Tibet tours Lhasa and Mt. Kailash Pilgrimage Tour 16 night/17 days; Fly to Lhasa and drive to Kathmandu
Day
01
Fly
to Gongar Airport and Drive to Lhasa (3650 m) and hotel transfer,
rest day for acclimatization
Day
02-3
Stay
in Lhasa and sight seeing in Lhasa; Sight seeing: Potala palace,
Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, the Norbulinka Palace, Jokhang
temple Barkhor Market, etc.
Day
04
Drive to Gyantse (3950 m); Sight seeing: Gyantse Stupa and monastery,
etc.
Day
05
Drive
to Shigatse (3900 m); Sight seeing: Tashilumpo Monastery local
bazaar
Day
06
Drive
to Lhatse (4050 m) and stay
Day
07
Drive
to Saga (4480 m); stay in a camp
Day
08
Drive
to Paryang (4540 m); stay in a camp
Day
09
Drive
to Darchen (4700 m) and stay in camp or guesthouse
Day
10
Trek
to base of Mt. Kailash (north) via Damding Donkhang pass (4890
m); Kora day 1
Day
11
Trek
to Zhutul Puk Gompa (4790 m); 27kms, via a Dolma La pass (5630
m), stay in a camp; Kora day 2
Day
12
Trek and one hour drive to Chiu Gompa (4540 m); stay in a camp;
end of Kora
Day
13
Rest day
in Camp at Chiu gompa
Day
14
Drive
to Paryang (4540 m); stay in a camp.
Day
15
Drive
to Saga (4590 m); Stay in a camp
Day
16
Drive
to Nyalam (3600 m) and stay
Day
17
Drive
to Kodari and then to Kathmandu
Meal Plan
Day 2-6, 16-17: Breakfast
Day 7-15: Breakfast, lunch, & dinner in Camp
