Tour Briefing:
Tour Code: TTC-004
Tour Duration: 8 days
Tour Catalog: Private Tour, Sightseeing and Adventure
Optimal Season: All year around
Destination: Lhasa,Gyantse,Shigatse,TIngri,Rongpu Monastery,Everest Base Camp
Route Feature:
In this 8 days tour,you will not only have a chance to see the most famous historic monument--Potala Palace,Sera Monastery,but also see Tashilumpo Monastery,Gyantse Stupa Kumbum,Rongphu Monastery and the most splendid mountains in the world--Mt. Everest,all the beautiful things will make you very aspire and never to lose this golden chance.
Itinerary:
Day01: Arrive in Lhasa ( Lhasa ariport 80km, asphalt road, 3595m)
Our guide will pick you up from Gongga airport/Train station and then send you to Lhasa city. Rest in hotel.
Overnight at Lhasa
Tip for first two days in Lhasa
1.You may feel a little bit tired and uncomfortable when you arrive in Lhasa, If you lack of oxygen, you can take the oxygen in the hotel,clinic or hospital.but please try to avoid take any oxygen and adapt to high altitude by yourself if you do not feel too bad,becuase there is still a long way to go, if you quite depend on oxygen, you would be hard to adapt to higher altitude at Shigatse,Rongpu Monastery and Everest,which are above 3400m.
2.Please don't take shower at the first two days when you are in Lhasa, it is easy to catch cold and make you feel exhausted.
3.Any alcohol is forbiden at the first two days when you are in Lhasa, otherwise you might be suffered from High Altitude Sickness.
Day02: Lhasa ciy tour sightseeing
Visit the magnificent Potala Palace. After lunch, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street bazaar, Tibet Museum, the and the Carpet Factory
Overnight at Lhasa
Day03 Lhasa city sightseeing
Visit Sera Monastery in the morning, After lunch, go ahead to visit Drepung Monastery and Tibetan traditional Medicine Hospital.
Overnight at Lhasa
Day04 Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/Gyangtse/ Shigatse ( 330km, 6hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m)
Morning time around 08:00am depature 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), after visiting Gyangtse Kumbum and having a far view of Zongshan ruins,arrive in Shigatse.
Overnight at Shigatse
Day05 Shigatse/ Lhatse/ Tingri (Shegar)/Tingri/ Rongphu Monastery( 340km, 8 hours driving, 4980m)
Take the Friend-ship way to pass Lhatse to Tingri. One the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permit and passport. Then pass by Tingri. Buy the entrance of Everest Base Camp. From Tingri to E.B.C with the very rough road, pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. 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 Rongphu Monastery.
Overnight at Rongphu
Tips: Best picture viewing of Everest at Rongpu
Generally speaking, although the altitude of Rongpu Monastery is 5200m, most healthy travelers are able to live in Rongpu without feeling uncomfortable. We strongly advice you to live at Rongpu Monastery for 1 night. As of our experience in mountain area, Everest can be seen much clearer in the morning than at noon. If you live in Rongpu Monastery, it takes 10 minutes walking to the viewing platform to see the clear Mt.Everest in the morning, on the contrary, living in Tingri might lead you to a bad result that you can not see the clear face of Mt.Everest at noon.
Day06 Rongphu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Tingri/ Shigatse ( 340km, 8hours drving, most good road, 4980m)
Early in the moring to see the sunrise from Rongphu then to view Mt. Everest. It is fabulous and splendid.After walking arrive the place get on the animal carriage then use half of an hour arrive at Everest Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It's interesting and much more warm, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point to take pictures of the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then late in the afternoon around 13:00 go down from E.B.C back to Tingri by friend-ship highway back to Shigaste.
Overnight at Shigatse
Day07 Shigatse/ Lhasa ( 300km, 6 hours, asphalt road in good condition)
Morning time to visit TashiLumpo Monastery which was Built in1447 , spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas, then driving back with the Friend-ship Highway back to Lhasa.
