serta county. On the way, you will also see some beautiful monasteries but most of them are new.

Day 17: Serthar-Larung Gar or Serthar monastery – Serta county (40Km)
After breakfast, start your journey toward Larung Gar through the main road to Sichuan. After around 20Km, you will turn left for Larung Gar. Larung Gar or Serthar monastery, the Larung Valley is a town in Sêrtar County of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Tibet. The Larung Five Sciences Buddhist Academy is a Buddhist academy located in the Larung Gar.

The population of over 10,000 comprises primarily monks and nuns making it possibly the largest religious institute in the world, and is based around the Serthar Institute founded by Jigme Phuntsok in 1980 in the uninhabited valley by Jigme Phuntsok, a lama of the Nyingma tradition. The academy has grown substantially since: as of 2015, it is home to over 40,000 monks and nuns. Nuns and monks are segregated by age and sex. Housing for monks and nuns are divided by a winding road that divides the city.

Day 18: Serthar-Yuthok-Zamthang (3300m, 160Km)
You will drive to Dzamthang from Serthar at the distance of 160Km through a river called Serchu. There is a junction at Serwa and from there we turn left for Dzamthang and drove into a gorge of Serchu. The gorge is densely forested. On the way, there are very beautiful villages and mostly they are farmers.

They grow barley. Their houses are in very attractive designs. The ground and second floors are made of rocks and the third floor is made of wood with a very beautiful balcony. After around 60Km driver, you will be reaching a town called Nyalong Xiang by crossing a mountain pass at the elevation of around 4700M, you will reach Reach Yuthok monastery. Visit the monastery and then continue your drive to Zamthang for one hundred more Km drive.

Day 19: Zamthang to Jhamda (3900m, 230Km)
Zamtang County or Dzamthang County or Rangtang County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture From the junction, we drove 15Km to Jonang culture centre through a beautiful valley with full of typical Tibetan styled houses whch are extremely beautiful.

There are three monasteries at Jonang culture centre which are Tsechu, Choeje and Sangnga Gompa. Among them, the oldest monastery today is Choeji and the assembly hall of Choeji is old and it has many old Thangka and Statues. In the upper part of Choeji, an old statue of Shakyamuni. Underneath the statue, you can go and do clockwise direction around the pillar under the statue in order to get blessing and get rid of once’s bad karmic action.

It is said that the statue is always not be able to be taken nice photos. The three monasteries are all together and the most upper part or on the left side is Tsechu Gompa and the main statue is also Bhuddha Shykyamuni and an old statue of Dolpopa who is the main lineage of Jonangpa. The middle one is Choeji which is the oldest one. The last one or the biggest one is Sang Nga. It is a newly re-built monastery and there is a big tomb stupa of the monastery Lama who passed away. There are beautiful wall painting of Kalachakara and it’s attendents, Bhuddha’s life sotry. The forth floor chaple is dedicated to the great masters from different orders in Tibet.

Fifth floor is the library and printing boards shelfs. The top floor is dedicated to a mandala of Tara. Next to this temple, there is a temple of a huge Maitreya Bhuddha. There are also a tantric college and philosophical college where they call Shedra and Drupdra nowadays. Joangpa order is said to be started from Dolpopa based on Bhudha Shakyamuni teachings. Dolpopa is the first lineage of Jonangpa and now they are 47th lineages.

Dolpopa was born in Dolpo in Nepal. Jonangpa is mainly practising Tantra and they have a very deep source of Kalachakara practice and meditation. They are building a giant new mandala of Kalachakara which will be the world’s largest Kalachakara Mandala. We drove back to the juntion and continued to Pedma via Nagpa road. From a junction where there is a tributary of a big river, we drove left side from Ngapa road through a densely forested gorge.

The road condition is immaidiately getting better when we are entering Qinghai prefecture. We arrived in Pedma county by around 10Pm and we stayed in Pedma hotel. Pedma county is also under construction and the fascility of the county is not very good.

Day 20: Jhamda to Ngawa ( Aba in Chinese ) (3290m, 150Km)
Driving through some beautiful grassland with nomad camps. On the way, We will visit one of the nomad camps to see how the Tibetan nomads in Amdo and their life style. You will see lots of Yaks and sheep grazing on the wide plateau. Ngawa or Aba town (Chinese) is the seat of Ngawa (Aba) County, within the Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Sichuan, China.

It is located on the Tibetan plateau at an elevation of 3,290 metres. The city is about 75 km from Jigdril, 254 km from Barkham and 157 km from Mewa (Hongyuan). Ngawa County has 70,000 inhabitants, about 8,000 of them Tibetan monks. The city has about 20,000 people. There are 37 monasteries in the area, two of the largest in Aba City itself. There are mainly grasslands and forested valleys in the south. Visit Kirti Gompa or Kriti monastery and it was founded in 1472 by Rongpa Chenakpa, a disciple of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Yellow hat school.

It was established as a branch of Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Gompa (Nama Ge’erde Si) near the border with Gansu Province in 1693 but has outgrown its mother monastery. The first Kirti Monastery founded by Kirti Rinpoche was in Gyelrang. These days the two main Kirti Monasteries are in Taktsang Lhamo and Nagba prefecture, in Sichuan, China.

Day 21: Ngawa to Chengdu ( 500m, 345Km )
After breakfast, you will be driving towards Chengdu through Dzoge, Juzhaguo, Wenchuan county and finally to Chengdu. Since the road condition is good nowadays, it will take you between six and seven hrs drive. Wenchuan is the county where it hit very badly during the earth quake in Sichuan in 2008 but now everything was rebuilt to the normal situation.

