DAY 01

You reach Lhasa by a trans-Himalayan flight from Kathmandu. You cross the main Himalayan Range before hovering over the massive Tibetan plateau savoring the breathtaking view of the majestic mountain range. The bird’s eye view of Mount Everest and other peaks like Langtang (7100m), Gauri Shankar (7245m), Melungtse (7100m), Xixapangma (8012m), Cho Oyu (8201m), Lhotse (8516m), and Makalu (8463m), among others, is truly spectacular. Your plane will be landed at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (93km from the main city) at 13: 40pm Chinese time. Transfer to Lhasa and check in. Afternoon free for acclimatization & O/N Hotel

DAY 02 – 03

Visit in Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jorkhang Temple & Barkor street, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Rimoche Temple, Tibetan Medicine Institute & O/N Hotel

DAY 04

Lhasa – Reting Monastery, drive & O/N Camp

DAY 05 – 08

Reting – Joktso La, trek & O/N Camp

DAY 09

Joktso La – Damshung, trek & O/N Camp

DAY 10-12

Damshung – Namtso, trek 5/6hrs of walk every day & O/N Camp

DAY 13

Journey excursion around the lake & O/N Camp

DAY 14

Drive from Namtso Lake, the journey continues towards Shigatse through Yangpachen hot spring to Shigatse via Da Zhu Ka ferry, visit the Tashilhunpo monastery, previously the home of Panchen Lamas & O/N Hotel

DAY 15

Sigatse – Xegar (3900m), AM visit Tashilunbo Monastery, PM drive 244kms visit Sakya Monastery en route & O/N Hotel in Xegar

DAY 16

Xegar – Zhangmu (2500m), Drive (277kms) via Nyalam crossing two spectacular passes- The Lalunga la (5050m.) & Nyalamu-la (3800m.), visit Melaripa’s Cave en route, forwards to Zhangmu.

DAY 17

Going through the Zhangmu China Custom formalities, drive 123kms down to Friendship Bridge. From here, you will enter the lush green Sunkoshi valley, which leads you to Kathmandu. O/N Hote in Zhangmu (border)