Day 1 - Arrive in Lhasa (Elevation 3650 meters /11,972 feet)

• Travel to Lhasa and use the afternoon to acclimatize. (D)
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa

Day 2 – Lhasa sightseeing

• Spend the morning visiting the Potala Palace. Visit the Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor Circuit in the afternoon. Attend a welcome dinner and trip briefing.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa (B, L, D)

Day 3 – Explore Drepung and Sera manastries

• Drepung once housed 10,000 monks and was the largest monastery in the world. At its peak Sera housed 5000 monks and is now a great place to see monks debating.
• Option: Switch either Drepung or Sera program into a half-day hiking trip around Lhasa.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa (B, L, D)

Day 4 – Lhasa to Shigatse (Elevation 3840 meters / 12,595 feet)

• Driver over the Khama La pass. Have a picnic lunch at one of Tibet’s holy lakes, Yamdrok Tso. Continue the journey to Shigatse via Gyangtse.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Shigatse (B, L, D)

Day 5 –Shigatse to Saga (Elevation 4610 meters /15,318 feet)

• After breakfast, continue the overland journey to Saga County.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Saga (B, L, D)

Day 6 – Saga to Darchen ( Elevation 4,670 meters / 15,154 feet)

• A whole day overland journey to Darchen via old Zhongba.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Darchen (B, L, D)

Day 7– Mt. Kailash Trek starts; Darchen to Dira-Puk Monastery (Elevation 5080 meters / 16,662 feet)

• Hike from Darchen to Drirapuk (22.5 kilometers / 14 miles; about 6 hours of trekking).
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Guest House (B, L, D)

 Day 8– Dira-puk Monastery to Zutul-puk Monastry (Elevation 4,820 meters / 5,810 feet); and Zutul-puk Monastry to Darchen  

• Continue the trekking via Drolma-la pass (Elevation 5,630 meters / 18,466 feet), then arrive at Zutrulpuk (22.9 kilometers / 14.23 miles; about 6 hours of trekking); hike the remaining distance to Darchen (11.3 kilometers / 7 miles, about 4 hours). The trek ends in Darchen.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Darchen (B, L, D) 

Day 9 – Darchen to Zanda (Elevation 3760 meters / 12,333 feet) via Khyunglung-Ruined Cave City

• Drive to Tirthapuri Hot Springs and Monastery and soak your feet. (Traditionally, pilgrims bathe here after completing their circuit of Mt. Kailash.) Continue the journey to the Khyunglung and walk around ruined cave city. Then drive to Zanda and enjoy the magnificent view of the Zanda landscape at sunset.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Zanda (B, L, D)

Day 10 – Explore Guge Kingdom Ruins

• Spend the morning at the Guge kingdom sites; and return to the Lake Manasarovar in the evening.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lake Manasarovar (B, L, D)

Day 11– The Lake Manasarovar to Saga

• Overland journey back to Saga County.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Saga (B, L, D)

Day 12 – Saga to Mt. Everest Base camp

• Overland journey to Mt. Everest bas camp..
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Tent guesthouse (B, L, D)

Day 13 –Mt. Everest Base camp to Shigatse

• Overland journey back to Shigatse.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Shigatse (B, L, D)

Day 14 –Shigatse to Lhasa

• Walk around the old local market in the morning. Depart back to Lhasa.
• Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa (B, L, D)

Day 15 – Depart from Lhasa
Transfer to the Airport.  Return home with spectacular memories of Tibet.(B)

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