Nine Days Tour: Lhasa to Mt. Everest Base Camp

Total Fair From $1020 per person.

ITINERARY IN SHORT

  • Day 1: Arrival and pick up at, either, the Gongkar Airport or the Libu train station in Lhasa
  • Day 2: Lhasa sightseeing: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Bakhor Street.
  • Day 3: Lhasa sightseeing: Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery.
  • Day 4: Lhasa to Gyangtse. Stopping at the Yamdrok Lake, Karola and Kumbum monastery.
  • Day 5: Gyangtse to Shigatse.
  • Day 6: Shigatse to Shiger. Stopping at the Sakya monastery.
  • Day 7: Shiger to Mt. Everest Base Camp.
  • Day 8: Mt. Everest Base Camp to Kyirong mt,Shisha Bangma
  • Day 9: End of Tour. Kathmandu.

Important notice when you visit the Potala Palace

 

To protect the Potala Palace, a limited number of tourists can go inside. The palace is made of clay and wood, and has become very fragile over the years, thus it is very easy to damage it if too many tourists enter at the same time. Visiting time inside the Palace is restricted to no more than two hours. Due to crowding conditions, tickets are very limited, especially during the summer high season. Sightseeing may also be changed from morning to afternoon, or switched from one day to another according to the situation or the space available.

Please be flexible to this possibility.

  1. Please bring your passport

  2. Tickets should be booked one day in advance

  3. The visit cannot be scheduled ahead of time, the ticketing officer will let your tour guide know when there is availability

  4. You should be at the first security checkpoint one hour ahead of the scheduled time of visit, if you are late then you will not be allowed to re-book a ticket for one week

Services included and excluded in this tour


The following 15 services are included:

  1. Payment for Tibet travel permit and all other necessaries permits to Tibet

  2. All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites listed in the itinerary

  3. Meals as specified in the itinerary.

  4. Local tour Transfers, 5-29 seats comfortable tourist vehicle to accommodate Group Size.

  5. Professional English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide

  6. Comfortable hotel accommodations Service Charges & Government Taxes

  7. About your hotel accommodation: you will need to share a room with another member but if you prefer to be by yourself, you will need to pay a single room supplement.

  8. Breakfast in hotels

  9. Arrangements including planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

  10. Welcome Group dinner at a local restaurant in Lhasa.

  11. Transportation between Lhasa Gongkar airport or train station and your hotel.

  12. Welcome dinner is only possible in Group tours after your arrival in Tibet.

  13. Tibet Handy Map

  14. Drinking water at the tour bus during travel

  15. Shared oxygen tank inside the tour bus
The following 6 services are excluded:

  1. International flight in and out of China

  2. Domestic flight/train in and out of Lhasa. (We can provide you the domestic flight/train ticket booking service at the BEST discount price, please contact our travel experts for further details.)

  3. Lunches and dinners are not included. The cost is usually about $3-15 per person per meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).

  4. Personal expenses, like laundry, phone call, snacks, soft drinks (please avoid alcoholic beverages during your Tibetan trip), optional tour activities, etc.

  5. Tips for travel guide and driver

  6. Travel insurance covers trips cancellation cost in emergency evacuations, due to bad weather condition, avalanche, or natural disasters

The total fare for Lhasa to Mt. Everest Base Camp

  1. Price: From $1020 per person.

  2. Tour Type: Tour Type: Cultural Tour

  3. Trip Level: suitable for all level of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.

  4. Group Size: Max 2-8
  • Day 1: Arrival and pick up at, either, the Gongkar Airport or the Libu train station in Lhasa
  • Day 2: Lhasa sightseeing: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Bakhor Street.
  • Day 3: Lhasa sightseeing: Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery.
  • Day 4: Lhasa to Gyangtse. Stopping at the Yamdrok Lake, Karola and Kumbum monastery.
  • Day 5: Gyangtse to Shigatse.
  • Day 6: Shigatse to Shiger. Stopping at the Sakya monastery.
  • Day 7: Shiger to Mt. Everest Base Camp.
  • Day 8: Mt. Everest Base Camp to Kyirong mt,Shisha Bangma
  • Day 9: End of Tour. Kathmandu.

Itinerary in Detail

Day 1

You will arrive at Lhasa either by fly or by train. Your Tibetan guide and driver will take you to your hotel in Lhasa city. The distance from the airport to Lhasa is about 70km, approximately 1:30 hrs. drive. The distance from the train station is only 25km, about 30 minutes’ drive. Check in the hotel and relax the rest of the day to acclimatize your body to the new altitude and alleviate the jet lag.

