3 days
Choose between riding and hiking. And choose your level of guiding — nomad horseman only or full specialized guiding and cultural interpretation – particularly useful on this most culturally rich of our short treks. *
Day 1: Ride or hike up into the high Lhagang grasslands, stopping for a temple visit and lunch with a nomadic family – or, if the weather is nice, have a grassland picnic. Stay the night with a nomadic family in their tent. 12 kms, 4200 meters.
Day 2: Try milking yaks in the morning and then ride or hike on to Gyergo Nunnery. Visit the sights there – the temple, mani wall, and monk’s college. Stay the night with an elderly lay practitioner at Gyergo. (Outdoor toilets are public, 100 meters away.) 18 kms, 3900 meters
Day 3: Ride or hike up to high Tsaiyum Tso, a lake with gorgeous high peak views. Have lunch at the lake and then ride or hike back down to the road. 12 kms
6 hours ride each day and 2 home stays included. Includes all meals, beds, guiding, and horses (if riding). No packhorses.
This trip is doable and reasonable any time year. Horse riding 6-7 hours per day, hiking 8-9 hours per day. Horse riding is easy walking.
Includes food, food preparation, guide, horses if riding, and car one-way from Ecolodge or Tagong. Tents are also provided. Sleeping bags and mats can be rented. Trekkers can book Ecolodge Rooms for a 15% discount. First book the trek and receive a discount code, then book your room.
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*All pricing include all trek meals, tents, and guides and horses/yaks as listed. Groups of 6 or more get an automatic 10% discount.
*A note about guide choice: Tibetan nomads almost always speak only Tibetan. Their Chinese and English are minimal. Our well-trained and experienced nomad horsemen are usually able to manage logistical issues without translation, through experience and an occasional phone call. But please be forewarned that communication issues with them do, of course, exist. We offer nomad-led trips without translators in order to keep prices within reach as much as possible (and for some people, trying to communicate adds to the adventure.)
An English speaking guide (Tibetan) is highly recommended for richness as well as a smoother trip. They are educated in Tibetan traditions and will tell you the stories of the places you visit, the details of the temples, and help you get to know your hosts. Plus, an English-speaking Tibetan guide gives you a dedicated person to care for your well-being and to attend to your needs. With issues like altitude sickness, this can be very helpful.
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