Day 1:    Lhasa Arrival
Welcome to the roof of the world! You will be picked up by a local tour guide at the airport hall or train station, and then be escorted to your hotel in Lhasa city in a private vehicle. After arrival at your hotel, the rest of the day is free for you to explore the local areas and acclimatize yourself to the air, temperature and high altitude of Lhasa.

Day 2:    Lhasa ( B )
Start today’s Lhasa exploration with an exciting visit to the landmark -Potala Palace which is regarded as one of the most beautiful architectural buildings in the world. You will climb up the palace along the zigzag stone paths with white-and-red walls to the top of the palace where you can not only appreciate the exotic Tibetan-style architecture but also get a great view of Lhasa’s urban areas, then walk into the inner space of Potala Palace to explore the stately chapels and learn about the history of the palace.

Continuing your exploration, you will then get to Jokhang Temple which is considered as the spiritual heart of Tibetan Buddhism. Each day, there are thousands of pilgrims coming from different places in Tibet to the temple to worship the Buddha. This temple is also known as the “house of Buddha” because it keeps the precious Jowo Rinpoche, the life-sized (5 foot/1.5m) image of the Shakyamuni at the age of 12. The last site for today’s exploration is the famous Barkhor Street. It is a circular and wide street encircling the Jokhang Temple. The local people like to walk on the street for several circles usually in the late afternoon as a daily tradition of pilgrimage. The street also has many shops selling a wide variety of traditional Tibetan goods, religious items, and handcrafts.

Day 3:   Lhasa ( B )
After breakfast, you will firstly go to visit the beautiful Norbulingka which used to be the former summer palace of Dalai Lamas in ancient times and now is a public park. It is famous for its     Potrang, the private palaces of former Dalai lamas with grandiose Tibetan architecture style.     Next, drive several kilometers to the western outskirts of Lhasa to visit Drepung Monastery.     Drepung, in Tibetan, means “prosperity”. Since its establishment, Drepung Monastery has always been one of the most important Buddhist monasteries in Tibet. In its heyday, there were more than 10,000 monks lived and studied in the monastery. Throughout its history, many important and famous Tibetan leaders used to study here, especially the Dalai Lamas. So Drepung Monastery is also respectfully known as the “Mother
School of Dalai Lamas”.

In the afternoon, you will be taken to another famous monastery in Lhasa - Sera Monastery. It is famous for the spectacular “Buddhism Debating”. As a daily routine, the monks gather in a courtyard and debate on the Buddhist doctrines with supplemented gestures, which is thought to be helpful to facilitate better comprehension of the Buddhist philosophy to attain higher levels of study. After enjoying the "Buddhism Debating", you will be transferred back to the city. The rest time is your own free time to rest.

Day 4:   Lhasa - Yamdrotso Lake - Gyantse - Shigatse (7hrs, 370km)(B)
Passing by the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, drive across pass Gangbala (5030m), we move westwards to Tibet's traditional town – Gyantse and finally reach to Shigatse. There are many sites to see today, among them, the most important attractions are Yamdro-Tso Lake and Kubum Monastery in Gyantse. Yamdro-Tso Lake is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in color and Kubum Monastery has a 35m-high Chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome. Stay overnight in Manasarovar Hotel.

Day 5:   Shigatse - Rongbuk Living Area (8hrs, 340km)(B)
Morning in Shigatse, you will visit the famous Tashi Lhunpo Monastery(may be arranged at the end of the trip) where you can see the well preserved largest statue of Jampa (future god) in the world. The monastery itself is an abiding place for the successive Panchen Lamas.

There are only 2-3 hours driving from Tingri to Rongbuk through a 90km new winding road in the mountains. On the way from Tingri to EBC, you can enjoy the stunning mountain scenery; pass the wild grassland, the torrent, and soaring mountains. If it is in clear weather, you can see the panorama of Himalaya range and among mountains, you can see 4 mountains which are 8000m high and more to enjoy like Mt. Lhotse (8516m), Mt. Everest (8848m), Mt. Qowowuyag (8201m) and Mt Mayalu (8463m) at the mountain pass Kyawula Pass (5180m). If the weather is good and time allows, you will have a chance to see the majestic view of the golden summit of Mt. Everest at sunset. Stay overnight at Tent Guest House.

Day 6:   Rongphu Monastery - Everest Base Camp - Saga (10hrs, 460km)
In the morning, you will visit Mount Everest Base Camp, either by trek or by Eco-bus, the magnificent Mt. Everest is standing in the sky like a huge white pyramid, thus you are standing at the top of the world. Take pictures here before getting back to Rongbuk.

