Tibet Panorama: monasteries, Lakes and mountains all-in-one

Highlights:

1. Lhasa—a shinning and holy pearl in the snow-covered plateau.
2. Mount Everest(Mt. Qomolangma)— the world’s highest peak.
3. Yamdrok Lake— freshwater lake in the highest altitude in the world and one of the three holy lakes in Tibet.
4. Zhada Earth Forest National Geopark—the world’s most typical and the largest distribution area of soil forest of the tertiary strata by weathering.
5. Kangrinboqê—recognized holy mountain in the world, which is considered to be the centre of the world by Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Bon and ancient Jainism.
6. Lake Manasorovar—the biggest transparency of freshwater lake in China, which is considered to be the centre of the world by Buddhist and Benist and the mother of rivers in the world and one of the three holy lakes in Tibet.
7.Tashilhunpo Monastery—one of the four monasteries of Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism(Yellow Sect) and it has the highest and biggest indoor bronze Buddha.
8. Northern Tibet Grassland—Tibetan antelope, wild yak, kiang (Equus kiang), Tibetan gazelle and other rare wild animals.
9. Gurla Mandhata( Naimona’ny)— the highest peak of Western Himalaya in China.
10. Peikucuo Lake—the biggest lake in Shigatse Prefecture and some rare animals which only exists in Tibet Plateau.
11. Lake Rakshastal—Ghost Lake.
12. Guge kingdom— thousand-year’s mystery and the mysterious ancient kingdom in Tibet.
13. Bangong lake—bird island with the highest altitude in the world and the most peculiar enclosed lake, whose water is tasteless in east and salty in west.
14. Shiquan River— “Tongtian Rive”r in Journey to the West and deserted town of current Tibet.

Itinerary

D1: Lhasa

Lhasa arrival, transfer to hotel.
Overnight: Lhasa

D2: Lhasa – Yamdrok Lake – Yadong County

Photography: Gangbala snow mountain (4990m), Gongbla radar station, Yamdrok Lake (one of the three holy lakes in Tibet), Karuola Glacier, Kula Kangri and Yadong County.
Overnight: Yadong County

D3: Yadong County – Gyangzê County – Shigatse

Photography: Yadong County, Kangmar County, Gyangzê County, Dzong Castle, and Shigatse.
Overnight: Shigatse

D4: Shigatse – Mount Everest

Photography: Lhatse County, Jiacuola mountain pass, Ural mountain pass, Rongbuk Monastery, Himalayas, Qomolangma National Park and the base camp of Mount Everest.
Overnight: Mount Everest

D5: Mount Everest – Gyirong County

Photography: Peikucuo Lake (plateau lakes), Shishapangma (snow mountain scenery), and Gyironggou.
Overnight: Gyirong County

D6: Gyirong County – Saga County – Paryang

Photography: Gyironggou, the source of Brahmaputra River and Maquan River.
Overnight: Paryang

D7: Paryang – Hor – Baga Township – Mount Kailash(Kangrinboqê)

Photography: Pagoda grassland, male beads wrong scenery, Ma You Mu La Pass, La Ang (ghost lake), one of the three holy lakes in Tibet – Ma Pong Yong measures, and Namu Nani peak.
Overnight: Mount Kailash(Kangrinboqê)

D8: Mount Kailash(Kangrinboqê)- Zhada county

Photography: Holy mountain—Mount Kailash(Kangrinboqê), Moincêr, Baer Military Depot, and Zhada county.
Overnight: Zhada county

D9: Zhada county – Guge kingdom – Toling Monastery – Naburu village – Ali (Ngari)

Photography: ruins of Guge kingdom, Toling Monastery, and Shiquan River.
Overnight: Ali (Ngari)

D10: Ali (Ngari) – Bangong Lake – Ali (Ngari)

Photography: Shiquan River, and Bangong Lake.

D11: Ali (Ngari)or Darchen(Taqin )- Hor- Paryang – Saga County

Photography: Scenery along the way.
Overnight: Saga County

D12: Saga County – 22th Maintenance Squad – Sangsang Town – Lhatse County- Shigatse

Photography: Scenery along the way, scenery Sangsang Grassland , and Dzong Castle.
Overnight: Shigatse

D13: Shigatse – Qüxü County – Lhasa

Photography: Tashilhunpo Monastery and night scenery of Lhasa.

D14: Lhasa – Home

Transfer to airport, back home:)