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Lhasa and Everest Base Camp
- NIGHTS
Superior Accommodation
- MEALS
Full Board Meal Plan
TRANSPORT
Deluxe AC Vehicle
FLIGHTS
All flights included
BEST TIME TO GO
October - March
OVERVIEW
ITINERARY
DATE & PRICING
ACCOMODATION
INCLUSION/EXCLUSION
OVERVIEW
Take a spiritual tour to the natural paradise with our exceptional tour to Tibet and Everest Base Camp. Get enchanted with the captivating beauty of Lhasa possessing the ancient and world’s famous heritage sites. Surrounded by breathtaking mountains and snow-capped peaks, Lhasa takes you to explore the unique culture of Tibet with lush parks and picturesque views. The thrilling journey to Everest Base Camp will offer you the spectacular beauty of scenic mountains with freezing temperature.
Itinerary at a Glance
DAY 1
LHASA ARRIVAL
Day 2
AT LHASA
Day 3
AT LHASA
Day 4
Lhasa-‐Gyantse-Shigatse (5-6 hrs.)
Day 5
SHIGATSE-‐SHEGAR-‐RONGBUK (6 HRS DRIVE)
Day 6
To Everest Base Camp- Shegar- Shigatse (340 kms/211miles 6-7hrs)
Day 7
drive back to Lhasa (260km/163 miles, 5-6 hrs)
Day 8
DEPARTURE
ITINERARY
DAY 1
LHASA ARRIVAL
Up on arrival at Lhasa airport, meet our Tibetan guide and transfer to Lhasa city (1hr). Check into the hotel. The remainder of the day can be spent relaxing and acclimatizing. Kyichu Hotel 3*Day 2
AT LHASA
Morning visit the Sera Monastery, one of the best ‐ preserved in Tibet. Within its whitewashed walls several hundred monks live and study. After lunch visit Norbulingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, as well as the Jokhang Temple. Pilgrims holding prayer wheels can be seen walking in a clockwise direction around this most sacred monastery. Surrounding the Jokhang is the Barkor-‐a maze of narrow cobbled streets, which is the central market of Lhasa. Kyichu Hotel 3* BreakfastDay 3
AT LHASA
This morning visit the Potala Palace, which dominates the city of Lhasa. A spectacular building, it contains the private quarters of the Dalai Lama as well as numerous grand state rooms and many important chapels. There has been a palace on this site since the 5th or 6th century, but the present palace was constructed in the 17th century. A visit to the Drepung Monastery this afternoon will complete a truly awe-‐ inspiring day. Founded in the 14th century, this monastery was once the largest in the world with a population of around 10,000 monks. These days that figure is down to several hundred, but there is still much here of interest. Kyichu Hotel 3* BreakfastDay 4
Lhasa-‐Gyantse-Shigatse (5-6 hrs.)
After breakfast in the hotel we drive over two high passes, Kamba La (15,700 ft) and Karo La (16,500ft). En route sightseeing of Drolma Lakhang Monastery and Samding Monastery on the shores of Yamdrok Tso Lake one of the sacred lakes. Visit the Pelkor Chode monastery and its associated Kumbum (three dimension mandala) temple. Gyantse is a relaxed town offering a splendid sight of the Kumbum Stupa situated at its Northern edge. We visit Kumbum and Palkhor Monastery to see the large, image covered stupa afternoon drive to Shigatse 2 hrs Shigatse Hotel 3* BreakfastDay 5
SHIGATSE-‐SHEGAR-‐RONGBUK (6 HRS DRIVE)
Morning visit the Tashilhunpu Monastery, former seat of the Panchen Lama. Built in 1447, the monastery once held 4000 monks. Drive to Rongbuk via Shegar 4 hrs, also known as New Tingri. The journey involves crossing of two high passes Tropu La (16,236ft) and Gyatso La (17,122ft). From Shegar take the Everest access road, which winds and climbs its way for 60 or so kilometers to the Rongbuk Monastery. Although there were probably monastic settlements in the area for several hundred years, Rongbuk Monastery was established fairly recently in 1902 by a Nyingmapa Lama. Not of great antiquity, it can at least lay claim to being the highest monastery in Tibet and thus the world, at 4980 meters. There were once 500 monks and nums living here but that number has dwindled considerably. Stay overnight in the monastery Monastery Hotel (Guest house-‐Very basic) BreakfastDay 6
To Everest Base Camp- Shegar- Shigatse (340 kms/211miles 6-7hrs)
Drive to Everest Base Camp from Rongbuk Monastery. The base camp is a dry, barren place, but the views of Everest more than make up for this. Have a photo taken at the base camp marker, and then climb a small hill to the left for great views of the world’s highest peak. Retrace drive to Shegar and continbue to Shigatse Shigatse. It’s 340 km between Rongbuk and Shigatse, the whole distance will take 6 to 7 hours driving. You won’t be bored on the way because you will be able to see the breathtaking sceneries again along the way back to Shigatse. Hotel: Shigatse Hotel BreakfastDay 7
drive back to Lhasa (260km/163 miles, 5-6 hrs)
Drive to Lhasa via Northern Friendship Highway that follows the Yarlungdzangbo River. En route, we may visit Yungdrungling Monastery of Bön-the pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. Before we arrive at Lhasa, we may also stop to visit Drolma Lakhang Temple and Blue Rock Carving of Buddha. Kyichu Hotel 3* BreakfastDay 8
DEPARTURE
Transfer to airport for flight to home.DATE & PRICING
| Travel Period | Double Occupancy | Single Supplement | Single Traveler |
| July 1 – October 31, 2019 | $2,335 | $415 | $4,186 |
| November 1 – December 31, 2019 | $1,836 | $355 | $3,279 |
| 2020 | |||
| January 1 – Mach 30, 2020 | $1,836 | $355 | $3,279 |
- *Price per person based on double occupancy
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ACCOMODATION
Kyichu Hotel 3*
Lhasa
Shigatse Hotel or similar 3*
Shigatse
Monastery Hotel (simple and basic)
Rongbuk
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