tibet june 2011

21 day itinerary
tuesday may 31st – monday june 20th
Day 1 (Arrive Kathmandu), Day 2 (Free day Kathmandu), Day 3 (Fly Kathmandu - Nepalganj), Day 4 (Fly Nepalganj – Simikot - start short trek to Dharapuri – 5 kms - 2 hours), Day 5 (Trek to Salli Khola – 12 kms - 5 hours), Day 6 (Trek to Tumkot – 14 kms - 7 hours), Day 7 (Trek to Sip Sip – 13 kms -7 hours), Day 8 (Trek to Hilsa – 10 kms - 6 hours), Day 9 (Enter Tibet and overnight at Taklakot/Purang), Day 10 (Drive Taklakot – Lake Manasarovar), Day 11 (Start kora/camp near Chuku gompa), Day 12 (Trek Chuku gompa – Dirapuk gompa), Day 13 (Free day at north face of Mount Kailash), Day 14 (Trek Dirapuk - Drolma La/camp Topchen valley), Day 15 (Finish kora/drive to Manasarovar), Day 16 (june 15th 2011, Saga Dawa festival), Day 17 (Drive to Tirthapuri), Day 18 (Drive Tirthapuri - Paryang), Day 19 (Drive Paryang – Pekhu Tso), Day 20 (Drive Pekhu Tso - Zhangmu), Day 21 (Enter Nepal and drive to Kathmandu)
Day 8
trek to Hilsa – 10 kms - 6 hours

Our day begins with a steep ascent all the way up and over the 4580 Nara La and we get the first views of the magnificent Tibetan plateau that stretches out into the distance. We climb down the pass to camp for the night at Hilsa



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tibet june 2011