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8-Day Tsurpu-Yangpachen Monastery & Dorjeling Nunnery Trekking

Tour Code:TE-MTT-0801
Start in:Chengdu
End in: Lasha
Destinations:Chengdu → Lhasa → Tsurpu → Leten → Bartso → Dorje Ling Nunnery → yangpachen → Chengdu
Day 1  Lhasa Arrival
Fly to Lhasa from Chengdu/Beijing/Kathmandu, airplane (by China Airlines) will be landed at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (96km from the main city) by CA4112 at 14:50pm Chinese time (09:50/14:50) if you fly from Beijing. Airport pick up and transfer to hotel in Lhasa.
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Day 2  Lhasa Sightseeing
1 full day sightseeing in Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jorkhang Temple & Barkhor street, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Norbulinka.
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Day 3  Lhasa-Tsurpu
Morning drive to Tsurpu Monastery (4480m, 70km), visit the monastery, which is the seat of Karmapa branch of the Kagyupa order of Tibetan Bhuddhism. The Karmapa are also known as the Black Hats. Overnight guest house or camping in Tsurpu.
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Day 4  Tsurpu - Leten
Start trekking from Tsurpu to Leten (11km, 4 hrs), heading west or up the valley. After trekking for 45 minutes, reach the county of Shupshading, from where you can arrange yaks. Another 3 hrs you will reach the county of Leten. Camping
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Day 5  Leten - Bartso
Continue trekking from Leten to Bartso (6 hrs, 15 km, highest Lasar-La Pass 5300m). Approx. 3 hrs trekking towards north from Leten to Lasar-La Pass, which is the highest point of this trek. Enroute we will view the Damchen Nyingtri, which is holy to the god ruling the environs as per Tibetan tradition. Overnight camping.
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Day 6   Bartso - Dorje Ling Nunnery
Trek from Bartso to Dorje Ling Nunnery (4 hrs, 15km), trek torwards north-west to Dorje Ling Nunnery, en route view the great Nyenchen Tanglha, the 7111m mountain that gives its name to the range. It is the holiest mountain in central Tibet and is said to be inhabited by a god of same name. Camping
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Day 7   Dorje Ling Gompa - Lhasa
Trek Dorje Ling Gompa to Yangpachen Monastery (5 hrs, 14km). Trek torwards north-west for approx. 1 hour to reach the Yangpachen valley. Arrive at the monastery in another 15 minutes. The monasteray was home of 115 monks,but many of them have fled to Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim. It is headed by Shamar Rimpoche, a leading Lama of the Kagyupa order, who is now based in India. Same day drive back to Lhasa.



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Day 8  Lhasa Departure.
Morning Transfer to Gonggar airport and fly to Chengdu/Beijing/Kathmandu, tour ends.
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