Day 22: Drive to Chengdu Shuangliu airport and fly home.
Transfer to Chengdu airport for flight to onward destination.

Day 1 Arrival at Lhasa airport and transfer to Lhasa.(3650Mts/ 60Km )
You will be warmly welcomed by our Tibetan guide and driver and accompany you to the holy city of Lhasa along with the view of Bharmaputra, known as YarlungTsangpo in Tibetan and a giant stone carved Buddha with more than a thousand years history.

Day 2-3 Sightseeing tour in Lhasa, Potala Palace, Jokang temple, Bharkor Bazar, Drepung and Sera monasteries.

Day 4 Drive from Lhasa-Ganden monastery (4500Mts/ 60KM )
You will start your tour at around 9Am and drive along the Lhasa river dominated by beautiful Tibetan villages and flocks of yaks grazing on side mountain of Ganden monastery. We will visit the monastery then go to our campsite and have lunch.

Day 5 Start trek from Ganden to Lheipu-Yamado. 5-6 hrs
We start our trek at around 9 Am after the breakfast. The trail gradually ascends for 1.5 hrs before reaching a saddle marked by a cairn with views of Kyichu valley to Lhasa . Traversing the west side of the ridge from the saddle, the trail reaches a spur surmounted by a cairn, a spring and then the village of Hepu in 2 hrs. 1 hr from Hepu reaches AniPangong, a small nunnery. The trail climbs steadily for 1 hour through marshy meadows to Yama Do.

Day 6 Trek from Yamado to Tso Topchu valley.4-5 hrs
You will start your trek at around 8.30Am. In 2 hrs past Yama Do, ascend Shug-la pass ( 5250 m ). It takes at least 1.5 hrs from the basin negotiating boulders and lumpy ground along the final steep climb to the pass. The route continues over the Shug-la pass following the cairned trail descending gradually and reaching the valley in 1.5 hrs from the pass. Cross the Tsotup Chu. Nomad herders with their herd of yaks, goat and sheep can be found here.

Day 7 Trek from Tso Topchu to Herders camp.5 hrs
You will start your trek as usual and from the Tsotup Chu valley, follow a small tributary entering from the south-west. The route follows steeply upwards for 30 mins until you reach a large basin. The terrain is not particularly difficult to reach Chitu-la pass ( 5100 m ) which is marked by several cairns . A short steep descent will bring you into a basin with three small lakes. The trail at many points is not clearly marked and goes past several seasonal camping sites before it reaches the valley floor.

Day 8 Trek from Herders camp to Yamalung.5-6 hrs -Samye monastery – 2hrs 
Start the trek at around 8.30 Am. The trail is now wide and easy to follow and goes through forest of shrubs and rhododendrons for 3 hrs. The trail winds through a series of meadows before reaching Gen Do, a place with a ruined stone structure. The forest thins rapidly and reaches the first permanent village of Chantan ( 4020 m ) after leaving Hebu. In 30-40 mins , arrive at the turn off at Yamalung Valley . Yamalung Hermitage is another 1 hour steep climb from the valley floor. From Yamalung Valley, you will meet your driver and will take one hrs and half to reach Samye monastery.

Day 9 Drive from Samye monastery to Tsetang .50Km
After the breakfast, we will visit Samye monastery. If you are not scared of waking up earlier, you can also go to see the monks chanting in the monastery assembly hall which is already held from 7Am. After the sightseeing of the monastery, we will drive along the Bharmaputrariver and get to Tsetang in 2 hrs. Visit YumbuLhakang and Traduk temple in Tsetang.

Day 10 Drive from Tsetang-Yamdrok- Ralung to Gyangtse.(3950Mts/ 340Km)
You will start your tour at around 9Am from your hotel and then drive towards Gyangtse through 3 big mountain passes, Kampa La, Karo La, Simila respectively. Karola is the highest pass among them which is over 5000Mts with it’s most beautiful glaciers, beautiful Yamdrok lake emerged as coral color from the top of Kampala pass. You will have your lunch at Nakartse country which is just between the Yamdroklake and Karola glaciers.

Day 11 Drive from Gyantse to Shigatse. (3900mts/ 90Km)
You will start your tour at around 9Am from your hotel and then drive towards Palchoe monastery for a few minutes. Visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa. After the sightseeing, You will have your lunch and then continue your journey to Shigatse by passing one of the biggest farming land in Tibet where people grow barley, wheat, different kinds of vegetables. Pm visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery and old market of Shigatse.

Day 12 Drive from Shigatse to Rongbuk monastery (5000Mts/ 340KM)
You will start your tour at around 8.30Am from your hotel and drive through two big mountain passes, Tsola 4500Mts/ Gyatso la 5220Mts and some beautiful villages and the first view of Mount Everest from the foot of Gyatso la pass. Continuously, drive through Pangla pass 5000Mts from which you will have a fantastic view of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu respectively which are over 8000Mts.

Day 13 Rongbuk to Everest Base camp.(5200Mts/ 8Km ) 
Two hrs trek from Rongbuk to Everest Base camp.(5200Mts/ 8Km ) and then drive Dingri-Langkor monastery and then to Old Dingri, 4350Mts/70KM

You will start your trek from Rongbuk monastery at around 10Am and it will take you to two hrs to get there. On the way you can visit a miraculous cave of Mila Repa . After two hrs trek, you get to the Everest base camp. It is the best point of enjoying the world’s highest mountain and taking photos of it. You can have a basic lunch at Everest Base camp since there are many local tented tea houses where they sell instant noodles or bread etc.

