Chengdu to Lhasa by flight

Trip Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive at Chengdu, stay overnight at Chengdu Hotel
Day 02: Chengdu to sightseeing Hotel
Day 03: Flight from Chengdu to Lhasa Hotel
Day 04: Stay at Lhasa sightseeing 3650 m Hotel
Day 05: at Lhasa sightseeing 3650 m Hotel
Day 06: Drive Lhasa to Shigatse 265 km 3900 m Hotel
 Day 07: Drive Shigatse to Lhotse  150 km 4100 m Hotel
 Day 08: Drive Lhotse  to Saga 310 km Hotel

Day 09: Drive Saga to Paryang 241 km 8/9 hrs Guest house
Road crossing with wondrous valleys, several clean watered rivers, amazing yaks and sheep pasturages, occasional rushing of unexpected nomads, traders on the route tour continues towards the ultimate destination Kailash. A number of marvelous  landscapes, snow-capped mountain peaks, sand dunes, and a typical geographical composition on the Tibet land that  Make the tour worthwhile indeed. Enjoying great day we will reach another camping place Paryang.

Day 10: Drive Paryang  to  Lake Manasarovar. Camp
Lake Manasarovar is one of the holiest lakes among others located in the land of Tibet. By following the cosmological concept of Hinduism and Buddhism on four prominent rivers named Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Ganga and Indus it is
described the source that is originated with this Lake is proved to be true. You can realized the truth as these rivers starts  from this Lake. You can see the astounding face of Mount. Gurula Mandhata 7,728m, Trugo Monastery and
 Chiu Monastery.

Day 11: Lake Manasarovar parikrama and puja Camp
This day will be of flexible day depending on the exclusive program if any religious performance, taking traditional sacred  Bath by dipping into the Lake our crew will arrange according to the schedule. As it is the day of starting circumambulation of the Holy Mount Kailash. No other alternatives for those clients who proved to be incapable  for continuing tour except keep waiting at Darchen until the arrival of rest members. 

Day 12: Manasarovar Lake/Darchen 4,575m 141 km: 5/6hrs drive Guest house

Day 13: Darchen/Dirapuk 4909m: 15km 7/8 hrs Guest house
After a short drive from Darchen about 4km ending at Tarpuche from where the hiking starts for an encirclement of Holy  Mount Kailash. This is the first day of hiking and an opportunity of  to enjoying the stupas (chortens) and sky burial site of  the 84 Mahasiddas. Besides this several rivulets forcibly flowing of  white water petering out beautiful cascades, a stunning view of Holy Mount Kailsha itself, in the route Chukku Monastery and ultimately day ends at Dirapuk Monastery. This is  The first night camping spot.

Day 14: Dirapuk/Zutulpuk Monastery18 km 9/10 hrs Guest house
Day will be counted as  hardest one of the tour by crossing of rocky and rockeries trails that ascends to Dolma~La Pass  5,630m. Before crossing this pass there is another important holy place should not be avoided known as Gauri Nunda.
 After a nice break at the top of the pass we will head down the steep trail to our eventual campsite at Zutulpuk Monastery 4,790m, near the cave of miracles where Milarepa meditated.

Day 15: Zutulphuk/ Hor Chyu. Camp
Ending day of the circumambulation that will last approximately three-hour walk brings back to Darchen and the distance between Zutulphuk and Darchen where the vehicles will be awaiting  to transfer to the camping place in the bank of Lake
 Mansarovar called Hor Chyu.

Day 16: Hor Chyu/Paryang: Drive back retracing the same route.
Day 17: Paryang/ Saga: 241km 8/9 hrs drive back .
Day 18: Saga/Nyalam 241km 8/9 hrs drive back  Group will be dropping at Friendship Bridge Nepal/China border and handed over to the Nepalese crew continue driving Back to Kathmandu and drop at hotel.

Day 19: Nyalam/Kathmandu 157 km/7/8 hrs drive back Options left at the clients' disposal either mountain flight or Manakamana pilgrimage or Muktinath pilgrimage tour by helicopter chartered basis. This package will be absolutely exclusive with an additional cost.

Day 20: Stay in Kathmandu for Sightseeing.
Day 21: Final Departure.

Cost Includes

• Trekking guide
• Trekking permit

Cost Excludes

• Nepal Visa fee
• International Air fare

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