Mt Kailash Tours

1st day at Lhasa(3600 mt high):

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet you either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Lhasa, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it,s good if you don,t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it,s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alchohol on first three nights in Tibet. Your guide will iintroduce you the tomorrow,s program.

2nd day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, in the morning,you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the centre attraction of whole lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It,s the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in  whole Lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or don,t show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it,s worth taking chance. While visiting monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

3rd day at Lhasa:

Today, we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution , but still some of the orginal buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of lhasa. It was founded in 7th century , considered one of the first buddihist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise you to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

4thday Gyangtse (13467ft high, 260 km)

Today, we drive to Gyantse town where you can find authentic life style of Tibetan people. The journey involves crossing of two high passes Kamba La (15,700 ft) and Karo La (16,500ft) and will drive you through beautiful Yamdrok Tso Lake which is 40 miles long. Yamdrok Tso Lake is one of the four holiest lakes of Tibet and has turquoise green water. As we leave the lakeshore behind, the road climbs to Karo La (16,500ft) pass, where you will make a short stop ,you will discover a huge Mt. Nyechenkangsar (7190mt) capped with huge glacier. The whole journey from Lhasa to Gyangtse takes 7 hours long.

Once you arrive the destination, you shall see a huge ancient fortress as well as beautiful

Monastery. If time permits, your guide will lead you to visit Palchoe monastery , if not one can do the sightseeing next morning. Inshort, the whole journey takes you through awesome valley and breath taking panorama. We will check in hotel and relax  at Gyangtse town.

5th day Shigatse(12,785ft high, 90km)

After breakfast, we will visit the Pelkor Chode and Kumbum Monastery-the main highlights of Gyantse City.  Kumbum Stupa is the landmark of Gyantse and can be spotted from a long distance. If you are a hiking enthusiast, you may also attempt hiking the historical fortress of Gyantse. View from the fortress over the city is just superb. From Gyantse, it IS less than 2 hours drive to Shigatse, the second largest city of Tibet.  The journey will be through native people,s farm land and the region has got the most fertile land in whole central Tibet and it is known as “land of barley”. Once we arrive Shigatse, we check in hotel and later take a relaxing walk through the Shigatse’s Flea market which is a nice bargaining place for Tibetan souvenir.  In the afternoon, you will visit the famous Tashi Lhunpo monastery .

6th day Saga(4060m/15088ft ,400km)

Today ,our day starts with driving over friendship highway and indeed we have to prepare for a long day drive, as we drive over couple of  medium height passes, while one the way, you will see some lonely nomadic tents , with flock of yaks and sheep roaming on a Tibetan plateau.  Moreover, you will witness a lake beautiful although not very famous.

As you drive further, you will see a huge Brahmaputra river from where you may see some Himalayan mountain and will definitely be a panoramic drive all the way to Saga town.

7th day Manasarovar lake(500 km,4560|14957ft)

We start little earlier than usual, as today will be the longest drive of your whole trip as we have to cover 500km. On the way, you may see some wild life and ofcourse , since you have become close to India and Nepal ,will definitely see some snow capped Himalayan mountains and vast pasture lands. The trip involves crossing several sandy rivers and couple of vast sand dunes. You shall discover some ancient ruins and meet the highest point that you will be crossing today is big pass called Mayum-la pass(5216m|17108ft)

As you arrive Manasarovar lake site, we will have first glance of holy Mt. Kailash. So, we either check in guest house or put the camp near the holy lake Manasarovar.

8th day Darchen village(30km|4660m/15285ft)

As you get up from your bed, your morning starts with beautiful view of holy manasarovar lake and the stood still giant snow capped Mt. Gurlamandata (7728mt).

It,s refreshing to walk along with the bank of this lake in the morning and right after the breakfast, your guide will lead you on a small hill to visit chiu monastery, from where you can take some outstanding pictures of the lake, Mt.kailash and Mt.gurlamandata . It, s only an hour drive to the next destination, ie Darchen village. Rest of the day, you will stay there to prepare for the following 3 days trek around Mt. Kailash.