You will drive through a dusty road for 70Km until you get to the friendship high way where Old Dingri is located. Old Dingri is one of the popular places to stop a night in order to view mount Everest for tourists especially for those who are unable to go to Mount Everest because of altitude problem. On the way, visit Langkor monastery which is one of the most interesting monastery in Dingri region

Day 14 Friendship bridge( 8 Km ) to Ktm. (1300Mts/ 310Km )
You will drive through Lalung la pass and Thongla pass which are over 5000Mts. From the top of those places, you will say final good bye to the beautiful Himalayan range including Shisha Bangma mountain which is also over 8000Mts and popular to the mountain climbers. Walk across Friendship Bridge, meet by our representative from Nepal , clear immigration procedure and obtain your Nepali visa & transfer to Kathmandu . Driving up and down in the forested mountain with beautiful villages on the slops of the both side mountains.

Day 01 Fly to Gongkar airport and drive to Lhasa(3650mts/65Km)
You will be warmly welcome by our Tibetan guide and driver and accompany you to the holy city of Lhasa along with the view of Bharmaputra, known as YarlungTsangpo in Tibetan and a giant stone carved Buddha with more than a thousand years history.

Day 02 Sightseeing, Potala Palace, Jokang temple and Bharkor Bazar
POTALA PALACE is considered one of the great wonders of the world. It is held sacred by Tibetans as the former residence of successive Dalai Lamas, and is one of Tibet’s most holy pilgrimage sites. A palace was originally built in the 7 th century by King SongtsenGampo, and was believed to have been nine stories high, but around the 9 th century it is believed to have been destroyed by a big fire.

The present Potala Palace was constructed by the great fifth Dalai Lama in the 17 th century after he became ruler of Tibet. The Potala Palace is divided into two sections, the White Palace (completed in 1653) and Red palace (completed 1694). It has more than one thousand rooms and is thirteen stories high. The White Palace was secular in nature and mainly used for government administration, whilst the Red palace was mainly used for religious functions and still has numerous chapels, including those containing reliquary stupas of the successive Dalai Lamas which are richly decorated in gold, silver and semi-precious stones.

JOKANG TEMPLE is Tibet’s most sacred temple, the main point of pilgrims from the entire Tibetan plateau. Located at the heart of the ancient town of Lhasa, it was built in the 7 th century by the Tibetan King SongtsenGampo’s queen Bhrikuti on a site identified by Queen Wencheng according to her geomantic calculation. The temple is 3 stories high and it is constructed with enormous chapels including the most sacred statue of BudhhaShakyamuni, enshrined. It has around 70 monks nowadays.

ANCIENT BHARKOR STREET is the most sacred pilgrimage site in Lhasa and it is full of pilgrims from down till dusk. There are four huge prayer flags situated in Bhakor street which surrounds the Jokang, known respectively as GadhenDharchen in the northeast, JuyakDharchen in the west, KelsangDharchen in the southwest and SharKyaringDharchen in the southeast. The Bharkor street is the most active market in all Tibet and it is possible to purchase traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, modern goods, books, music, clothing, spices, fresh meat and vegetable.

Day 03 Visit Drepung, Sera monasteries and AniTsangkung nunnery
DREPUNG MONASTERY is the largest monastery in Tibet, built in the 15 th century by JamyangChoeje who is one of Tsongkapa’s foremost disciple. The monastery is beautifully located up in a hill at the distance of 7 Km from the old section of the city and it is the biggest monastery in Tibetan Buddhism.

The monastery has four main colleges with numerous small chapels and house chapels, known as Khangtsen in Tibetan. There are around six hundred monks nowadays. SERA MONASTERY was founded in around 15th century by JamchenChoeje who is another famous disciple of Tsongka pa and it is the second largest monastery of Tibet. There are three big colleges with numerous chapels and house chapels. The most attraction to visit this monastery is to see the monks debating which hold from 3-5Pm everyday apart from Sunday. AniTsangkung nunnery is located to the south side of Bharkor and it is very interesting to visit the nunnery because so far you only have visited monasteries.

According to the history, the nunnery dates back to the 7th century when the 33rd Tibetan King SongtsanGampo was alive. He created a cave there for his meditation and you can visit the cave even today and it is believed one of the most sacred caves by all the Tibetans since the 33rd Tibetan King SongtsenGampo was one of the greatest Tibetan kings among 41 kings during the kingdom.

Gradually the cave was turning into a nunnery since 17th century and nowadays, there are more than 100 nuns. When you visit the nunnery, you can have a different feeling than the monastery that the nunnery is full of flowers and it is more clean than the monasteries. You feel to stay longer there.

There is another interesting thing to see is that the nuns are printing Buddhist scripts in a smaller chapel next to the assembly hall and at the same time, they are praying but be careful before you take photos of them because the nuns are very shy to take photos since the nunnery is not visited by many western tourists.

Day 04 Drive Lhasa-Drathang fresco-Langthang Dewachen(3900mts/165Km)
After breakfast, we will say good bye to Lhasa and drive along the Lhasa river and through the tunnel towards south, Lhoka in Tibetan and continues journey along the YarlungTsangpo and some beautiful villages of Lhoka and reach Dranang county after one and half hours drive. The road condition for today is very good. Danangcounty is one of the biggest farming land counties of Tsetang or Lhoka where people grow barley, wheat, beans, potatoes and many other vegetables.

