Tour Briefing:
Tour Code: TTC-007
Tour Catalog: Private Tour
Trip Length: 9 day
Starting City: Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Xian...
Ending City: Kathmandu
Route Feature:
Itinerary:
Day01: Chengdu/ Lhasa ( Lhasa ariport 80km, asphalt road, 3595m, 15-19 Centigrade)
Morning time our staff pick you from your hotel in Chengdu then dropping of you to Chengdu
airport help you check in. 2 hour fligth you will arrive at Lhasa Gongga airport. You guide will pick
you from Gongga airport to Lhasa city. Rest in hotel. Overnight at Lhasa
Day02: Lhasa ciy tour sightseeing
Morning time buy the entrance of Potala by yourself. Then visit Jokhang Temple, afternoon visit Drepung Monastery. Overnight in Lhasa.
Day03 Lhasa city sightseeing
Morning time 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, 5-15Centigrade)
In the morning around 08:00am, our guide and drive pick you 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 look likes a dragon. Then the Nyenchen Thanglha snow mountain ranges in front of you, and also you will pass the Nagela Pass. Then on the way back to Lhasa you have a chance enjoy the Yangpachen hotspring, back to Lhasa. Overnight at Lhasa
Day05 Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/ Gyangtse/ Shigatse ( 440km, 6hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m, 15-19 Centigrade)
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), then go to Gyangtse, visit Gyangtse Kumbum, far view of Zongshan ruins. Then go 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 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. By the entrance of Everest Base Camp. Overnight at Tinggri.
Day07 Tinggri/ Rongbu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Rongbu ( 180km, 8hours drving, 70%asphalt road, 30% Rough road,4980m, -5-10 Centigrade)
Early in the moring 07:00am driving from Tinggri to E.B.C with good road condition,most part of road was repaired before 2008.During this route,you can have a glimpse of 4 mountain 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 arrive the place get on the animal carriage then use half hour arrive at Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2hours 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 ( 290km, 12 hours, Rongpu to Old Tinggri 100km is asphalt road, Old Tinggri to Zhangmu is rough road around mountains, 3750-2300m, 10-18 Centigrade)
Morning time take photo of the sunrise for Mt. Evrest. Then go down of moutains to Zhangmu. Arrive at Zhangmu around next day 12:00am. 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 yourself, 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. Stander 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 provide everyday
8. 3 bottom of oxygen for urgent use.
9. Sleeping bag provide
10. Tibet entry permit
11. 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's 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 don't take the hot spring that maybe you will get the high altitude sickness.
3. From Tinggri to E.B.C with almost good road condition,large part of road was repaired before 2008.
4. The road from Old Tinggri to Zhangmu around 190km is reparing, rough road condition around high mountains driving at night. It's feel a little hard and tired( Around 7-8 hours driving).
5. At high altitude sleeping at Rongbu is cold , maybe you'll get headache, plese take some medicine and we'll provide you warm sleeping bag.
6. 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.
7. Take very warm clothes and shoes with you to Mt. Evrest that you can focous on the wonderful scenery.
8. You'd 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.
