From Lhasa to Shigatse: Tibet's second largest city

Early in the morning we drive to Drak Yerpa, a picturesque cave complex near Lhasa, which was used as a site for meditation for great Tibetan leaders such as King Songtsen Gampo and Guru Rinpoche. We then travel on to Shigatse - Tibet's second largest city and former seat of the Panchen Lama, the second highest ranking lama after the Dalai Lama in the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. On way to Shigatse we will visit the 4’794 meters high Khampa-La pass and the turquoise blue Yamdrok-Tso Lake. Tibetan dinner and overnight at “Shigatse Hotel”.