Tour Briefing:
Tour Code: TTL-006
Tour Catalog: Private Tour
Trip Length: 4 days
Starting City: Lhasa-Yamgtso Lake- Gyangtse- Shigatse- Evrest Base Camp- Zhangmu
Ending City: Zhangmu
Route Feature:This route is the most classic ones which will cross the mainland of Tibet to Nepal,you will have a chance to visit Holy lake--Yamdroktso,Gyantse Stupa Kumbun.At shigatse to head forward to Mt. Everest,during the process,you will cross the prairie,the rapids,mountains,Mt. Everest which will shock you and let you never forget.Along the Nepal friendship way with spiraled transnational jungles, waterfalls to reach the town of Zhangmu.Pass the Friendship Bridge,arrive in Nepal and then turn right into mountains to reach Kathmandu.

Itinerary:
Day 01 Lhasa- Yamdrotso lake-Gyangtse-Shigatse (440km, 6hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m, 15-19 centigrade)
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 of Zongshan ruins. Then go to Shigatse.                                          
                                                      Overnight at Shigatse
Day 02 Shigatse/ Lhatse/ Tinggri (Shegar) ( 240km, 4 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 4050m, 8-15 centigrade)
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.                                            Overnight at Tinggri

Day 03 Tinggri/ Rongbu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Rongbu ( 180km, 8hours drving, most asphalt road, 4980m, -5-10 centigrade)
Early in the moring 07:00am driving from Tinggri to E.B.C with good road condition,most prat of road was repaired before 2008. During this route,you can 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 is cold from here E.B.C. At Rongphu Monastery view to Mt. Everest it is fabulous and splendid.After walking a few minutes to arrive the place get on the animal carriage then use half of an hour arrive at Everest Base camp ( Or you also can do trekking to Everest Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It is interesting and much more warm, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point take pictures for the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then back to Rongpu.                     Overnight at Rongbu

Day 04 Rongbu/ Old Tinggri/ Zhangmu ( 240km, 10 hours,  Rough road around mountains, 3750-2300m, 10-18 centigrade)
Morning time take photos of the sunrise for Mt. Everest. Then go down of moutains to Zhangmu. The road from Old Tinggri to Zhangmu is reparing you just can going from 08:00pm. Arrive at Zhangmu around 12:00pm. Next morning cross the Friend-ship Bridge cross the border by yourselves.


Price(Valid before May 2008)

If your tour plan is after May,please write us China3737@hotmail.com for best quotation

How to book
Step 1  Write us the tour code and your depature date,pax number,attach your passport&visa copies in the email
Step 2  If there is no problem with your files,we will send you a contract
Step 3  Sign the cntract and email back to us,pay 30% of the total amount as deposit in 7 days
Setp 4  Pay the balance 7 days before the departure date,and we will send you a final confirmation along with your flight tickets ,TTB permit and Local guide's     telephone number 

Service include:
1. Entrance fee of Gangtse Kumbum 40RMB/p.p, Tashilunpo Monastery 55RMB/p.p, Evrest Base Camp 180RMB/p.p
2. 2N 3 star hotel standeroom, 1N standeroom at Tinggri, 1N standeroom at Zhangmu
3. Landcruiser Toyota 4500 with good condition safely with expert driver.
4. English speaking guide
5. Travel permit( get it at Shigatse)
6. Travel insurance
7. One bottom of pure water provided everyday.
8. 3 bottoms of oxygen for urgent use.
9. Sleeping bag provide

Service exclude:
1.  Meals
2.  Your own expense like animal carriage fee ( 50RMB/carriage accept 2 person)
3.  Nepal visa ( You can get the Nepal visa from Lhasa around 30USD/p.p 2 days. Or you also can get it from Zhangmu)
4. Tips for driver and guide (Usually it is 100RMB/p.p for driver , guide)

Warm Notes:
1. The part of road from Yamtso Lake to Langkazi was repaired in 2007.
2. The road before from Tinggri to E.B.C was almost repaired in 2007.
3. The road from Old Tinggri to Zhangmu around 50km is reparing, rough road condition around high mountains driving at night time. It is feel a little hard and tired( Around 5-6 hours driving).
4.  At high altitude sleeping at Rongbu is cold , maybe you wiiet headache, plese take some medicine and we will provide you warm sleeping bag.
5.During the rainning season some times the weather will be not good enough see the Mt. Everest. But you also have a chance see the surrouding high snow mountain with fabulous.
6. Take very warm clothes and shoes with you to Mt. Evrest that you can focous on the wonderful scenery.
7. You had better take some fast food like cookie chocolate with you because there isn't so much delicious food from Tinggri to E.B.C, and long times driving is a little bit boring.
8. For our service we also can helping you arragement a van pick you from Nepal boradr to Kathmandu around 500RMB/p.p. Or you also can take the publice bus around 200RMB/p.p or rent a van share with others to Kathmandu 4 hours arrive.