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A Trek to Lapchi Region
Lapchi lies to the southwest of Tingri and east of Nyalam. Milarepa, the famous Tibetan saint, poet & singer from the 12 th century, lived and died in this region. This made this region one of the most sacred destinations in the Tibetan Himalayas. People usually know about Milarepa's Cave near Nyalam, but there are various other cave hermitages in Lapchi.
We start our trekking from Pelgyeling, a village near Nyalam, which is situated on the friendship highway. From Pelgyeling, we trek to Tashigang (the cave of Sang Phuk) and Jamgang La, eventually reaching Lapchi. In Lapchi we take an extra day to explore the region before returning to Nyalam via the same route.
Outlined itinerary (Fly in / drive our tour)
| Day 1 | Flight Kathmandu to Gonggar airport - meet at the airport and transfer to Lhasa - Evening, free. |
| Day 2 & 3 | Sightseeing in Lhasa: We visit Potala Palace, Jorkhang Temple & Barkhor street, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Norbulinka Palace. |
| Day 4 | A full day sightseeing trip to Ganden Monastery. Evening come back to Lhasa |
| Day 5 | Drive to Tsurpu Monastery, o/n guest house in Yangpacheng or Tsurpu |
| Day 6 | Tsurpu Monastery |
| Day 7 | Drive back to Lhasa. Free in the afternoon |
| Day 8 | Drive Lhasa/Gyantse via Yamdrok Lake, o/n in Gyantse |
| Day 9 | Visit Pelku Chode and Kumbum, drive to Shigatse, o/n in Shigatse |
| Day 10 | Visit Tashilunbo Monastery, drive to Tingri, o/n in Tingri |
| Day 11 | Drive to Nyalam, free. |
| Day 12-14 | Commence trekking from Nyalam-Tashigang-Jamgangla-Lapchi, visit Milarepa's Caves. En route, we will camp. |
| Day 15 | Back to Nyalam |
| Day 16 | Drive to Zhangmu, cross border then drive back to Kathmandu. |