Drive to airport, Fly to Lhasa ,receive at the Lhasa Gonggar airport upon your arrival in Tibet and drive you to the hotel in Lhasa. The rest of day is free. Overnight in Hotel.

After breakfast, proceed for city tour of Lhasa. The old residence of The Dalai Lama, Potala Palace. We will visit the Potala Palace, approx. 3 hours in the old Palace Residence in the heart of the city. We will then head onwards to Barkhor Street, then visit the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. Explore around the place, and back to the hotel. Overnight in Lhasa.

After breakfast drive to Shigatse via Yamdrok Lake & Gyangtse. Shigatse is the capital of the Tsang region, home to the Panchen Lama, the second pope in Tibet. Excursion to the Tashilhunpo monastery (founded in 1447) early in the morning, stopping at the temple of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, as well as other monastic temples. We will stop over at the Yamdrok Lake for a nice view of the gigantic freshwater lake. Overnight in Hotel in Shigatse.

After breakfast proceed for Saga city. Your route today will take you across beautiful, over 5000-meter-high passes. You are kept busy by various activities, such as lakes and nomads pursuing tens of thousands of yaks and sheep, while you drive across Tibet’s mountainous and sandy terrain. By late afternoon, you will have crossed the Bramha Putra River and be at the characteristic Tibetan and Chinese town of Sag for the evening. Overnight in Hotel in Saga.

After breakfast at Saga, we will drive to the highest fresh water lake in the world, the holy Mansarovar Lake, lying at an altitude of 4558 meters, stretching wide with a pristine greenish-blue color. The holy lake is believed to be the resting place of Lord Bishnu. It is surrounded by Mt. Kailash, Mt. Gurula-Mandata, and the Lake Rakshasha (Rakshash Taal). The Rakshash Taal is believed to be created by the Evil King Ravan, and the locals believe the water is poisonous. Overnight at guest house around Lake Mansarovar.

We will get into our spiritual selves, and perform some rituals (puja) at the bank of the holy lake Mansarovar. Our staffs will provide a bucket of hot holy water for each yatri from the lake Mansarovar for bathing. After our puja and prayers, we will complete the Parikrama of the Mansarovar Lake on a Jeep which is approx 110km/2 hour, and continue to the base camp of Kailash, Darchen 40km/1 hour. It is a village town right in front of the sacred Mt. Kailash. Overnight in hotel.

We will embark on a three – day parikrama. We first drive to the small settlement of Tarboche, also called as Darboche 13km/30mnt drive. It is the starting point of the Kailash Kora, and is also known as the Valley of Gods. Yamadwar, the gatewat of the God of Death, is located here in Tarboche. We will walk approx 5 hours to arrive at the settlement of Derapuk, settling right in front of the North Face of Mt. Kailash. Overnight and rest at a guest house.

Among the three days of Kora, today is the longest and the most difficult day. We will be heading towards the village of Jarok Donkhang first, and hike towards the Shiva-stal. We will rest for some time, and take a steep downhill and get to the banks of Lham-chu Khir river. We catch sight of the Holy Pond of ‘Gaurikunda’. We reach the village of Juthulpuk, this place is named after. The famous cave of Juthulpuk, Zruthulpuk cave, also known as ‘the miracle cave’. We will also catch sight of the Buddha’s Footprints along the way. Overnight at a guest house.

We will spend the morning touring the nearby Milarepa cave’s caves and temples. After breakfast, we will climb for three to four hours to finish our Kora and return to the Darchen settlement. We’ll eat there lunch before heading back to Saga. Overnight in Hotel.

We will take a nice ride on paved Tibetan roads back to the settlement of Kyirong, which is at the border between Nepal and Tibet. Today is our day off, so we may relax and spend the night at a guesthouse in Kyirong.

After breakfast drive 25km to boarder Rasuwagadhi, complete the immigration procedures at the Nepal-Tibet border, we will drive then back to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. Trip end