Kailash Mansarovar via Lhasa

Your Arrival Time (?) Our office representative will meet and greet you at Kathmandu Airport and transfer you to your hotel in Kathmandu.

At 06:00 PM: In the evening we will meet for a coffee and will brief you on the details of your trek program.

*Optionally you can add one additional night stay in Kathmandu to cover cultural sightseeing in Kathmandu as well for your trek preparation shopping.

You arrive at the Lhasa Gonggar airport or the train station. The airport is 62 km/ 39 miles away from the city and it takes approximately 1 hour to get to the hotel from there. On the way to Lhasa, you will enjoy beautiful views of the mountains. The train station is located in Lhasa and we will only need a short transfer to the hotel.

Depending on the time of your arrival, you might have some free time to spend in Lhasa. Our guides will be happy to advise you on what you can do in Lhasa. After you check in the hotel, you are welcome to explore the city, visit nearby temples, do some shopping, try delicious Tibetan food in one of the local restaurants, or just take a rest.

Walking around Bakhor street can be an excellent choice for your first day in Lhasa.

Most importantly, on your first day in Tibet, relax, enjoy your day and allow some time for acclimatizing.

We are visiting the two most important religious sites in Tibet. Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple are two of the most popular sites that you will be visiting in Lhasa. Both of these sites are equally important in Tibet and hold some of the major artefacts, history and treasures.

Today we will take some of the most beautiful roads in Tibet to drive to Shigatse. Prepare your cameras to capture the breathtaking views when we will be going up to the highest point of the day – Kamba la pass (almost 4800 meters).

Our next stop will be at Yamdrok Lake. It is one of the holy lakes in Tibet, and it is famous for its turquoise colour water. After that, we will head towards Gyantse. On the way, we will make a stop to see the spectacular glaciers.

In Gyantse, we will visit the monastery and the biggest stupa. Finally, we will reach Shigatse late in the evening and stay there overnight.

In the morning we will visit Tashilumpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lamas. After that, we will move towards the Mount Everest Base Camp. Meanwhile, you can also hike up to the Everest Base Camp from your overnight stay place. Besides that if the time favours us then we can also visit Rongbuk Monastery.

In the morning, we can enjoy the sunrise of Mount Everest at the lodging area if weather permits; then As we head to Saga, you can view the world’s 14th highest peak Mt. Shishapangma (8012), and Turquoise lake Peiku Tso (4590m). If you are lucky enough, you are very likely to see wild animals like wild donkeys, wild antelope etc. We will drive 450 km to reach Saga from Everest Base Camp.

On the way to Darchen, you will have a chance to appreciate the stunning view of the Saga valley between Gangdise Range and Himalaya Range. Meanwhile, the beautiful grassland and local villages can also be seen. As we cross the Mayumla Pass (5112M), you can enjoy the spectacular view of Mt. Naimonanyi (7694M).  Then we are supposed to pass by the holy lake Manasarovar and finally arrive at the Southern at the foot of Mt. Kailash, the holiest mountain in Tibet. We will drive 450 km to reach Darchen from Saga. Stay overnight in a local guesthouse.

In the morning, we will start trekking to Dirapuk monastery along the road of Lachu valley and rivers. We have to walk about 22 km to reach our destination. You can enjoy both the west and north face of Mt. Kailash today. Finally, we will visit Dirapuk Monastery. Stay overnight in a local guesthouse.

Today, we will trek over the Drolma pass(5630m), the highest pass of the Kora. We have to walk 18 km to reach Zutrulpuk from Dirapuk. On the way, you can have a rest in a teahouse. All the way, you can see local Tibetan prostrating in the Kora path and beautiful Kadoe Lake when walking downhill. We may also visit Zutru-Puk Monastery. Stay overnight in a local guesthouse.

On day three of the kora, you will trek 12km. Along the Kora, you can see piles of Mani Stones. We will end the Trek around noon, and rest in the lodging place. (Optional): Take a bath in Lake Manasarovar and enjoy the hot spring.

In the morning, we will drive to the holy Lake Manasarovar(4558m). The rest of the day is at leisure. You can relax around the lakeshore and experience the natural beauty of the lake. In summer, flocks of swans will gather on the lake, bringing grace and life to the area. You can also see so many Tibetans and Hindus praying and circling around the lakeshore for the whole day, snow-capped mountains in the background and hundreds of swans gathering on the lake, attracting hundreds and thousands of tourists from all over the world. Stay overnight at Chiu Monastery (Guest house, dorm bed)

In the morning, starting from the beautiful lake, we drove about 4 hours to Paryang (4700m). You will be shocked by the fabulous view of distant mountains, Yak herders camp, if lucky enough, you might come across a herd of Kyang (Wild Ass). After having lunch at Paryang, we continue heading to Saga through the windswept territory passing many villages and camps of Yak herders with the distant view of snow-capped mountains. This vast and dry plateau is the traditional campsite of the nomads, grazing their animals during the summer. It will take about 8-9 hours to reach Saga by covering 506 km. Stay overnight at Saga.

We can take the western Tibet road from Shigatse to Saga which is about 470 km. It is quite a long drive, and the newly paved road can help us drive faster and safer. Stay overnight in hotels in Shigatse.

We will follow Yalong Valley back to Lhasa. On the way, you can stand on the viewing platform to view the vast Yalong River bed and visit a water mill making Tibetan incense material (in Summer, if time permits). Drop off at a hotel in Lhasa. We will drive 280 km to reach Lhasa from Shigatse. Stay overnight in hotels in Lhasa.

Hotel to airport station transfer. And the flight to Kathmandu. Overnight stay in a hotel in Kathmandu.

Our representative will drop you back at the airport 3 hours before your outbound flight.