9th day trek from Darchen to Drirapuk(4910m|16102ft/18kmtr)

You have to begin your trek from Darchen, we suggest you to leave around 8 am and your trek will be mostly through lha chu valley and along with this river. While doing the trek,you shall come across many local pilgrims ,perhaps you may meet pilgrims, circumabulating the whole circuit just by prostration and it takes more than 20 days to complete the whole circumambulation of Mt. Kailash. Moreover,you shall see the Mt. Kailash from different angle.today ,you are distined to stop at Drirapuk, right below the northern face Mt. Kailash,perhaps you can take a beautiful picture of it. If you are still not tired, you do have a option to visit a temple which is built up over a meditation cave ,ie Drirapuk temple.

10th day trek from Darchen to Zultrul puk(4790|15711ft/18KM)

Bid farewell to Lha Chu valley and prepare for the toughest part of the whole pilgrimage. You will enter the dolma Chu Valley, heading up towards a high pass, the dolma la(5630mt/18566ft) which is engrossed with full of prayer flags on top of it. This particular pass is the highest point you will cross in your whole trip. As you start descending from pass, you will pass by a small lake which is known to be world,s highest lake. This trek will take little longer time than the first day,s trek. Once you reach at the foot of this pass on other side, your trek gets easier as there won,t be much climbing. Then, after few hours of further walk, you will reach your destination, Zultrul Puk. Either you spend a night in tent or guest house.

At your station, you will see a Zultrul Puk temple,  you can visit if some stamina is still left in you.

11thday trek Darchen,(14km-70km)- Thirthapuri (4300M|14104ft)

The last day pilgrimage is pretty easier and all you have to do is, walk along with river and after an hour walk, you will have a view of Demon lake which lies quite nearby holy Manasarovar lake. Within 3 hours walk, you will reach your final destination.     As you finish your trek, you have to drive 70km further to Thirthapuri site (4300m|14104ft). Since, you are tired and feeling exhausted after all these trek. It will be nice idea to take a shower in the hot spring water. Pay your visit to the Guru Rinpoche Monastery, there you will see a meditaion cave in which the founder of the Tibetan Buddhism took meditation in 8th century.

12th day Zanda town 3650mt/11972ft|250km)

This whole drive will be through very dry region , will give you some mesmerizing view of land scape and the mountains around the whole valley . The whole chain of mountain will be something unnatural even if these are natural. Each mountain are around you will depict different shapes of different object. Some of them do have a shape of stupa, some do have a shape of castle etc.you will have the best view as you drive over Jingla pass(5100m/16728ft).       I am sure, you won,t stop taking pictures of these magnificient mountains. There in Zanda town, the sun set is quite late and you will have plenty of time to explore the region.

13th day Zanda(Tholing)

Right after the breakfast, your guide will lead you to visit the famous Tholing Monastery ,founded in the middle of 10th century. The murals or paintings and statues of Buddha which you witness are something exceptional and you may not find such in any other part of Tibet. The whole sightseeing of the monastery takes two hours and you shall have lunch at the town.

In the afternoon, you will be driven to Guge kingdom, covering 17 km east of Tholing, Now, its time to explore the ancient Guge kingdom and it,s worthful

to climb on the top of the Guge Palace as you will have whole view of Tsaprang Region. There ,your guide will show you two different kind of palaces, the winter palace and the summer. Again, the painting in this palace are absolutely different from any other temple in Tibet.

14th day Manasarovar Lake

We retrace drive to manasarovar lake. You will have opportunity to take another shower in hot spring water.

15th day Saga

We retrace our drive back to saga town.

16th day Old Dingri (4300mt./260km)

This time, you will be driving over unsurfaced road most of the time and you have to cover 260km to reach your next destination. Today, you will see some of the World,s highest mountain and the following are Mt.Shishabagma(8012mt), Mt.Lhotse(8501mt) , Mt.Cho Oyu(8201mt)and Mt.Everest(8848mt). Moreover, you will see a beautiful lake(Pikutso)on your drive to Old Dingri. Old Dingri is a small village, from where you will have view of some of these mountains from your guest house and you can take a beautiful pictures of the sunset and sunrise.

