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Trekking around Mt. Kailash, the holy mountain (22 days)

For most travelers to Far-west Tibet the prime focus of their journey is the sacred peak of Mount Kailash(6,658 metres). This extraordinary mountain is regarded as the "heart of the world", the center of Asia, by Buddhists, Hindus and the followers of other spiritual traditions. Of all special destinations for the travelers to reach, Mount Kailash is surely one of most sublime and sacred.

Itinerary:
Day01 Arrival in Chengdu. Stay overnight in Chengdu.

Day02 In the early morning fly to Tibet, in the afternoon rest and acclimatize. Overnight in Lhasa.

Day03 Lhasa: visit Potala Palace and Johkang temple and walk around the famous Barkor Street. Overnight in Lhasa.

Day04 Lhasa: visit Drepung and Sera monastery. Overnight in Lhasa.

Day05 Lhasa-Gyantse, visit Yamdrok Lake and Palkor monastery. Stay overnight in Gyantse.

Day06 Gyantse-Shigatse, visit Tashilunpo monastery in Shigatse, Stay overnight in Shigatse.

Day07 Shigatse-Latse, Stay overnight in simple Guesthouse in Latse.

Day08 Latse-Saga, a whole day's driving, about 300km. The army town of Saga(4600m) is the last town of any size on this route. Stay overnight in simple Guesthouse in Saga.

Day09 Saga-Paryang, Another day's driving(260km) will take us to Paryang in the heart of western Tibet, where the four great rivers of South Asia diverge from their glacial sources around Mount Kailash. During the rainy season, the roads to Paryang are likely to be washed out by floods, in which case we may need to drive the truck through a 30 cm(11.7 inches) deep stream. Stay overnight in simple Guesthouse in Paryang.

Day10 Paryang-Darchen, Darchen(4575 meters) is the starting and completion point for the general circuit of the sacred mountain. It is wise to spend at least a day here in preparation. Stay overnight in Guesthouse in Darchen.

Day11-13 Trekking around Kailash Camping

Day14 Lake Manasarovar. We will camp another night at this sacred lake. We will take a walk up to the Chiu Monastery, located atop a cliff, to enjoy the spectacular view of the lake. Camping.

Day15-16 Darchen-Tsada, The road to Thsada is terrible, and goes over some very high passes, taking a whole day. We will spend a day driving to Zhanda, a small town situated deep in a valley. The drive itself offers a breathtaking view of sand-rock formations shaping the deep valley. We will spend another day in the area to visit the ruins of the Guge Kingdom, which ruled western Tibet 300 years ago. Stay overnight in Guesthouse for 2 day.

Day17-20 Tsada-Lhasa, We will return to Lhasa by retracing the original route we took, stopping on the way to play Frisbee in the grasslands with Tibetan children or photographing golden haired yaks grazing in the sunset.

Day21 Lhasa-Chengdu, in the early morning transfers to airport and fly to Chengdu. Overnight in Chengdu. Enjoy “Face mask show”

Day22 Transfer to airport and depart Chengdu.

Note: This itinerary is customized for small group. We prefer you email us your information (about itinerary, number of people, departure date, hotel, guide, transport and air ticket Etc.) After you decide your tour, we will make an offer to you according to your own needs.