Tour Briefing:
Tour Code: TTC-007
Tour Catalog: Private Tour
Trip Length: 8 days
Starting City: Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Xian...
Ending City: Zhangmu
Route Feature:In this 8 days tour,you have a chance to go the border of the china and Nepal--Zhangmu,Rongphu Monastery,Tashilunpo Moanstery and have a simplic view about the Everest Base Camp,and have a chance to see the fabulous of the Nychen Tanglula Mountain and overview the beauty of the Yamdroktso Lake which is also the holy Lake in Tibet.Never to lose this chance to enjoy the beauty of Tibet.
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 to Lhasa city. Rest in the 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 to 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)
In the morning around 08:00am, our guide and driver 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 to 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/ Friend- ship highway/ Gyangtse/ Shigatse ( 500km, 6hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m, 15-19 centigrade)
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 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
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, 8hours drving, Rough road, 4980m, -5-10 centigrade)
Early in the moring 07:00am driving from Tinggri 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 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 of an hour arrive at Everest Base camp ( Or you also can do a 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 to take pictures for the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then back to Rongbu. Overnight at Rongbu
Day08 Rongbu/ Old Tinggri/ Zhangmu ( 190km, 10 hours, Rough road around mountains, 3750-2300m, 10-18 centigrade)
Morning time to take photos of the sunrise at Mt. Evrest. Then go down of moutains to Zhangmu. The road from Old Tinggri to Zhangmu is reparing you just can go from 08:00pm. Arrive at Zhangmu around 12:00pm. Next morning to cross the Friend-ship Bridge cross the border by yourselves.
Price from Aug. to Nov. in 2007 (USD or EUR):
Tour Standard 1person 2 person 3 person 4 person Single supplement
Stander tour
Luxurious tour
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: 5N 2star hotel standeroom room at, 3N dorm bed
Luxurious tour: 6N 3 star hotel standeroom, 2N dorm bed
3. Landcruiser Toyota 4500 with good condition safely with expert driver.
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 provided
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 (Usually it is 100RMB/p.p for driver , guide)
Warm Notes:
1. Please take one warm overcoat cloth when you travel to Namtso lake that it is a little bit cold than Lhasa city.
2. Depends on how long times you arrive in Lhasa and your body health, suggest the traveler who just arrive in Lhasa for a few days do not take the hot spring for that you maybe get the high altitude sickness.
3. The part of road from Yamtso Lake to Langkazi is repairing now, So you can not go directly from Langkazi to Gyangtse you 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 you just can take the new rough road going. There is a rapid river at afternoon is so hard and dangerous to cross so suggest to 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,you maybe get headache, please take some medicine and we will provide you warm sleeping bag.
7. During the rainning 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.
8. Taking 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 isnt so much delicious food from Tinggri to E.B.C, and long times driving is a little bit boring.
8. For our service we also can help you arrage a van pick you up from Nepal boradr to Kathmandu around 500RMB/p.p. Or you also can take the public bus around 200RMB/p.p or rent a van to be share with others to Kathmandu with 4 hours drving.
