This beautiful itinerary combines both a culture and trekking tour. Tourist will visit Tsurpu monastery, nomad camps, dorjeling nunnery, Yamdork holy lake, Karo La glacier, as well as the cultural heart of the Tsang region, Gyangtse and Shigatse, with their Palchoe and Tashi Lhunpo monasteries, the seat of the Penchen Lama. Besides, the world’s highest peak of Mt. Chomo Langma (Everest). Standing 8 km distance from Rongbuk, the highest monastery in the world. The last, fantastic view point of the Great Himalayan range including that of Shisshapangma from Thong La pass and the landscape of beautiful green forest with waterfalls in the gorge. Tsurphu monastery is the seat of the gorge. Tsurphu monastery is the seat of the Karmapa and was founded in the 1180’s by the first Karmapa Dusum Kyenpa, some forty years after he established the Karmapa order in Kham, the place where he was born and Tsurpahu was the third Karmapa monastery to be built and after the death of the first Karmapa, it became the head monastery for the Sakyapa order. The monastery is composed of one main assembly hall and some chapels. Within the monastery are some very revered relics of the 16th Karmapa, as well as status of Amitabha and Shakyamunu. Tsurphu has 300 monks nowadays.

Outline Itinerary :

Day 01: Flight to Lhasa (3650m/60km). Htl

Day 02: Visit Potala Palace, Jokang temple, and Bharkor market. Htl

Day 03: Visit Drepung and Sera mpnasteries. Same Htl

Day 04: Drive to Lhasa to Tsurpu monastery (4300m/65km). camp

Day 05: Trek to Lating (4910m/6-7 hrs). camp

Day 06: Trek to Tangpa (4910m via Lasar La 51802m)

Day 07: Trek to Dorji Ling nunnery (4360m/4-6 hrs). camp

Day 08: Drive to Namtso Lake (4718m/195km). camp

Day 09: Drive to Lhasa – Yamdrok Lake (4488m/26km). camp

Day 10: Yamdrok Lake – Gyangtse (3950m/170km).

Day 11: Visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa and drive to Shigatse (3900m/90km). Htl

Day 12: Visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery and drive to Shegar (4050m/240km). Htl

Day 13: Drive to Rongbuk monastery (5000m/100km). GH

Day 14: Explore Everest Base Camp (5200m/8km). GH

Day 15: Drive to Tingri – Thongla – Nyalam – Zhangmu (2300m/240km). Htl

Day 16: Drive to Kathmandu (1300m/155km).

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