Your Tibetan guide will greet you at the Lhasa Gonggar Airport or Lhasa railway station, and transfer you to your hotel in the city. From the airport to Lhasa is 68 km (42 mi), roughly an hour drive to your hotel. The drive from the train station is only 15 km (9 mi) and takes 20 minutes. After checking into the hotel, you will have the remainder of the day to rest and acclimatize to the high altitude in Tibet.
Day 02: Lhasa City Sightseeing (B)
Potala Palace is the best known cultural landmark in Tibet. It is most renowned as the residence of the lineage of Dalai Lamas. It was first built 1400 years ago by King Songtsen Gangpo in the 7th century. After Potala tour, visit Tibet museum.
We will also visit Jokhang temple, the most sacred building in Tibetan Buddhism, located in the heart of Lhasa old town.
Afterwords, we will visit Barkhor Street. it is a popular Kora (holy walking path) which surrounds the Jokhang Temple. It is also a popular shopping district where you can buy gifts for your family and friends.
Day 03: Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery (B)
Drepung Monastery is situated at the foothill of a mountain northwest of Lhasa. It was Tibet central government during fifth Dalai Lama. Afterwards, we will visit a Carpet Factory where you will see how the world famous Tibetan carpets are made.
Afternoon we will visit Sera monastery and experience its famous debates performing every day between 3 pm to 5pm (except on Sunday).
Optional program: In the evening, your guide can take you to enjoy a local Tibetan art performance (price is not included).
Day 04: Lhasa / Yamdrok Lake / Gyantse / Shigatse 7 hours’ drive (B)
Passing by the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, Yamdro-tso lakes, karo-la glacier roadside at 4960m, we move westwards to the second biggest city of Shigatse. Today’s important attractions are Yamdro-tso Lake and Kubum monastery in Gyantse. Yamdro-tso Lake is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in colour. Kubum monastery has a 35m-high chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome.
Day 05: Shigatse / Lhatse / Tingri (Shegar) / Rongphu Monastery (B)
Drive westwards the Friendship way to Tingri. From Tingri to E.B.C, we will pass the wild grassland, cross the rapid river and high mountains. If it is in clear whether, you can witness 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more, such as: Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everes(8848m), Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu (8463m). Overnight at Rongphu Monastery Tent or Guest House
Day 06: Rongphu Monastery / E.B.C / Zhangmu (B)
You can see the sunrise from Rongpuk in the early morning. Afterwards, we can walk to a local bus stop and take a bus to Everest Base camp( Or you can trek to Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It’s interesting and much warmer, but hard to breathe). 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 Shegar and Zhangmu with our tour guide. Overnight in Zhangmu
Day 07: Zhangmu / Kodari ( Nepal Boarder) (B)
After breakfast, our guide will help you clear the customs, concluding the trip.
Zhangmu, the boarder town of Tibet and Nepal
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