DAY 1 – ARRIVE IN NYALAM (3750M)

• Travel to Tibet Nyalam from Kathmandu; attend a welcome dinner and trip briefing.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Guest House (D)

DAY 2 – ACCLIMATIZATION AT NYALAM

• Spend the whole day at Nyalam for the acclimatization.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Guest House (B)

DAY 3 – NYALAM TO SAGA (4,580 METERS / 15,026 FEET)

• Drive to Saga via Peiku Tso (Lake) for 4-5hours; spend the rest of day for acclimatization.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Guest House (B)

DAY 4 – SAGA TO THE LAKE MANASAROVAR (4558M) VIA OLD ZHONGBA AND PARYANG (4,500 METERS / 14,764 FEET)

• Take in the vastness of Tibet as the journey carries you another 7-8 hour’s drive west to the Lake Manasarovar.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Chiu Gompa (B)

DAY 5 – AT THE LAKE MANASAROVAR (4558M)

• Spend the morning time at the Lake Manasarovar; then drive to Darchen in the afternoon; and prepare for the Kora (the upcoming 3 days trekking.)
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Darchen (B)

DAY 6 – MT. KAILASH PILGRIMAGE TRAIL (5,400 METERS / 17,717 FEET)

• Take the first steps along the pilgrimage trail; hike from Darchen to Drirapuk (22.5 kilometers / 14 miles; about 6 hours of trekking).
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Guest House (B)

DAY 7 – MT. KAILASH PILGRIMAGE TRAIL – SECOND DAY (5,723 METERS / 18,776 FEET)

• Begin the second leg of the pilgrimage via Dolmala Pass en route to Zutrulpuk (22.9 kilometers / 14.23 miles; about 6.5 hours of trekking).
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Tent (B)

DAY 8 – MT. KAILASH PILGRIMAGE TRAIL – THIRD DAY

• The third leg of the pilgrimage brings a welcome day of easy walking to Darchen (11.3 kilometers / 7 miles, about 5 hours).
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Darchen (B)

DAY 9 – DARCHEN TO OLD ZHONGBA

• Drive back to Old Zhongba.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Old Zhongba (B)

DAY 10 – OLD ZHONGBA TO NYALAM

• Drive back to Nyalam.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Nyalam (B)

DAY 11 – EXIT FROM TIBET

• Drive to Zhangmu; after the custom paper, then exit to Kathmandu with spectacular memories of Pure Tibet that will last a lifetime. (B)

(Note: “B, L, D” represents “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”)