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Day1 Lhasa Airport – Tsetang
Your guide and driver will wait you at Lhasa Gongar Airport holding your name board. After pick up, transfer to Tsetang for the night. The first day's well-rest is crucial to acclimatize high altitude. Remember to drink lots of water, eat light, and not to shower if you can help it.Your guide and driver will wait you at Lhasa Gongar Airport holding your name board. After pick up, transfer to Tsetang for the night. The first day's well-rest is crucial to acclimatize high altitude. Remember to drink lots of water, eat light, and not to shower if you can help it.
Accommodation：Overnight in Tsetang
Day2 Tsetang - Samye - Tsetang
Tsetang is the fourth-largest city in Tibet and the capital of huge Shannan (Lhoka) prefecture. Samye Monastery is located abt 30km from Tsetang.
Accommodation：Overnight in Tsetang
Day3 Tsetang - Trandruk - Yumbulagang - Chongye – Tsetang, 70km, Approx 1.5hrs
Visit the major sights of Yarlung Valley in Tsetang today, of which is considered the cradle of Tibetan civilization. Trandruk Monastery is situated on the southern slope of the Mt. Gangpo Ri about two kilometers from the Tsetang Town. So far, it has a history of about 1,300 years. Yumbulagang also called "palace of mother and son", is counted as the first building in Tibet, with a history of over 2,000 years. Standing on the top of the tower house, you can enjoy the splendid panoramic view of the valley, and dream of the ancient legends of this palace. Finally, we'll go to the Chongye Valley to have a look at the burial mounds. Whilst the valley is sometimes referred to as the 'Graveyard of Imperial Kings', these burial mounds contain not only the remains of Tibetan kings, but also those of their wives and officials.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Tsetang
Day4 Tsetang - Nang Xian - Nyingtri
Drive from Tsetang to Nyingtri via Nang Xian along Yarlung Tsangpo for abt 8hrs or so.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Nyingtri
Day5 Nyingtri - Lunang - Pomi
For today’s ride from Nyingtri to Pomi, you will pass Serkhym-la (4582m), and you will have a good view of Namche Barwa (7756m) and Gyala Pelri (7151m) from a distance.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Pomi
Day6 Pomi - Rawok
A scenic ride from Pomi to Rawoktso Lake, with tropical-looking forest along it.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Rawok
Day7 Rawok - Tashigang - Nyingtri
Drive back to Nyingtri today. En route, visit the gorgeous tiny rural village of Tashigang.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Nyingtri
Day8 Nyingtri - Draksumtso - Lhasa
A hard ride today from Nyingri to Lhasa for abt 8hrs or so, en route, visit the beautiful Draksumtso Lake.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Lhasa
Day9 Lhasa - Tsurphu - Yangpachen - Damxung
Head north from Lhasa along the National Highway No. 109. En route, visit Yampachen and Tsurphu Monastery. Then tour further along to stay the night at Damxung, where the only 3star-rated hotel is available near Namtso Lake.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Damxung
Day10 Damxung - Baingoin
Drive from Damxung to Baingoin for the night. Baingoin, a small county north of Namtso Lake where usually visited by foreigners.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Baingoin
Day11 Baingoin - Nyima
Drive from Baingoin to Nyima enjoy the solitude and the rural sights of Tibet.
Accommodation：Stay overnight in Nyima
Day12 Nyima - Dungtso - Gertse
Drive the remote section of Tibet from Nyima to Gertse, en route, visit Dungtso.
Accommodation：Overnight in Gertse
Day13 Gertse - Gegye
It's an 8hr-drive from Gegye to Gertse. The initial landscape is a dreamy blur of lake and sky, cut by salt rings and brooding mountains of rust, mustard, turmeric and green barley.
Accommodation：Overnight in Gegye
Day14 Gegye - Ali
<span>Drive from Gegye to Ali. Ali, also known as Shiquanhe, is the capital of Ngari prefecture, where you be able to clean up with hot shower and have a decent meal. </span>
Accommodation：Overnight in Ali
Day15 Ali - Zanda
From Ali to Zanda is a scenic ride takes abt 6hrs or so, passing Laling-la (5330m).
Accommodation：Overnight in Zanda
Day16 Zanda - Tsaparang - Zanda(4000m) - Darchen (4600m), 260km, Approx 5hrs
Tsaparang is abt 18km west of Zanda, in the valley of Langchen Tsangpo, Sutlej River, the 'elephant river', which rises west of Manasarovar and continues over the border with India into Ladakh and finally Pakistan. After sightseeing, drive to Darchen for the night.
Accommodation：Overnight in Darchen
Day17 Darchen - Kailash - Darchen
Darchen is the starting point of Mt Kailash Kora for pilgrims, but you will take the local shuttle bus here today to sightseeing Mt Kailash instead.
Accommodation：Overnight in Darchen
Day18 Darchen - Manasarovar (4588m), 30km, Approx 1.5hrs
Head from Darchen to the sapphire-blue holy Lake Manasarovar, which is abt 1hr or so.
Accommodation：Overnight in Manasarovar
Day19 Manasarovar - Payang - Saga
Enjoy the ride back with leisure. Our vehicle will stop along the ride for you to take photos.
Accommodation：Overnight in Saga
Day20 Saga - Rongphu(4980m) - EBC (5200m)
Drive from Saga to Everest Base Camp, en route visit the highest monastery of the world, Rongphu Monastery.
Accommodation：Overnight in EBC
Day21 EBC - Tingri - Lhatse
After sightseeing, drive to Lhatse for the night. Lhatse is pretty much a one-street town, at elevation of 3950m.
Accommodation：Overnight in Lhatse
Day22 Lhatse - Sakya - Shigatse
Head from Lhatse to Shigatse today, and a detour to visit Sakya Monastery, which is abt 25km off the southern Friendship Highway, accessed via a good dirt road through a petty farming valley.
Accommodation：Overnight in Shigatse
Day23 Shigatse - Gyantse
Travelling from Shigatse to Gyantse will lead you through the fertile Nyangchu Valley, a wide agricultural plain where colourfully decorated yaks and horses are used by Tibetan farmers to till the land.
Accommodation：Overnight in Gyantse
Day24 Gyantse
Lying on a historic trade route between India and Tibet, Gyantse (elev 3980m) has long been a crucial link for traders journeying to the Himalayan plateau, with its small-town charm and laid-back atmosphere.
Accommodation：Overnight in Gyantse
Day25 Gyantse - Lhasa
From Gyantse to Lhasa is abt 264km, en route you will pass by Khamba-la Pass (4794m), and with the huge massif of Mt Nojin Kangtsang (7191m) at far distance in view.
Accommodation：Overnight in Lhasa
Day26 Lhasa Suburb
Today you will visit attractions in Lhasa suburb. You will stay long hour on sightseeing under the fierce sun of Tibet, do arm yourself with sunglasses/ hat/ sunscreen, etc.
Accommodation：Overnight in Lhasa
Day27 Lhasa City
As the capital city, Lhasa is the political, economic, cultural, communication and tourism center of Tibet with a history over 1300 years.
Accommodation：Overnight in Lhasa
Day28 Lhasa Suburb
Today you will visit attractions in Lhasa suburb. You will stay long hour on sightseeing under the fierce sun of Tibet, do arm yourself with sunglasses/ hat/ sunscreen, etc.
Accommodation：Overnight in Lhasa
Day29 Departure From Lhasa By Flight/Train
Your tour ends today. Our guide and driver will collect you from your hotel to transfer to Lhasa Airport/Railway Station for your next destination.
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