4 days trekking from Ganden to Samye Monastery
Itinerary: (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
Day 01 Arrival in [Lhasa D]
Meet your local guide arrived at the airport and drive along the Tsangpo Gonggar Yurlong River, the Lhasa city and rest for acclimatization.
Day 02 visit to Lhasa: The Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple [B / L / D]
Visit Potala Palace today is the symbol of the Tibetan people’s wisdom and power. Besides the many works of art that stores, you can also make a bird’s eye view of the whole Lhasa city and the mountains far hilly routes.
Today you can visit the spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism – Jokhang Temple. You can find many religious Pilgram. Around the temple the famous Barkhor Bazzar is animated, when you go shopping and find some interesting local products.
Visit Lhasa Day 03: Norbulingka Park and the Sera Monastery. B [/ L / D]
Visit Norbulingka Park, this morning, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama.
In the afternoon visit Sera Monastery, about 5 km north of the center of Lhasa. You can see the interesting “Buddhist Scriptures Debate” between lamas (monks).
04th Days Lhasa – Ganden Monastery, Trekking village Gyama (1hrs) Accommodation [: Tent B + L + D]
In the morning you drive about 70km to the Ganden monastery, one of the six major monasteries in Tibet. Here you will find murals and sculptures extremely delicate. After the preparations for the hike, as the appointing yaks, shop equipments.etc. Trekking starts.
It takes about 1 hour to get Gyama village.
Day 05 Trek Village Gyama – YamaDo (5h) Accommodation: Tent [B + L + D]
Yama Day Thu 06 – Valley Tsotup Chu (4-5h) accommodative: [Tent B + L + D]
Spread the Shug-La Pass (5250m) and descend into the valley gradually Tsotup Chu.
Chu Tsotup Day 07 – Chitu it (5h) accommodative [Tent B + L + D]
Day 08 Chitu it – Samye (3hrs) Accommodation: Tent [B + L + D]
Day 09 Samye – [Tsedang B + L + D]
Visit the monastery and Yumbulakhang Trundruk.
Day 10 [Tibet output B]
Say goodbye to your guide and the aircraft continue to be your next destination.
