Peaks and Monasteries of the Tibet/Bhutan - Tibet/Sikkim border country

Duration: 2 weeks
Months offered: April thru October
Costs: From $3,500

China and India are finally coming to terms with one another. As these two great Asian powers realize it is better to trade than fight with one another, new areas on both sides of the border are opening to tourism. The Tibet/Bhutan and Sikkim/Tibet border country is just such an area. The section of border that this walk concerns itself with stretches east from the Buddhist stronghold of Lhodrak near the 7,538 meter summit of Kula Kangri, to the 7, 364 meter of summit of Jomo Lhari (above) in the west. The intervening valleys, peaks and plateau stretches approximately 150 km. The border is cleanly demarcated here by some of the grandest Himalayan summits which, oddly, remain little known to the outside world. From Jomo Lhari, we cross the Chumbi Valley and reach the northern Sikkim/Tibet border country. Some of the last unclimbed 7,000 meter giants form the international boundary in this region. The last tourists in this region were the 1930s Everest expeditions. The Chorten Nyima peaks and the many Buddhist hermitages that dot this amazing landscape are our destination. This trek also includes tours of Lhasa and can include a stop at Everest basecamp. Contact us for more information.