Tsurphu-Yangpachen Trek

Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa [3650m] 


Arrive in Lhasa by flight or by train. Upon arrival, you will greet by local Tibetan tour guide and driven to Lhasa old town. it takes around 1hrs from airport to Lhasa for 60Km and around 20-30minute from Train station to old town for 15km, rest in Lhasa to acclimatize the elevation. The guide will introduce the dos and don’ts to avoid being suffer from altitude sickness.

Overnight at kyichu or Similar, which is a Tibetan style hotel located in Lhasa city center 

Day 2: Lhasa guided tour


City sightseeing schedules are coordinated based on the timing of pre-booked tickets for the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple. As a result, the itinerary may be adjusted to ensure that visitors are able to enter these attractions at the designated times. However, the travel company assures that all four sightseeing attractions listed in the itinerary will still be visited, even if the order of the visits is adjusted. So, even if there are changes to the schedule, travelers can still expect to see all the sights that were originally included in the itinerary.

We can start with visit to summer palace, Norbu lingka is developed as the summer palace of the Dalai Lama from the mid-18th century, it is divided into three areas: Palace, the government buildings and the opera grounds, it comprises of hundreds of different species of trees and flowers and few amazing Tibetan architecture palaces with amazing murals and small beautiful lakes park. In after lunch, we can visit Sera monastery, which is one of six biggest monastery of Gelug sect, it was found during the beginning of the 15th centuries, you can sit somewhere in debating courtyard with your tour guide and experience the Buddhist philosophy debate and take the photo of monk’s debate.

Overnight at kyichu or Similar.

Day 3: Lhasa guided tour


In the morning we can visit  Potala palace which is winter resident of the Dalai lama which is built in 7th century and rebuild to present size during the 5th Dalai lama in 17th century, it is most majestic building all over Tibetan plateau with several thousand of statues and different funeral tombs of Dalai lama and different chapels. In the afternoon we can visit Jokhang temple which is founded same time as Potala palace by king Songtsen Gampo during 7th century and thousands of local pilgrims visit monastery every day; after visiting temple you can have free time to go around monastery or spend time to famous local tea house.

Overnight at kyichu or Similar.

Day 04: Lhasa- Tsurphu monastery (Camp 4522m)


Drive to Tsurphu monastery following highway on the east bank of the Tolung-Chu for 26km, then we will cross the river via the Lungpa Zampa(bridge), from there the dirt trail off the main road and an inclined rough road takes about 2 hours to get to the monastery, The windy road to monastery is very beautiful going through the green barley farmlands within the narrow valley find the monastery deep in the valley sits at 4480m, After reaching Tsurphu Monastery we can visit monastery which is the traditional seat of Karmapa, built in 1187 by Dusum Khyenpa, and one of the two main strongholds of the Karma Kargyu school in Tibet (the other being at Karma Gon in Lhato),in the afternoon explore around monastery to acclimatize for the following trekking.

Overnight at Camp near the Tsurphu monastery area.

Day 05: Tsurphu monastery-Leten(5149m)


3-4Hours/11km/500M Ascent/

The trek begins by heading west or up the valley by following the Kora trail surrounded by trees and the day trek takes 4-5hrs covering a distance of 12km, walk along a green valley crisscrossed with mountain streams and watercourses within the valley, the rocky hills along the trekking route is the home for herds of mountain goats, In this area we might see herds of wild “na”(blue sheep )but you may hard to see them easily as various species of mountain goats disguised in gray rocks, later of the day, you will encounter some nomads camps scattered around and you may get chance to stop there and visit their tents to see how their family tents are looks like, on the valley we will see mani stones (stones with carved mantras)by a mani wall, the trail forks. It’s easier to take the right fork that follows the valley floor. This trail passes to the right of a small cliff, it will be a short walk to the nomadic settlement. Leten is a nomadic place where you can see some nomad families dwelling in a small black tent that surrounded by their flock of sheep and herd of yaks. 

We will look for a flat area for set up our tents in area in Leten.

Overnight at campsite.

Day 06: Leten to Bartso

5hours/15km/300mAscent/ 600mDescent

Today we continue walk along a long, big valley from Leten towards Lasar-la pass at 5444 meters above the sea level. We will see the peak attached to spur is called Dhamchen Nyingtri with cairns and prayer flags at it is s holy to the god ruling the environ, stay to the left at the three cairns at the crest, and descend sharply into a narrow magical valley of lichen-coated boulders, meandering streams and expansive, powder-blue sky, as you look into the curved valley ahead you’ll notice a round, bald, red peak Tamdrim Dora; the main trail you’ll be following for the next hour or so keeps to the right of that. Three hours later, you will cross the Lasar La(5444m) is a broad gap at the highest point in the plain, beside a small tarn, and is heralded by cairns and prayer flags. From Lasar-la descend steeply into the north-running Yangpachen valley with its wide-open plateaus, spiky grass hummocks and tundra-like parched, cracked patches of earth. There are views of the snowcapped Nyenchen Tanglha range to the north along this next stretch. As you now head westwards, along the north side of the river, there are superb views of the surrounding mountains. In the north is Brize (translated as female yak herder), which is a heavily glaciated peak enclosing the south side of the Yangpachen Valley, and towards the west is a distinctive pinnacle named Tarze (translated as horse keeper) after the big bend the trail hits the settlement of Bartso(4950m). you will be camping around here for tonight.

Overnight at campsite.

Day 07: Bartso to Dorjeeling nunnery

 
3-4Hours/15km/150mAscent/ 150mDescent

Head towards northwest wide trail leading across the valley and over another ridge toward the village of Tajung(4660m) continue going northeast in the direction of Brize. The views of the Nyenchen Tanglha The holiest mountain in central Tibet and is said to be inhabited by the god of same name, the distinctive flat-topped 7111m massif that gives its name to the entire range, are fantastic view from Nyinga Ri hill(4800m).A short steep descent north from Nyinga Ri will bring you to a stream at the base of a ridge, Climb the ridge, from the top of it, you’ll have good views of the village just upstream of Dorje Ling Nunnery. Taking in the awesome views of the glaciers tumbling off Brize and the fertile flood plain below. After dipping briefly into a dry gully you crest a small ridge and descent to reach Dorje Ling Nunnery(4474m) You will camp near the nunnery for the night.

Overnight at campsite

Day 08: Dorje ling nunnery to Yangpachen monastery-Lhasa

3-4Hours/15km/150m Ascent/150 Descent

After your breakfast you can visit Darjeeling nunnery, today about 4 hours trek within the green valley and following the motor able road to west of Lango river will meet the Yangpache-Shigatse road, walk two-hour through the giant landscape to a steel bridge (4400m) to Yangpachen monastery via Tsaburing village.

(In recent years, a concrete road link has been constructed to Dorje Ling and places further up the valley, so if you feel like driving back to Lhasa instead of trekking on the last day, you can ask your tour guide to arrange the transportation for you.)your car and driver will meet us at the monastery, on the way we will stop at famous Yangpachen Hot spring and you can have a bath in the hot spring and get relief after a long days trekking (Fees at the hot spring is on your own), late in the afternoon drive back to Lhasa.

Overnight at kyichu or Similar.      

Day 09: Depart Lhasa

or you can be possible to extend your tour by adding extra places to see like North face Everest Base camp, Tibet -Nepal Overland or Mt Kailash etc.

Reshuffle your bag and prepare in advance for your departure. It takes approximately one hour to drive to the airport. We must arrive at the airport two hours before your domestic flight. Last moment of your Tibet trip and explore around city until your guide and driver meet you at the hotel lobby to drop off to the airport