Tsurphu to Dhorjee Ling Nunnery and Yangbachen Itineraries : |
| Day 01. |
Arrival at Gongkar airport from KATHMANDU, transfer to Lhasa. |
| Day 02-03 |
Visit of Potala, Drepung, Sera, Jokhang & Barkhor Market. |
| Day 04. |
One day excursion to Gandan monastery, |
| Day 05 |
Drive from Lhasa to Tsurphu, to hire yaks from Tsurphu following the dirt west from Tsurphu, take the left branch and camp at Leten. To walk 3 hrs on the first day |
| Day 06 |
From Leten to Valley Janction, on this day to involves crossing the 5300m Lhasar La, one of several passes straddling the Tsurphu range, to walk 4 and half hrs. |
| Day 07 |
Valley junction to Dorjee Ling Nunnery, from the valley junction to take the left and crossing its river to the north banki and following its course to the west. Cross the low saddle and the drop down the other side to an east-west valley, follow this due west, reaching the large Lhorong Chu Valley and then to Dorjee Ling Nunnery, to walk 5 hrs on this day and then camp at Dorjee Ling. |
| Day 08 |
Dorjee Ling to Yangbachen Monastery, to walk 4 hrs. |
| Day 09 |
Drive from Yangbachen to Gyantse via lake Yamdrok(3950m) 450 km, Utse hotel or Castle hotel. |
| Day 10 |
Sightseeing & drive Gyantse to Shigatse (3900m) 90km, Gangyan hotel or same category. |
| DAY 11 |
Sightseeing & drive Shigatse to Shegar (New Tingri 4050m), 244km, Shegar hotel. |
| DAY 12 |
Drive Shegar to Rongbuk (5000m) 110km, guest house. |
| DAY 13 |
Trek to Everest Base Camp and return to Rongbuk (5460m). |
| DAY 14 |
Drive from Rongubk to Tingri, Tingri Guest house. |
| DAY 15 |
Tingri to Nyalam or Zhangmu, Nyalam guest house. |
| DAY 16 |
Drive Nyalam - Kathmandu [1400m] 153km.
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