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Route at a glance
Duration
6 days
Distance
700 km across Tibet
Maximum altitude
5010 m, the Karo La pass (passed through)
Difficulty
Easy, no trekking
Accommodation
3–4* hotels in the cities
Meals
Breakfasts and lunches on the way
Best season
April to October
About the route
A short programme for a first acquaintance with Tibet: three cities, three principal monasteries and the road between them — the very road that is worth the journey even without the kora.
The highest overnight altitude is 3900 m, so the route suits those who are not ready for a week above 4500 m, and works well as a reconnaissance before a larger expedition to Mount Kailash.
Route highlights
Lhasa
Shigatse
Samye
Day by day
- Day 11
Arrival in Lhasa
Meeting at the airport and transfer into the city. A day for acclimatisation: no sightseeing, just a quiet walk in the evening.
Altitude: 3650 mTrek: — - Day 22
Lhasa. The Potala and the Jokhang
The Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple and a walk around the Barkhor. In the evening, a Tibetan dinner and a conversation about the Buddhist tradition.
Altitude: 3650 mTrek: — - Day 33
Drepung and Sera monasteries
The two largest monasteries of the Gelug school. At Sera, the well-known debates of the monks in the inner courtyard.
Altitude: 3650 mTrek: 20 km - Day 44
Lhasa — Gyantse
The road over the Kamba La pass, past Lake Yamdrok and the Karo La glacier. In Gyantse, the Dzong fortress and the Kumbum stupa.
Altitude: 3900 mTrek: 260 km - Day 55
Gyantse — Shigatse
Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lamas and one of the few monasteries in Tibet to come through the twentieth century almost intact.
Altitude: 3850 mTrek: 90 km - Day 66
Shigatse — Lhasa. Departure
Back to Lhasa along the new road beside the Brahmaputra, and the flight home.
Altitude: 3650 mTrek: 280 km
Route photos
What is included
- Accommodation in 3–4* hotels as per the programme
- Breakfasts and lunches on the way
- Transport within Tibet and transfers
- A Russian-speaking group leader
- A local Tibetan guide and driver
- Permits for the Tibet Autonomous Region
- Entrance tickets to the monasteries in the programme
What is not included
- International flights to Kathmandu or Lhasa and back
- The Chinese visa and the group visa for Tibet
- Insurance covering altitudes up to 6000 m
- Dinners and drinks
- A porter or a horse on the kora
- Personal expenses, souvenirs and tips
Mount Kailash is not just a place on the map. It is a path to yourself that stays with you for good.— Alexey, expedition participant
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