Sacred Mountains of Eastern Tibet: The Konkaling Peaks to Mt. Genyen

Duration: 17 days (12-14 days trekking)
Months offered: April-May / Oct-Nov
Costs: From $ 4,000

Eastern Tibet , known as Kham, is a magnificent landscape of immense old growth forests, vast undulating grasslands, deep valleys, alpine lakes and glaciated massifs reaching over 20,000 ft. The Khampa people who inhabit this land are devout Buddhists. For centuries they have circumambulated mountains believed to be sacred manifestations of various Buddhist divinities. The Konkaling Peaks and Mt. Genyen in SW Kham are two such mountain complexes. These peaks are some of the most beautiful in all of Tibet . Our goal is to drive through Kham to the 19,000 ft. Konkaling peaks, circumambulate the three sacred peaks over a 3-day period and then begin trekking north towards Mt. Genyen . The intervening landscape is stunningly beautiful and remains one of Tibet 's best-kept secrets. The Mt. Genyen area is one of the most untouched regions of Kham. It is the highest peak in the vicinity at just over 20,000 ft. Its fluted walls and hanging glaciers appear suddenly out of the forests and grasslands that surround it. We then trek around this sacred peak stopping at hot springs , sacred sites, and small nomad camps. After emerging from the trek, we meet our landcruisers and continue south to Gyalthang in Yunnan province. After a day touring some of Gyalthang's beautiful monasteries we fly out to Kunming . It is also possible to schedule this trip to coincide with the famous Lithang Horse Festival which is held every year on August 1 st . For more information on this trek, please contact us.