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=DIARY ENTRY THREE= Today I’m heading off to Yamdroktso, which is one of Tibet’s 3 holy lakes. It is located 110km outside of Lhasa. We leave Lhasa in the early morning, its absolutely freezing. The bus travels the winding bumpy (sometimes terrifying) mountain road for 3 ½ hours. We climb over the snow pass of Kambala (5030m) to reach Yamdroktso (4441m), which lies several hundred meters below the road.

Our first sight of Yamdroktso is awe-inspiring; it is a fabulous shade of deep turquoise, with the massive form of Mt Nojin Kangtsang (7191m) in the distant background. We stop and have a nice walk by the lakeside and have a picnic lunch. We cross the 5045m Karola, which has awesome views of the Nojin Kangtsang Glacier and travel approximately 90km until we reach Gyantse. We visit the famous 35m high Kumbum. We stop to view this stunning architectural wonder which is packed full of Tibetan sculptures and paintings. Finally we reach Gyantse where we have a late dinner and spend the night.