lhasa Ganden to Samye Trek
lhasa Ganden to Samye Trek As we have written above that to accomplish all the trekkings in Tibet, we must drive or fly from Kathmandu to Tibetan land first. Hence this trip begins with drive through the Friendship Highway to Lhasa or directly flight. As far you have chosen to drive from Kathmandu along the friendship highway, we’ll stop in the major towns/settlements enroute. Paying the visits of Sakya, Tashilumpo, Palcho Monasteries and Khumbum Stupa, the first step of drive takes 5 days to reach in Lhasa. Then we’ll spend three days in Lhasa for acclimatization and sightseeing tours that covers the visit of the spiritual centers of Tibet: the Jokhang Temple, Sera and Drepung monasteries & the Potala Palace.
The next 5 days we will spend in trekking section which begins a 45 km drive to Ganden from Lhasa, we visit the monastery, one of the main Gelugpa sect of Buddhism. You will get chance to observe the culutre of Buddhists. This five days trek crosses 2 over 5000m passes enroute and the total trekking distance is 80 KM. This trek has a perfect combination of elevation, moisture and aspect. Upon arriving in Samye, we visit the the monastery-the only monastery that represents Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism (red capped).
Day to Day Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu [1350m.] Transfer to the Hotel.
Day 02: Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley.hotel.
Day 03: rrival in Lhasa and transfer to hotel.
Day 04: Sghtseeing in Lhasa .
Day 05: Sghtseeing in Lhasa .
Day 06: Drive from Lhasa to Ganden and tek to Yama-do.
Day 07: Trek from Yama-do to Tsotup Chu valley, covers about 10 Kilometers.6-7 hours.
Day 08: Trek from Tsotup Chu valley to herder’s camp, 5-6 hours.
Day 09: Trek from herder’s camp to Yamalung hermitage and drive to Samye. 4-5 hours .rive to Samye.
Day 10: Visit Samye monastery and discover Samye valley. Samye is the first monastery constructed in Tibet.
Day 11: Drive from Samye to Lhasa and Rest afternoon.
Day 12; Departure fly from Lhasa to kathmandu.
Day 13: Rest Day in Kathmandu.Hotel.
Day 14: Transfer to Airport for final Depature.
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