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It takes 4 days to walk from  Ganden to Samye and the trek is one of the finest soft treks in Central Tibet. Ganden Monastery, a grand site and a starting point for the trek, is 60km east of Lhasa. It was first built in 1409, during the 7 year reign of Emperor Yong Le of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, at least 10 buildings have been now restored. Views from the mountain ridge above Ganden are superb, with barley fields sprawling across the valley floor, the splendid landscape doted with small villages. The trek concludes in Samye, the oldest Monastery of Red Hat sect. Upon ferrying across the Tsangpo, we make a side-trip to the nearby imposing Mindroling Monastery, the largest Nyingmapa-sect monastery in Central Tibet.

Itinerary:

 

Day 1 Fly to Lhasa; pick up and transfer to Hotel; rest/acclimatization; Hotel Shangbala, or Hotel Mandala or Hotel Snowland, or Hotel Pantoc, etc;
 

Day 2 Potala, Jokhang, Barkhor; Hotel.


Day 3 Tibet Museum, Drepung Monastery, Norbulinka; Hitel.

 

Day 4 Sera, Phabongkha temple, short hike; free afternoon in Lhasa; Hotel.

 

Day 5 Lhasa to Drakyera; short hike; then to Ganden Monastery; Camp;

 

Day 7 Trekking; camp.

 

Day 8 Trekking; camp.

 

Day 9 Trekking; arrive at Samye; Guest House.

 

Day 10 Visit Samye Monastery, cross Tsangpo; then drive to Tsedang, the birth place of Tibet Culture, with a stop at Mindroling Gompa; Hotel.

 

Day 11 Tradruk Temple, Yongbulakhang, Tombs of Tibetan Kings, Hotel.

 

Day 12 Tsedang to Lhasa, Hotel.

 

Day 13 Free day in Lhasa, shopping or similar.

 

Day 14 Transfer to airport for departure.

Price includes:
1) Accommodation per the above itinerary (based on double occupancy); in Hotels based on B&B basis, bed only in Guest Houses.
2) A private Toyota Land Cruiser and an experienced driver
3) An experienced Tibetan English speaking guide
4) Sightseeing tours with site entrance fees per the itinerary.
5) All necessary Tibet Travel permits.

6) Camping equipment, tent for two.
7) Yaks, yak driver

8) Cook
9) All meals on the trek.


Price does not include:
1) International Airfare

2) Domestic airfare: please see above under Land Cost for flight costs in China!
2) Personal expenses like laundry, IDD calls, bottled drinks.
3) China Visa
4) Meals not specified on the itinerary

5) Guide and driver tips

 

Please remember that all of our itineraries can be modified and made to fit your own days of travel!

Designing private tours just for you is our specialty!
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13 nights / 14  days

This tour can also be run as 10 nights/11 days
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Taking part in the above tour you will travel in altitudes of over 4500m, even 5000m, and thus you should be familiar with the prevention, recognition and treatment of altitude sickness, including shortness of breath, restlessness, sleeplessness, and headaches, as well as all the inherent dangers arising from travel in high altitude. To learn more about this topic, click here.

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