sacred journey

Phenomenal Tibet 2026

May 28 - June 14

ONCE IN A LIFETIME KAILASH KORA
YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE +
THE HOLY WEEK OF SAGA DAWA!

18 days : Pilgrimage ~ Transmission ~ Daily Practice
Chengdu ~ Samye ~ Drak Yongsul ~ Lhasa ~ Kailash ~ Shigatse ~ Lhasa ~ Chengdu

  • (straight from Guru Rinpoche’s terma)

    1️⃣ Normal day kora → ×1
    2️⃣ Full moon → ×10
    3️⃣ Guru Rinpoche Day (10th) → ×100,000
    4️⃣ Saga Dawa month → ×100,000
    5️⃣ Saga Dawa Düchen (May 31) → ×10 MILLION
    6️⃣ Horse Year 2026 → ×13 automatic
    7️⃣ Guru Rinpoche Day IN Horse Year → ×100,000 ×13
    9️⃣ 108 koras lifetime → rainbow body at death 🌈

    Padmasambhava’s promise:
    “Whoever sees Kailash on my birthday in Horse Year, I myself will come fetch them.”

Itinerary

  • We will be departing for Lhasa from Chengdu on May 28th. We recommend you arrive earlier to recover from jetlag and be ready to travel to Lhasa with the group May 28th.

  • Samye Monastery + Samye Chimphu

    We will be celebrating the Buddha’s birthday at Samye Monastery and the yogi caves above the monastery at Samye Chimphu.

    We will also be acclimatizing here at 11, 745 feet for three days.

  • We will stop by Drak Yongzul, the sacred meditation cave of Padma Sambhava and Yeshe Tsogyel en route to Lhasa.

    We will acclimatize in Lhasa at 11,995 ft and visit the Jokhang.

  • We will visit Shigatse enroute to Kailash

  • We begin the 3 day Kailash Kora which goes from 17,000 ft to 18,400 ft

  • We will end the Kailash Trek at Lake Manasarovar

  • We will make our way back to Lhasa through Saga and Shigatse.

  • Return to Lhasa

  • Morning:
    Visit to the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual heart of Lhasa.

    Afternoon: Barkhor Kora around the Jokhang

    Evening Practice

  • Morning: Potala Palace
    Closing with the monumental Potala Palace

    Optional: Rest in the afternoon, shop the Barkhor again, or check out the Norbulingka 9km away.

  • Return to Chengdu

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Tuition + Lodging

$9,500 early bird paid in full before March 15 2026
$10,500 regular
$800 single supplement

Price Includes:
All instruction during the trip
All hotels, food, local guides, and local transportation
Pre-trip orientation classes and sessions to prepare for the trip

Price does not include:
International airfare, shopping budget, porter or horse to carry your bags

Refundable Deposit to secure your spot:
25% of trip cost

To register, fill out form and we will send registration and trip details.