4-Day Tibet Tour With Everest Base Camp
Lhasa, China
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: 4 days
This Everest base camp group tour is considered one of the most classic tours of Tibet. Standing at over 29,000 feet (8844 m) above sea level, Mount Everest is the main peak of Himalayas and also the highest peak in the world. Mt. Everest enjoys the reputation of “the roof of the world”. This tour takes you to enjoy the Sunset and Sunrise of Golden Everest Peak.
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This Everest base camp group tour is considered one of the most classic tours of Tibet. Standing at over 29,000 feet (8844 m) above sea level, Mount Everest is the main peak of Himalayas and also the highest peak in the world. Mt. Everest enjoys the reputation of “the roof of the world”. This tour takes you to enjoy the Sunset and Sunrise of Golden Everest Peak.Day 1: Lhasa -Gyantse - Shigatse
You will be picked up from Gang-gyan Hotel Lhasa in the morning around 9:30am, then travel with your tour guide from Lhasa to Gyantse. On the way, the group will pass by the Gampa La Pass, which is the highest pass in Tibet; and you will have a glimpse of Yamdrok Tso Lake, it is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains. From here, you will have the spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar which is the highest mountain near Lhasa at 23,592 feet (7191m).
Then, you will head westward towards the city of Gyantse and drive along the Yamdrik Tso Lake. Gyantse was Tibet's third largest city (after Lhasa and Shigatse). In Gyantse, you will visit the famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum.
Overnight: Shigatse Zangba Hotel or similar
Day 2 : Shigatse - Rongbuk monastery (B)
You will start your day by leaving Shigatse and head to Lhatse, it is a small town of a few thousand people in the Tibet Autonomous Region in the valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Lhatse County, and your lunch will be served here at your own expense.
Next, drive to Shegar, which is famous for the Shelkar Chode Monastery, founded in 1266 by a Kagyu lama, but it has been a Gelugpa monastery since the 17th century, and formerly had some 300 monks. If the weather is clear enough, you will be able to see Mt. Everest from here. After another 4 to 6 hours, you will arrive at Rongbuk Monastery.
Overnight: in a tent or Rongbuk Monastery guest house.
Day 3: Rongbuk monastery - Everest Base Camp - Shigatse
You will start today by watching the sunrise from Rongbuk Monastery, it is a perfect site to view the highest Everest and has a sense of untouched beauty for its quietness.
Today, you have the option to choose a 5 miles (8 km) trek from your tent to the base camp, or you have the option to get to the base camp by taking the local bus at your own expense. After visiting the base camp, you can visit the Rongphu Monastery, which is the highest monastery in the world at 16,404 feet (5000m) high, and belongs to Nyingma sect. After that, driving back to Shigatse, where you will spend the night and enjoy your dinner at your own expense.
Overnight: Shigatse Zangba Hotel or similar
Day 4: Shigatse - Lhasa (B)
You will start your day by heading to the Tashilunpo Monastery, which is the seat of Tibet's second highest incarnation, the Panchen Lama. Afterwards, you will be driven back to Lhasa through Friendship Highway. The whole ride is about 175 miles (280km), it will take about 6 hours to get back to Lhasa. Your tour will end by dropping you off at your accommodations in Lhasa.
You will be picked up from Gang-gyan Hotel Lhasa in the morning around 9:30am, then travel with your tour guide from Lhasa to Gyantse. On the way, the group will pass by the Gampa La Pass, which is the highest pass in Tibet; and you will have a glimpse of Yamdrok Tso Lake, it is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains. From here, you will have the spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar which is the highest mountain near Lhasa at 23,592 feet (7191m).
Then, you will head westward towards the city of Gyantse and drive along the Yamdrik Tso Lake. Gyantse was Tibet's third largest city (after Lhasa and Shigatse). In Gyantse, you will visit the famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum.
Overnight: Shigatse Zangba Hotel or similar
Day 2 : Shigatse - Rongbuk monastery (B)
You will start your day by leaving Shigatse and head to Lhatse, it is a small town of a few thousand people in the Tibet Autonomous Region in the valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Lhatse County, and your lunch will be served here at your own expense.
Next, drive to Shegar, which is famous for the Shelkar Chode Monastery, founded in 1266 by a Kagyu lama, but it has been a Gelugpa monastery since the 17th century, and formerly had some 300 monks. If the weather is clear enough, you will be able to see Mt. Everest from here. After another 4 to 6 hours, you will arrive at Rongbuk Monastery.
Overnight: in a tent or Rongbuk Monastery guest house.
Day 3: Rongbuk monastery - Everest Base Camp - Shigatse
You will start today by watching the sunrise from Rongbuk Monastery, it is a perfect site to view the highest Everest and has a sense of untouched beauty for its quietness.
Today, you have the option to choose a 5 miles (8 km) trek from your tent to the base camp, or you have the option to get to the base camp by taking the local bus at your own expense. After visiting the base camp, you can visit the Rongphu Monastery, which is the highest monastery in the world at 16,404 feet (5000m) high, and belongs to Nyingma sect. After that, driving back to Shigatse, where you will spend the night and enjoy your dinner at your own expense.
Overnight: Shigatse Zangba Hotel or similar
Day 4: Shigatse - Lhasa (B)
You will start your day by heading to the Tashilunpo Monastery, which is the seat of Tibet's second highest incarnation, the Panchen Lama. Afterwards, you will be driven back to Lhasa through Friendship Highway. The whole ride is about 175 miles (280km), it will take about 6 hours to get back to Lhasa. Your tour will end by dropping you off at your accommodations in Lhasa.
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