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This Route begins at Tsurphu Monastery and crosses several high valleys before coming into the broad and windswept Yanpachen valley, ends at Yanpanche Monastery. It combines alpine tundra, monasteries, hot springs, a lots nomads, and remote nunnery. This trek perfectly balances cultural and wilderness activities, available from mid-April to mid-October and late June is the best time to do the trek because of the flourishing grass and wildflower in grassland.
Tour Type: Private Tour
Arrive by flight or train to Lhasa. Upon arrival in the Lhasa Gongar airport or the Lhasa train station, you will be met by your tour guide and driven to Lhasa downtown. have a rest in Lhasa to acclimatize the high altitude.
Overnight in Lhasa
The first two days you are in Tibet will be put towards sightseeing inside Lhasa, to visit fabulous and typical Buddhist and historic sites, such as Potala Palace,Jokhang Temple,Barkhor street, Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery.
In Potala palace, you can explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens(stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala, figures of the Buddha You will visit 3 important monasteries in Lhasa, the first and foremost is Johkang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism, attracts pilgrims all over Tibetan Area, built during songtsen gonpo's reign by princess wencheng of tang dynasty, 647 A.D. the other two Monasteries Sera and Drepung Monastery locate in suburb of Lhasa, are hosted by hundreds of Monks, learning, praying, studying, living there. The famous Monks debiting is held in the courtyard of Sera Monastery in the afternoon.
You will also explore the circular pilgrim route barkhor while traveling at Johkang Temple, to contact local folks here, and if possible purchase some traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument, Thangkas, and tradition tibetan clothes etc.
Overnight at Lhasa
It takes several hours to drive to Tsurphu Monastery from Lhasa, include 2 hours bumpy road from the main road to Tsurphu, so the 4WD is necessary. the altitude will be up to 4300m and need a half a day to acclimatize for the following trekking. Visit Tsurphu Monastery after lunch, overnight at local guesthouse.
Overnight at Lhasa
The first day trekking is only 4 hours, 11km, walk along a green valley crisscrossed with mountain streams. Be on the lookout for various species of mountain goats disguised in gray rocks. Several small nomadic communities camp here for the summer herding months, and you may have a stop into a yak-hair tent for a cup of salt butter tea or some fresh yak milk! Crest the ridge top four hours later, emerging onto a high plateau with a scattering of rock-enclosed huts, and look for a flat area for camping. From day one, the scenery is breathtaking, the landscapes are classic Tibetan beauty.
Camp
Today, you will walk along a long big valley, up to the highest spot Lasar La(5300m). Have your first small pass, the Damchen Nyingtri, bear to the left at the cairns at the crest, and descend into a magical valley of lichen-coated boulders, meandering streams and expansive, powder-blue sky. Three hours later, you will cross the Lasar La(5300m) and descend into the Yangpachen valley, with its wide open plateaus, spiky grass hummocks and tundra-like parched, cracked patches of earth, and head towards Bartso. The views of Brize (translated as female yak herder) and Tarze (horse keeper) are superb, and you will feel safe in the care of the local mountain god, Nyenchen Tanglha. Camp near Bartso, a drokpa (nomad) village of five or six houses, surrounded by the juniper used for incense all over the Tibetan world.
Leaving the village of Bartso behind, head towards a wide trail leading across the valley and over another ridge, from where you will be rewarded with views of Nyenchen Tanghlha (7111 m), the holiest mountain in central Tibet. Emerge at Tajung village, and then climb gently up rolling hills where young nomadic boys and girls picnic on the plateaus as they watch their yaks and sheep graze. The vistas are, again, just amazing! Mid-day, you should reach the small Djore Ling Ani Gompa (nunnery), near which you will set up camp. It's possible that these nuns, some of the friendliest in Tibet, will drag you into the gompa's tea-house and pass around a heaping plate of yak meat (use the bowie knife provided to hack a piece off) before getting into the requisite photo session.
Today walk for three or four hours, following the ox-bow Nyango Chu River snaking its way through the grassy valley, and head for Yangpachen Gompa. This old Kagyupa monastery, with Tibetan mastiffs keeping guard, overlooks part of the Trans-Himalaya range. Landcruiser will wait for at monastery, pick up to have a hot springs at Yangbachen, then drive back to Lhasa.
Overnight in Lhasa
Lhasa airport/Train station dropping off, end the service. On the other hand, if you prefer to stay longer in Tibet, you can extend your trip to other parts of China like Gyantse,Shigatse, Everest Base Camp,etc. – if you need, please ask us.
Price Quotation
It is a private tour package, and its price depends on the season, the number of participants and the specific service standard, so please contact our trip advisor to ask for a quote for your requirements.
Services Included
1.Meals Plan (Meals, mentioned in Itinerary,B-Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- 10 outdoor meals on trekking where there is no restaurant, so the ourdoor meals are very simple, you will have beef, milk, coffee, Tibetan tea, noodle, fresh vegetable, Tibetan snack and bread. please kindly assist your tour guide to cood the food.
2.Transport
- Transfer between airport/train station and Lhasa city
- Two days tour in Lhasa city, by taxi or by private minivan according to group size.
- Lhasa-Tsurphu Monastery, and Tsurphu Monastery-Lhasa, 4WD.
- Some short distance transfer during trekking in coutryside, tractor
3. All sightseeing and entrance fees listed in itinerary
4. Tibetan English speaking tour guide with wealthy trekking experience.
5. All Accommodations:
- Comfortable Hotels or Guest House in Lhasa.
- Guest house in Tsurphu Monastery
- Camping in outdoor during trekking
6. Tibet Entry Permit, the tour guide's salary, accommodation and meals expense.
7. Trekking animal support, yaks or horses to help travelers take the heavy bags and the food.
7. Travel Insurance only for accident.
Service Excluded:
1. Lunch and dinners which are not included in meal plan.
2. Tips to driver and tour guide, Tip as you wish
3. Single room supplement
4. The cost put towards the overweight luaggage.
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