Mt. Kailash & Guge Kingdom Tour

The Kingdom of Guge, founded in 868 and became a focal point for the preservation of Buddhism in Tibet until the 17th century. After the assassination of King Lang Darma in 842 by his own brother, the Buddhism in Tibet was completely snuffed out for nearly 100 years. In 1040, a renowned Indian Pandit named Atisha arrived in Guge Kingdom and spent some times at Toling Monastery where he created a resurgence of interest in Buddhism which eventually spread all over Tibet. Tsaparang and Toling retained their importance within Western Tibet as political and religious center until the 17th Century. Today, more than 300 years later, all the remains is a huge complex of caves, living quarters and temples, some of it in an excellent state of preservation, the rest in ruins. This place can be visited combining with Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar via either northern route (Shiquanhe) or from southern route via Saga - Paryang and Manasarovar. The tour itinerary can be varied according to the time frame and places you would like to cover within the itinerary.

Below, we have designed an itinerary that commences from Kathmandu with an hour & 10 minutes trans Himalayan flight to Lhasa. In Lhasa, we spend a couple of days for sightseeing propose after that we continue our journey to Western Tibet via major highlighted places of central Tibet (Gyantse, Shigatse Sakya etc.). The tour eventually takes us to the Guge Kingdom and brings us back to Kathmandu via Zhang-Mu (the Tibetan border town).

Route: Lhasa - Mt. Kailash Lake Manasarovar - Guge Kingdom - Kathmandu
Maximum elevation: 5600 meters
Mode of Transport: Land Cruiser
Best time: April, May, September & October
Departure dates: Any time on request
Group size: Any

Outline Itinerary

Day 01: Fly Kathmandu - Lhasa (3650 m.)
Day 02: Lhasa tour
Day 03: Lhasa tour
Day 04: Lhasa - Gyantse (3950 m.)
Day 05: Gyantse - Shigatse (3900 m.)
Day 06: Shigatse - Lhatse (3950 M.) via Sakya ---- NEPALI STAFF: Kathmandu - Nyalam (3750 m.)
Day 07: Lhatse - Saga (4600 m.) ---- NEPALI STAFF: Nyalam - Saga (4600 m.), meet with group
Day 08: Saga - Paryang (4540 M.)
Day 09: Paryang - Lake Manasarovar (Chiu Gompa) - 4550 m.
Day 10: Chiu Gompa - Darchen (4620 m.)
Day 11: Drive to Darboche (4660 m.) and trek to Dera Phuk Gomba (4860 m.)
Day 12: Cross over Dolma-La (5550 m.) then trek to Zutul Phuk (4750 m.)
Day 13: Finish trek and drive to Tirtha Puri (4330 m.)
Day 14: TirthaPuri - Guge Kingdom (3780 m.)
Day 15: Sightseeing around
Day 16: Guge Kingdom - Tirthapuri (4330 m.)
Day 17: Tirthapuri - Gosul Gomba (4550 m.)
Day 18: Gosul Gomba - Paryang (4540 m.)
Day 19: Paryang - Saga (4600 m.)
Day 20: Saga - Nyalam (3750 m.)
Day 21: Nyalam - Zhangmu - Kathmand

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