17th day Rongbuk (4900mt./78km)

Today, you have to drive over little bumpy road and need to cover 78 km ,you shall see some amazing snow covered Himalayan mountains and within three hours of drive, you will reach Rongbuk monastery , and you do have optional either spend a night in monastery guest house or in a tent guest house. You are now, only 8 km away from Everest Base camp, either you do short trek or take eco bus to the Everest base camp(5200 mt). you can visit the Rongbuk and will have whole day to explore the region.

18th day Shigatse (350km/3800mt):

We advise you to leave pretty early, because after covering 50 km ,you will be driving over a very high pass, ie  Gya wu la(5150 mt) and on a top of the pass, you will have panoramic view of five different mountains which are above 8000 meter high and these are Mt.everest(8848mt), MtLhotse(8501mt), Mt Makalu(27825ft), Cho Oyu(8201mt) and Mt.Shishabangma(8012mt).This will be a life time opportunity to see all five mountains above 8000 meter high at one time, because there are not many mountains of this height in the world. It will be 7 hours drive to reach Shigatse.

19th day trip back to Lhasa(280 km)

This time, you will be driving through northern road and the whole driving will be along with famous Brahmaputra river and you shall see some narrow gorges. The whole journey takes 6-7 hours drive. Here we conclude whole Mt. Kailash package and we are confident that you shall return home with so much beautiful memories and spiritual knowldeges to share your friends back in your home town.

20th day Departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip

1st day at Lhasa(3600 mt high):

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet you either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Lhasa, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it,s good if you don,t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it,s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alchohol on first three nights in Tibet. Your guide will iintroduce you the tomorrow,s program.

2nd day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, in the morning,you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the centre attraction of whole lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It,s the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in  whole Lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or don,t show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it,s worth taking chance. While visiting monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

3rd day at Lhasa:

Today, we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution , but still some of the orginal buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of lhasa. It was founded in 7th century , considered one of the first buddihist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise you to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

4thday Gyangtse (13467ft high, 260 km)

Today, we drive to Gyantse town where you can find authentic life style of Tibetan people. The journey involves crossing of two high passes Kamba La (15,700 ft) and Karo La (16,500ft) and will drive you through beautiful Yamdrok Tso Lake which is 40 miles long. Yamdrok Tso Lake is one of the four holiest lakes of Tibet and has turquoise green water. As we leave the lakeshore behind, the road climbs to Karo La (16,500ft) pass, where you will make a short stop ,you will discover a huge Mt. Nyechenkangsar (7190mt) capped with huge glacier. The whole journey from Lhasa to Gyangtse takes 7 hours long.

Once you arrive the destination, you shall see a huge ancient fortress as well as beautiful

Monastery. If time permits, your guide will lead you to visit Palchoe monastery , if not one can do the sightseeing next morning. Inshort, the whole journey takes you through awesome valley and breath taking panorama. We will check in hotel and relax  at Gyangtse town.

5th day Shigatse(12,785ft high, 90km)

After breakfast, we will visit the Pelkor Chode and Kumbum Monastery-the main highlights of Gyantse City.  Kumbum Stupa is the landmark of Gyantse and can be spotted from a long distance. If you are a hiking enthusiast, you may also attempt hiking the historical fortress of Gyantse. View from the fortress over the city is just superb. From Gyantse, it IS less than 2 hours drive to Shigatse, the second largest city of Tibet.  The journey will be through native people,s farm land and the region has got the most fertile land in whole central Tibet and it is known as “land of barley”. Once we arrive Shigatse, we check in hotel and later take a relaxing walk through the Shigatse’s Flea market which is a nice bargaining place for Tibetan souvenir.  In the afternoon, you will visit the famous Tashi Lhunpo monastery .

6th day Saga(4060m/15088ft ,400km)

Today ,our day starts with driving over friendship highway and indeed we have to prepare for a long day drive, as we drive over couple of  medium height passes, while one the way, you will see some lonely nomadic tents , with flock of yaks and sheep roaming on a Tibetan plateau.  Moreover, you will witness a lake beautiful although not very famous.

