Tour Briefing:
Tour Code: TTO-004
Tour Catalog: Private Tour
Trip Length: 7 days
Starting City: Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Xian...
Ending City: Kathmandu
Route Feature:In this 7 days tour,you can visit Potala Palace,Jokhang Temple and do free shopping in Barkhor Street,Tsurphu Monastery.Up to Kambala pass to have a glimpse of Yamdrok-tso which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and see the Gyantse Stupa Kumbum.Saya Monastery,Rongphu Monastery,Nyalam.then along the Zhangmu to visit Kathamndu,at the Kathmandu,end the happy trip.
Itinerary:
Day01: Chengdu/ Lhasa ( Lhasa ariport 80km, asphalt road, 3595m, 15-19 centigrade)
Morning time our staff pick you up from your hotel in Chengdu then dropping you off to Chengdu airport help you check in.After 2 hours flight you will arrive at Lhasa Gongga airport.Our guide will pick you up from Gongga airport then send you to Lhasa city. Rest in hotel. Overnight at Lhasa
Day02: Lhasa ciy tour sightseeing
Morning time to buy the entrance of Potala by yourselves. Then to visit Jokhang Temple, afternoon visit Drepung Monastery. Overnight at Lhasa
Day03 Lhasa city sightseeing
Morning time to visit Potala Palace, then afternoon to Sera Monastery. Overnight at Lhasa.
Day04 Lhasa/Namtso Lake/Lhasa( 500km, 7 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition, 4178m, 5-15 centigrade)
morning around 08:00am, our guide and drive pick you up from your hotel, then we leave Lhasa to Namtso Lake. On the way you will see the huge grassland of Naqu and have a chance see the sky road- Qinghai Tibet Railway passing through, it looks like a dragon. Then the Nyenchen Thanglha snow mountain ranges appeared in front of you, and also you will pass the Nagela Pass. Then on the way back to Lhasa you have a chance to enjoy the Yangpachen hotspring, back to Lhasa. Overnight at Lhasa
Day05 Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/ Gyangtse/ Shigatse ( 500km, 6 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m,15-19centigrade)
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 to Shigatse. Overnight at Shigatse
Day06 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
Day07 Tinggri/ Rongbu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Rongbu ( 180km, 8 hours drving, 70% asphalt road,30% Rough road, 4980m, -5-10 cebtigrade)
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 to E.B.C. At Rongphu Monastery view to Mt. Everest it is fabulous and splendid. After walking to arrive the place get on the animal carriage then use half hour arrive at Everest Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to 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 picture for the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then back to Rongbu. Overnight at Rongbu
Day08 Rongbu/ Old Tinggri/ Zhangmu ( 240km, 10 hours, Rough road around mountains, 3750-2300m, 10-18 centigrade)
Morning time to take photo of the sunrise of Mt. Evrest. Then go down of moutains to Zhangmu. The road from Old Tinggri ot Zhangmu is reparing you just can going from 08:00pm. Arrive at Zhangmu around 12:00pm. Overnight at Zhangmu
Day09 Zhangmu/ Nepal Boarde (Friendship Bridge)/ Kathmandu
Morning time our guide will help you clear the customs and transfer you to the Friendship Bridge at the China border. You need cross the Bridge by yourselves, and get to Nepalese side. Our Nepalese guide will pick you up from Nepal side. Then driving around the Mountain about 5 hours to Kathmandu, You can enjoy the scenery of great white waters along the way. End the trip. Overnight at Kathmandu
Service include:
1. Entrance fee of Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Namtso lake, Gangtse Kumbum 40RMB/p.p, Tashilunpo Monastery 55RMB/p.p, Evrest Base Camp 180RMB/p.p
2. Standard tour with: 6N 2star hotel standeroom room at, 3N dorm bed
Luxurious tour: 7N 3 star hotel standeroom, 2N dorm bed
3. Landcruiser Toyota 4500 with good condition safely with expert driver in China.
4. English speaking guide
5. Travel permit( get it at Shigatse)
6. Travel insurance
7. One bottom of pure water provided everyday
8. 3 bottom of oxygen for urgent use.
9. Sleeping bag provide Tibet entry permit
Airfares: Chengdu-Lhasa
Service exclude:
1. Meals
2. Your own expense like animal carriage fee
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
Warm Notes:
1. Please take one warm overcoat cloth when you travel to Namtso lake that it is a little bit cold than in Lhasa city.
2. Depends on how long times you arrive in Lhasa and your body health, suggestion the traveler whol just arrive in Lhasa for few day do not take the hot spring that maybe you will get the high altitude sickness.
3. The part of road from Yamtso Lake to Langkazi is repairing now, So can not go directly from Langkazi to Gyangtse must be back for Friend-ship Highway to Shigatse then to Gyangtse.
4. The road before from Tinggri to E.B.C is reparing now just can take the new rough road going. There is a rapid river at afternoon is so hard and dangerous to cross so suggestion pass it in the morning time.
5. 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).
6. At high altitude sleeping at Rongbu is cold , maybe you will get headache, plese take some medicine and we will provide you warm sleeping bag.
7. 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.
8. Take very warm clothes and shoes with you to Mt. Evrest that you can focous on the wonderful scenery.
9. You had better take some fast food like cookie chocolate with you because there is not so much delicious food from Tinggri to E.B.C, and long times driving is a little bit boring.
