Duration: 8 nights/ 9 days
Schedule: Fly in & drive out or vice versa Everest Base Camp Tour
At the historic valley of Lhasa, ancient monasteries full of rich Tibetan architecture, historic fortresses, the serene turquoise lakes and the charming Tibetan people warmly welcome you. The 'Lost Horizon' in literature and the 'Forbidden City' for the past several centuries is still a city of several wonders. The must-visit places in Lhasa are the great Potala palace, the sacred Jokhang Temple, Ganden Monastery, Tibetan Medical Centre and so on; the list goes on as far as time permits you.
Further on you can trek towards Everest Base Camp (5364m), from where you can see the Mountains Everest (8848m), Pumori (7161m) and Lhotse (8516m) at a very close range. On the way to the base camp, you will come across diverse culture and ethnicity of the Tibetan people and the rich flora and fauna preserved in the Chomolungma (the Tibetan Name for Mount Everest) National Park. Leaving the base camp behind, you trek along Sino-Nepal Friendship Highway to Tingri and then to Zangmu, a border town with Nepal. From here, you will enter the lush green Sunkoshi valley, which leads you to Kathmandu.
| Trip Destination: | Zangmu- Mt. Kailash- Zangmu Trekking |
| Highest Access of the Trip: | 5400M |
| Grade: | Strenuous |
| Transportation: | Bus/Plane |
| Types of Trip: | Trekking |
| Trekking Hour: | Approximately 4 to 8hrs each day. |
| Total Days: | 14 Days |
| Trip Cost: | On request |
| Day 01 | Kathmandu - Lhasa You reach Lhasa by a trans-Himalayan flight from Kathmandu. You cross the main Himalayan Range before hovering over the massive Tibetan plateau savoring the breathtaking view of the majestic mountain range. The bird's eye view of Mount Everest and other peaks like Langtang (7100m), Gauri Shankar (7245m), Melungtse (7100m), Xixapangma (8012m), Cho Oyu (8201m), Lhotse (8516m), and Makalu (8463m), among others, is truly spectacular. Your plane will be landed at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (93km from the main city) at 13:40pm Chinese time. Transfer to Lhasa and check in. Afternoon free for acclimatization & O/N Hotel |
| Day 02 | Lhasa AM visit Potala Palace, PM visit Sera Monastery and Norbulinka & O/N Hotel |
| Day 03 | Lhasa AM visit Drepung Monastery, PM visit Jorkhang Temple & Barkhor street & O/N Hotel |
| Day 04 | Lhasa – Gyantse (3950m) Drive 259kms via Yamdrok Lake, crossing the Kambala (4970m.), Karola (5045m.) & O/N Hotel |
| Day 05 | Gyantse – Sigatse (3900m) AM visit Pelku Chode & Kumbum Monastery in Gyantse, after lunch drive 90kms to Shigatse & O/N at Hotel n Shigatse. |
| Day 06 | Sigatse – Xegar (3900m) AM visit Tashilunbo Monastery, PM drive 244kms visit Sakya Monastery en route & O/N Hotel in Xegar |
| Day 07 | Xegar – Dza Rongbuk Manastery (4920m) Drive 60kms over rocky terrain in the morning, whole afternoon excursion from Rongbuk to Everst Base Camp (8km). You can take carriage for one way, and return by walk. O/N at Rongbuk Guest House |
| Day 08 | Rongbuk – Nyalam (3750m) Morning excursion round Rongbuk, drive 310kms downhill to Nyalam crossing two spectacular passes the Lalaung la (5082m.) & Nyalamu (3800m.), visit Melaripa’s Cave en route, forwards to Nyalam & O/N at Hotel |
| Day 09 | Going through the Zhangmu China Custom formalities, drive 123kms down to Friendship bridge. From here, you will enter the lush green Sunkoshi valley, which leads you to Kathmandu. O/N Hotel in Zhangmu (border) |
