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Kangshung Valley Trek,

Trekking Tibet in the shadows of 

Mount Everest 

 

 

 

  TIBET TOURS

   

    Kailash & Guge Kingdom

    Saga Dawa

    Tibet Overland

    Fly-in-Drive-out Everest

                to Kathmandu

    Everest Base Camp from

                Lhasa

    Tibet Highlights 1

    Tibet Highlights 2

    Namtso to Tsedang

    Oracle Lake

    Lhasa Only

    Kathmandu & Lhasa 1

    Kathmandu & Lhasa 2     

    Ganden to Samye Trek

    Namtso Trek  

    Kangshung Valley Trek

    East Tibet 1

    East Tibet 2

    Tibet by Bicycle

 

   Tour Extensions in Nepal

   Tour Extensions in India

   Tour Extensions in Bhutan

 

Trek to Kangshung Glacier and the Kangshung base camp of Everest

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Trekking in the Everest region is always spectacular. The trek from Kharta to Kangshung Glacier and the Kangshung Face base camp of Everest provides stunning views of the Everest East Face. This is arduous 9-day trek over two high passes - the Langma La, at 5330m, and the Shao La, 4970m. The region from Kharta to the Kama Valley further south constitutes the the watershed of the Arun River in Nepal, and is part of the blessed land of Guru Rinpoche known as "Beyul Khebalung" or the hidden valley. The region possesses number of holy lakes, mountains and the sacred "Kharta Thechu" or the long-life spring water.

Itinerary:

 

Day 01

Arrive Lhasa

 

Day 02

Lhasa sightseeing: Potala, Jokhang, Barkhor

Day 03

Lhasa sightseeing: Norbulinka, Drepung, Sera

Day 04

Drive to Gyantse via Yamdrok Lake

Day 05

Drive to Shighatse; sightseeing

Day 06

Drive to Tingri via Sakya Monastery

Day 07

Drive to Kharta

Day 08

Start trekking: Kharta to Yueba

Day 09

Trek Yueba to base of Langma La

Day 10

Trek base of Langma La to cave

Day 11

Trek cave to Pethang

Day 12

Trek Pethang to Pethang Ringmo

Day 13

Trek Pethang Ringmo to Pethang

Day 14

Trek Pethang to Sharlung

Day 15

Trek Sharlung to Sharo

Day 16

Trek Sharo via Yueba to Kharta

Day 17

Drive Kharta to Rongbuk

Day 18

Drive Rongbuk to Tingri

Day 19

Drive Tingri to Nyalam

Day 20

Drive Nyalam to border; continue to Kathmandu

 

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20 days in Tibet

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