In the early morning fly to Tibet, in the afternoon rest and acclimatize. 3N in 3 star hotel (B/L)

Lhasa:visit Potala Palace and Johkang temple and walk around the famous Barkor Street.(B/L)

Lhasa:visit Drepung and Sera monastery.(B/L)

Lhasa-Gyantse, visit Yamdrok Lake and Palkor monastery. 1N in 3 star hotel (B/L/D)

Gyantse-Shigatse, visit Tashilunpo monastery in Shigatse, 1N in 3 star hotel (B/L/D)

Shigatse-Latse, 1N in simple Guesthouse (B/L/D)

Latse-Saga, a whole day’s driving, about 300km. The army town of Saga(4600m) is the last town of any size on this route.1N in simple Guesthouse (B/L/D)

Saga-Paryang, Another day’s driving(260km) will take us to Paryang in the heart of western Tibet, where the four great rivers of South Asia diverge from their glacial sources around Mount Kailash. During the rainy season, the roads to Paryang are likely to be washed out by floods, in which case we may need to drive the truck through a 30 cm(11.7 inches) deep stream.1N in simple Guesthouse (B/L/D)

Paryang-Darchen,Darchen(4575 meters) is the starting and completion point for the general circuit of the sacred mountain. It is wise to spend at least a Day here in preparation.1N in Guesthouse (B/L/D)

Trekking around Kailash Camping/Guest Houses (B/L/D)

Lake Manasarovar. We will camp another night at this sacred lake. We will take a walk up to the Chiu Monastery, located atop a cliff, to enjoy the spectacular view of the lake. Camping/Guest House (B/L/D)

Darchen-Tsada, The road to Thsada is terrible, and go over some very high passes, taking a whole Day.We will spend a day driving to Zhanda, a small town situated deep in a valley. The drive itself offers a breathtaking view of sand-rock formations shaping the deep valley. We will spend another day in the area to visit the ruins of the Guge Kingdom, which ruled western Tibet 300 years ago.2N in Guesthouse (B/L/D)

Tsada-Lhasa,We will return to Lhasa by retracing the original route we took, stopping on the way to play frisbee in the grasslands with Tibetan children or photographing golden haired yaks grazing in the sunset.

Lhasa-Chengdu-Beijing, in the early morning transfer to airport and fly to Chengdu, then connecting flight to Beijing, self transfer to hotel and then free time. 1N in 3 star hotel.