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Everest Base Camp Trekking
Duration: 18 Days
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Recommended season: Feb - May, Sep - Nov

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Ganden to Samye Trek & Lhasa Sightseeing
 

This is the rewarding trekking in Tibet which is drive or fly from kathmandu to Tibet land first. During this trip you will visit Sakya, Tashilumpo, Palcho Monasteries and Khumbum Stupa, the first step of drive takes 5 days to reach in Lhasa. Then we'll spend three days in Lhasa for acclimatization and sightseeing tours that covers the visit of the spiritual centers of Tibet: the Jokhang Temple, Sera and Drepung monasteries & the Potala Palace.

About 5 days you will do trekking which begins a 45 km drive to Ganden from Lhasa, you will visit the beautiful monastery, one of the main Gelugpa sects of Buddhism. This five days trek crosses 2 over 5000m passes enroute and the total trekking distance is 80 KM. This trek has a perfect combination of elevation, moisture and aspect.

Arriving in Samye, you will visit the monastery-the only monastery that signifies Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism (red capped).

Fact of the Trek
Duration:  14 Days
Places Covered: Zhangmu, Lhatse, shigatse, Gyantse, Yamdrok Tso, Lhasa, Ganden, Samye, and Tsedang
Best season: Jun – Sep

Trekking Highlights
• Ancient Buddhist culture
• Tashilhumpo Monastery
• Awesome landscapes
• artistic monasteries
• Yamdrok Lake
• Sera Monastery
• Jokhang temple
• Bakhor street
• Drepung Monastery)

Suggested Itinerary
Day 01: Drive from Kathmandu to Kodari (6 hrs.) after immigration formalities in Zhangmu-2300m, continue drive to Nyalam-3450m and O/N at Guest house.
Day 02: Drive from Nyalam to Lhatse, visit Milarepa's cave enroute O/N at hotel.
Day 03: Drive from Lhatze to Shigatse- 3900m and O/N at hotel.
Day 04: Morning visit Tashilhumpo Monastery. Afternoon drive to Gyantse-3950m, visit Kumbum Monastery and O/N at Hotel
Day 05: From Gyantse to Lhasa-3650m pass by the modern glacier and Yamdrok Lake, reach Lhasa and overnight at Hotel
Day 6/7: Sightseeing tours in Lhasa (Potala palace, Sera Monastery, Jokhang temple and Bakhor street, Drepung Monastery)
Day 08: Drive to Ganden, visit the monastery and start trekking, overnight at camp
Day 9/10/11: On trek
Day 12: Trek end at Samay and overnight camp
Day 13: Drive to Yarlung Tsangpo river, cross the river by a ferry and drive to Tsedang, overnight at hotel
Day 14: Transfer to the Gongkar airport and flight to Kathmandu, tour ends.

 
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