As you drive further, you will see a huge Brahmaputra river from where you may see some Himalayan mountain and will definitely be a panoramic drive all the way to Saga town.

7th day Manasarovar lake(500 km,4560m|14957ft)

We start little earlier than usual, as today will be the longest drive of your whole trip as we have to cover 500km. On the way, you may see some wild life and ofcourse , since you have become close to India and Nepal ,will definitely see some snow capped Himalayan mountains and vast pasture lands. The trip involves crossing several sandy rivers and couple of vast sand dunes. You shall discover some ancient ruins and meet the highest point that you will be crossing today is big pass called Mayum-la pass(5216m|17108ft)

As you arrive Manasarovar lake site, we will have first glance of holy Mt. Kailash. So, we either check in guest house or put the camp near the holy lake Manasarovar.

8th day Darchen village(30km|4660m15285ft)

As you get up from your bed, your morning starts with beautiful view of holy manasarovar lake and the stood still giant snow capped Mt. Gurlamandata (7728mt).

It,s refreshing to walk along with the bank of this lake in the morning and right after the breakfast, your guide will lead you on a small hill to visit chiu monastery, from where you can take some outstanding pictures of the lake, Mt.kailash and Mt.gurlamandata . It, s only an hour drive to the next destination, ie Darchen village. Rest of the day, you will stay there to prepare for the following 3 days trek around Mt. Kailash.

9th day trek from Darchen to Drirapuk(4910m|16102ft\18kmtr)

You have to begin your trek from Darchen, we suggest you to leave around 8 am and your trek will be mostly through lha chu valley and along with this river. While doing the trek,you shall come across many local pilgrims ,perhaps you may meet pilgrims, circumabulating the whole circuit just by prostration and it takes more than 20 days to complete the whole circumambulation of Mt. Kailash. Moreover,you shall see the Mt. Kailash from different angle.today ,you are distined to stop at Drirapuk, right below the northern face Mt. Kailash,perhaps you can take a beautiful picture of it. If you are still not tired, you do have a option to visit a temple which is built up over a meditation cave ,ie Drirapuk temple.

10th day trek from Darchen to Zultrul puk(4790|15711ft\18KM)

Bid farewell to Lha Chu valley and prepare for the toughest part of the whole pilgrimage. You will enter the dolma Chu Valley, heading up towards a high pass, the dolma la(5630mt/18566ft) which is engrossed with full of prayer flags on top of it. This particular pass is the highest point you will cross in your whole trip. As you start descending from pass, you will pass by a small lake which is known to be world,s highest lake. This trek will take little longer time than the first day,s trek. Once you reach at the foot of this pass on other side, your trek gets easier as there won,t be much climbing. Then, after few hours of further walk, you will reach your destination, Zultrul Puk. Either you spend a night in tent or guest house.

At your station, you will see a Zultrul Puk temple,  you can visit if some stamina is still left in you.

11th day trek to Darchen,(14km-70km)- Thirthapuri 4300M|14104ft\

The last day pilgrimage is pretty easier and all you have to do is, walk along with river and after an hour walk, you will have a view of Demon lake which lies quite nearby holy Manasarovar lake. Within 3 hours walk, you will reach your final destination.     As you finish your trek, you have to drive 70km further to Thirthapuri site (4300m|14104ft). Since, you are tired and feeling exhausted after all these trek. It will be nice idea to take a shower in the hot spring water. Pay your visit to the Guru Rinpoche Monastery, there you will see a meditaion cave in which the founder of the Tibetan Buddhism took meditation in 8th century.

12th day Zanda town 3650mt/11972ft|250km)

This whole drive will be through very dry region , will give you some mesmerizing view of land scape and the mountains around the whole valley . The whole chain of mountain will be something unnatural even if these are natural. Each mountain are around you will depict different shapes of different object. Some of them do have a shape of stupa, some do have a shape of castle etc.you will have the best view as you drive over Jingla pass(5100m/16728ft).       I am sure, you won,t stop taking pictures of these magnificient mountains. There in Zanda town, the sun set is quite late and you will have plenty of time to explore the region.

