SG002C Beijing/Shanghai-Lhasa-Mt.Everest-Kathmandu 10 days Train tour

Tour Breif
Tour Code: SG002C
Trip Length: 10 days
Transportation: 4WD
Group Size: 2-12
Tour Register: 10 days before tour departure.

Price: 
Budget Class(Stay in Guest House, Use Toyota Land Cruiser): US$ 1050 p.p
Comfortable Class(Stay in Hotels, Use Toyota Land Cruiser): US$ 1250  p.p

Fixed Departure in 2010

If our fixed dispatching does not match your schedule, you may email us to set up a new dispatching(requires 30 days in advance), our company will find other travelers to join in based on your schedule.

Tour Itinerary
Day01 Train Beijing/Shanghai to Lhasa (Set out in the evening of the first day)
Take Train T27, depart from Beijing on 21:30.
Overnight on the train, sleeping berth

Day02 On the train
Overnight on the train, sleeping berth  

Day03 Wonderful window excursion along Qinghai-Tibet Railway(Arrive in Lhasa in the evening of the third day)
Today's train travel is the most wonderful section of Qinghai-Tibet railway, you will see land of snows, desert, grassland, ice mountain and travel along the lakeside which will strongly go to your heart. arrive in Lhasa in the evening
Overnight in Lhasa Phuntsok Kasang International Youth Hostel

Day04 Lhasa City Tour
Visiting Jokhang monastery, Potala Palace, Barkhor street
In the morning section, visiting Jokhang temple and its circuit Barkhor, Jokhang built mainly for the “Jowoe” bring along with princess Wencheng from Xi’an during Tang dyansty and is grouped into world cultural heritage list by the UNESCO. Then you are going to visit the famous Patala palace, which is the land mark of lhasa and is recently considered one of the seven wonders of the world. The potala palace is divided into two different parts that is red and white palace.
Overnight in Lhasa Phuntsok Kasang International Youth Hostel

Day05 Visiting the famous Drepung monastery and Sera monastery.
Drepung monastery was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. The monastery is divided into two different colleges that is Drepung loselling and Drepung Gomang college. The Ganden Podrang is famous among them as it is the government centre during fifth Dalai lama. In the afternoon exploring the Sera monastery which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa’s disciple Jamchen Choeje. The whole monastery is divided into two colleges and there are Sera ‘jhe’ and Sera ‘may’ respectively. Among them “Tsokhang chenmo” where the monks from all the colleges assemble and pray together There. you can also see monks debaiting there in the courtyard at around 6-7:30 in the afternoon section.
Overnight in Lhasa

Day06:Lhasa/Gyantse
Driving towards Yamdrok-tso and Gyantse Kumbhum monastery (300km) running through a black asphalt highway It is better to leave early in the morning and in about one and half hour way, From the top of Mt.Gangbala,you can see the fabulous shade of deep torquoise. Yamdrok-yutso is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in colour. Leaving yamdrok-tso is a spectacular as arrriving, since you have to cross the 4960m karo-la with its awesome roadside views of the Nanchan- Kangtsang glacier. then reached to our day’s final destination Gyantse, visit Kubum monastery which is 35m-high chorten(stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like goldendome, is awe-inspiring.you can visit every chambers in the monastery.
Overnight in Gyantse Family Guest Hotel

Day07:Gyantse/Shigatse/Sakya/Lhatse
Visiting the unique TashiLhunpo monastery(90km), driving through black smooth tar road to Sakya, visit Sakya Monastery, then to Lhatse Visit the famous Tashi lhunpo monastery and is one of the the six great Gelukpa institutions and was founded in 1447 by a disciple of Tsongkapa, Genden drup who was first dalai lama. Jamkhang Chenmo, containing the world’s largest gilded copper image(26m high) of future god Jampa.Then in evening you can visit the famous tibetan market below the shigatse Zong. Then drive to Saykya county where the Sakya monastery located, The Sakya tridition is one of the four main Buddhist schools in Tibet. It was from here that the whole of Tibet was governed during the period of Sakya hegemony and even now there are buildings of historic importance to be seen here. You can see the largest book in the world in Sakya’s great library written in gold.
Overnight in Farmer Adventure Hostel

Day08: Lhatse/Rongpuk Monastery/Everest Base Camp/Rongpuk
Driving direct towards the Mount Everest base camp(180km)Rough road upto mount Everest.
Your guide will take you to buy entrance ticket from San chen guesthouse in shekar with 400 yuan per jeep and 180 yuan per person. You can take your lunch from here and drive direct to Everest base camp. From the top of the Gyalpo-la pass you can see the beautiful sun raising from the top of great Himalayan mountains. woh what a superb scenery!!  dont miss to see the scenery.
Overnight in Rongpuk Tent Guest House

Day09:Rongpuk Monastery/Dham
forwards to Dham and rest a night there(239km),the road condition is very worse with rough bumpy road. Now a days it is under repairing…
The road condition is pretty good as compare to Ali but is still a rough bumpy road from Old Dingri up to Nyalan and then have road a couple of kilometers under construction from Nyalam to Dham(border between Nepal and Tibet) seperated by a bridge called "friendship bridge" Other than mount Everest, you can also see the famous mount “Shishabangma”(8012m) after crossing Nyalam Thongla pass.
Overnight at Dham Sherpa Hostel

Day10: See you off at Nepalese Bolder.
Our Guide will drop you off at next morning at the border bridge, You are kindly required to hike on your own to cross the border bridge which is 50ms long, then check in Nepal side, you can get the Nepal visa upon arrival with 30USD, please prepare one photo at passport size to get Nepal Visa. Next step, you need to find a car or bus towards Kathmandu, 50ms ahead from border bridge,dezens of car or bus are parking here to pick up travelers;3000 Nepali Rupee for a taxi rental to Kathmandu(50USD) , 50 Nepali Rupee(Appro.1USD)  for a bus seat. usually, travlers tend to take taxi, because compared with bus, taxi only takes 3-4 hours, 120km to Kathmandu, it is cleaner and faster than bus which takes 7-8 hours making a detour to country side and stoped many times enroute; End tour at Nepalese Border.

Service Offered by Our travel agency?
1.  Transport:
     Train station pick up(Taxi or bus)
     Day06-Day10 Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Sakya-Everest-Dham(Comfortable 4WD)
2.  Accommodation: Hotels (7 nights Hotels)
3.  Guide: English-speaking Local Tibetan Tour Guide
4.  Tibet Entry permit & PSB Travel permit
5.  Travel Insurance, only for accident, Maximum compensation 10,0000RMB.
6.  The entrance fee for 4WD in Mt. Everest Nature Reserve
7.  The entrance fee for Guide in Mt. Everest Nature Reserve
8.  Government Tax
9. Train Tickets from Beijing/Shanghai to Lhasa, Sleeping berth of 6 pax sharing compartment.
10. Reservation service for visiting Potala Palace.
11. Entrance Tickets of Tourist sites

What are not included?
1. Your own expense;
2. Tips for the guide and driver. With 2 USD/day to driver and 2 USD/day to tour guide
3. All meals
4. Single room supplement
5. Nepal Visa you get at the border, 30USD per person
6. Lhasa city transportation, you may take taxi, bus, hike or rent bicycle.

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