Mount Kailash Kora,Lake Manasarovar 17 nights/18 days

Day 1

Place & Transport: Chengdu to Lhasa, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer
Meals: /
Detailed Itinerary: After breakfast you will fly to Tibet. Arrive in Gonggar airport. Be greeted and offered a white scarf (called Kada) in a Tibet traditional way which brings you good luck. And then transfer 100 km away to Lhasa . Check in the hotel and take a rest for acclimatization of high altitude.

Day 2

Place & Transport: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Potala Palace, Barkhor street
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: Guided sightseeing tour of Potala, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. Stunningly dominating the skyline of Lhasa atop the crest of Marpo Ri hill, the seventh-century Potala is considered Lhasa's most holy destination for a pilgrimage. We will also visit the Drepung monastery. Drepung once housed 10,000 monks, If we're lucky, we'll quietly ease into a dark columned hall to see and hear the lilting, booming chanting of the sutras, or perhaps sit under a willow tree and watch as the monks engage in theatrical debate.

Day 3

Place & Transport: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastey
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: We start off with a walking tour of Jokhang Monastery and the bustling Barkhor market. The Jokhang Monastery is the home of the statutes of the revered Buddha, Shakyamuni. Guided tour of the Norbulinka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama and a tour of the Tibetan Medical Center.

Day 4

Place & Transport: Lhasa/Gyanste/Shigatse
Today's Activities: YamzhogYumco Lake, Tashilumpo monastery
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: In the morning the group departs for Gyantse; We will get through the Karo La Pass (5010m) and the Khamba La Pass (4800m) with a beautiful panorama of the Yamdrok Yum Tso Lake. Then we drive to Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet, which is also the hometown of Panchen Lama. In the afternoon we will visit Tashilumpo monastery.

Day 5

Place & Transport: SHIGATSE/NGAMRING (5220 M), 160 KMS, 6-7 HRS
Today's Activities: Sakya Monastery
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: Drive to Ngamring. En route visit Sakya Monastery.

Day 6

Place & Transport: SAGA, 4280 M, 190 KMS , 7-8 HRS
Today's Activities: Yarlung Tsangpo
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: The road follows south of the Pelgu-Tso, continues across the plain with stunning Himalayan views. The route then follows a narrow gorge before climbing to a pass and dropping steeply down to a ferry crossing over the Yarlung Tsangpo.

Day 7

Place & Transport: PARYANG, 4750 M, 250 KMS, 8-9 HRS
Today's Activities: Zhongba
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: From Saga it is 145 km to Zhongba. The road is good and the trip can be completed in 4-5 hrs. There is also a small monastery at the western end of town on a hill. From Zhongba onwards the southern road deteriorates. There is also danger of vehicles getting stuck. But this section of the road has panoramic views of mountains on either side of the road.

Day 8

Place & Transport: LAKE MANASOROVAR, 4560 M, 260 KMS, 10 HRS
Today's Activities: LAKE MANASOROVAR
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: From Paryang to Lake Mansorovar is a long drive of 10 hrs or more. There will be several river crossings and we drive past Mayum la pass (4600 M). The scenery is stunningly beautiful with panoramic views of the Himalayas.

Day 9

Place & Transport: DARCHEN (4560 M), 30 KM
Today's Activities: LAKE MANASOROVAR
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: About 30 kms north of Lake Manasorovar is Darchen, the main gateway and the village. The monastery at Darchen, Darchen Gon, is a part of the Drukpa sect. The two-story monastery structure in the center of the town serves as a trading post and shelter for pilgrims. Within the dukhang assembly hall are new and old thangka paintings and some statues, the main image being Sakyamuni. West of the gompa is the Mani Lhakhang that has a large, new mani prayer wheel. This is the site where the original old flagpole (a darchen is a flagpole for prayer flags) of Darchen was located. When beginning their kora pilgrimage around Kailash, many pilgrims often circumambulate the Darchen Gon monastery and the Mani Lhakhang before setting out. We organize yaks or ponies for the Kailash circuit trek at Darchen.

Day 10

Place & Transport: KAILASH CIRCUIT TREK / DIRAPHUK, 6 HRS
Today's Activities: Mt. Kailash
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: This Kailash circuit covers 53 kms and can be done in 3 days. We head west in clockwise direction and after a few kilometers the trail climbs up to a cairn at 4730 m from where the southern face of Mt. Kailash comes to view. En route visit Tarboche where annual flagpole raising ceremony takes place during Saga Dawa.

Day 11

Place & Transport: DIRAPHUK - ZUTRULPHUK , 4790 M, 6 HRS
Today's Activities: Gauri Kund Lake
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: Today we cross Drolma la pass (5630 M) and Gauri Kund Lake (5608 m) where Hindus worship and immerse themselves in the icy waters of the lake.

Day 12

Place & Transport: DARCHEN / TIRDAPURI
Today's Activities: Mt. Kailash
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: The final end of the parikrama is an easy 2-3 hrs walk down to where the river emerges on to the Barga plain. We complete the 3 day circuit trek of Mt. Kailash and drive to Tirdapuri where there is a hot spring. Pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash is not complete without visiting Tirdapuri for the Tibetan Buddhists.

Day 13

Place & Transport: TIRDAPURI / KHOJARNATH / PURANG
Today's Activities: Tirdapuri Monastery, Khojarnath Monastery.
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: Visit Tirdapuri Monastery and the pilgrim circuit and drive to Purang. En route visit Khojarnath Monastery.

Day 14

Place & Transport: PURANG/LAKE MANASOROVAR (Chiu Gompa) and LAKE MANASORVAR
Today's Activities: LAKE MANASOROVAR
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: Rest day and excursion around the Lake.

Day 15

Place & Transport: PARYANG
Today's Activities: /
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: Accommodation: Budget guesthouse

Day 16

Place & Transport: SAGA
Today's Activities: /
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: Accommodation: Budget guesthouse

Day 17

Place & Transport: SAGA / NYLAM
Today's Activities: Kathmandu Highway
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: We rejoin the main Lhasa to Kathmandu Highway where we get to see Everest as the road climbs to the Lalung La (5124m) before descending and climbing again to the Tong La at 5120m. We finally reach Nyalam and overnight at a basic hotel.

Day 18

Place & Transport: NYLAM / KATHMANDU
Today's Activities: /
Meals: B,L,D
Detailed Itinerary: In the early mornong we drive to Zhangmu first, after you go through all the formalities of China Customers. You will be met in Kodari of Kathmandu Side. Service ends.