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Lhasa - Everest Base Camp - Lhasa Tour Details

  • Trip Duration:10 day(s)
  • Activity: Tours, City Tour
  • Max. Altitude:5000m.
  • Group Size:02 - 14 pax
  • Trip Highlights:Lhasa city tour including Potala Palace, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Yamdrok Tso Lake, visit to Tashilumpo monastery in Xigatse, visit to Pelkor Monastery and Kumbum Stupa in Gyantse, Ronbuk valley, Everest base camp
Sunset-on-Everest
Everest Base Camp Tour


This tour definitely offers you some of the most amazing scenery, Tibetan villages, charming view of the Himalayas and many more. This holiday is blending of culturally and naturally rewarding journey. A visit to important places of interest in Tibet including cultural, historic and natural attractions of Tibet, secondly remarkable Everest base camp trip is full of amazing things. The fascinating panoramic view beamed from the great north face of Mount Everest is sensational.

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Lhasa from Kathmandu / Chengdu / Beijing.
Upon your arrival, transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).

Day 02: Sightseeing in Lhasa
Visit Potala Palace for the whole morning, then walk on the Barkhor Street, a very interesting market in this traditional city.
Overnight at hotel on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).

Short Description:

  1. Potala Palace: Immerse yourselves into the Tibetan religion and sense the unique culture and it is wonderful to bask under the sunshine in Jokhang Monastery.
  2. Barkhor Street: stroll around an interesting market featuring Tibetan, Nepalese local products where is the best place to buy souvenirs.

Day 03: Sightseeing in Lhasa
In the morning, we visit Jokhang Temple in the early morning when it is the best time to visit. Then in the afternoon visit Drepung Monastery, the ever largest monastery in Tibet. Later free time at your disposal.
Overnight at hotel on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).

Short Description:

  1. Drepung Monastery: the ever largest monastery with more than 10 thousand monks. Buddhist debates often occur there.
  2. Jokhang Temple: the spiritual center of Tibetan people. Every day, numerous Buddhists from every corner of Tibet come to burn incense to worship.

Day 04: Lhasa - Xigatse.
Drive to Xigatse, the second largest city in Tibet along the Brahmaputra River. While driving across the Ganba La highland (around 16000 feet), the Yamdrok Lake, several hundred meters below the road, will come into yours eyes. Upon arrival in Xigatse, visit Tashilumpo monastery.
Overnight at hotel on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).

Short Description:

  1. Appreciation of the Brahmaputra River along the road.
  2. Yamdrok Lake: a sapphire blue lake as one of the 3 holy lakes in Tibet will leave you gasp in admiration.
  3. Tashilumpo monastery: Painted in red and white, the buildings in the monastery stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view.

Day 05: Xigatse - Xegar
Drive to Xegar, en route visit Sakya Monastery, a castle-shaped place in which lots of historic articles exhibited.
Overnight at Guesthouse on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).

Day 06: Xegar - Rongbuk Monastery (the highest monastery accross the world)
We drive over the Pang La (5150m) towards the main Himalayan range that give magnificent view stretching from Makalu to Shishapangma. Below the pass, as we turn the corner into the Rongbuk Valley, we can watch the charming view of Everest.
Overnight at Guesthouse on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).

Day 07: Rongbuk - Everest Base Camp
In the morning hiking to Everest Base Camp and back to Rongbuk Monastery.
Overnight at Guesthouse on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).

Day 08: Drive Rongbuk Monastery - Gyantse
Upon arrival, have a tour to Pelkor Monastery and Kumbum Stupa. Then we drive back to Shigatse for Overnight
Overnight at hotel on bed and breakfast basis (B.B)

Short Description:

  1. Gyantse: a modern county but traditional life sustained
  2. Pelkhor Monastery: Mysterious temple as the cultural symbol of Gyantse with 3 sects living under the same roof.

Day 09: Drive back to Lhasa.
Overnight at at hotel on bed and breakfast basis (B.B)

Day 10: Drive to Airport for your onward journey. Tashidelek!!

Cost Includes

  • Airport - hotel - Airport transfer by private vehicle.
    4 wheel drive (4500 model Jeep) with experienced driver during the tour.
    An English speaking guide during the tour.
    Tibet Travel Permits.
    All entrance fees of sightseeing places mentioned in itinerary.
    09 nights twin sharing accommodation at hotel / Guesthouses on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).
    Airport - hotel - Airport transfer by private vehicle.
  • Transfer by car / Jeep with experienced driver during the tour.
  • An English speaking guide during the tour.
  • Tibet Travel Permits.
  • All entrance fees of sightseeing places mentioned in itinerary.
  • 09 nights twin sharing accommodation at hotel / Guesthouses on bed and breakfast basis (B.B).