Drathang Fresco is located in Dranangcounty and the reason why we come to visit the fresco here is because firstly it is less tourist discovered monastery and secondly, you will be amazed by the art work between 12-15th century. The monastery was built in the 11th century by DasrkpaNgonshe, a native Dranang of Dranang valley and one of the 13 saints associated with it and completed in the end of the 11th century by his nephews. Even though the painting in the main assembly hall has little damage in the cultural revolution, it still has preserved lots of beautiful unique wall painting there.

The painting is in Tibetan, Newari and Indian styles. After visiting Drathang fresco, continues the journey and until reaching Chedishol, the road condition is very good, from Chedishol, turn left and drive on a dusty road for 25 Km but the scenery is more fascinating.

Day 05 Trek-Langthang Dewachen–Eagle nest-Lhamachen(4800mts/6 hrs)
After the breakfast, trek along the villages of Kangon and Jiekang for half an hour and then cross a small bridge and trek through small gorge until getting to the herders camp. From the herders camp, turn in the left valley and walktowards the eagle nest. Have lunch at eagle nest and continuously trek steep up in the valley and can be seen many blue sheep, snow chicken, foxes, wolves.

According to many of our clients feedback, since it is rocky trail, it is a great fun to have a competition of making rock piles during the lunch time. As long as you can build the tallest rock pile like Mani stone which you can see on the top of many big passes, you will be the championship and gain some presents.

Day 06 Lhemachen-JeshulLa-Kangru monastery-Yamdrok lake
Trek-Lhemachen-JeshulLa(5000mts)-Kangru monastery-Yamdrok lake(4470mts/7 hrs)

Start the trek after breakfast and ascend the side way to Jeshul La Pass(5000mts). Reaching the top of the pass after 3 hrs walk, enjoy the most beautiful view of Yamdroklake and KurlaGangri which is located at the border between Tibet and Bhutan. Descend down to the herders camp and have lunch. There you can sometimes see herders, making their lunch at the campsite. Reach Kangru monastery after an hour walk and it is very interesting to spend the night nearby the monastery and you can sit with the monks and share their life experience.

Kangru monastery has more than several hundred years history but the small monastery that we can today is a complete new monastery and there are around 13 monks and 10 nuns. Continue Trekking within the beautiful villages of Kangru and Kangmar, taking photos of the villages people who are indeed in Tibetan traditional dress being not effected by the modern lives. You can really enjoy the beauty of Tibetan culture and their way of daily lives resembled the one in the olden days.

The campsite on the huge green grassland called Renpoesure beside the lake shore is one of the most memorable one with many horses, Yaks and sheep being grazed on it. one in the olden days. The campsite on the huge green grassland called Renpoesure beside the lake shore is one of the most memorable one with many horses, Yaks and sheep being grazed on it.

Day 07 Renpoesur-Yamdrok lake-Bacho
Trek-Renpoesur-Yamdrok lake-Bacho(4580mts/1hr trek and one hour drive-6 hours trek)

After the breakfast, trek across the Gyoklei la pass(4580mts) and after one hour walk, we will drive to Khapa village and start your next trek along the barren land and pass by Khapa village and Lhunposhol village.

After Lhunposhol, the plateau is turning in to luxurious of many small bushes, grassland and finally reach Bacho grassland which is one of the biggest grasslands in Yamdrok area. You can thousands of yaks, sheep, goats grazing on the grassland as well many wild animals especially lots of wild donkey, Kyang in Tibetan.

Day 08 Trek Bacho-Drago (4770mts/5-6 hrs)
Start the trek after breakfast and what makes today’s walk more interesting is that you can enjoy the beauty of the Bacho grassland dominated by many wild lives, nomad camps, and Sokei village which has around 400 Tibetan families there.

Day 09 Trek-Drago-Cheri Zangla-RakarRanak(5000mts/6-7 hrs)
Trek up in the valley and cross Cheri Zanglapass(5200mts) and walk side in the valley to the Nera nomad camp and then continue to Rakar Ranak. You can see couple of beautiful ponds and snow-capped mountains.

Day 10 Trek-Rakar Ranak-ShagdiGompa(4890mts/6 hrs)
Trek in the Shawashung grassland and it is the best place to see flocks of Yaks, Kyang and many other wild lives. The nomads also mention that it is possible to see snow leopard by chance sometimes. Even though, most part of the Shagdi monastery, gompa in Tibet is in ruins, it is still interesting to spend a night near by the monastery. The founder of the monastery is Trishul Rinpoche who is living in Nepal now.

Day 11 Shagdi Gompa-Jachila-Kurla-Rongpaza
Trek-Shagdi Gompa-Jachila(5150mts)-Kurla(5070mts)-Rongpaza (4570mts/6-7 hrs)

Trek across the two high passes today, Jachila (5150mts) and Kurla(5070mts) but although the pass is high at altitude, it is not a difficult climbing pass. You will reach the top of the passes by an easy slop walk. From the top of the passes, there is long distance view of Mt NojingKangsang which is one the way to Gyangtse from Lhasa and a fantastic view of Lake Yamdrok again. Up on the rocky hill of Rongpaza, there is a very sacred cave which is believed to be blessed by Guru Rinpoche in the 8th Century.

