| Day 02: |
Trek Showa-La 4150m
Trek Lungsang
It is only a short drive from Shigatse to Shalu to begin this trek. Leaving Shalu village pass the Ri-puk hermitage on a nearby hillside as you head towards the Showa-La (4150m). Both the ascent and descent from the pass are through eroded waterless ravines. From the top of the pass tomorrow's pass, the Char-La can be seen. Passing through the fields and villages of Manitinga and Lower Lungsang head into the woods around Upper Lungsang.
|
| Day 04: |
trek Narthang 3½ hrs
drive Shigatse 3900m
Continue the trek down the valley through small villages, crossing the
Friendship Highway to the once great Narthang Monastery. Although the outer
walls still stand, within only a few structures stand amid a maze of ruins.
Historically it was one of the three great printing centers for religious texts
in Tibet, however it suffered almost total devastation during the Cultural
Revolution and only a fraction of the wooden printing blocks survive. It is only
a short drive back to Shigatse.
|
