Tour Briefing:
Tour Code: TTL-005
Tour Catalog: Private Tour
Trip Length: 4 days
Starting City: Lhasa-Yamgtso Lake- Gyangtse- Shigatse- Evrest Base Camp
Ending City: Lhasa
Route Feature:During this route,you will have a chance to visit the holy lake--Yamdroktso,Gyantse Stupa Kumbum.At shigatse to head forward to Mt. Everest,during the process,you will cross the prairie,the rapids,mountains,Mt. Everest which will shock you and let you never forget.

Itinerary:
Day 01 Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/ Gyangtse/ Shigatse ( 440km, 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 to Gyangtse, visit Gyangtse Kumbum, far view  Zongshan ruins. Then to Shigatse.                                                  Overnight at Shigatse

Day 02 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. 

Day 03 Tinggri/ Rongbu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Tinggri ( 320km, 8hours drving, Rough road, 4980m, -5-10 centigrade)
Early in the moring 07:00am to drive from Tinggri to E.B.C with most good road, During this route,you will 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's cold from here to E.B.C. At Rongphu Monastery view to Mt. Everest it is fabulous and splendid.

After walking for a few minutes 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 1.5-2hours one way. It is interesting and much more warm, but is hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point take pictures for the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then late in the afternoon around 16:00pm go down from E.B.C back to Tinggri.            Overnight at Tinggri.

Day 04 Tinggri/ Lhatse/ Shigatse/ Lhasa ( 580km, 6 hours,  asphalt road in good condition)
After with the good rest for whole nights at Tinggri, driving back with the Friend-ship Highway back to Lhasa, end the trip.

Price(Valid before May 2008)

If your tour plan is after May,please write us China3737@hotmail.com for best quotation

How to Book
Step 1 Write us the tour code and your depature date,pax number,attach your passport&visa copies in the email
Step 2 If there is no problem with your files,we will send you a contract
Step 3 Sign the cntract and email back to us,pay 30% of the total amount as deposit in 7 days
Setp 4 Pay the balance 7 days before the departure date,and we will send you a final confirmation along with your flight tickets ,TTB permit and Local guide's telephone number

Service include:
1. Entrance fee of Gangtse Kumbum 40RMB/p.p, Tashilunpo Monastery 55RMB/p.p, Evrest Base Camp 180RMB/p.p
2. 2N 3 star hotel standeroom, 1N standeroom at Tinggri
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 provide
 

Service exclude:
1. Meals
2. Your own expense like animal carriage fee ( 50RMB/carriage accept 2 person)
3. Tips for driver and guide (Usually it is 100RMB/p.p for driver , guide)

Warm Notes:
1 At high altitude sleeping at Rongbu it is so cold ,hard to sleep with the heavy headache 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 will try our best arrangement you feel better, the itinerary will be changed)
2.  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 view.
3. Take very warm clothes and shoes with you to Mt. Evrest that you can focous on the wonderful scenery.
4. You had 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.