Overnight at Lhasa
Day08 Lhasa airport dropping off
Morning time Lhasa airport/Train staion dropping off, end tour
Reference Price Quotation
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Seasons/Price in USD |
1 traveler |
2 travelers |
3 travelers |
4 travelers |
5 to 7 |
Single Room Supplement |
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Low Season Nov to next March |
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Shoulder Season April, May, June, October |
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Peak Season July to September |
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1.Rate USD/CNY 6.7, this reference price may be adjusted due to current exchange rate and market situation.
2.This price quotation contains excellent service but NOT luxurious. If you consider it expensive or you need better service, we CAN still change the detailed service according to your requirements.
3.Price we offered is valid before June,2009, If you are looking for a tour after July,2009, please ask for an update price quotation by then--the price in the table is just for reference due to the possibly elastic market circumstance.
Service Include:
1. Tibet Entry permit & PSB Travel permit
2. Entrance fee of all the tourist sites
3. 7N Moderate and comfortable hotel standeroom room with heat and attached bathroom
4. Whole trip with Toyota or Mitsubishi 4WD expert Lhasa city tour .It is unnecessary to rent a private a private car in Lhasa,becuase tourist sites in Lhasa are very close to each other, and you can take taxi to Drepung and Sera Monastery with cost less than 100CNY
5. Excellent individual English speaking guide & driver
6. Airport pick up and drop off
7. Travel insurance
8. The entrance fee for 4WD in Mt. Everest Nature Reserve
9. The entrance fee for Guide in Mt. Everest Nature Reserve
10.Environment friendly car from Rongpu Monastery to Everest Base Camp
11. One bottom of pure water provided everyday
12. Oxygen bottle for urgent use
13.Government Tax
Service exclude:
1.Meals
2.Your own expense like animal carriage or from Rongpu Monastery to
3.Tips for driver and guide
4.Single room supplement
5.Car rental in Lhasa city
Accommodation in this tour
Clerks in the hotels we recommended can Speak English.All the hotels are popular with foreign tourists and good value for money
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In Shigatse
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In Rongpu Monastery
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Accommodation Alternatives
The hotels we provide range from Budget Guest House to Luxury 5 star hotel, if you are looking for better or Cheaper,please visit our hotel list and give us an order to indicate more detailed requirements
Tibet Hotel http://www.tibettravel.org/tibet-hotel/
Vehicle used in this tour
Compared with other city in China,there is no car rental for tour in Lhasa,only Vans,4WDs,Minibuses are avialable.
Due to the rough road condition from Tingri to Everest Base Camp, 4WD plays main role for Everest Base Camp Tour. compared with Van, the cost for 4WD is much higher, usually 3-3.5CNY/km in low season and 4-5.5CNY/km in peakseason. Most of our drivers are local Tibetan with at least 5 yesrs driving experience in Tibet, some of them can speak good English.All of the 4WD are in good conditions and looks new.
Car rental rate in Tibet
* Type of 4WD: Toyota or Mitsubishi
* Optimal number of Travelers: 1-4
* Airconditioned
* Comfort Level: Good
Tibet Train Ticket Purchasing Service
We provide Train Ticket purchasing service to travelers who book tour from my company. also we guarantee train tickets from Beijing to Lhasa,Xining to Lhasa,Chengdu to Lhasa, Shanghai to Lhasa, no matter peak or low season.
Please click Tibet Train Ticket Purchasing Service to check train ticket price and service charge rate.
Road from Tingri to Everest
Warm Notes:
1. All of road from Yamtso Lake to Langkazi was repaired in 2007
2. At high altitude sleeping at Rongbu is so cold hard to sleep suggest to overnight at warm Tinggri then safely arrive at E.B.C.
( If you also prefer accommodation at Rongbu please tell us then we can try our best to do the arrangement to make you feel better,but the itinerary will be changed)
3. During the raining season sometimes the weather will be not good enough to see the Mt. Everest. But you also have a chance to see the surrouding high snow mountain with fabulous view.
4. Take very warm clothes and shoes with you to Mt. Evrest so that you can focous on the wonderful scenery.
5. 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.
Interested in this tour? Please send us an tour inquiry about the detail.