Day 12 Rongpaza-Taglung monastery-Ralung monastery-Gyantse
Drive Rongpaza-Taglung monastery-Ralung monastery-Gyantse(3950mts/180Km)

Meet our drivers here and say good bye to our camping crews and start the adventure driving journey after long time adventure walk. You will be driving along the Yamdrok lake and reach Taglungtownship. Taglung is the largest market town between Gyangtse and Lhodark and the site of an important summer trade fair attended sometimes by Bhutanese merchants from Bumthang as well as native Tibetans from Tsang region and Lhoka. Stop there for visiting Taglung monastery. It several hundred years of history and it was the branch monastery odDorje dark. Nowadays, there is one main assembly hall dominated by a huge Guru Rinpoche statue and some beautiful wall painting dates back to the 15th to 19th century.

After visiting the monastery, we will continue our journey to Gyangtse over Karolapass(5020mts) and you will be driving beneath NojingKangsang glacier. After the Karoal down in the valley, have picnic lunch. Reaching Gyangtse after Similapass(4350mts). Gyangtse was the largest market town between Tibet and India in olden days. It is the place where Indian and Tibetan merchants exchange their goods. Gyangtse is also one of the most least modern influenced town.

Day 13  Gyangtse-drive to Shigatse.
Visit Palchoemonaster monastery. Kubum Pagoda stupa and old neighborhood of Gyangtse-drive to Shigatse.

Start the tour at around 10 Am from your hotel and walk for 15 minutes towards Palchoemonastery . Visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa. PALCHOE MONASTERY & KUBUM STUPA was founded in 14 th century by local Chieftain, RebtanKunsang for funeral of his mother’s death and it was once a complex of 15 monasteries that brought together three different Tibetan Buddhist sects in the one compound. Nine of the monasteries were for Gelukpa Sect, Three were for Sakyapa Sect and the rest three were for Botonpa Sect which is one of the minor orders in Tibetan Buddhism.

At the present day, the monastery is composed of one main assembly hall and some small chapels, inhabited by 70 monks. The Kubum Pagoda stupa was also built in 14th century by RabtenKunsang. The Stupa is nine storey high and 75 chapels, dedicated to the murals and statues, describing the tantric Tibetan Buddhism. Afternoon, Walk around neighborhood and enjoy with local people. Afternoon, drive straight ahead to Shigatse by passing one of the biggest farming land in Tibet where people grow barley, wheat, different kinds of vegetables.

Pm visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery and old market of Shigatse. TASHI LHUNPO MONASTERY is the seat of the Penchen Lama, built in 15th century by the first Dalai Lama,calledGedun Drub. On the slops of Drolmari, situated to the west of the fortress of ShigatseDzong. The monastery is composed of 3 big colleges such as Tsennyi college, Ngapacollege,TseGonkang college and one big assembly hall with numerous chapels around.

The main object of the monastery are the giant gilled copper statue of the Future Buddha Maitreya which is (26Meters) high, built in 1914, embodying loving kindness, contains 6,700 teals of gold and 150 metric tons of copper, and within it, an enormous juniper tree from Reting monastery functions as a life-supporting axis, Sok-Shing in Tibetan, The tomb sutpas of the successive Penchen Lamas, the tomb of the 4 th, 10 th and from those of 5 th to the 9 th together respectively. There are around 500 monks nowadays.

Day 14 Shigatse-Lhatse-New Dingri-Rongbukmonastery(5000mts/340Km)
Start the tour early in the morning and drive across the Tsola pass (4550mts) Gyatso la pass(5220mts) and Pangla pass(5000mts). From the foot of the Gyatso la, you can view Mt Everest in a long distance when the weather is clear. The road condition from Shigatse till new Dingri is a very good paved road. From new Dingri after checkpoint, we will drive off the dusty road for another hundred Km. Although the road is dusty, the condition is much better than before. It take 2 and half hrs to get to Rongbuk monastery.

Day 15 Rongbuk monastery-EBC-Rongbuk monastery-Dingri
Trek-Rongbuk monastery-Everest Basecamp(5200mts/2hrs)-Rongbuk monastery-Dingri(4390mts/70Km)

You will start your trek from Rongbuk monastery at around 9Am after enjoying your breakfast and sun rise view of Mt Everest and it will take you twohrs to get there. On the way you can visit a miraculous cave of Mila Repa which is two storeyhigh . After two hrs trek, you get to the Everest base camp. It is the best point of taking photos and enjoying the view of Mt Everest. Have picnic lunch at Everest Base camp and then back to Rongbuk monastery which would take you 1 and half hrs.

Drive through a rough road for 70Km until you get to the friendship high way where Old Dingri is located. Old Dingri is one of the popular places to stop a night in order to view mount Everest for tourists especially for those who are unable to go to Mount Everest because of altitude problem.

Day 16 Drive Dingri-Nyalam-Dram-Ktm( 1300mts/308 Km )
You will start your tour at 8.30 Am and through Lalung la pass(5020mts) and Thongla pass(5120mts). From the top of those two passes , you will say final good bye to the beautiful Himalayan range including Shisha Bangma mountain which is also over 8000Mts and popular to the mountain climbers and drive down the valley and passbyNyalam gorge and finally reach to Friendship Bridge. Walk across Friendship Bridge , meet by our representative from Nepal , clear immigration procedure and obtain your Nepali visa & transfer to Kathmandu . Driving up and down in the forested mountain with beautiful villages on the slops of the both side mountains.