13th day Zanda(Tholing)

Right after the breakfast, your guide will lead you to visit the famous Tholing Monastery ,founded in the middle of 10th century. The murals or paintings and statues of Buddha which you witness are something exceptional and you may not find such in any other part of Tibet. The whole sightseeing of the monastery takes two hours and you shall have lunch at the town.

In the afternoon, you will be driven to Guge kingdom, covering 17 km east of Tholing, Now, its time to explore the ancient Guge kingdom and it,s worthful

to climb on the top of the Guge Palace as you will have whole view of Tsaprang Region. There ,your guide will show you two different kind of palaces, the winter palace and the summer. Again, the painting in this palace are absolutely different from any other temple in Tibet.

14th day Manasarovar Lake

We retrace drive to manasarovar lake. You will have opportunity to take another

shower in hot spring water.

15th day Saga

We retrace our drive back to saga town.

16th day trip Shigatse

Drive back to Shigatse through same way as you came here on your 6th day trip.

17th day trip back to Lhasa(280 km)

This time, you will be driving through northern road and the whole driving will be along with famous Brahmaputra river and you shall see some narrow gorges. The whole journey takes 6-7 hours drive. Here we conclude whole

Mt.kailash package and we are confident that you return home with so much beautiful memories and spiritual knowldeges to share your friends back in your home town.

18th day departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip

1st day at kyirong town( 100km-2600 mt high)

This trip will be entering Tibet from Nepal border and ends at Lhasa.  It IS 100 km away from Kathmandu(Nepal) and but the journey from there may take much longer than the distance you cover on the day, because the road isn,t so good .  Once you enter Tibet , you need to spend atleast a night to get acclimatized with altitude here. The whole kyirong region is situated in a beautiful valley and perhaps, you will enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful scenery of this region. Spend a night in a simple guest house.

2nd Day at Saga town( 4060mt/15088 ft-260km)

Today, you will driving over unsurfaced road and have to cover 260 km . this can be toughest

drive of your whole trip. Despite of being difficult drive, you will get opportunity to see some of the nicest things, like you will be greeted by two gaint mountains like Mt Shishabangma(8012mt) and Mt Molagonchen(7500mt) on your way to next destination. Moreover, you shall see a beautiful Pikutso lake and some snow covered Himalayan mountains.

3rd day Manasarovar lake(500 km/4560mt|14957ft)

We start little earlier than usual, as today will be the longest drive of your whole trip as we have to cover 500km.

You may see some wild life and ofcourse, since you become close to India and Nepal ,will definitely see some snowcapped Himalayan mountains and vast pasture lands moreover, the trip involves crossing several sandy rivers and  couple of vast sand dunes. On the way , you shall discover some ancient ruins and old moasntsery. The highest point that you will be crossing today is big pass called Mayum-la pass (5216m|17108ft)

As you arrive Manasarovar lake site, we will have first glance of holy Mt. Kailash. So, we either check in guest house or put the camp near the holy lake Manasarovar.

4th day Thirthapuri (4300M|14104ft\70km)

As you get up from your bed, your morning starts with beautiful view of holy Manasarovar lake and the stood still giant snow capped mt. Gurlamandata(7728mt).

it,s refreshing to walk along with the bank of this lake and right after the breakfast, your guide will lead you on a small hill to visit Chiu monastery, from where you can take some outstanding pictures of the lake, Mt.kailash and Mt.Gurlamandata. From there, it will be only 2 hours drive to Thirthapuri site. Since, you are tired and feeling exhausted after all these trek. It will be nice idea to take a shower in the hot spring water. Pay your visit to the Guru Rinpoche Monastery, there you will see a meditaion cave in which the founder of the Tibetan Buddhism took meditation in 8th century.

5th day Zanda town 3650mt/11972ft|250km)

This whole drive will be through very dry region , will give you some mesmerizing view of land scape and the mountains around the whole valley . The whole chain of mountain will be something unnatural even if these are natural. Each mountain are around you will depict different shapes of different object. Some of them do have a shape of stupa, some do have a shape of castle etc.you will have the best view as you drive over Jingla pass(5100m/16728ft).       I am sure, you won,t stop taking pictures of these magnificient mountains. There in Zanda town, the sun set is quite late and you will have plenty of time to explore the region.

