Lhasa - Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar - Khasgar Tour
Khasgar lies in the autonomous province Xingxang, situated in the
far west of China. Bordering with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkistan
it once was a major halt for Caravans on the Silk Road. Today it is a
flourishing commercial centre with a population composed of Uighur,
Tajik and Kirgiz nationalities. Here it is the Han Chinese who is in
the minority.
We can start this tour from Kathmandu,
Lhasa or the mainland of China. The trip can be designed according your
preferences, amount of time or the places you would like to visit
within the tour.
The itinerary as followed offers a
program that starts from Kathmandu. A one hour flight takes you to
Lhasa, here you will have time to visit this interesting Buddhist city
with its many cultural and historical sites.
From Lhasa, we
undertake our journey to Mt. Kailash via Gyantse (the ancient trading
center of Tibet) and Shigatse (the second largest city of Tibet). We
make a three days trek around the Mt. Kailash and continue our journey
to Khasgar via Tirthapuri, Tholling, Shiquanhe and Yecheng.
OUTLINE ITINERARY:
| Day
1 |
Fly
to Lhasa. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
It is a two hours drive to reach Lhasa from the Airport. |
| Day
2 |
A full day sightseeing tour within Lhasa. We visit Potal Palace, Norbulinkha Palace and Barkhor Square today. |
| Day
3 |
Today, we visit Drepung Monsatery and Sera monastery. Evening free on your own. |
| Day
4 |
Drive, Lhasa to Gyantse. We visit Kumbum stupa, Pelkor Chode Monastery and Gyantse Dzong. |
| Day 5 |
Drive to Shigatse. We visit Tashilunpu Monastery here. |
| Day 6 |
Shigatse/Lhatse via Sakya monastery |
| Day 7 |
Drive Lhatse/Sangsang/Saga, camping |
| Day 8 |
Drive Saga/Paryang, o/n camping |
| Day 9 |
Drive Paryang to Lake Manasarovar, walk around the lake, camping |
| Day 10 |
Lake Manasarovar to Darchen. Overnight at lodge |
| Day 11 |
Drive to Darboche and trek to Dera Phuk Gomba |
| Day 12 |
Continue trek to Zhutulphuk Gomba |
| Day 13 |
Finish trek and back to Darchen |
| Day 14 |
Finish trek and back to Darchen |
| Day 15 |
Visit Tholing and Guge Kingdom |
| Day 16 |
Drive to Shiquanhe (Gar) |
| Day 17 |
Drive Shiquanhe/Ritok |
| Day 18 |
Drive Ritok/yecheng |
| Day 19 |
Drive Yecheng/Kashgar |