Tibet Everest Tour

Tibet Everest Tour

Tibet Everest tour is a cultural Tibet trip plus Mount Everest Base Camp visit from Tibet side. Tibet Everest tour will be started from Lhasa airport and ended up at the Tibet Nepal border. You will drive directly to the southern part of Tibet, known as Lhoka in Tibetan. The capital city of the Lhokan region is called Tsetang and it is located in the Yarlung valley which was created by the Yarlung river or Barhmaputra river. The Barhmaptura river flows from the far western part of Tibet near Mount Kailash. The river flows through Shigatse, Tsetang, eastern forest region of Tibet and finally goes into the west Bengal or Assam.

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 01 Arrival at Lhasa Gongkar airport and transfer to Tsetang.(3600Mts/ 100Km )

Pass By: Lhasa Gonggar Airport International Departure, Gonggar, Shannan, Tibet, China
You will be warmly welcomed by our Tibetan guide and driver and accompany you to the cradle city of Tsetang along with the view of Bharmaputra, known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan and the greenery valley of Yarlong.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: lubhum tsang boutique hotel or shambhala palace

Day 2: Day 02 Sightseeing tour in Tsetang, Yumbu Lhakang, Traduk temple and the Kings’ Tombs.

Stop At: Changzhu Square, Naidong Rd, Naidong Qu, Shannan Shi, Xizang Zizhiqu, China
After Breakfast, you will start from the hotel and drive to Yumbu Lhakang which is to the south east of Tsetang at the distance of 15 Km. Visit Yumbu Lhakang. YUMBU LHAKANG is the first Tibetan building, founded in 127 BC for their first King, Nyatri Tsenpo and it had been used as the palace by the respective Numbers of Tibetan Kings. Nowadays, the castle is transformed into a small chapel with a few monks. The chapel is dedicated to the statues of some of the most famous Tibetan kings including Sonagtsan Gampo. After the sightseeing to Yumbu Lhakang, we will drive back on the same valley down and visit Traduk temple on the way. Tranduk is one of the oldest temples built by king Songtsan Gampo in 7th century. Nowadays, it is a temple with many small chapels. After Traduk, you will have lunch and have some rest in the hotel. Afternoon, drive to Kings’ Toms through the valley of Chonggye.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: lubhum tsang boutique hotel or shambhala palace

Day 3: Day 03 Drive from Tsetang-Samye monastery-Lhasa.(3650Mts/ 160Km )

Stop At: Samye Monastery (Sangye Si), Sangye Town, Dranang County 850800 China
You will start your tour at 9Am and drive along the Yarlung Tsangpo river where it joins the Bharmaputra river at Chushur bridge. On the way, we will visit Samye monastery. Samye is the first monastery of Tibet and it is the mother monastery of the Nyingmapa school or red hat sect. After lunch, we will drive to Lhasa.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: lubhum tsang boutique hotel or shanbhala palace

Day 4: Day 04 Sight seeing Lhasa, Potala Palace, Jokang temple and Bharkor

Stop At: Potala Palace, No.35 Gongqian Alley, Beijing Middle Road Cheng Guan District, Lhasa 850000 China
After Breakfast, you will start from the hotel and drive towards Potala square. Leave the car behind and must be ready and take your challenge to climb more than hundred steps of the Potala Palance. The Potala Palace was originally built in the 7th century by Tibetan King Songtsan Gampo but the one to the present size was expended by the 5th Dalaia Lama. It has thirteen storey’s high with more than a thousand rooms and divided with White and Red Palace. After the sightseeing of the Potala Palace, walk around the Potala Palace with pilgrimages and you can experience the ancient tradition of Tibetans, walking around Potala, praying matras. The Kora takes you around 40 minutes. It is also good to acclimatize to the high altitude. After lunch, you will visit Jokang temple. Jokang temple is the oldest temple of Tibet which was built by King Songtsan Gampo in the 7th century and it is housed to the most sacred statue of Bhudha Shakyamuni brought from mainland China by the princess Wangchen of the Tang court. Walking around the Bharkor is another interesting thing during your tour in lhasa. You will meet many different people in Bharkor.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: lubhum tsang boutique hotel or shambhala palace

Day 5: Day 05 Sight seeing Lhasa, Pabongka, Chubsang nunnery and Sera monastery.

Stop At: Sera Monastery, Wuze Hill , Sera Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Drive to and explore Pabongka Monastery; hike downhill to Chupsang Nunnery; walk to Sera Monastery, where we have a picnic lunch; depending on availability, make your own prayer flag at Sera’s printing center and witness monks debate age-old scripts in the courtyard.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: lubhum tsang boutique hotel or shambhala palace

Day 6: Day 06 Drive from Lhasa to Gyantse and then to Shigatse. (3900mts/ 350Km )

Stop At: Nianchu River, Within Rikaze, Shigatse 857000 China
You will start your tour at around 9Am from your hotel and then drive towards Palchoe monastery for a few minutes. Visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa. After the sightseeing, You will have your lunch and then continue your journey to Shigatse by passing one of the biggest farming land in Tibet where people grow barley, wheat, different kinds of vegetables.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: lubhum tsang boutique hotel or shambhala palace

Day 7: Day 07 Drive from Shigatse to new Dingri via Sakya monastery, known as Shegar(4050Mts/ 290KM )

Stop At: Sakya Monastery, Basiba Road, Sa'gya County 857800 China
Morning visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery and then drive to Shegar through two big mountain passes, Tsola 4500Mts/ Gyatso la 5220Mts and some beautiful villages and the first view of Mount Everest from the foot of Gyatso la pass. You will have your lunch in Sakya after you finish the sightseeing in Sakya monastery.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: lubhum tsang boutique hotel or shambhala palace

Day 8: Day 08 Drive from Shegar to Rongbuk monastery. ( 5000Mts/ 100Km and then to Old Dingri

Stop At: Rongbuk Monastery, near North Everest Base Camp, Tingri County China
You will start your tour at 9Am and drive through Pangla pass 5000Mts from which you will have a fantastic view of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu respectively which are over 8000Mts. After your lunch in Rongbuk monastery, you will visit the world's highest monastery, Rongbuk. When the sun sets, you will have a fantastic view of Mount Everest in the red colored sun shade. You will start your trek from Rongbuk monastery and it will take you to two hrs to get there. After two hrs trek, you get to the Everest base camp. It is the best point of enjoying the world's highest mountain and taking photos of it. You will drive through a rough road for 70Km until you get to the friendship high way where Old Dingri is located. Old Dingri is one of the popular places to stop a night in order to view mount Everest for tourists especially for those who are unable to go to Mount Everest because of altitude problem.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Guest house on B.B

Day 9: Day 09 Drive to Friendship bridge( 8 Km ) and then continue to Ktm. (1300Mts/ 310Km )

Pass By: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kathmandu 44600 Nepal
You will drive through Lalung la pass and Thongla pass which are over 5000Mts. From the top of those places, you will say final good bye to the beautiful Himalayan range including Shisha Bangma mountain which is also over 8000Mts and popular to the mountain climbers. Walk across Friendship Bridge , meet by our representative from Nepal , clear immigration procedure and obtain your Nepali visa & transfer to Kathmandu . Driving up and down in the forested mountain with beautiful villages on the slops of the both side mountains

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.