6th day Zanda(Tholing)

Right after the breakfast, your guide will lead you to visit the famous Tholing Monastery ,founded in the middle of 10th century. The murals or paintings and statues of Buddha which you witness are something exceptional and you may not find such in any other part of Tibet. The whole sightseeing of the monastery takes two hours and you shall have lunch at the town.

In the afternoon, you will be driven to Guge kingdom, covering 17 km east of Tholing, Now, its time to explore the ancient Guge kingdom and it,s worthful

to climb on the top of the Guge Palace as you will have whole view of Tsaprang Region. There ,your guide will show you two different kind of palaces, the winter palace and the summer. Again, the painting in this palace are absolutely different from any other temple in Tibet.

7th day darchen (240km|4660m\15285ft)

You will be driving back from the same way and it takes three to four hours to reach

Darchen. Rest of the day, you will stay there to prepare for the following 3 days trek around Mt. Kailash.  Perhaps, you can explore the town. Spending a night in local guest house.

8th day trek from Darchen to Drirapuk(4910m|16102ft\18km)

You have to begin your trek from Darchen, we suggest you to leave around 8 am and your trek will be mostly through lha chu valley and along with this river. While doing the trek,you shall come across many local pilgrims ,perhaps you may meet pilgrims, circumabulating the whole circuit just by prostration and it takes more than 20 days to complete the whole circumambulation of Mt. Kailash. Moreover,you shall see the Mt. Kailash from different angle.today ,you are distined to stop at Drirapuk, right below the northern face Mt. Kailash,perhaps you can take a beautiful picture of it. If you are still not tired, you do have a option to visit a temple which is built up over a meditation cave ,ie Drirapuk temple.

9th day trek from Darchen to Zultrul puk(4790m|15711ft\18km)

Bid farewell to Lha Chu valley and prepare for the toughest part of the whole pilgrimage. You will enter the dolma Chu Valley, heading up towards a high pass, the dolma la(5630mt/18566ft) which is engrossed with full of prayer flags on top of it. This particular pass is the highest point you will cross in your whole trip. As you start descending from pass, you will pass by a small lake which is known to be world,s highest lake. This trek will take little longer time than the first day,s trek. Once you reach at the foot of this pass on other side, your trek gets easier as there won,t be much climbing. Then, after few hours of further walk, you will reach your destination, Zultrul Puk. Either you spend a night in tent or guest house.

At your station, you will see a Zultrul Puk temple,  you can visit if some stamina is still left in you.

10th day shorter trek to Darchen,(14km)- Manasarovar lake

The last day pilgrimage is pretty easier and all you have to do is,walk along with river and after an hour walk, you will have a view of Demon lake which is quite nearby holy Manasarovar lake. Within 3 hours walk, you will reach your final destination as you finish your trek, you have to drive 30km further to Manasarovar lake site. Since,you are tired and feeling exhausted after all these trek. It will be nice idea to take a shower in the hot spring water. Spend a night near the lake.

11th day trip Saga

It,s time to return now, you will be driven back to Saga town as you came here on your 7th day trip.

12th day shigatse(4060m/15088 ,400km)

Today , we will be driving to Shigatse , the second largest city ,next to Lhasa and indeed we have to prepare for a long day drive, as we drive over couple of  medium height passes .While one the way, you will see some lonely nomadic tents , with flock of yaks and sheep roaming on a Tibetan plateau. Moreover, you will witness a beautiful lake although not very famous. As you arrive Lhatse town, you will enjoy the friendship highway all the way Shigatse. Spend a night in hotel.

13th day Gyangtse(12,785ft, 57miles,90km)

After breakfast, we will visit the Tashi Lhunpu Monastery- the main highlight of Shigatse   City.  From Shigatse, its less than 2 hours drive to Gyangtse, The journey will be mainly through native people,s farm land and the region has got the most fertile land in whole central Tibet and it is known as “land of barley”. Once we arrive Gyangtse, we check in hotel and later take a relaxing walk through the old authentic traditional town.

