DAY 1 ~ Arrive in Beijing. Met and transferred to your hotel.

DAY 2 ~ Lhasa
Transfer to the airport and fly to the Gongkar airport. Drive two hours to Lhasa  (11,800') and transfer to hotel. You’ll have the afternoon to explore the town and begin your acclimatization to the higher altitude.

DAYS 3-4 ~ Lhasa
You  will have two full days in Lhasa to make excursions to the following places:    The Jokhang,  Sera, Drepung,  and Potala Palace. You will also wander the age-worn streets of the Barkhor bazaar, mingling with pilgrims, monks, traders and nomads.

DAYS 5-8  ~ Trekking to Namtso

DAY 9 ~ Namtso to Lhasa
Rest and exploration day at Tashi Do  A day to explore the Tashi Do hermitage on the shores of the lake and explore its remarkable monastery, grottos,  cave temples, and twin limestone watchtowers. While here you’ll make a short kora (circuit) around Tashi Do Chung. Drive over the Largen La (16,300') and descend to  Damxung. Continue back down the Tibet-Qinghai highway to Lhasa. Overnight at hotel. 

DAY 10 ~ Lhasa to Beijing
Transfer two hours to the Gongkar airport and fly back to Beijing where you are met and transferred to your hotel. Time permitting, guided sight seeing.

DAY 11 Beijing/Onward
Transfer to the airport for onward flight.