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Ngari Southern Route 9-Day: Kailash, Manasarovar & Guge — Tibet

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Ngari Southern Route 9-Day: Kailash, Manasarovar & Guge

The holy mountain, the holy lake and the vanished kingdom - the great western circuit.

1

Day 1

Lhasa to Shigatse via Yamdrok, the Karola Glacier and Gyantse Fort.

2

Day 2

Shigatse to Saga via Lhatse, the Gyatso La Pass, Tingri and the Peiku Lake below Shishapangma.

3

Day 3

Saga through Zhongba and Paryang over the Mayom La to Lake Manasarovar - the night at the Chiu Monastery village.

4

Day 4

The Manasarovar kora morning, the Rakshas (Ghost) Lake, then to Darchen at the foot of Kailash.

5

Day 5

The Kailash kora begins - the day over the Dolma La pass and the night at the Zutulpuk Monastery.

6

Day 6

Complete the kora at Darchen, drive past Men Shi and the Bal garrison to the Zanda earth forest and Toling Monastery.

7

Day 7

The Guge Kingdom ruins at dawn, then back through Bal to Paryang and Zhongba for the night.

8

Day 8

Zhongba through Saga and the 22nd work station to Lhatse and Shigatse.

9

Day 9

Shigatse via Nyemo back to Lhasa - the final valley day of the circuit.

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