14-day Tibet Highlight Tour plus Mt.Kailash Trekking

Welcome to Tibet! Your local guide will meet you upon your arrival in Gonggar airport and will escort you to Lhasa. On the 2-hour drive way, you'll enjoy the heart-stopping views along the Yarlong Tsangpo River. After arrival at your hotel, the rest of the day is free for you to explore the local area and acclimatize yourself to this high altitude city at the top of the world.

The overwhelming Potala Palace is your first stop. As the symbol of Tibet, it was built in 641 AD and was the winter palace of Dalai Lama who is Tibet's pope. Impressive Tibetan architecture, huge golden Buddha statues, red-robed lamas and devoted pilgrims all make it a must-visit.
In the afternoon, you'll visit the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibet. Every day, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek here from long distances to worship. Finally, walk the special circular pilgrimage route as local followers always do at Barkhor Street.

After breakfast, you are driven to visit Drepung Monastery, once the largest Monastery housing 10,000 monks in its heyday. Your tour ends at Sera Monastery, and the 'Buddhism Scriptures Debating' in Sera is very famous. Enjoy the debate!

After Breakfast, drive to Shigatse; en route, you’ll stop to see Yamdrok Lake and Karuola Glacier. Lake Yamdrok is one of the four holy lakes of Tibet and the home of the "wrathful deities". The scenery of turquoise blue water in the lake with the reflection of surrounding snow-capped mountains is awesome.

Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery, the oldest and largest Gelugpa Monastery in Tibet. Here you will see a giant statue of Future Buddha, the largest one of its kind on earth, decorated with precious pearls, turquoises, corals and ambers. Then proceed to Mt.Everest Base Camp.

Driving from Mt.Everest Base Camp to Sage, and enjoy the highland scenery along the journey.

Driving to Paryang from Saga, passing the Tibetan villages and camps of yak herders; (250km, 7-8hours, 4600m high)

Drive from Paryang to Darchen; En route, visit the Manasarova Lake-which is the one of the holy lake for Tibetans. Darchen is the starting and ending point of Mt.Kailash trekking, the guidewill arrange the needed yak and porters after arrival. Stay overnight at Darchen.

Starting from Sershong, the first day trekking will cover 20km and take around 6 hours; overnight at Dirapuk guesthouse. Mt.Kailash is being worshipped by four different religions, like Buddhism, Bons, Hindus and Jains, so along the journey you will see many pilgrims chanting and praying.

Today’s, trek from Dira-puk Monastery to Dzutul-puk Monastery, crossing Drolma-la Pass; which will last 6-7 hours at 15km. This trail will lead us to much higher side of the holy path just beneath the mount Mt.Kalash. The highest point is at Drolma La with 5,200 meters high. A quickly descending to Dzutul-puk Monastery for overnight camp which is a small temple about the talent competition between Great Yogi Milarepa(Buddhist) and Naropa(Bon). Stay overnight at Dzutul-Puk guesthouse.

Trek about 4-5 hours (14km) back to Darchen and our pilgrimage ends. Stay overnight at Darchen.

Drive back to Saga from Darchen

Drive to Shigatse from Saga

Drive to Lhasa Gonggar Airport from Shigatse(4.5 hours) for flight to your next destination.