Cost Excludes

  • Meals (lunch and dinner other than breakfast)
    Any kind of drinks
    Flight /train tickets
    Chinese Visa
    Meals (lunch and dinner other than breakfast)
  • Any kind of drinks
  • Flight /train tickets
  • Chinese Visa
  • Personal expenses

Testimonials

  • 23.04.13 23:52Last year we went on the Annapurna Circuit trek with Trailblazer. This year we did a shorter (7 day) trek up the Langtang valley, following a trip to Bhutan. Once again Nepal Trailblazer were flawless in their organisation and service. We requested and were provided with the same guide and porter as last time (Chhabi and Arjun), who again were first rate and good company. The Langtang valley is unspoilt (no roads yet) and very beautiful. The rhododendrons (of all shades of red and pink) were stunning (we were trekking in early April) and the forests were alive with an amazing variety of birds. We also saw gray Langur monkeys and some brown monkeys (Rhesus?) that seemed to be eating wild marijuana plants! We started the trek at Syabrubesi but returned via Thulo Syabru and although the latter route is more up and down, we would recommend it. Thulo Syabru is a much more pleasant village to stay in. Our recommendations for places to stay on the trek include Jungle View in Lama Hotel (although the Lama Hotel lodges can get very busy and you might want to consider staying in Upper Renche, which seemed quieter); Eco Guest House in Langtang village (just by the cheese 'factory'); Yala Peak Guest House in Kyanjin Gompa (which has a great coffee shop/bakery next door and try the local yak cheese in the nearby cheese factory); a good lodge at the top of Thulo Syabru next to the cyber cafe, whose name escapes me but I think it was 'Snow' something. We certainly would recommend Nepal Trailblazer to fellow trekkers.

    Phill and Emily, from UK
  • 04.05.12 18:54We just spent 1 month in Nepal and we completed a 18-days trek with Nepal Trailblazer. We bought the trek on the internet and were a little concerned by the agency and services offered. From the first until the last day, Tilak and these employees have managed to make it unforgettable and they exceeded our expectations at any time. A special thanks to the guide and the porter, they have been wonderful with us.

    Thank you once again to Tilak and his team. I highly recommend this agency.

    Serge and Denise
  • 18.04.12 16:06Dear Tilak, Bhairam, Chhapi and Arjun

    Many thanks for a wonderful experience on the AC trek.

    Thank you to Bhairam for overseeing our trip so efficiently and courteously. Everything went very smoothly even when we changed our plans slightly.

    Chhabi, our guide, was a real star and was a great companion on our trek . He made sure we had everything we needed - and got us to the top of Thorung-la without a hitch!

    Arjun, our porter, was also brilliant - he's a multitalented porter cum guide cum cook.

    The Annurpurna Circuit trek was an absolute joy. We had trekked to Muktinath over 20 years ago but this was our first time on the Manang side and we absolutely loved it - the views were sensational and the villages and countryside are a delight. The road is coming so I suggest people get to see it before the impact is too great.

    The road on the Jomsom side has obviously had a negative impact on the trekking experience but new trails are being opened up that avoid the road, so I recommend you give yourself enough time to explore these (see the book by Andrees de Ruiter and Prem Rai about the new NATT trails).

    After Kagbeni (which you should visit) we decided to take transport to Tatopani to save some time and avoid trekking on the road.

    Ghorepani and the route to Tadapani and Ghandruk, etc is road free and absolutely stunning (if a little 'crowded' when we were there in March).

    I recommend Trailblazers to anyone interested in trekking and we will be back!

    Thanks again to all of you who made our trek such a happy and memorable experience.

    Best wishes
    Phill and Emily
    UK
  • 12.01.12 18:46Dear Tilak,

    Happy New Year!

    I just want to express my thanks to you and your team for making my trekking tour to Nepal a great success. I have always been fascinated by high mountains, but at an age of 67, I think it is too late to start climbing. But to fullfill my dream, I decided to take the Classic Everest Trek from Jiri to Everest. With start Oct.29-2011 and ending Nov.25-2011 it was quite a long trek, but a trek I will strongly recommend. Even that the weather from Jiri to Lukla was not very good and the trekking trail is quite strenuous, I think you get a better impression of the daily life in the Himalayan area, than from Lukla up to Everest which are more touristic.

    I want to thank Bhairam for meeting me in the airport and bringing me back after the trek and to Kevi (guide) and Raz (porter) for exellent service during the whole trek. Kevi understand that my main goal was to go as close to Everest as possible. He adviced me all the way up and I managed Kala Pattar (5.550m) without any problems. I will never forget the beautiful view of Mount Everest early in the morning and I was really proud of myself for not giving up in the steep tracks. The trek back to Lukla was very relaxed and Kevi and I had more time to talk about the life up in the high mountains. Even if I could not talk to Raz in english, we could communicate with gestures and he also managed to serve me local wine before Lukla!

    Finally I want to thank you, Tilak, for meeting me in the hotel after the trek and I want to say that I am very satisfied with your company and your staff and I will tell all my friends in Norway to contact you if they plan to go to Nepal. Myself I am quite sure I will travel back to Nepal in the future.

    Kind regards,
    Kjell G. Herregarden
  • 03.01.12 09:30Namaste Mr Tilak

    Just to let you know we had a wonderful holiday in your country - our flights booked through you all went smoothly and we found your people so friendly and kind.

    We will recommend your services to our Australian and South African friends.

    Regards,

    Suzanne and Mark Second
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Trip Facts

  • Best time:April, May, June, July, August, September & October
  • Price:from USD 1160.00
  • Accommodation:hotel and guesthouses (twin sharing)
  • Meal Includes:Breakfast
  • Per day walking:5 -7 hours drive
  • Transportation:Jeep, Car

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