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8 Days Tibet & Mt. Everest Landscape Tour

Lhasa / Shigatse / Mt. Everest / Lhasa

  • Rongbuk Monastery and Mt. Everest
  • Julie & Friend from France - Lhasa Potala Palace
  • Holy Lake -Yamdrok Lake
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  • Rongbuk Monastery and Mt. Everest
  • Holy Lake -Yamdrok Lake
  • Julie & Friend from France - Lhasa Potala Palace
Tour Type:
Private Tour
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Experience:
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Departure:
Any day you want
Group size:
You & Your family, friends or group
Tour Code:
CD-NT-08
Features:
A lifetime trip to reach the roof of the world and enjoy the sunrise at the top of the world! You will not miss any essential parts of Tibet, the mysterious land for its breathtaking landscapes, the innocent people and the holy spirit. Once you get to Everest Base Camp, facing the top of Mt. Everest, you will rejoice that you have taking this chance to go.

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Trip at a Glance

  • Day 1-3: Lhasa
  • Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple,
    Barkhor Street, Drepung Monastery

  • Day 4: Shigatse
  • Lake Yamdrok, Kubum Monastery

  • Day 5-6: Mt. Everest
  • Tashilumpo Monastery,
    Rongbuk Monastery,
    Everest Base Camp

  • Day 7-8: Back to Lhasa & Depature
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Full Itinerary Day by Day

Day 1 Lhasa Arrival ( B )

Welcome to Tibet! Your local guide will meet you upon your arrival in Gonggar airport and will escort you to Lhasa. On the 2-hour drive way, you'll enjoy the heart-stopping views along the Yarlong Tsangpo River.

After arrival at your hotel, the rest of the day is free for you to explore the local area and acclimatize yourself to this high altitude city at the top of the world.

Day 2 Lhasa ( B )

The overwhelming Potala Palace is your first stop. As the symbol of Tibet, it was built in 641 AD and was the winter palace of Dalai Lama who is Tibet’s pope. Impressive Tibetan architecture, huge golden Buddha statues, red-robed lamas and devoted pilgrims all make it a must-visit.

After the Potala Palace tour, you will visit Tibet Museum; it is an important window to introduce the glorious culture of Tibet.

And then you’ll visit the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibet. Every day, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek here from long distances to worship. Finally, walk the special circular pilgrimage route as local followers always do at Barkhor Street. You will have chance to get close to appreciate how the artists draw Thangkas at the Thakangka workroom at Barkor.

Our customers Julie and her friend from France visited Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet.
Day 3 Lhasa ( B )

After breakfast, you are driven to visit the Drepung Monastery, once the largest Monastery housing 10,000 monks in its heyday, and then come to Carpet Factory; you can see how the world-famous Tibetan carpets are made.

Your tour ends at Sera Monastery, and the “Buddhism Scriptures Debating” in Sera is very famous. Enjoy the debate!

Drepung Monastery Entrance
Day 4 Lhasa - Shigatse ( B )

Drive to Shigatse via Gyantse on the Southern Friendship Highway. Crossing over the summit of Kamba La Pass (4794m), you’ll see the tranquil turquoise waters of Lake Yamdrok below. Far in the distance you’ll spot the towering massif Mt. Nojin Kangtsang (7191m), and the staggering Karo-la Glacier (5045m). Overnight at Shigatse. The most important attraction for today is Lake Yamdrok and Kubum Monastery in Gyantse. The Kubum Monastery has a 35m-high chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome.

Holy Lake -Yamdrok Lake
Day 5 Shigatse-Rongphu Monastery ( B )

Today you will visit Tashilumpo Monastery, the home of the Panchen Lama, which is essentially a walled town with cobbled and twisting lanes that revolve around a magnificent monastery, while the tour guide take your passport to PSB to apply for your Alien’s travel permit. Then driven to Rongbuk Monastery, the highest monastery in the world. This evening you'll have the intoxicating view of Mt. Everest. If it is in clear whether, you can have a glimpse of 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more.

Tashilunpo Monastery
Day 6 Evrest Base Camp & Back to Shigatse ( B )

Wake this morning below the stunning north face of Mt. Everest. After breakfast, drive the remaining 8 km to visit Everest Base Camp. Then, drive back to Shigatse, and be wrapped again in the endless vistas of the Tibetan plateau.

Perfect View of Mt. Everest from Rongbuk Monastery
Day 7 Shigatse- Lhasa ( B )

Today, drive back to Lhasa along the Yaluzangbu River. Enjoy the beautiful view of the valley en route.You'll take a slightly different route this morning back to Lhasa. So, sit back and enjoy another full day of breathless mountains under an endless Himalayan sky. You can also see devout Christians prostrating and measuring their pilgrimage route with their flesh and blood on Tibetan Plateau if you’re lucky.

Scenery along Yarlong Tsangpo River
Day 8 Lhasa Departure ( B )

Today will be free for you to be transferred to the airport in time for your flight.

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