17 days Tibet pilgrimage tour and trek Mt. Kailashi
Lhasa - Shigatse - Lhatse - Zhongba - Baga - Mt. Kailashi and Lake Manasarovar - Saga - Lhatse - Shigatse - Gyangtse - Lhasa
(to be a Private tour) ------------------------------------------ Nari Map
Day01 Flight to Lhasa
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Accommodation: 3* Xiongbala hotel or Century hotel
Fly to Lhasa from Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai or Xi'an city.
Day02 Lhasa sightseeing
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Accommodation: 3* Xiongbala hotel or Century hotel
Visit Potala palace, Jokhang temple and Parkhor street.
Day03 Lhasa sightseeing
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Accommodation: 3* Xiongbala hotel or Century hotel
Visit Tsepung monastery, Norbulinka and Tibet museum.
Day04 Lhasa to Lhatse
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Accommodation: Qixiang hotel
Leaving Lhasa for Lhatse, on the way, passing by Shigatse which is the second biggest city in Tibet.
Day05 Ltastse to Sangsang to Saga (300km)
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Accommodation: local guesthouse
4km to the west of Lhatse is the checkpoint, there is a road to the south goes to Mt. Everest and Zhangmu border, to the west is for Mt. Kailashi and Holy Manasarovar lake.
By Saga town is a ferry name Lala ferry, crossing the ferry you can take a shorcut to Mt. Everest and Zhangmu border. Driving to west is to Mt. Kailashi.
Day06 Saga to Zhongba to Paryang (260km)
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Accommodation: local guesthouse
Drive.
Day07 Paryang to Pass Mashula to Baga to Tachen (312km)
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Accommodation: local guesthouse
At Baga, there is a checkpoint, a road to the south goes to Puran, Holy lake and Mt. Namonani (7694m) - the fifth Goddess.
Notes: Mt. Everest is called in Tibetan language the 3rd Goddess.
Day08 Tachen to Chugu monastery to Drire monastery
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Accommodation: camping
Visit Mt. Kailash area. Trekking today.
Day09 Drire monastery to sky burial site to Chomala pass - down (12km)
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Accommodation: camping
Trekking.
Day10 Camping site to Tsuchu monatery to Tachen (then for Manasarovar)
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Accommodation: local guesthouse
Trekking back to Tachen. Then drive to Lake Manasarovar (100KM).
Day11 Holy lake Manasarovar
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Accommodation: camping
Trekking by the Holy lake and visit Tsugu monastery which located at the south side of the lake.
Day12 Holy lake to Paryang
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Accommodation: local guesthouse
Drive.
Day13 Paryang to Saga
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Accommodation: local guesthouse
Enjoy the views again on the way.
Day14 Saga to Lhatse
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Accommodation: Qixiang hotel or Lhatse hotel
Drive.
Day15 Lhatse to Shigatse to Gyangtse
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Accommodation: Jian-tang hotel
Passing by Sakya monastery (which was 30km off the main road, once the capital of Tibet in 13 -- 14th century). At Shigatse, visit Tashilunpo monastery, the perminant resiedence of Panchan Lhamas. Ending the day at Gyangtse, abount 100km to the east of Shigatse city.
Day16 Gyangtse to Lhasa
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Accommodation: 3* Xiongbala hotel or Century hotel
After visiting Kumbum monastery, drive back to Lhasa city. Passing by the Manlha reservoir and seeing Karulha glacier at the Karulha pass (5160m), visit the Yangdrok lake which is the second largest lake in Tibet. Ending the day at Lhasa.
Day17 Lhasa to your planned destination
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Accommodation: not arranged
Leaving Tibet by air to other planned destination.
End of this Tibet pilgrimage tour
Noting:
In three cases, you need to send us emails for a new price quotation
(1): If your tour spans China May Day (from April 27th to May 7th), China National Day (from Sept. 27th to Oct. 7th), Tibet Shoton Festival (from Aug. 4th to Aug. 10th) and Tibet Nakchu Horse Race Festival (from Aug. 10th to Aug. 16th)
(2): if the number of you is over 4 persons together
(3): if you want to upgrade your hotel to higher level
Information:
1. Pictures of the vehicle to be used for running this tour; you can decide which type of land cruiser you wish to use by clicking to view the vehicle's picture
A. 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 6200 (old style, which had been out of use since the end of 2005);
B: 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 4500_ Prado /EFI (Not licensed in Tibet tourism fields)
C. 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 4500 ( Modeled in 1996 and 1998, the best land cruiser available in present Tibet tourism)
D: 4WD Land Cruiser Mitusubishi
E: 4WD China made Beijinig Jeep
F. Mini Van 9 Seats (Jin Bei /Delika /Fulika type)
G. 17+2 Seats Coach for group (Coaster /19 or 20 seats coach)
H. 23 seats Hino (non air conditioned)
I: : 27+2 Seats Coach for group (Jin Long)
J: : 27+2 Seats Coach for group (Yu Tong)
K: : 4 seats Small Vehicle for transfer in city area
L: : Local Taxi in Chengdu for airport-hotel transfer
