15 Days Mt.Everest & Mt.Kailash Kora Pilgrimage Group Tour

What's included

• Comfortable Hotel Accommodations as listed in the itinerary;
• Breakfasts provided by hotels;
• Travel-licensed vehicle according to group size & season as itinerary needed including gas and parking fee;
• Lhasa Railway Station transfer at all times on the first & last day;
• Pick-up from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to your hotel at 9:30 am, 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm on the first day;
• Drop-off from your hotel to Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 8:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm on the last day;
• Shuttle Bus fee go to Kailash: USD10/person;
• Shuttle Bus fee back from Kailash: USD10/person;
• Experienced local English-speaking tour guide;
• All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary;
• All necessary permits to Tibet;
• Sleeping bags;
• Travel Agency Liability insurance;
• Government Tax;
• Express delivery fee of Permit (eg. SF. Express)
• Food & lodgings for guide & driver;
• Oxygen tank for emergency use;
• Two bottles of mineral water per person per day;
• Explore and immerse in the Buddhist monasteries and Tibetan culture.
• Enjoy the various plateau landscapes

What's not included

• Yaks & herders during 3-Day Mt Kailash Kora;
• Shuttle Bus fee at Lake Manasarovar: USD 43/person;
• International flight to and out of China;
• Domestic flight/train to and out of Lhasa; (We can help you book the domestic flight/train ticket at the BEST price.)
• If you miss the free transfer schedule due to flight delay or cancelation, then you are required to pay a private transfer from USD 80/vehicle/time.
• Lunch & Dinner are not included but we will recommend some good ones for you according to your requirements. Usually, it takes 10-15 USD per person for each meal.
• While the gratuity for guide and driver is NOT mandatory, it is expected. Based on their service, you can tip them on the last day of the tour. You are suggested to tip each of them 8-15 USD/day in total;
• All the commission and tax charged by PayPal, Bank, and government when making payment. (e.g. PayPal --- 4.4%. Wire transfer --- 2%);
• Personal expenses;
• Anything not mentioned in the Inclusions.

Itinerary

1. Day 1 · Arrival in Lhasa. Airport pickup and transfer to your hotel.
2. Day 2 · Lhasa Sightseeing. After breakfast in the hotel, visit the biggest Tibetan Monastery - Drepung Monastery. In the afternoon, look around the Tibet Museum and then feel the style of Tibetan gardens in Norbulingka.
3. Day 3 · Lhasa Sightseeing. Enjoy the cardinal landmark of Tibet and its special architecture- Potala Palace. Visit Jokhang Temple and the crowded central market - Barkhor Street.
4. Day 4 · Lhasa. Scenic 6-7 hour drive to Shigatse. Enjoy one of the three sacred lakes - Yamdroktso Lake, Karola Glacier, and Pelkor Chöde Monastery.
5. Day 5 · Shigatse. After visiting Tashilhunpo Monastery, then drive to EBC. Appreciate the sunset of the Golden Everest Peak.
6. Day 6 · EBC. (4600m), 450km, 9hrs Enjoy the sunrise of Everest Peak, and have a far view of Mt.Shishapangma. Scenic drive to Saga with Lake Peikutso and wild animals.
7. Day 7 · Saga. (4560m), 490km, 9hrs Long drive journey with sand dunes, grassland vistas, and local villages. Upon arrival, explore the Darchen town.
8. Day 8 · Mt Kailash Kora①: Darchen. Trek about 15 km from Sarshung Valley to Drirapuk Monastery (the cost of hiring yaks, horses, and porters is not included in the package).
9. Day 9 · Mt Kailash Kora②: Dirapuk. 11~14hrs Challengingly trek the highest pass of the Kora, the Dromala Pass. Continue to the Zultulpuk Monastery.
10. Day 10 · Mt Kailash Kora③: Zutulpuk- Darchen, Trek 9km, Approx. 2~5hrs; Drive from Darchen -Manasarovar (4560m)-Zhongba, 340km, 5.5hrs Trek 9km to complete the Kora. See the splendid scenery of the sacred lake Manasarovar.
11. Day 11 · Zhongba. Encountering a myriad of natural wonders such as unnamed lakes, snow-capped mountains and grasslands.
12. Day 12 · Lhatse(4000m )- Shigatse, 153km, 2.5hrs. Drive back to Shigatse via Sakya Monastery.
13. Day 13 · Shigatse. Drive back to Lhasa. Visit and feel the Tibetan Incense Workshop.
14. Day 14 · Lhasa Sightseeing. Return to Lhasa. Spend your last day shopping for souvenirs or exploring the city further.
15. Day 15 · Lhasa Departure. Transferred to the Lhasa airport or railway station