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We
first fly to Lhasa, then drive to Shigatse, and then to Mt.
Kailash and Lake Mansarovar through the Tibet Plateau
westward. Driving across the Chang-Tang Plain we
follow the trails of ancient Salt caravan route. We visit
Tholing and Tsaprang and the ruins of the Guge Kingdom in
western Tibet. at the foot of Mt. Kailash, we will perform the
ancient rite of circumambulating known as "Parikrama"
a full circuit of the peak. We then visit Lake Mansarovar and
traveling southward to Kharsa and then to Kathmandu.
An
optional trip to the Silk Road takes 6 days or more. It starts
at Tsaprang, passes through Shichenhe and Xingjiang and ends
at the Pakistan border on the Karakoram Highway. We then
arrive in Kashgar just in time for the well-known Kashgar
"Sunday Market".
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| Day
01 |
Arrive
to Gongar. Airport. Transfer to Lhasa. |
| Day
02 |
Guided
tour of Potala Palace/Drepung & Sera Monastery. |
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| Day
03 |
Guided
tour of Jokhang Temple Barkor and Norbulinka. |
| Day
04 |
Drive to Gyantse via Yarndrok Lake Over Night Gyantse. |
| Day
05 |
Drive to Shegatse via Shalu Moanstery. Over Night Shegatse. |
| Day
06 |
Drive to Lhaze via Sakya. Over Night Camp. |
| Day
07 |
Drive to Sang Sang via Namring Over Night Camp. |
| Day
08 |
Drive from Sang Sang to Tsochen.Over Night Camp. |
| Day
09 |
Drive from Tsochen to Gertse.Over Night Camp. |
| Day
10 |
Drive from Gertse to Shiquanhe. Over Night Hotel. |
| Day
11 |
Drive from Shiquanhe to Tholing and Tsaprang Over Night Camp. |
| Day
12 |
Drive from Tholing to Tada Over Night Camp. |
| Day
13 |
Drive from Tada to Darchen. Over Night Camp. |
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| Day
14 |
Trek from Darchen to Zodrol Puk. Over Night Camp. |
| Day
15 |
Trek from Zodrol Puk to Derapuk. Over Night Camp. |
| Day
16 |
Trek to Darchen and continue to Manasarovar. O/n Camp. |
| Day
17 |
Visit Chewo Gompa and rest for the aftenoon. O/n Camp. |
| Day
18 |
Drive from Manasarova to Paryang.Over Night Camp. |
| Day
19 |
Drive from Paryang to Zhongba. Over Night Camp. |
| Day
20 |
Drive from Zhongba to Pegu Tso.Over Night Camp. |
| Day
21 |
Drive from Pegu Tso to Nyalum. Over Night Hotel. |
| Day
22 |
Drive to Friendship and continue to Kathmandu. |
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