| 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 to Darchen and drive to Mencier, visit Tirthapuri ( 4600m).
Camp |
| Day
13 |
Mencier
to Tsata (3580 m) stay in a guest house |
| Day
14 |
Full
day sightseeing at Guge kingdom, Tsaprang monastery, and Tholing;
stay in a guest house |
| Day
15 |
Tsata
to Chiu Gompa and stay in a camp |
| Day
16 |
Day
at Chui Gompa; stay in a camp |
| Day
17 |
Drive to Paryang (4540m), stay in a camp |
| Day
18 |
Drive
to Saga (4590m) stay in a camp |
| Day
19 |
Drive
to Nyalam (3600m) and stay in a guesthouse |
| Day
20 |
Drive
to Kodari and then to Kathmandu |
