Tibet | 8 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Tour
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8 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Tour
Activity place: Tibet
Activity date: From Nov.16th to Mar.31th
Any date you want to start this trip between our Activity dates, we can arrange for you.
Note: You need to book this trip at least 20 days before your departure, because freigners are required to apply for Tibet visa in advance.
Meeting point : Airport/Train station
Participants: Min 1, Max 12
Traffic tools: Local Travelling Bus
Trip Fee:
5650RMB/pax if you book alone
5350RMB/pax if 3 or more than 3 travelwes booked together
Note: If only you alone joined this trip, we still will make this trip for you, but you need to pay 840RMB more for the Single room supplement.
Booking Hotline: 18514204269 (English & Mandarin)
Statement: No refund within 15 days before this trip.
Trip Overview
This is the Classic tour itinerary to visit Lhasa andEverest Base camp. If you are not used to the high altitude, then this is one of the best itineraries that cover the all the Lhasa main tourist sites like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street, Drepung and sera monastery with Gyantse Kumbum and Shigatse Tashi Lhunpho monastery.
Tourists can see much natural scenery like beautiful sacred Lake Yamdrok tso and karo glacier with beautiful views of Mt. Everest,the highest mountain in the world from Everest Base Camp.
Highlights:
PotalaPalace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama
JokhangTemple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet
SeraMonastery: One of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, the hotattraction is monks debate.
DrepungMonstery: Drepung used to be a seat of central government until the 5th DalaiLama built Potala Palace.
Namtso Lake: It is the"Heavenly Lake" which is one of the four holy lakes of Tibet and alsothe highest salt-lake.
Mt. Everest: Thehighest mountain in the world.
Tour Brief
Day | Place | Activities | Meals | Hotel |
01 | Arrive in Lhasa | Airport/Train station to hotel transfer at designated period of time Rest in the hotel to acclimatize the altitude | 3 Star Hotel twin sharing | |
02 | Lhasa | Lhasa City Tour *Potala Palace *Johkang Temple *Barkor Street | B Welcome Dinner | 3 Star Hotel twin sharing |
03 | Lhasa | Lhasa City Tour *Drepung Monastery * Sera Monastery | B | 3 Star Hotel twin sharing |
04 | Lhasa to Gyantse to Shigatse (370km) | *Yamdrotso Lake *Karola Glacier *Simila Pass and Manla Reservoir *Gyantse Kumbum & Pelkor Monastery | B | 3 Star Hotel twin sharing |
05 | Shigatse to Rongpuk (340km) | *Far View of Himayala Mountain Range *Rongpuk Monastery | B | Dorm or Big Tent with humble accommodation |
06 | Rongpuk to Shigatse(340km) | *Everest Base Camp | / | 3 Star Hotel twin sharing |
07 | Shigatse to Lhasa (270km) | *Tashilunpo Monastery *River View of Brahmaputra （Shigatse to Lhasa’s transfer perhaps by train） | B | 3 Star Hotel twin sharing |
08 | Depart from Lhasa | Hotel to Airport/Train station transfer at designated periosd of time. End the tour | B | \ |
Price Inclusions
All necessary travel permits for Tibet (excluding the Chinese visa)
Tourist bus/mini bus transportation with experienced local driver during tour
Tourist bus/minibus transportation between airport/train statin and Hotel at designatedperiod of time
Experienced Local Tibetan private guide
6 nights of 3star hotels twin sharing accommodation with breakfast (B.B), 1 night Dorm or Big Tent with humble accommodation near Rongpuk Monastery
One welcomeor welfare dinner
All admission fee of tourists sites listed in the itinerary
Oxygenbottles/Oxygen tank cylinder provided during the tour days in Tibet
Price Exclusions
Chinese visa
Lunches and Dinners, Breakfast at Rongpuk Monastery
Tips to driver and tour guide
Single room supplement if clients request a private room in hotels
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Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa.
After arriving in Lhasa, local tour guide will welcome you at the airport/train station, then transfer the guests to the hotel. Acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel.
Overnight in Lhasa
Day 2: Lhasa City, Potala Place and BarkhorStreet (B,D).
The tour will begin from UNESCO World Heritage site - Potala Palace, which is also the winter palace of Dalai Lama. It's situated at 12,139 feet above sea level. It's a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artifacts.
Then continue to Jokhang Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s aspiritual center for Buddhists in Tibet.
Next to the temple there is BakhorStreet, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetanitems such as prayer wheels and jewelry.
Day 3: Monasteries in Lhasa, Drepung and Sera(B).
In the morning, tourists are going to visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelugmonasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416. Ganden palace is used as DalaiLama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala palace.
Afternoon, SeraMonastery---It was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and wasfounded in 1419. The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in theafternoon.
Day 4: Lhasa – Gyantse - Shigatse (B)
Drive from Lhasa to Gyantse. Admire the Gampala pass (4790 m) on the way, and get aglimpse of Yamdrok-tso (4400m), which is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains.
Then continue to drive west towards Gyantse. In Gyantse, tourists will visitthe famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum.
After one and a half hour'sdrive, clients will arrive in Shigatse, which is the second largest city inTibet.
Day5: Everest Base Camp (B)
Drive to Lhatse where touristscan take lunch. Then drive to Shegar and if the weather is clear enough, tourists can view the Mt. Everest in the distance on the way back down.
After 4 to 6 hours, arrive at Rongbuk monastery, but on the way there, clients will pass Pang la Pass, one of the highest passes in Tibet at 5050m. From that pass, enjoy view all of the five highest peaks in the world.
Day 6: Everest Base Camp Return to Shigatse
In the morning, tourists can see the sunrise appear on the top of Mt Everest, and have a full view of the magnificent Mount.
Tourists may trek from tent to the base camp 4km one way,or go to EBC by local bus. Then drive back to Shigatse.
Day 7: Shigatse - Lhasa (B)
Today, exploreTashilunpo monastery of Gelug Sect, the seat of the Panchen Lama, built in1447.
The monastery houses a giant statue of the Maitreya Buddha - the biggestgilded statue of Maitreya (Buddha of the future) in the world and a tomb of all the Panchen Lama, containing jewels and gold.
In the afternoon, you will drive back to Lhasa, which will take around 6 hours.
Day 8: Depart from Lhasa (B).
Transfer clients to the airport or train station.