The Lhagang Grasslands are a group of high plateaus around the low Le River Valley. Nomadic yak herders moved into this area about 500 years ago, coming from the Golok and Sertar grasslands to the north. Their descendants still live in the area, working with yaks and living in clans on the high plateau as their ancestors did.
In the high grasslands west of Lhagang, the plateau reaches 4600 meters, and is dotted with marshland and deep sinkhole lakes, with sheer rock sides, connected to the ground water system. Legend says that a wave sometimes will sweep all the yaks, tents, and saddles from one lake, into another 20 kms away.
These high plateaus are the arena of silence, wind, and the high wolf dens: green in summer, yellow in autumn and winter. Open land.
Trips can be planned for single people or for groups. They can be horse rides or hikes with pack horses.
2 days, ride or hike
Day 1: Set out for Yibei Lake, a deep sinkhole lake in the highest part of the Lhagang grasslands. or a high hut
Day 2: Ride or hike back to the lodge, via a different route
Hiking
Trekkers per group | Price per person nomad guide | Price per person with English translation |
1 | Y 1240 | Y 2920 |
2 | Y 860 | Y 1700 |
3 | Y 730 | Y 1290 |
Riding
Trekkers per group | Price per person nomad guide | Price per person with English translation |
1 | Y 1770 | Y 3310 |
2 | Y 1340 | Y 2080 |
Larger groups can share costs according to actual group size. Ie. 3 people are 2 double and 1 single.
For availability, logistical details & reservation:
3 days, ride or hike, with car return (+ optional nomad tent stay before trek)
Day 1: Set out for Yibei Lake, a deep sinkhole lake in the highest part of the Lhagang grasslands.
Day 2: Ride or hike across high wetland, filled with wild birds, to a overlook to the north and west, and get a sense of the scope of the land. Visit sacred Ragni Lake, another sinkhole, and camp nearby.
Day 3: Ride or hike to Genup Gompa, an original small nomad temple on the edge of the high plateau. Meet a car this evening to return to Tagong or the ecolodge.
Optional nomad tent stay +100 Y
Hiking
Trekkers per group | Price per person nomad guide | Price per person with English translation |
1 | Y 3080 | Y 6330 |
2 | Y 2100 | Y 3730 |
3 | Y 1870 | Y 2860 |
Riding
Trekkers per group | Price per person nomad guide | Price per person with English translation |
1 | Y 3460 | Y 6320 |
2 | Y 2300 | Y 3980 |
3 | Y1910 | Y2470 |
Larger groups can share costs according to actual group size. Ie. 3 people are 2 double and 1 single.
For availability, logistical details & reservation:
4 days, ride or hike (+optional nomad tent stay before trek)
Day 1: Set out for Yibei Lake, a deep sinkhole lake in the highest part of the Lhagang grasslands.
Day 2: Ride or hike across high wetland, filled with wild birds, to a overlook to the north and west, and get a sense of the scope of the land. Visit sacred Ragni Lake, another sinkhole, and camp nearby.
Day 3: Ride or hike to Genup Gompa, an original small nomad temple on the edge of the high plateau.
Day 4: return to the Khampa Nomad Ecolodge on foot or by horse, crossing deep valleys and high hills.
Add nomad tent stay before or after +100 Y
Hiking
Trekkers per group | Price per person nomad guide | Price per person with English translation |
1 | Y 2520 | Y 5770 |
2 | Y 1820 | Y 3450 |
3 | Y 1590 | Y 2670 |
riding
Trekkers per group | Price per person nomad guide | Price per person with English translation |
Single | Y 3530 | Y 7480 |
Double | Y 2680 | Y 4650 |
Larger groups can share costs according to actual group size. Ie. 3 people are 2 double and 1 single.
For availability, logistical details & reservation: