Best time to Mt.Everest: Late April to early October.
Itinerary for reference:
Arrive in Lhasa
With the Tibet entry permit arranged by
us, take a plane or train to Lhasa from Beijing,
Chengdu or other cities.
Airport pick-up: Your guide meets you at Gongga
Airport, welcome with Hada, drive for about 1.5
hours to Lhasa city, along you can see the beautiful
scenery of Lhasa River.
Train Station pick-up: Your guide meets you at Lhasa
train station, drive for about 30 minutes to Lhasa
city, check in your hotel.
For the rest of the day, we advice you to relax
and rest at your hotel, apply to the high altitude.
If you feel ok, you can have a walk at the Potala
Square and see the night view of the Palace. Accommodation:Lhasa downtown
Lhasa city experience
Potala Palace—the highest palace architecture
in the world, on the way climb to the entrance gate,
you can take an overlook of the whole Lhasa city
in sunshine, wonderful! Get the knowledge of Tibet
history and religion. Visit for about 2 hours.
Enjoy lunch and have a rest.
Jokhang Temple, the real "Lhasa" in the
eyes of the local old Tibetans; Then take a stroll
around Barkhor street, here you can experience the
local lifestyle;
In the evening, if you wish, you can join in the
Tibetan Banquet with Song & Dance Performance. Accommodation:Lhasa downtown
Lhasa-- Namtso--Yangpachen--Lhasa
Set out in the early morning to Namtso
Lake, driving through the northern plateau of Changtang
Plain, over the 5150m high Nagenla mountain pass,
you can get a far view of the lake; Hike about 1
hour around Namtso Lake.
Drive to Damxong town and have lunch. On the way
back to Lhasa, stop by Yangpachen hot spring, you
can enjoy hot spring here if you wish, the cost
is RMB98-RMB168/p.p at your own expense.
Back to Lhasa . Accommodation:Lhasa downtown
Lhasa--Yamdrok Lake--Gyangtse -- Shigatse
370km
Set out from Lhasa, come over the 4990m
high Gangbala Snow Montain, drive ahead to Yamdrok
Lake, on an altitude of 4441m, with the prettiest
water, as clear as suet, and the water is drinkable.
Blue water, snow mountain, unique Tibetan villages,
flocks and herds all the way; Then back to Chushui
Bridge, along Yalungtsangpo River, pass Gyangtse
town, visit Palkor Chode, get to the second city
of Tibet—Shigatse. Accommodation: Shigatse
city
Shigatse / Tingri / Rongpu
Monastery / E.B.C
Drive ahead to Mt. Everest, pass
Tingri, arrive at Rongpu Monastery, the highest
temple in the world, also the best point to view
Mt. Everest. Then you can hike for about 2 hours
to E.B.C.<Everest Base Camp> or you can just
take the environmental-friendly tourist bus. If
lucky you will see the amazing sunset!
Accommodation:Everest Base
Camp, dorm.
Mt. Everest / Tingri / Shigatse
/ Saja temple
Sunrise at Mt. Everest. Besides
Mt.Everest, you can also take an outlook of the
Himalayas; and the other top peaks on the earth.
Leaving Mt. Everest, drive through Tingri to visit
Saja Temple which is of great significance in both
Chinese history and Tibetan Buddhism history, and
it's called the second Dun Huang.
Back to Shigatse. Accommodation: Shigatse
city
Shigatse-Tushilunpo Monastery-Tibetan
Family visiting -- Lhasa 280km new road
Morning visit Tushilunpo Monastery,
the most important temple in Shigatse, built in
the year 1447, center of the Banchen Lamas. On the
way back to Lhasa, visit a local Tibetan family,
chat with them, experience their daily life. Accommodation: Lhasa downtown
Farewell
At your own leisure.
Airport or train station transfer according to your flight
or train schedule.
Lhasa city—Gongga airport 100km, 1.5 hour-drive
Lhasa city—Train station, 40km, half an hour drive
Tour ends.
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