Notice:
For the needs of environmental protection, the Everest Base Camp Stone has been moved 4 km backward, do not allow tourists to enter the core area)

In the late morning, we need to take the old Tingri Road to Saga County. From the old Tingri, you can see the Mountain Everest, Chuyo, and Shishapangma which is at 8012m was the least of the world's 8000m peaks to be climbed. The road runs parallel to the Himalayan ranges and Nepalian sides called Anapurna ranges. The main road passes through the desolate plain of Digur tang, and the closely neighboring snow peaks of Shishapangma and Langtang to the south. Leaving the bum-chu basin, and then ascends into the depression of Pelkhu-Tso (4600m), a cobalt blue lake. Today we drive to Saga, a small town 69km from the Phelgu-Tso. Stay overnight in Saga Xibuyizhan Hotel or Mu Linsen Hotel.

Day 7:   Saga to Darchen (9hrs, 450km)
Moving towards the Drongpa County, the region around the sources of Brahmaputra River, which is about 167km from the Saga town. In the late afternoon, we will reach Darchen, a small town at the foot of Mt. Kailash. The tour guide will help clients to make a reservation of porters and Yaks if clients need (cost on tourists' own) and do some preparation for your following 3 days trekking around Mt.Kailash. Stay overnight in Tarchen Chongqing Hotel

Day 8:   Trek Day One - Darchen to Drirapuk (6.5 hrs, 11km)
8 kilometers after leaving Darchen with Eco-bus (20 minutes), we get to a village called Sershung, where porters are waiting for their clients. From here we begin our trek around Mt.Kailash, during your trek you can see a lot of pilgrims prostrating along the path and plies of Mani stones, small scenic sites and west face of Mt. Kailash. On the way, there are some tent shops you can refresh yourself and drink some soft drinks. The first day's trek ends at the guest house on the opposite side of Drirapuk Monastery. If you have more energy, you can visit Drirapuk Monastery on your own. from the guesthouse, you can have a stunning view of the north face of Mt. Kailash.

Day 9:  Trek Day Two - Drirapuk to Zutulpuk (18km, 9-10 hours)
The second day is the hardest and most tough circuit with the Dolma-la Pass lying 6.4km ahead. The peak of Dolma-la pass is about 5630m above sea level, so it is better to set off early in the morning as the sun rays break over the ridges above. After taking a rest at the peak of Dolma-la pass, you will descend staircase bringing you to Lhachu Valley floor, on the way you can see the small beautiful lake called Khandotso. From here it is still four hours trekking to today's final destination with no shelters on the way. the second-day trek's destination is Zutulpuk. if have energy, you can visit the Zutulpuk Monastery and its miracle cave of Milarepa. Stay overnight at the guesthouse.

Day 10:  Trek Day Three - Zutulpuk to Darchen (11km, 4hours)
We continue our Kora to Darchen, which is easy and the exit from the valley can be reached within 4 hours walk. At the ending point of the valley, you can take the ECO-friendly bus to Darchen(4km).

Optional:
After trekking, we take a drive to Chui Gompa (4560 m). Besides taking a bath in the Holy Lake Mansarovar, you will also have free time for puja if you are Hinduist or like to do it. After all, if time permits you can have a bath in the hot spring water at the lakeside (additional charges for bathing in Hot Spring not covered in the package).

Bath and hot spring may be arranged in the morning of Day 11, which is optional and is based on time and physical condition of tourists after the trek. We may not organize such activities if the weather is not so good and less than half of the tourists are willing to do this. 
Stay overnight in Tarchen Chongqing Hotel

Day 11: Drive from Darchen to Saga ( 530Km, 14 hours)
Drive from Darchen to Saga and stay overnight in Saga Xibuyizhan Hotel or Mu Linsen Hotel.

Day 12: Saga to Kyirong, Exit the Border (5-6hrs, 300km)
Today, you will go exit China in the afternoon after 5-6 hours driving from Saga to the Chinese Kyirong border, also called Rashuwaghadi in Nepal, living in the border to wait for the Nepalese driver to pick you up in the next morning.

From Saga to Kyirong border, you will find a whole new world quite different than the snow land, waterfall, flourish forest, deep gorges accompany you traveling all the way. The most amazing view is the snow-capped mountains standing behind the forest, which makes scenery take varied forms.
Overnight in the hostel at Rashuwaghadi, the border town in Nepal side.

Day 13: Rashuwaghadi to Kathmandu (8-9 hrs, 130km)
The road between the border to Kathmandu is small, it takes 8-9 hours driving to Kathmandu, you are free to stop anywhere on the road if it is safe to park and enjoy the mountain view. Tour ends in Kathmandu, the driver will send you to your reserved hotel.