Mt. Evrest Base Camp and Namtso Lake 11 Day Train/Fligh Tour

Tour Briefing:
Tour Code: TTC-FW-009
Tour Catalog: Private Tour(Train in and fly out)
Trip Length: 11 days
Starting City: Chengdu( Beijing, Xian, Shanghai...)
Ending City: Lhasa

Route Feature:
-You will have a chance to see some famous buddhist and historic spots as Potala Palace,Sera Monastery,Tashilumpo Monastery,Gyantse Stupa Kumbum,Rongphu Monastery.
-To see the most splendid mountains in the world--Mt. Everest,all the beautiful things will make you very aspire and never to lose this golden chance.
-To visit Namtso Lake which is the highest salt lake in the world and the one of the three holy lake in Tibet to enjoy the warmth of Yanpachen Hot-spring.
-To take the famous Qinghai-tibet train and go through the roof of the world, you will see land of snows,desert,grassland,ice mountain,which will strongly go to your heart.

Itinerary:
Day01-Day03: Take train from Beijing/Shanghai/Guangzhou/Chengdu..
Arrive in Lhasa on the third day evening.
Overnight in Lhasa
 
Day04: Lhasa ciy tour sightseeing
Morning time to buy the entrance of Potala by yourself. Then to visit Jokhang Temple, afternoon to visit Drepung Monastery.                                                                                    Overnight at Lhasa.

Day05  Lhasa city sightseeing
Morning time to visit Potala Palace, then afternoon to Sera Monastery.           Overnight at Lhasa.

Day06 Lhasa/Namtso Lake (250km, 4 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. Namtso Lake is the Heavenly lake which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet (other two is Yamdrotso lake, at Shigatse area, Lake Manasarova at Nagri) and also the highest salt lake. You can do a very relax trekking around the lakeside and Zhaxi Island. You can enjoy the sunset by the lake.                             Overnight at Namtso Tent guest house

Day07 Namtso lake/ Yandrotso lake/ Shigatse (590km, 7hours driving,asphalt road in good , 3900m, 15-19 centigrade)
Morning time to see the sunrise beside the holy lake, 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 arrive at Shigatse to visit Tashilumpo Monastery which was Built in1447 , spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas .     Overnight at Shigatse

Day08 Shigatse/ Lhatse/ Tinggri (Shegar) / Rongbu/ E.B.C ( 450km, 10 hours driving, most good road , 4050m, 8-15 centigrade)
After lunch driving along with Friend-ship way to pass Lhatse to Tinggri. On 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. Then 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.    Overnight at Rongbu Guest House

Day09 Rongbu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Tinggri / Shigatse ( 450km, 8hours drving, most good road, 4980m, -5-10 centigrade)
After seeing the sunrise from Rongbu, then walking 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 a trekking to Everest Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It is interesting and much more warm and hard to  breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point to take pictures of the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then driving down from E.B.C to  Tingri then to Shigatse.                       Overnight at Shigatse

Day10 Shigatse/ Gyangtse/Lhasa(540km, 6hours driving,asphalt road in good , 3950m, 15-19 centigrade)
Morning time departing from Shigatse to Gyangtse, visiting Gyangtse Kumbum, far view of Zongshan ruins. Then back to Lhasa.
                                                                                              overnoght at Lhasa

Day11 Fly from Lhasa to Beijing/Shanghai/Guangzhou/Chengdu
Dropping off at the airport and end tour

Service Include:
1. Flight from starting city to Lhasa
2. Tibet Entry permit it is 400RMB/p.p
3. Train ticket from Lhasa to your next stop
4. Entrance fee: Jokhang temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Gyantse Kumpa, Tashilunpo Monastery, Evrest Base Camp,Namtso lake,
5. Standard tour with: 2N 2star hotel standeroom room at Shigatse, 4N 2star hotel standeroom room at Lhasa, 1N dorm bed at Tinggri;1N dorm bed at Rongpu;1N tent guest house at Namtso
   Luxurious tour: 2N 3star hotel standeroom room at Shigatse, 4N 3star hotel standeroom room at Lhasa, 1N dorm bed at Tinggri;1N dorm bed at Rongpu;1N tent guest house at Namtso
6. Whole trip with Landcruiser Toyota 4500 with good condition safely with expert driver.
7. English speaking guide
8. Travel permit(get it at Shigatse)
9. Travel insurance
10. One bottom of pure water provided everyday
11. 3 bottom of oxygen for urgent use.
12. Sleeping bag provided

Service exclude:
1. Meals
2. Your own expense like animal carriage fee, Yangpachen hotspring
3. Tips for driver and guide (Usually it is 100RMB/p.p for driver , guide)
4. Entrance of Potala

Warm Notes:
1. All of road from Yamtso Lake to Langkazi was repaired in 2007
2. The road from Tingri to E.B.C was most repaired in 2007
3. Rongbu at high altitude, sleeping at there is so cold, maybe there will be a  heavy headache, please take very warm clothes and shoes with you.
4. 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.
5. You had better take some fast food like cookie chocolate with you because there is not so much delicious food from Tinggri to E.B.C.

 

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