Kangshung Valley Trekking

Visit Jokhang Temple and Sera monastery.

In the morning,  your guide will meet you at the hotel after the breakfast. Attraction for the morning is a visit to Jokhang temple. It is the holiest temple or Macca of Tibetan Buddhism.

You will take a walk to the temple. After the visit, you can explore the local market on you own-self. Your guide will fix the time and meet up place for afternoon tour. 

In the afternoon you will visit the Sera Monastery. It is most preserved monastery in Tibet. In the monastery you can sit and observe monks debating in courtyard. 

If you would like explore the monastery on your own. You can tell your guide to give you some free times to explore the monastery on your own.

Visit Potala Palace,  and Drepung Monastery

You will visit the grand Potala Palace in the morning. The palace is an important landmark of Tibet and the masterpiece of Tibetan Architecture.

It was first built by King Songtsen Gampo, the 33rd king of Tibet’s Yurlung dynasty. Later in 17th century it was rebuilt by 5th Dalai Lama and use it as resident of successive Dalai Lama and his government. 

It is challenging to walk up the stair to 13th floor, but it is worthwhile to visit the spiritual palace, that is listed on the world heritage sites. you will climb up from the front and descent from the backside of the palace.

We will visit the Drepung Monastery in the afternoon. It is once the largest monastery in the world housing over 10,000 monks. There are lots to see along the winding and narrow lane of the monastery.

Today is the first days outside Lhasa and your sleep altitude will gradually increase.

We will start at 9:00 am in morning from your hotel. Today’s route covers three mountain passes ( Khampa La Pass, Karola Pass, and Simi La Pass) and one lake called Yamdrok Lake. 

The highest altitude for the day is at 5000 meters at Karalo Pass. and the sleeping altitude is at 3950m in Gyantse. 

We will have a lunch at Nagartse town at Lhasa Restaurant.

Once when we will reach Gyantse town. You will have free time to explore the ancient traditional part of town.

We will start in the morning about 10:00 Am. First we will visit the Palchoe Monastery. Its about 15 walk from Hotel.

The Palchoe monastery is well known for its Kumbum Stupa. The monastery was built in 14th Century by local king for remembrance  of his diseased mother. 

Initially the monastery complex consider 15 house belonging to different school of Tibetan Buddhism. You will have your own time to explore the monastery on your own.

After the monastery we will visit the Gyantse fort. It is the most beautiful fort in Tibet and its the point of resistance by Local Tibetan Army during the British expedition to Tibet. 

We will drive to the Shigatse town, its about 90 kilometers from Gyantse town. As soon as we reach the town we will visit the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is the forth biggest monastery in Central Tibet and it is the seat of Panchen Lama. 

The main attraction of the monastery is 26 meters tall statue of Maiterya Buddha. This statue was built in 1914 for those killed in first world war. 

The statue contains 6700 teals of gold and 150 metric tons of copper and inside the statue there is an enormous juniper tree from Reting monastery as a life-supporting axis, Sok-shing in Tibetan. 

The monastery is also have tomb stupa of successive Panchen Lamas.

Today we will drive from Shigatse to Sakya county. The journey will take about four hours covering 290 Km. 

Sakya is home to the Sakya monastery. it is the principal Monastery for Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. 

After visiting the monastery you will have a free time to explore the town in the afternoon. We will stay a night in local guest house.

Today we will drive 260 kilometers from Sakya to Yulok crossing over two mountain pass, Gyatso la pass (5220m) and Pangla (5000m). 

We will start driving after the breakfast crossing two passes. As we decent from Pangla Pass we will take left at Tashizom Village and drive towards Kartha Chu Village.

At the Kartha Chu Village we will camp for a night and sleep in tent.

Today is the first day of  actual trekking. We will walk for about 4 hours. Across the river we will see the Sherpa Tenzin Norgye‘s Village, Tse Chu Village. He was the first person to summit the Mount Everest or Qumulangma ( In Tibetan). 

Today trail is a gradual accent for about 570m.

We will start trekking right after the breakfast. Today trek is about 5 hours. You will enjoy the beauty of grassland, snow capped mountain. 

Enjoy the distance view of Mt Makalu (8475m). Beside this you will cross the Shao La Pass (4890m) and walk along the Shao Tso Lake, it is a very beautiful pond. 

Todays trek is for 6 hours with first decent of 350m at the sleeping high. 

Initially we will trek in a dense forest. Gradually we will walk in beautiful meadow, here you will see the camp of Tibetan Nomads  and we will walk along the famous forest of Karma Valley.

From our camp site, The marvelous site of Makalu, Everest and Lhotse will congratulate you for making to the most beautiful trekking in World.

In the morning we will enjoy the view of three mountains at it closest from our campsite.  After a photo sessions and bit of immersive expriences with surrounding, we will trek done to Petheng Ringmo. 

Today trek is for 3 hours walking down to Petheng Ringmo at 4310m. 

Today we will trek closer towards the three mountain and finally get to the East basecamp of Mount Everest with Glaciers surrounding us all over.

Trek will take about 3 hours.

Today we will trek around Pethang Ringmo. We have entire day to explore the East Everest Basecamp and its glaciers. We will return back to the same camp for the night. 

Today we will have view of Mount Khartapuri  (6600m), Everest and Lhotso again. Trek is for 5 hours. As we reach the camp site for the night at Lake Shurima, you will have a leisure time to enjoy the view. This day will be most remarkable day in the entire journey.

Today trek is for 5 to 6 hours. Initially the trek is as usual and gradually we will have to cross the highest pass, Langma La (525om). From the pass you will have the final view of Mount Everest and Lhotse.

After the pass we will see a small lake called Dramyin. The lake is shaped like traditional Tibetan folk music lute. therefore named as Dramyin Lake.

Highlight of today trek is Villages of Kharta Valley and their barley fields. After reaching Yulok, we will meet our driver and we will drive to the Rongphu Monastery. Its about 110 kilometer to reach the world’s highest Monastery. 

In the morning we will have a visit for Rongbuk Monastery and view of Everest. After this we will drive back Old Tingri for the night.

The drive from the monastery to Tingri is abour 70 km, we will have to take eco-bus from Rongbuk to Tashizom village and change to our usual car to Tingri. 

Today we will say our good bye to the Everest Region and drive to Shigatse. At shigatse we will stay a night in good hotel and take hot showers to wash away sweat and dirt from the trek. 

Today we will drive back to Lhasa to reach earlier to enjoy your last evening in old city of Lhasa and a farewell dinner with driver and trekking tour guide.

Today, you will be leaving Tibet. Your Tour Guide and Drivers will escort you to either at airport or the Train Station.