The Complete
Tibetan Plateau

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Arrival in Beijing

   Transfer and rest.

2. Imperial Beijing

   The Forbidden City and the hutongs.

3. Great Wall at Mutianyu

   A full day on the best-preserved section.

4. Flight to Xining

   Entering the plateau. Free afternoon and first night at 2,275 m.

5. Kumbum Monastery

   Kumbum Monastery and active acclimatisation.

6. Qinghai Lake

   The southern shore of the saltwater lake and yak herders' camps.

7. Chaka Salt Lake

   Sunrise at the mirror of the sky, then west.

8. Dunhuang: Mogao

   The Mogao Caves and sunset on the Mingsha dunes.

9. Flight to Lhasa

   Fly to Lhasa. A day of complete rest for altitude.

10. Jokhang and Barkhor

    Morning at Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street, at a slow pace.

11. Potala and Sera

    The Potala Palace and the monks' debate at Sera Monastery.

12. Flight to Lanzhou and Gannan

    Flight and transfer to Xiahe. Labrang Monastery.

13. Night with a Tibetan family

    A day in the village, butter tea, tsampa and prayer flags at dawn.

14. Langmusi and the grasslands

    A mountain town and the grasslands of Gannan.

15. Departure

    Transfer to the airport for your flight home.