Day 01: Arrive in Chengdu
After arrival in Chengdu airport, pickup and transfer to your hotel, assist to check in. Relax in the rest hours of this day

Day 02:Chengdu-Kangding, Dartsedo in Tibetan, 2580mts/360Km
Chengdu to Kangding,2580mts: Drive 360km on paved road, into hill country and crossing through the Mt. Erlang tunnel, En-route we will stop by to visit Luding Iron Bridge. Then arrive at the gateway town of the Eastern Tibet of Kham – Kangding, which is cradled in a narrow gorge along the raging Dzetuo River. The river’s continual rumble can be heard in its alleyways where nomads from the west come to sell Tibetan herbal medicine, Khampa knives, traditional Tibetan garments, and the ever-popular yak butter tea. For centuries the town has held the status of “Gateway to Tibet”, after arrive in Kangding take an easy walk in order to acclimatizing to the altitude, visit to Anjue monastery.

Day 03: Kangding
We visit the monastery called Nagchu in Dardo county and it was originally built by the 5th the Dalai Lama so it has over 400 years history. The monastery is a Geluk monastery and it has 30 monks nowadays. They have statue of Tsongkapa, Maitreya and Nechun oracle in three different chaples respectively. Afternoon we will let student do some shopping for the trekking with our cooks

Day 04: Kangding to Laoyuling, 3110mts, 14Km drive (Nyalung-go in Tibetan)
Drive to Laoyuling (Nyalung-go in Tibetan ), 3110mts, where we will find a nice camp nearby the village of Nyalung-go. We will talk with locals to get our horses for the camping equipment. Visit the villages and walk around the village.

Day 05: Trekking to the foot of Yagya Gela pass, 3590mts, 4- 5 hrs
Today we will get up early to enjoy the sunrise in the beautiful green scenery and trek 2 hrs to the first camp site of Minyak Gangkar and another 3 more hours to reach to our camp site, the foot of Yagya Gel pass. We will have beautiful view of snow capped mountain.

Day 06: Trekking to Upper Riwoche, 3770mts, 5 hrs.
we will take the left to over the pass of Riwoche, 3990mts, approxmately another 5 hours to arrive at our camp for today; enroute we will be able to enjoy the stunning nature view of the snow captured peaks, which are all above 6000m.

Day 07: Trekking to Moxi Valley,4360mts, 6 hrs
Today is the difficult day due to the high altitude of the pass called Buchu la, 4500mts , it need some times to approach the pass and get over it, Camp at Moxi Valley. Today you will enjoy the most beautiful view of several snow capped peaks which are over 6000mts

Day 08: Trekking to Gangkar monastery 3830mts, 6-7 hrs.
the trekking trail is descending almost all day long, the monastery of Gangkar is about 3830 above sea level, it was built in 13th century by the 1st Repoche of Gangkar monastery, it is also one of the 3 holy places of Karma Kargyu Sect of Tibetan Religion, you may prefer to sleep in tent or the guesthouse of the small monastery.

Day 09: Rest and Charity work at Gangkar monastery
it is recommended to have day break at this wonderful site, where you may start to explore the east slope of Mt. Minya gangakr, which allows you to approcah this highest peak in southwest of China. We will do a half day charity work in the monastery where students are divided into a couple of groups, some clean the main monastery and some help to clean the monks rooms.

Day 10: Trekking to the foot of Tsemei La or Tsika, 3470mts, 4 hrs.
Trek along the Tsemei village and this spot is one of the best spot to view the sunrise of Mt. Minyar Gangkar, we will spend one last night of this trekking at this spot.

Day 11: Trekking & To Xinduqiao-Lhakang 3050mts 3-4 hrs.
Today we will continuously descending to Tsemei village, where our vehicle will be waiting at; then load up baggage, we will drive to Xinduqiao, which is a small Tibetan tow, and becoming well known nowadays for its beautiful nature view. Continue drive to the west to Lhakang.

Day 12: Stay in Lhakang and visit Lhakang monastery
Visit Lhagang monastery which is one of the 108 small temples, built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in order to press down the branches of the Supine Ogress. The monastery has over 1300 years history and the most sacred statue of the monastery is Jowo Shakyamuni which dates back to the 7th century. As per the history, the Jowo Shakyamuni was built in Lhagang according to 8 years Jowo after the image of Jowo Shakyamuni magically spoked when it arrived in Lhagang saying that she did not want to move from there but as per the King Songtsen Gampo’s strong wishes to bring the statue to Lhasa, they built the present statue of the Jowo in Lhasa for the stead of the onw which is in Jokang today.

The monastery was originaly a Kagyupa sect and then in around 12th cnetury, the monastery was gradually transformed into Sakyapa sect. I thas over 30 monks noadays. Afternoon, We will visit some nomad camps from Lhagang to the south west and there is a big Bhuddist community after around 15Km from Lhagang where all the locals, monks and nuns gather to make thousand offering of flowers, water etc. We had lunch in a Coffee shop runs by an Americam lady, married to a Tibetan nomad. She served really good western food.

Day 13: Drive Lhagang-Kangding-Chengdu (500m/490km)
From Lhagang or Tagong grassland, we drive in to the rich fertile valley and then through many beautiful Tibetan farmers houses along the road and finally get to Dartsedo after the high pass over 4000mts. Continue to Chengdu on the same back.

Day 14: Chengdu to the airport for departure
Transfer to Chengdu airport for flight to onward destination.

Day 1: Fly to Gongkar and transfer to Lhasa. (3650m/45km)
Arrival in Lhasa Gongkar airport and you will be warmly welcomed by our local Tibetan travel guide and driver. Your Tibet tour will be escorted to the holy Lhasa city at the distance of 45 km and you will see the Barhmaputra for the first time and the Potala Palace.

