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Samye Monastery

It is the first monastery ever built in Tibet. It was founded by the Tibetan King Trisiong Detsen and belongs to the Nyingmapa and Sakyapa sects. The construction consists of three styles, namely, the Han, the Tibetan and the Indian. It is said that the monastery was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt three hundred years as the residence of the 6th Dalai Lama. Finally, it was completed by Rating Rimpoche. To visit this monstery a ferry across the Yarlung Zangpo river has to be taken from the road to Tsetang.

Central Tibet - Tours & Treking

Code t002: 5-Day Lhasa Tour
 (Lhasa Fly in / Fly out)

Code t003: Central Tibet 8-Day Tour   (Lhasa Fly in / Fly out)

Code t004: Ganden to Samye Trek   10-Day Tour
 (Lhasa Fly in / Fly out)

Lhasa - Kathmandu Overland

Code t005: Katmandu to Lhasa   Overland 8-Day Tour
 (Drive in / Fly out)

Code t006: Lhasa to Katmandu   Overland 8-Day Tour
 (Fly in / Drive out)

Tibet Everest Base Camp Trekking

Code t007: Lhasa - Everest BC - Lhasa   10-Day Tour
 (Fly in / Fly out - Lhasa)

Code t008: Lhasa - Everest BC -   Katmandu 10- Day Tour
 (Fly to Lhasa. Drive to Katmandu)

Code t009: Lhasa - Everest BC -   Katmandu   12-Day Tour
 (Fly to Lhasa. Drive to Katmandu)

Code t010: Everest North Base Camp   Trek 14-Day Trek
 (Fly to Lhasa. Drive to Katmandu)

Code t011: Everest Kangshung Face   Trek 20-Day Trek
 (Fly to Lhasa. Drive to Katmandu)

Mount Kailash Journeys

Code t012: Nepal to Kailash Yatra   Tour 14 Day Tour
 (Drive in / out, ex Kathmandu)

Code t013: Simikot to Mt. Kailash   Trek 18-Day Trek
 (Trek in / Drive out, ex Kathmandu)

Code t014: Lhasa to Mount Kailash   Tour 18-Day Tour
 (Fly in / Drive out, ex Lhasa)

Code t015: Kailash & Everest Base   Camp Trek 20-Day Tour
 (Fly in / Drive out, ex Lhasa)

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