In the afternoon, you will visit the famous Kumbum Stupa which is the landmark of Gyantse and can be spotted from a long distance. If you are a hiking enthusiast, you may also attempt hiking the historical fortress of Gyantse. View from the fortress over the city is just superb..

14th day  Lhasa( 13467ft,3650mt/ 260 km)

Today, we drive to lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. This will be the most scinec drive whole package. The journey involves crossing of two high passes Kamba La (15,700 ft) and Karo La (16,500ft) and will drive you through beautiful Yamdrok Tso Lake which is 40 miles long. Yamdrok Tso Lake is one of the four holiest lakes of Tibet and has turquoise green water. Karo La (16,500ft) pass will be the point which we cross today, we make a short stop ,you will discover a huge Mt. Nyechenkangsar(7190mt) capped with huge glacier. The whole journey from Gyangtse to Lhasa takes 7 hours long.

Once you arrive Lhasa, you shall conclude the whole adventurous journey and in the the following days, you will have more of cultural tour in lhasa

15th day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of lhasa, in the morning,you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the centre attraction of whole Lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet.  In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It ,s the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in whole lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or don,t show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it,s worth taking chance. While visiting the monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

16th day at Lhasa:

Today,we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution, but still some of the orginal buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of lhasa. It was founded in 7th century ,considered one of the first Buddhist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

17th day departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip

1st day at Lhasa(3600 mt high):

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Lhasa, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it,s good if you don,t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it,s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alchohol on first three nights in Tibet. Your guide will iintroduce you the tomorrow,s program.

2nd day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of lhasa, in the morning,you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the centre attraction of whole Lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet.  In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It ,s the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in whole lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or don,t show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it,s worth taking chance. While visiting the monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

3rd day at Lhasa:

Today,we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution, but still some of the orginal buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of lhasa. It was founded in 7th century ,considered one of the first Buddhist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

4thday Gyangtse (3900mt,13467ft high, 260 km)

Today, we drive to Gyantse town where you can find authentic life style of Tibetan people. The journey involves crossing of two high passes Kamba La (15,700 ft) and Karo La (16,500ft) and will drive you through beautiful Yamdrok Tso Lake which is 40 miles long. Yamdrok Tso Lake is one of the four holiest lakes of Tibet and has turquoise green water. As we leave the lakeshore behind,  the road climbs to Karo La (16,500ft) pass, where you will make a short stop ,you will discover a huge Mt. Nyechenkangsar(7190mt) capped with huge glacier. The whole journey from Lhasa to Gyangtse takes 7 hours long.

Once you arrive the destination, you shall see a huge ancient fortress as well as beautiful

Monastery. And if time permits, your guide will lead you to visit Palchoe monastery ,if not one can do the sightseeing next morning. Inshort ,the whole journey takes you through awesome valley and breath taking panorama. We will check in hotel and relax  at Gyangtse town.

5th day Shigatse(3800m,12,785ft high, 90km)

After breakfast, we will visit the Pelkor Chode and Kumbum Monastery- the main highlights of Gyantse City.  Kumbum Stupa is the landmark of Gyantse and can be spotted from a long distance. If you are a hiking enthusiast, you may also attempt hiking the historical fortress of Gyantse. View from the fortress over  the city is just superb. From Gyantse, its less than 2 hours drive to Shigatse, the second largest city of Tibet.  The journey will be through native people,s farm land and the region has got the most fertile land in whole central Tibet and it is known as “land of barley”. Once we arrive Shigatse, we check in hotel and later take a relaxing walk through the Shigatse’s Flea market which is a nice bargain place for Tibetan souvenir.  In the afternoon, you will visit the famous Tashi Lhunpo monastery .

6th day Saga(4060m/15088ft ,400km)

Today ,our day starts with driving over friendship highway and indeed we have to prepare for a long day drive, as we drive over couple of  medium height passes, while one the way, you will see some lonely nomadic tents , with flock of yaks and sheep roaming on a Tibetan plateau. Moreover, you will witness a beautiful lake although not very famous.

