Trip Over View

This is an excellent trek, combining the historical sites of Tibet with the natural beauty of the high nomadic areas.

The trek begins from Ganden Monastery - the principal seat of the head of the Gelugpa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. You will visit the monastery there and take a warm up kora hike around the monastery. We leave behind the last village and take a gradual but steady climb .You will cross the first pass on the second day and come into the high altitude pastures inhabited in the summer months by nomads with their yaks. The next two days take you over a lower pass and into a sheltered valley containing the hidden retreat site of Yamalung. Finally, you will enter the broad valley of the Yarlungdzangbo - Tibet’s major river which runs west to east draining all of central Tibet before dropping south to become the Brahmaputra in India. The trek includes a visit to the active hillside hermitage of Samye Chimphu before setting up camp in the fields near the main monastery. Samye is Tibet’s first monastery founded in the 8th century by the Indian master, Guru Rinpoche. The entire monastic complex is designed as a structural Mandala and contains a wide range of architectural and artistic styles from India, China and Tibet. 

You will leave this wondrous complex by jeep amidst sand dunes to cross the wide Tsangpo valley and spend your last night in Tsedang, the cradle of Tibet’s early dynastic Kings. You can take an extra day in Tsedang to visit Tibet’s first palace - Yambulakhang, Tradruk Temple and other highlights.