D1  Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/ Friend- ship highway/ Gyangtse/ Shigatse ( 500km , 6hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m ) Overnight at Lhasa
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 lake in Tibet (another 2 is Namtso lake and Manasarova), then back to Friend-ship highway pass by Shigatse to Gyangtse, visit Gyangtse Kumbum, far view of Zongshan ruins. Then back to Shigatse.
Overnight at Shigatse

D2  Shigatse/ Lhatse/ Tinggri (Shegar) / Rongbu/ E.B.C ( 420km , 10 hours driving, Rough road , 4050m )
Driving along with Friend-ship way pass Lhatse to Tinggri. One the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permi t and passport. Then arrive at Tinggri. Buy the entrance of Everest Base Camp. Then from Tinggri to E.B.C , pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. During this route,you can have a glimpse of mountains which is 8000m high or more. Then arrive at Rongbu Monastery.
Overnight at Rongpu Monastery

D3  Rongbu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Tinggri / Shigatse ( 420km , 8hours drving, Rough road, 4980m )
After seeing the sunrise from Rongbu, then walking to arrive the place get on the animal carriage then use half hour arrive at Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to Everest Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It is interesting but much more warm and hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point to take pictures for the splendid- Mt. Everest . Then driving down from E.B.C to Tingri back to Shigatse.
Overnight at Shigatse

D4  Shigatse/ Lhasa ( 250km , 4hours driving)
Morning time to visit TashiLumpo Monastery which was Built in1447, spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas . After lunch drive back to Lhasa

Yamdrotso lake


Gyangtse Kumbum


Tashilumpo Monastery


Mt. Everest

Private Car

cost
(in USD)

Single way between Lhasa and airport

$40

Single way between Lhasa and train station

$15