Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa.
Lhasa Train station picking up, have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon. Overnight at Lhasa. Tips: acclimatize to high altitude at first two days in Lhasa.
1. You may feel a little bit tired and uncomfortable when you arrive in Lhasa, if you lack of oxygen, you can take the oxygen in the hotel, clinic or hospital. But please try to avoid take any oxygen and adapt to high altitude by yourself if you do not feel too bad, because there is still a long way to go, if you quite depend on oxygen, you would be hard to adapt to higher altitude at Shigatse, Rongpu Monastery and Everest, which are above 3400 meters.
2. Please don't take shower at the first two days when you are in Lhasa, it is easy to catch cold and make you feel exhausted.
3. Any alcohol is forbidden at the first two days when you are in Lhasa, otherwise you might be suffered from High Altitude Sickness.
Day 2: Lhasa Sightseeing: Potala Palace/Jokhang Temple.
Today you will visit Potola Palace, Jokhang Temple, bustling bazaar along the Barkhor Street. Today, you will enjoy 1-2 hours feature service of meditation, including teaching and learning, under the guidance of a knowledgeable Lama in Jokhang Temple. We guarantee your visit to Potala Palace, no matter how busy the entrance ticket purchasing is. Overnight at Lhasa. Meals: (B).
Day 3: Lhasa Sightseeing: Sera Moanstery/Drepung Moanstery.
The escorted today will cover some other two important Monasteries in Lhasa - the Drepung Monastery, the Sera Monastery. Also you will visit the famous Dalai lama summer palace - Norbulingka and Tibet History Museum which is rebuilt at the end of 2008. Overnight at Lhasa. Meals: (B).
Day 4: Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/Gyangtse/Shigatse.
Morning time around 8:00 am depart from Lhasa pass Gangbala Mt. which is over than 5000 meters, then to Yamdrotso lake which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet (another 2 is Namtso lake and Manasarova), after visiting Gyangtse Kumbum and having a far view of Zongshan ruins, arrive in Shigatse. Overnight at Shigatse. Meals: (B).
Day 5: Shigatse/Lhatse/Tingri(Shegar)/Tingri/Rongphu Monastery.
Take the Friendship way to pass Lhatse to Tingri. One the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permit and passport. Then pass by Tingri. Buy the entrance of Everest Base Camp. From Tingri 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 Rongphu Monastery. Overnight at Rongphu. Meals: (B).
Tips: Why live at Rongpu Rongpu Monastery.
Generally speaking, although the altitude of Rongpu Monastery is 5200 meters, most healthy travelers are able to live in Rongpu without feeling uncomfortable. We strongly advice you to live at Rongpu Monastery for 1 night. As of our experience in mountain area, Everest can be seen much clearer in the morning than at noon. If you live in Rongpu Monastery, it takes 10 minutes walking to the viewing platform to see the clear Mt.Everest in the morning, on the contrary, living in Tingri might lead you to a bad result that you can not see the clear face of Mt.Everest at noon.
Day 6: Rongphu Monastery/Evrest Base Camp/Tingri/Shigatse.
Early in the morning to see the sunrise from Rongphu then to view 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 trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It's interesting and much more warm, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point to take pictures of the splendid - Mt.Everest. Then late in the afternoon around 13:00 go down from E.B.C back to Tingri by friend-ship highway back to Shigaste. Overnight at Shigatse. Meals: (B).
Day 7: Shigatse/Lhasa.
Morning time to visit Tashi Lumpo Monastery which was Built in 1447, spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas, then driving back with the Friend-ship Highway back to Lhasa. Overnight at Lhasa. Meals: (B).
Day 8: Lhasa airport dropping off.
Morning Lhasa airport dropping off, end the trip. Meals: (B).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Breakfast (remarked with B in the itinerary)
- Transport
- Accommodation: hotels
- Guide: English-speaking guide
- Entrance tickets of tourist sites
- Tibet Entry permit and PSB Travel permit
- Travel Insurance only for accident
- The entrance fee for Mini van in Mt. Everest Nature Reserve
- Oxygen supply on Mini van
- Government Tax
- Hot Water Bottle and electric blanket supply special for winter
Price Excludes:
- International and domestic flights
- Your own expense like drinking, shopping
- Tips for the guide and driver
- Lunches and dinners
If you need the train tickets, please do tell us. We will ask our local tour to book them for you, we promise we won't earn any money on your tickets, if you are busy and have no idea for booking the tickets, we are just doing a favor for you.
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