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Everest Base Camp Tour


Duration: 07 Nights / 08 Days
Places to visit: Lhasa - Yamgtso Lake - Gyangtse - Shigatse - Evrest Base Camp - Lhasa


Day 01:  Arrival Lhasa
On your arrival at Lhasa airport, you will be met and transferred to hotel for overnight stay.

 

Lhasa at an altitude of 3,650 mt, is situated on the north bank of Kyichu River. Lhasa in Tibetan means "Place of the Gods", the residence of the Dalai Lama. It is sacred because of the figures of Songtsen Gampo and his two royal consorts and the figures of Sakyamuni brought from Chang' an and Nepal. One thousand five hundred years ago Lhasa was known as Otang, which means, "plain flowing with milk," because of its rich pasture, good for grazing sheep and cattle.The Rasa Monastery soon became the Otang people's central place of worship, for it enshrined the gilded image of Sakyamuni brought from Chang's an by Princess Wen Cheng. In the course of time, the original name of the place was forgotten, and it became known simply as Rasa, which was gradually changed into Lhasa.

 

Day 02: In Lhasa
Morning you will proceed for full day sightseeing of Potala Palace, Ramoche Monastery and & Norbulinka.

 

Visting Potala Palace, this legendary palace built atop a single hill is synonymous with Tibet by the first foremost king Songtsen Gompa. Norbulingka meaning 'Treasure Park' covers an area of around 360000 sq. m. and is considered to be the biggest man made garden in Tibet.

Stay overnight at your hotel.

 

Day 03: In Lhasa
Morning you will proceed for full day sightseeing of Drepung Monastery

 

Drepung Monastery is one the three greatest Buddhist temples in Lhasa together with Sera and Ganden Monasteries. This temple was originally built in 1416 when the Buddhist Gelug Sect was in the golden time.

 

Visit Drepung Monastery for the whole morning, later after lunch also visit Sera monastery. 
Stay overnight at your hotel.

 

Day 04: Lhasa - Yamdrotso lake- Gyangtse- Shigatse ( 440 Kms /0 6 Hrs)
Morning time around 08:00am depart from Lhasa, pass Gangbala Mt. which is over than 5000m, then to Yamdrotso lake which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet (another 2 is Namtso lake and Manasarova), then to Gyangtse, visit Gyangtse Kumbum, far view  Zongshan ruins. Then to Shigatse.
Stay overnight in hotel.


Day 05:  Shigatse- Lhatse- Tingri (Shegar) (240 Kms / 05 Hrs)


Morning time to visit TashiLumpo Monastery which was Built in1447 , spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas . After lunch driving along with Friend-ship way pass Lhatse to Tinggri. One the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permit and passport. Then arrive at Tinggri. Buy the entrance of Everest Base Camp.


Stay overnight in camp.


 Day 06:  Tinggri- Rongbu Monastery- Everest Base Camp- Tingri (320 Kms / 08 Hrs)
 Early in the moring 07:00am to drive from Tinggri to E.B.C with most good road, During this route,you will have a glimpse of 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more,such as:Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everest(8848m),Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu(8463m). Then arrive at Rongbu Monastery. It's cold from here to E.B.C. At Rongphu Monastery view to Mt. Everest it is fabulous and splendid.


After walking for a few minutes arrive the place, get on the animal carriage then use half of an hour arrive at Everest Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2hours one way. It is interesting and much more warm, but is hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point take pictures for the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then late in the afternoon around 16:00pm go down from E.B.C back to Tinggri.
Stay overnight in camp.


Day 07: Tinggri- Lhatse- Shigatse- Lhasa (580 Kms /06 Hrs)
 After with the good rest for whole nights at Tinggri, driving back with the Friend-ship Highway back to Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa


Day 08: Lhasa Departure
 As per scheduled you will be transferred to airport to connect flight for onward journey.

 
 
 
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