2008 Prices:

Tibet Land Cost

$2795 (7-10 members)
$3095 (4-6 members)

Single Supplement $400
Forced Single Supplement $200

Beijing, China Costs

$975 (includes Beijing-Lhasa R/T airfare, Tibet Entry Permit, Beijing Hotel, Beijing Sightseeing)

Women's Yoga and Trekking in Central Tibet

15 Days- Weekly Departures in April-October 2008-09

Trip Difficulty: Moderate

Join Lotus Expeditions on an all-women expedition to the cultural and historical heart of Tibetan Buddhism in Central Tibet. This fifteen day adventure travels from the busy markets and remarkable temples of Lhasa to the remote corners of the Himalaya where nomadic Tibetans still pursue their traditional subsistence lifestyle.

Your journey will take you to Beijing, China where the 2008 Summer Olympics transformed this fascinating and ancient city. An overnight layover will allow for a brief exploration of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City before you fly into the high altitude capital of Lhasa,Tibet.

A few days in Lhasa will allow your heart and lungs to adjust to the thin air while your mind adjusts to present-day Tibet with its beauty and tragedies. The Jokhang Temple is a beacon for Tibetan pilgrims who come here to pray and circumambulate the temple, gaining karmic merit with each kora. The Potala Palace, former home of the Dalai Lama, speaks volumes of the greatness once held by the upper echelons of Tibetan Buddhist society.

From the commercial center of Tibet you will travel seven days by vehicle and foot, venturing further and further into remote valleys surrounded by giant Himalayan peaks. You will walk among Tibetan nomads and pilgrims. You will join them on their religious koras. You will visit beautiful monasteries and nunneries. For it is only here, in these remote corners, on the “rooftop of the world” that one can truly grasp what Tibet must have been like before the prophesized “invaders from the East” destroyed Tibet for Tibetans.

Trip Summary:

  • Six nights hotel, six nights camping
  • Visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in Beijing, China
  • Visit important Tibetan Buddhist temples, monasteries and nunneries
  • Trek among Tibetan nomads and pilgrims
  • Optional yoga led by Petit Pinson
  • Explore remote valleys and trek beneath Himalayan peaks

Brief Itinerary:

Day 1- Depart Home
Day 2- En route
Day 3- Arrive in Beijing; Afternoon sightseeing
Day 4- Flight to Lhasa
Day 5 - Visit Jokhang Temple and Barkor Market
Day 6- Visit the Potala Palace and Sera Monastery
Day 7- Begin Trek; Travel to Drigung Valley, visit Tidrum Nunnery
Day 8- Explore Driging Valley
Day 9- Travel to Reting Monastery, explore surrounding forests
Day 10- Hike to Samtenling Nunnery
Day 11- Drive to Drolma Valley, explore nunnery
Day 12- Hike to Yamtso Lake; Travel to Nam Tsho Lake
Day 13- Undertake the Tashi Dor kora; Return to Lhasa
Day 14- Free Day in Lhasa
Day 15- Fly Lhasa-Beijing-Home

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