7 Days Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Everest Base Camp-Nepali Border Overland

Tour Code: TNO-004
Tour Duration: 7 days
Tour Catalog: Private Tour
Routes: Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse- EBC-Old Tingri-Dham
Primary Resorts: Potala Palace,Johkang Temple, Sera Monastery,Drepung Monastery,Gyantse Kunbum, Shigatse, Tashlunpo Moanstery, Everest Base Camp, Rongpuk Monastery


Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa by flight or train
Lhasa airport/Train station picking up, have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.
Overnight at Lhasa.

Day 2 Lhasa Sightseeing: Potala Palace /Jokhang Temple(B)
Today you will visit Potola Palace, Jokhang Temple,bustling bazaar along the Barkhor Street.Today, you will enjoy 1-2 hours feature service of meditation,including teaching and learning,under the guidance of a knowledgeable Lama in Jokhang Temple.
We guratee your visit to Potala Palace, no matter how busy the entrance ticket purchasing is.
Overnight at Lhasa

Day 3 Lhasa- Yamdrotso lake-Gyangtse-Shigatse (440km, 6hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m)
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 4 Shigatse/ Lhatse/ Tinggri (Shegar) ( 240km, 4 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 4050m)
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 5 Tinggri/ Rongbu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Rongbu ( 180km, 8hours drving, most asphalt road, 4980m)
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

Day6 Rongbu/ Old Tinggri/ Zhangmu ( 240km, 10 hours,  Rough road around mountains, 3750-2300m)
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.

Day7 Zhangmu-Border-Kathmandu
Our Guide will drop you off at next morning at the border bridge,then to cross the Friend-ship Bridge cross the border by yourselves. End the tour at China Border

Tips: How to Cross the Nepal border
Zhangmu is a very cute border town at around 2400m above sea level,after haveing breakfast, our guide will accompany you to China Exit Border Office in Zhangmu to regisiter and stamp your leaving. then drive you towards to border bridge.our vehicle will stop at 50m away from  border bridge where the China side border check office is, you are kindly required to hike on your own to cross the border bridge which is 50ms long, then check in Nepal side, you can get the Nepal visa upon arrival with 30USD.

Next step, you need to find a car or bus towards Kathmandu, 50ms ahead from border bridge,dezens of car or bus are parking here to pick up travelers;3000 Nepali Rupee for a taxi rental to Kathmandu(50USD) , 50 Nepali Rupee(1USD)  for a bus seat.usually, travlers tend to take taxi, because compared with bus, taxi only takes 3-4 hours, 120km to Kathmandu, it is cleaner and faster than bus which takes 7-8 hours making a detour to country side and stoped many times enroute;

Service included
1) Accommodation in qualified hotels or hostels in Lhate,Dham based on your request;
2) All Breakfast
3) Transportation: Toyota Land Cruiser 4500
4) An experienced Local Tibetan English speaking tour guide
5) All necessary travel permits
6) Park-entry permit for Qomolangma Nature Preserve includes personal entry and vehicle entry.
7) Hot water bottle provided to keep warm for tourists who travel to remote places(only provide this service in winter)
8) Oxygen supply in Vehicle
9) Entrance for tour guide and car parking to Mt.Everest
10)Travel Insurance, only for accident
11) All entrance fees of sightseeing place mentioned in itinerary

Service excluded
1) All air tickets or train tickets
2) Private expense like shopping
3) Tips for the tour guide and driver.
4) Banking commission of the payment, the price quotation does not include banking commission.
5) Tours inside Lhasa City
6) Nepali Border to Kathmadu Transfer
 

Optional Service
1)High quality Byicle Rental in Lhasa city 8USD/day.person
2)Lhasa Train Staion to Lhasa City Transfer 15USD
3)Lhasa Airport o Lhasa City Transfer 45USD
4)Nepali Border to Kathmadu Transfer 150USD
 

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