Day 2

In second day we will visit the Potala Palace so, most likely, you will be challenged climbing up the Potala Palace (3,700m above sea level) but you will get a great view of Lhasa’s urban areas. You will hear the story of the Dalai Lamas and see the chapels where the Dalai Lamas studied, rested, and worked. You will also get to see the former Dalai Lamas’ graves, beautifully decorated. Continue your tour to the Jokhang Temple, within walk distance from the Potala Palace. It is considered the spiritual center of Tibet. You will see many pilgrims nearby the temple. Entering the first floor of the temple and absorbing the religious atmosphere, you will see pilgrims donating butter lamp in front of Buddha’s statue. While learning about more Buddhism and Lamas, you will gain a feeling of the vast history of Tibetan Buddhism. You might also listen red-robed Lamas praying. You will walk up to the roof of the temple, take some pictures of the gold roof and enjoy the beautiful sunshine of Lhasa while observing pilgrims praying in front of the temple. Finally, we will join in the local traditional pilgrimage route with a relaxing walk in a large circular path around the Jokhang Temple and Bakhor Street. The street is filled with pilgrims taking part in religious activities and street vendors selling a wide variety of traditional Tibetan goods and religious items. If you like you can also ask your tour guide to arrange a visit at a Thangka workshop, and marvel at the fabulous Thangka art work. We’ll take you back to your hotel

Day 3

In the morning you will visit Drepung Monastery, which was once the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery housing 10,000 monks. You’ll learn about the lives of Tibetan monks. Your tour will end in the afternoon after we visit the Sera Monastery. There, you will get the chance to experience “Buddhism Scriptures Debating”. These debates are unique to Sera and are quite famous. We’ll take you to your hotel

Day 4

After breakfast, we’ll begin our drive, 270km, approximately seven hours, from Lhasa to Gyantse. On the way we’ll stop at the Yamdrok Lake, one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. It is over 72 km (45 mi) long. The pristine turquoise lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by many small streams. Like mountains, lakes are considered sacred by Tibetan people, the principle being that they are the dwelling places of protective deities and therefore invested with special spiritual powers. The lake is revered as a talisman and is said to be part of the life-spirit of Tibet. After arriving at Gyantse, we also visit to Pelkor Monastery in which you see the fancy frescoes, statues, and sculptures. The Pelkor monastery precinct is a complex of structures which, apart from the Tsuklakhang Monastery, also includes its Kumbum, believed to be the largest such structure in Tibet, famous for its 108 chapels in its several floors and the old Dzong or fort. Overnight stay in Gyantse

Day 5

We will continue our tour from Gyantse to Shigatse driving 90 km, about two and half hours. After lunch in Shigatse, we will visit the Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of Panchen Lama and one of the largest functioning monasteries in Tibet, as well as the oldest and largest Gelugpa Monastery in Tibet. Here you will see a giant statue of Future Buddha which is the largest in Tibet; the statue is decorated with precious pearls, turquoises, corals, and amber. Overnight stay in Shigatse

Day 6

Today we’ll drive, about 350km, approximately seven hours, from Shigatse to Shiger, stopping to visit the Sakya Monastery. In the 13th century, the monastic town of Sakya emerged as an important center of Buddhism with Mongolian military support, the Sakya lamas became the rulers of Tibet. Sakya Monastery, built in 1268, was a massive fortress with high defensive walls in the southern section of the monastery. There are a lot of historical articles in the monastery, among them, imperial certificates, gold signets, crowns, and clothes given by the Yuan Dynasty emperors. Sakya monastery has over 84,000 Tibetan scriptures and books on astronomy, medicine, calligraphy, and history. Overnight stay in Shiger (Tingri)

Day 7

Our tour will continue from Tingri to the Rongbuk Monastery, about 100km, approximately two and half hours’ drive since the cracked winding roads demand great caution. But the views are stupendous on a clear day and feature a huge sweep of the Himalaya mountain range including peaks over 8,000m, Makalu, Lhotse, Everest, Gyachung and Cho Oyu. When you finally get to the Mt. Everest Base Camp, the first sight of the mighty Mt. Everest will be stunning. All the hardship you bore along the way will be well worth it. The best time to watch Mt. Everest’s is early morning and late evening when the sun is rising or setting, bathing Mt. Everest in light. Rongbuk Monastery is located at the foot of Mount Everest, and has earned the title of the world’s highest monastery standing at 4,980 meters high. Overnight stay at the tent camp or at the guesthouse across the Rongbuk Monastery.