As you drive further, you will see a huge Brahmaputra river from where you may see some Himalayan mountain and will definitely be a panoramic drive all the way to saga town.

7th day Manasarovar lake(500 km,4560|14957ft)

We start little earlier than usual, as today will be the longest drive of your whole trip as we have to cover 500km.

You may see some wild life and ofcourse, since you become close to India and Nepal ,will definitely see some snowcapped Himalayan mountains and vast pasture lands moreover, the trip involves crossing several sandy rivers and  couple of vast sand dunes. On the way , you shall discover some ancient ruins and old moasntsery. The highest point that you will be crossing today is big pass called Mayum-la pass (5216m|17108ft)

As you arrive Manasarovar lake site, we will have first glance of holy Mt. Kailash. So, we either check in guest house or put the camp near the holy lake Manasarovar.

8th day Darchen village(30km|4660m15285ft)

As you get up from your bed, your morning starts with beautiful view of holy Manasarovar lake and the stood still giant snow capped mt. Gurlamandata(7728mt).

it,s refreshing to walk along with the bank of this lake and right after the breakfast, your guide will lead you on a small hill to visit Chiu monastery, from where you can take some outstanding pictures of the lake, Mt.kailash and Mt.Gurlamandata.from there, It,s only an hour drive to the next destination, ie Darchen village. Rest of the day, you will stay there to prepare for the following 3 days trek around Mt. Kailash.

9th day trek from Darchen to Drirapuk(4910m|16102ft\18kmtr)

You have to begin your trek from Darchen, we suggest you to leave around 8 am and your trek will be mostly through Lha Chu Valley and along with this river. While doing the trek, you shall come across many local pilgrims,perhaps you may meet pilgrims, circumabulating the whole circuit just by prostration and it takes more than 20 days to complete the whole circumambulation of Mt. Kailash. Moreover,you shall see the Mt. Kailash from different angle. Today ,you are distined to stop at Drirapuk, right below the northern face Mt. Kailash, perhaps you can take a beautiful picture of it. if you are still not tired, you do have an option to visit a temple which is built up over a meditation cave ,ie Drirapuk temple.

10th day trek from Darchen to Zultrul puk(4790|15711ft\18KM)

Bid farewell to lha chu valley and prepare for the toughest part of the whole pilgrimage. You will enter the dolma chu valley,heading up towards a high pass, the Dolma la(5630mt/18566ft) which is engrossed with full of prayer flags on top of it. This particular pass is the highest point you will cross in your whole trip. As you start descending from pass, you will pass by a small lake which is the world,s highest lake .This trek will take little longer time than the first day,s trek. Once you reach at the foot of this pass on other side, your trek gets easier as there won,t be much climbing.

Then, after few hours of further walk, you will reach your destination, Zultrul Puk. Either you spend a night in tent or guest house. At your station, you will see a Zultrul Puk temple, if you can visit that if some stamina is still left.

11th day shorter trek to Darchen,(14km)- Manasarovar lake

The last day pilgrimage is pretty easier and all you have to do is,walk along with river and after an hour walk,you will have a view of Demon lake which is quite nearby holy Manasarovar lake. Within 3 hours walk, you will reach your final destination as you finish your trek, you have to drive 30km further to Manasarovar lake site. Since,you are tired and feeling exhausted after all these trek. It will be nice idea to take a shower in the hot spring water. Spend a night near the lake.

12th day trip Saga

It,s time to return now, you will be driven back to Saga town as you came here on your 7th day trip.

13th day trip Shigatse

Drive back to Shigatse through same way as you came here on your 6th day trip.

14th day trip back to Lhasa(280 km)

This time, you will be driving through northern road and the whole driving will be along with famous Brahmaputra river and you shall see some narrow gorges. The whole journey takes 6-7 hours drive. Here we conclude whole

Mt.kailash package and we are confident that you return home with so much beautiful memories and spiritual knowldeges to share your friends back in your home town.

15th day departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip