One of the more spectacular rides of the tour, rolling through both alpine terrain and high mountain desert. Two climbs take us past glaciers, turquoise reservoirs, old towns and monasteries. The day starts with a visit to Samdeng Monastery, home to the only female incarnate of Buddha and ends with the Baijung Monastery with its mandala shaped temple structure.
Morning at Yamdrok Lake
Samdeng Monastery
temple murals
Temple murals
landscapes along the way
Landscapes along the way
Kharo La Glacier
Ruins above the reservior
Baijung Monastery, with fortification walls in the background
Mandala shaped stupha at Baijung Monastery
Fortress ruins, used by Tibetans to defend against British Colonial Forces