Day 2: Sightseeing to Potala Palace and Jokang temple and Bharkor marter
After breakfast, your first day Lhasa sightseeing tour will be started and take a rickshaw ride to the Potala Palace from your hotel. The rickshaw ride will take you 15 minutes. Taking a rickshaw ride to the Potala Palace is to get to know Lhasa city better and it is also more interesting than driving. Visit Potala Palace, walk back to your hotel which takes you 20 minutes. have lunch and visit Jokang temple and Bharkor in the afternoon.

Day 3: Sightseeing to Drepung and Sera monasteries
Our guide will meet you at the hotel and will lead you to Drepung monastery. It is around 7Km from your hotel to Drepung monastery and Drepung is the largest monastery in Tibet and it has more than 600 hundred years history. Afternoon, you will ride to Sera monastery which has around 6Km from your hotel.

Day 4 : Lhasa-Tsurphu monastery,4300mts/65Km
Start the journey from your hotel and we will drive on the Qinghai Tibet highway for around 35Km on the paved road and then turn left from the main road and drive on the off road for another 25Km. On the way, you will enjoy the beautiful valley, full of villages and enroute, visit Nenang monastery. Reaching Tsurphu monastery, you will also see your beautiful campsite nearby the monastery.

Tsurphu monastery is the seat of the Karmapa and was founded in the 1180’s by the first Karmapa Dusum Kyenpa, some forty years after he established the Karmapa order in Kham, the place where he was born and Tsurphu was the third Karmapa monastery to be built and after the death of the first Karmapa, it became the head monastery for the Sakyapa order. The monastery is composed of one main assembly hall and some chapels. Within the monastery are some very revered relics of the 16 th Karmapa, as well as statues of Amitabha and Shakyamuni. Tsurphu has 300 monks nowadays.

Day 5: Trek from Tsurphu to Lading,4850mts, 5 hrs
After breakfast, start your trek from Tsurphu monastery and walk in the small valley with beautiful water stream and some nomad camps. It is an amazing feeling and experience of walking with your Yak packs and Yak men. You can really feel how the original Himalayan business people use Pack Yaks for their transfer in the olden days. You can see flocks of sheep and Yaks grazing on the pasture. Reaching Lading, we can see our campsite and Lading is one of the highest villages that we can see after Tsurphu and all the people in the village live on nomadic lives.

Day 6: Trek from Lading to Tongba ,4910mts, 5-6 hrs
After breakfast, you will start your trek and today’s scenery is dominated by a bigger pasture, lots of yaks and sheep, nomad camps. You will walk across a high pass, Lasar la,5300mts. From the top of the pass, you will have a fantastic view of Nyenchen Thangla snow capped mountain which is over 7000mts and Mt Tatse and Bitse which are over 6000mts respectively.

Day 7: Tongba to Dorjeling nunnery,3 hrs & drive to Namtso lake
Trek from Tongba to Dorjeling nunnery,3 hrs and drive to Namtso lake,4718Mts/ 230Km

After breakfast, you wills start your trek and we will walk down in the valley and the scenery for today will be dominated by huge valley with some nomads and the Nyenchen Thangla mountain range. You will finally encounter the beautiful Dorjeling nunnery which is inhabited by around 60 nuns and they are the followers of Kagyupa sect. After visiting Dorjeling nunnery, you will meet your vehicles and drive to Namtso lake via Yampachen. You will have beautiful view of Nyenchen Thangla mountain range on the way.

Day 8: Drive from Namtso to Lhasa.(3650Mts/ 250Km)
Am Explore Namtso lake and walk around Tashi Do hermitage where there are lots of caves and small monastery. After this return to Lhasa and free afternoon for souvenirs. NAMTSO LAKE at (4,700Meters) is one of the biggest lakes in Tibet and is 70Km long and 30Km wide. The landscape is dominated by the snow peak of Nyenchen Thangla to the south west of the lake. Tashi Do hermitage stands on a promontory with more than 50 small caves including some small chapels. Pilgrims do a half hour walk (kora) around Tashi Do hermitage.

Day 9: Depart Lhasa
After breakfast, you will be driving to Lhasa airport. Our driver will take you through the Potala square in order to get one more time chance to the great Potala Palace. passing by Kyichu valley and Barhmaputra.

Day 01: Arrival at Liwu train station and transfer to Lhasa
You will be warmly welcome by our Tibetan guide and driver and accompany you to the holy city of Lhasa along with the view of Kyichu river and Potala Palace in the distance.

Day 02: Sight seeing Lhasa Jokang temple, Bharkor & Summer Palace
After Breakfast, you will start from the hotel and visit Jokang temple. Jokang temple is the oldest temple of Tibet which was built by King Songtsan Gampo in the 7th century and it is housed to the most sacred statue of Bhudha Shakyamuni brought from mainland China by the princess Wangchen of the Tang court. Walking around the Bharkor is another interesting thing during your tour in lhasa. You will meet many different people in Bharkor. Afternoon, visit Summer Palace, known as Norbu Lingka In Tibetan and walk inside the park of the summer palace.

Day 03: Sight seeing Lhasa, Potala Palace and Sera monastery
Short hike around Sera monastery.
Drive towards Potala square. Leave the car behind and must be ready and take your challenge to climb more than hundred steps of the Potala Palance. The Potala Palace was originally built in the 7th century by Tibetan King Songtsan Gampo but the one to the present size was expended by the 5th Dalaia Lama. It has thirteen storey’s high with more than a thousand rooms and divided with White and Red Palace.