Day 8

This morning we get up early in the morning to catch the stunning sunrise on this peak of the world. After breakfast, we will drive 8 km. from the Rongbuk Monastery to Mt. Everest Base Camp where you can get a better view of Mt Everest. We’ll continue our drive to Kyirong via Mt,Shisha Bangma (250 km) and enjoy the panoramic views of the snow-capped Himalayan mountain range.Kyirong is quite close to Nepal and about 350km from Mt. Everest. Overnight stay in Kyirong

Day 9

This our last tour in Tibet. After breakfast, we will drive to the border of Nepal and China. Your overland trip to Kathmandu ends here. At your request, we can also arrange your pick up from the border to Kathmandu. Important notice when you visit the Potala Palace To protect the Potala Palace, a limited number of tourists can go inside. The palace is made of clay and wood, and has become very fragile over the years, thus it is very easy to damage it if too many tourists enter at the same time. Visiting time inside the Palace is restricted to no more than two hours. Due to crowding conditions, tickets are very limited, especially during the summer high season. Sightseeing may also be changed from morning to afternoon, or switched from one day to another according to the situation or the space available. Please be flexible to this possibility. Please bring your passport Tickets should be booked one day in advance The visit cannot be scheduled ahead of time, the ticketing officer will let your tour guide know when there is availability You should be at the first security checkpoint one hour ahead of the scheduled time of visit, if you are late then you will not be allowed to re-book a ticket for one week Services included and excluded in the group tour

Important notice when you visit the Potala Palace

 

To protect the Potala Palace, a limited number of tourists can go inside. The palace is made of clay and wood, and has become very fragile over the years, thus it is very easy to damage it if too many tourists enter at the same time. Visiting time inside the Palace is restricted to no more than two hours. Due to crowding conditions, tickets are very limited, especially during the summer high season. Sightseeing may also be changed from morning to afternoon, or switched from one day to another according to the situation or the space available.

Please be flexible to this possibility.

  1. Please bring your passport

  2. Tickets should be booked one day in advance

  3. The visit cannot be scheduled ahead of time, the ticketing officer will let your tour guide know when there is availability

  4. You should be at the first security checkpoint one hour ahead of the scheduled time of visit, if you are late then you will not be allowed to re-book a ticket for one week

Services included and excluded in this tour


The following 15 services are included:

  1. Payment for Tibet travel permit and all other necessaries permits to Tibet

  2. All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites listed in the itinerary

  3. Meals as specified in the itinerary.

  4. Local tour Transfers, 5-29 seats comfortable tourist vehicle to accommodate Group Size.

  5. Professional English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide

  6. Comfortable hotel accommodations Service Charges & Government Taxes

  7. About your hotel accommodation: you will need to share a room with another member but if you prefer to be by yourself, you will need to pay a single room supplement.

  8. Breakfast in hotels

  9. Arrangements including planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

  10. Welcome Group dinner at a local restaurant in Lhasa.

  11. Transportation between Lhasa Gongkar airport or train station and your hotel.

  12. Welcome dinner is only possible in Group tours after your arrival in Tibet.

  13. Tibet Handy Map

  14. Drinking water at the tour bus during travel

  15. Shared oxygen tank inside the tour bus
The following 6 services are excluded:

  1. International flight in and out of China

  2. Domestic flight/train in and out of Lhasa. (We can provide you the domestic flight/train ticket booking service at the BEST discount price, please contact our travel experts for further details.)

  3. Lunches and dinners are not included. The cost is usually about $3-15 per person per meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).

  4. Personal expenses, like laundry, phone call, snacks, soft drinks (please avoid alcoholic beverages during your Tibetan trip), optional tour activities, etc.

  5. Tips for travel guide and driver

  6. Travel insurance covers trips cancellation cost in emergency evacuations, due to bad weather condition, avalanche, or natural disasters

The total fare for Lhasa to Mt. Everest Base Camp

  1. Price: From $1020 per person.

  2. Tour Type: Tour Type: Cultural Tour

  3. Trip Level: suitable for all level of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.

  4. Group Size: Max 2-8