Tibet Khatra Valley Trek

After breakfast, we proceed for sightseeing of Lhasa that includes Potala Palace, Norbulingka Palace and Tibet Traditional Hospital. Potala Palace, the legendary palace built in 17th century, offers enchanting views of entire city and houses the resident of Dalai Lama, grand state rooms and chapels

Norbulingka Palace, the summer residence of Dalai Lama is the largest man-made garden in Tibet. We also visit the Tibet Traditional Hospital which the major hub of treatment, training, research and production of medicine.

After breakfast, we set to explore the iconic and historical landmarks of Lhasa that includes Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Jokhang Monastery and Barkhor Street. Drepung Monastery built in 14th century once used to the home for 10,000 monks but as of now the number have been declined to few hundreds.

Sera Monastery, another important monastery in Lhasa, is white-washed walls and golden roofs. Jokhang Temple, the revered shrine, exhibits the deep-seated mysteries in Tibetan Buddhism.
In late noon, we stroll around the quaint street of Barkhor Bazaar. It is center for open air stalls, shops and crowds of pilgrims.

After breakfast, we drive to Shigatse (3,900m) via Gyantse. It is the second largest city in Tibet after Lhasa which is located about 90km away from Lhasa.

We explore Tashiilhunpo Monastery, the largest monastery in Tibet and visit local market. We overnight at Shigatse Hotel or Shandong Mansion.

After breakfast, we continue our drive via friendship highway and on the way we stop at Sakya. In Sakya, we explore the Sakya Monastery, one of the oldest monastery in Tibet.

Further, we drive across highest pass in Tibet, the Gyamtso La (5,220m). It is barren but exhibits beautiful scenery of Tibet. We cross the camps of nomadic herders on our way to Shegar.

After breakfast, we continue driving from Shegar to Khatra which is located at an altitude of 12,300ft. It involves about 5 hours of driving in rough Tibetan terrain. On the way, we pass Pand La Pass which revels astonishing view of Makalu, Everest, Lhotse and Shishapangma (subject to clear weather).

Next, driving along the Chu valley, we finally reach Khatra. We camp past the boarding school on the banks of Khatra Tsangpo River, the major source of Arun River in Nepal.

Today is the starting day of Khatra valley trek. We begin with steep hike through forested route of rhododendron and juniper that eventually leads us to the high pasture above the Kama River.

On the way, we get to enjoy the mesmerizing view of Everest and Lhotse. Walking through high meadows and yak herders camps and calm green lake for about 5 hours, we reach our campsite located at an altitude of 14,500ft. The camp displays the enchanting view of Khangshung valley.

After breakfast, we climb up to the barren and rocky ground that leads us to Shao La (16,300ft). The hike lasts for 2 hours. On clear weather, you will find yourself surrounded by gigantic Himalayan ranges including Everest, Lhotse and Makalu.

Next, we descend steeply to the valley below where you will find the contrast change in vegetation from barren landscape to green and lush vegetation. We further descend for an hour to reach our campsite which surrounded by thick forest of fir and juniper forest. Camp at Joksum

Today we climb steeply through the forested route of Juniper and rhododendron that takes us to the high pasture above the Kama River. You will be awarded with grand views of Everest, Lhotse, Lhotse Shar, Petangse, Chomolonzo, Makalu and other soaring peaks.

We continue further through the alpine meadows and yak herders camp to reach our campsite at an altitude of 14,500ft.

After breakfast, we proceed to hike over the ridge that on clear day offers magnificent views of Khangsung valley along with Everest, Lhotse, Lhotse Shar, Tshertse, Petangtse, Chomolonzo, Makalu and other gigantic peaks.

Next, we descend steeply towards Kama River and cros the river before entering into the valley of Khangsung valley, a valley widely drained by Khangsung stream. The valley is filled with lush cluster of willow, rhododendron, juniper and their alpine shrubs. Walking for an hour towards the meadow called Pethang (14,200ft), we reach our campsite.

After breakfast, we begin our hike with a steep climb over the large rockslide. Here we get to see the power of the glacier as you see the incredible upheaval caused by Chomolomzo glacier.

We continue our trail though the beautiful mountain side that leads us to Okpa, a beautiful open space. Later, we follow the meadows of lateral moraine enjoying the giant views of Everest, Lhotse and Tserse. We camp at the grassy hillock of Pathang Ringmo (16,00ft).

It is optional hike that takes you to the Khangshung valley alongside of the glacier to the base camp. This base camp is mostly used by expeditioner attempting the east face of Everest.

Today we follow our step back along the Khangshung Glacier and walk over the rockslide located to the opposite of Chomolonzo glacier. 4 hours of gradual hike takes you to open and pleasant campsite.
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You can also hike from Pethang Ringmo to Guru Rimpoche’s cave at Tse Chu Lake. 6-7 hours climb takes us to Okpa meadows and further descends to the lake across Lamtsho (16,200ft)

After breakfast, we continue hiking steadily uphill for an hour to the upper reaches of the river and further hike an hour across relatively flat land to a small meadow which is locally called Pangboche. We stop here for lunch.

After lunch, we climb up steeply on an alpine slopes for another couple of hours to small yet beautiful lake at the base of Langma La. Here you can witness the stunning view of Makalu and Everest. We hike for 4 hours in total to reach the camp at Tso Tshuringma.

After breakfast, we follow the steep route over the rocky hill that leads us to Langma La. Next we leave Khangshung valley behind and climb down steeply through the Rocky Mountains and glacier valleys for an hours to reach the grassy meadow which is locally called Troshay (14,000ft). We camp here overnight.

Today, we continue through the stream and descend down to Khatra Tsangpo valley along a well-defined trail. We walk across grassy hillsides and small hamlets filled with cultivated lands and traditional houses.

After an hours of exotic hike, we reach the fork of the trail which we previously used for climbing Shao La. Crossing the Yulba village, we reach the riverside camp where we rest overnight.

After breakfast, we drive to Rongbuk from the campsite in Kharta. We spend overnight in Rongbuk and prepare for next day Everest Base Camp trip.

Today we explore Rongbuk Monastery (5,00m), the highest altitude monastery in the world. Further we proceed for Everest Base Camp which lies 4km away from the town of Ronbuk.

You can either rent a horse craft here to ride to the Base Camp or hike along the Dza Rongphu Glacier if you like. After exploration, we hike back to Rongbuk to end our day and rest.

After breakfast, we drive towards Nyalam admiring the best view of Tibetan landscapes. We drive through the Tingri Plains for 6 hours to reach the Nyalam where you spend overnight in a cozy warm hotel.

After breakfast, we drive from Nylam to Zhangmu through winding downhill road that offers spectacular view of waterfalls. A few km drive from Zhangmu takes us to the friendship bridge over Bhotekoshi River. Driving through lush and verdant Nepalese countryside for more than 5 hours, we finally reach Kathmandu.

In the evening, you will attend farewell dinner organized by Alpine Kailash in typical Nepali restaurant with cultural shows.