After the sightseeing of the Potala Palace, walk around the Potala Palace with pilgrimages and you can experience the ancient tradition of Tibetans, walking around Potala, praying matras. The Kora takes you around 40 minutes. It is also good to acclimatize to the high altitude. After lunch, you will drive to Sera Monastery, depending on availability, make your own prayer flag at Sera’s printing center and witness monks debate age-old scripts in the courtyard.

You will do a short hike or Kora in Tibetan around Sera monastery with Tibetan pilgrims. The Sera Kora not only help you to acclimatize to the altitude and prepare for your Tibet trekking but also gives you more localized and authentic experience by being with locals and walking with locals around the monastery.

Day 04: Drive Lhasa-Drathang fresco-Langthang Dewachen(3900mts/165Km)
After breakfast, travel from Lhasa to Yamdrok trekking and drive along the Lhasa river and through the tunnel towards south, Lhoka in Tibetan and continues journey along the YarlungTsangpo and some beautiful villages of Lhoka and reach Dranang county after one and half hours drive. The road condition for today is very good. Danangcounty is one of the biggest farming land counties of Tsetang or Lhoka where people grow barley, wheat, beans, potatoes and many other vegetables.

Drathang Fresco is located in Dranangcounty and the reason why we come to visit the fresco here is because firstly it is less tourist discovered monastery and secondly, you will be amazed by the art work between 12-15th century. The monastery was built in the 11th century by DasrkpaNgonshe, a native Dranang of Dranang valley and one of the 13 saints associated with it and completed in the end of the 11th century by his nephews. Even though the painting in the main assembly hall has little damage in the cultural revolution, it still has preserved lots of beautiful unique wall painting there.

The painting is in Tibetan, Newari and Indian styles. After visiting Drathangfresco, continues the journey and until reaching Chedishol, the road condition is very good, from Chedishol, turn left and drive on a narrow paved road at the distance of 25km. The journey is full of beautiful and fascinating scenery.

Day 05: Trek-Langthang Dewachen–Eagle nest-Lhamachen (4800mts/6 hrs)
After the breakfast, trek along the villages of Kangon and Jiekang for half an hour and then cross a small bridge and trek through small gorge until getting to the herders camp. From the herders camp, turn in the left valley and walktowards the eagle nest.

Have lunch at eagle nest and continuously trek steep up in the valley and can be seen many blue sheep, snow chicken, foxes, wolves. According to many of our clients feedback, since it is rocky trail, it is a great fun to have a competition of making rock piles during the lunch time. As long as you can build the tallest rock pile like Mani stone which you can see on the top of many big passes, you will be the championship and gain some presents.

Day 06: Lhemachen-JeshulLa-Kangru monastery-Yamdrok lake
Trek-Lhemachen-JeshulLa(5000mts)-Kangru monastery-Yamdrok lake(4470mts/7 hrs)

Start the trek after breakfast and ascend the side way to Jeshul La Pass(5000mts). Reaching the top of the pass after 3 hrs walk, enjoy the most beautiful view of Yamdroklake and KurlaGangri which is located at the border between Tibet and Bhutan. Descend down to the herders camp and have lunch.

There you can sometimes see herders, making their lunch at the campsite. Reach Kangru monastery after an hour walk and it is very interesting to spend the night nearby the monastery and you can sit with the monks and share their life experience. Kangru monastery has more than several hundred years history but the small monastery that we can today is a complete new monastery and there are around 13 monks and 10 nuns.

Continue Trekking within the beautiful villages of Kangru and Kangmar, taking photos of the villages people who are indeed in Tibetan traditional dress being not effected by the modern lives. You can really enjoy the beauty of Tibetan culture and their way of daily lives resembled the one in the olden days. The campsite on the huge green grassland called Renpoesure beside the lake shore is one of the most memorable one with many horses, Yaks and sheep being grazed on it. one in the olden days. The campsite on the huge green grassland called Renpoesure beside the lake shore is one of the most memorable one with many horses, Yaks and sheep being grazed on it.

Day 07: Darktso-Taglung monastery-Samding monastery-Gampala pass-Lhasa
Drive Darktso-Taglung monastery-Samding monastery-Gampala pass-Lhasa(3650mts/280Km)

Meet our drivers here and say good bye to our camping crews and start the adventure driving journey after long time adventure walk. You will be driving along the Yamdrok lake and reach Taglungtownship. Taglung is the largest market town between Gyangtse and Lhodark and the site of an important summer trade fair attended sometimes by Bhutanese merchants from Bumthang as well as native Tibetans from Tsang region and Lhoka. Stop there for visiting Taglung monastery. It several hundred years of history and it was the branch monastery of Dorje dark. Nowadays, there is one main assembly hall dominated by a huge Guru Rinpoche statue and some beautiful wall painting dates back to the 15th to 19th century.

After visiting the monastery, we will continue our journey towards Lhasa. After around 20Km distance drive, you will reach Samding monastery. Visit Samding monastery and then get to the point where the main road to Gyantse and back to Lhasa.

You will continue your Tibet tour towards Lhasa along the west arm of Yamdrok lake after Nakartse county, cross Gampala pass, enjoy the most beautiful view of Noejin kangsang snow-covered mountain and Yamdrok lake to the south and great Barhmaputra or Yarlung Tsangpo valley to the north of the pass. Driving through many zigzags and passing by beautiful Chushul village and county capital with their beautiful green fertile land, finally you will reach holy Lhasa city.

Day 08 Depart Lhasa
After breakfast, drive through the Kyichu valley and get to Lhasa airport at the distance of 45km and fly home.