Lapchi Region

Lapchi, which is so called Milarepa's Hermitage, is situated to the southwest of Tingri and east of Nyalam. Milarepa, the famous Tibetan Yogi (poet & singer as well) lived and died in this region, so the region became one of the most sacred destination in the Himalayas after Kailash and Tsari. We usually know about the Miparepa's Cave of it, actually there are verities of cave hermitages in Lapchi.

We commence our trekking from Pelgyeling (near Nyalam) which is situated on the friendship highway. From Pelgyeling, we trek to Tashigang (the cave of Sang Phuk and chapel founded by Dhuldzin Rinpoche) and Jamgang La (Kang-La) then eventually reaching Lapchi. In Lapchi, we take an extra day to explore around the region then return to Nyalam via the same route.

Nyalam is situated about 35 km inside of Tibet from the Nepal boarder (Kodari), so it is practical to commence this trek from Kodari (border town of Nepal). Kodari is 115 km north-east from Kathmandu. It requires a 5 hours overland journey to reach there there from Kathmandu.

Alternatively, travelers can fly to Lhasa from Kathmandu or from mainland China then travel to Tashigang on 4WD Jeep via Gyantse and Shigatse then commence trekking to Lapchi. The best time for trekking in Lapchi is between May and September.

Trekking itinerary for Lapchi (Fly in / drive our tour)
Duration : 16 days

Outline Itinerary

Day 01: Fly Kathmandu - Lhasa (3650 m.) - meet at the airport and transfer to Lhasa
Day 02: Lhasa tour
Day 03: Lhasa tour
Day 04: A full day sightseeing trip to Ganden Monastery. Evening come back to Lhasa
Day 05: Drive to Tsurpu Monastery, o/n guest house in Yangpacheng or Tsurpu
Day 06: Tsurpu Monastery
Day 07: Drive back to Lhasa. Free in the afternoon
Day 08: Drive Lhasa - Gyantse (3950 m.) via Yamdrok Lake.
Day 09: Gyantse - Shigatse (3900 m.)
Day 10: Shigatse - Tingri (4330 m.)
Day 11: Tingri - Nyalam (3750 m.)
Day 12-14: Commence trekking from Nyalam-Tashigang-Jamgangla-Lapchi, visit Milarepa's Caves. En route, we will camp.
Day 15: Back to Nyalam
Day 16: Drive to Zhangmu, cross border then drive back to Kathmandu.

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