Startng City: Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, Guanghzhou...
Ending City: Lhasa
Duration: 8N9D
Best Time to Go: Middle of April - End of Oct.
| pax | 1 person | 2 persons | 3 persons | 4 perons |
| price | 1840USD | 980USD | 790USD | 627USD |
This price is valid till July 30th,2008.Please contact us for quote if your plan is after July
Itinerary:
Day01: Beijing/ Shanghai/ Xian/ Chengdu flight to Lhasa ( 80km, asphalt road, 3595m, 15－19°C) Overnight at Lhasa
- Depature from Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guangzhou, Chongqin: You will use your copy of your Tibet Entry Permit, you passport and flight ticket change the broding pass flight to Lhasa.
- Depature from Chengdu: Morning time our staff pick you from your hotel in Chengdu then dropping of you to Chengdu
airport help you check in. 2 hour fligth you will arrive at Lhasa Gongga airport. Tibet guide will pick you from airport to Lhasa city. Rest in hotel.
Notess:
Please take one warm overcoat cloth when you travel to Namtso lake that it’s a little bit cold than in Lhasa city.
Day02: Lhasa ciry tour Overnight in Lhasa
Morning time visit Potala Palace. Then visit Jokhang Temple, walk around Barkhour Market.
Day03: Lhasa city tour Overnight at Lhasa
Morning time visit Drepung Monastery. , then afternoon to Sera Monastery.
Day04: Lhasa- Namtso Lake ( 250km, 4 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition, 4178m, 5-15°C)
Overnight at Namtso Tent guest house.
In the morning around 08:00am, our guide and drive pick you from hotel's lobby, then we leave from Lhasa to Namtso Lake.
On the way you will see the huge Changtang grassland and have a chance see the sky road- Qinghai Tibet Railway passing through it look likes a dragon. Pass by Nagchu Town. Then the Nyenchen Thanglha snow mountain ranges in front of you, and also you will pass the Nagela Pass.
Namtso Lake is the Heavenly lake which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet (other two is Yamdrotso lake, at Shigatse area, Lake Manasarova at Nagri) and also the highest salt lake. You can do a very relax trekking around the lake side and Zhaxi Island. You can enjoy the sunset by the lake.
Notes:
Please take one warm overcoat cloth when you travel to Namtso lake that it’s a little bit cold than in Lhasa city.
Day05: Namtso lake- Yangpachen hotspring- Yamdrotso Lake- Gyantse(590km, 6hours driving) Overnight at Gyantse.
Morning time see the sunrise beside the holy lake , on the way to Gyantse , you will have a chance enjoy the hot-spring at Yangbachen. Then pass Gangbala Mt. which is over than 5000m, then to Yamdrotso lake which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Arrive at Gyantse.
Notes:
Depends on how long times you arrive in Lhasa and your body health, suggestion the traveler whol just arrive in Lhasa for few day don’t take the hot spring that maybe you will cathch the high altitude sickness.
Day06: Gyantse- Shigatse- Tingri( 350km, 4 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition) Overnight at Tingri
Morning time visit Gyantse Kumbum, far view of Gyantse Dzong. Then driving to Shigatse. After lunch visit TashiLumpo Monastery which was Built in1447 , spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas, then driving to Shigatse, visit TashiLumpo Monastery which was Built in1447, spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas. After lunch driving along with Friend-ship way pass Lhatse to Tingri. One the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permit and passport. Then arrive at Tingri. By the entrance of Everest Base Camp.
Notess:
At high altitude sleeping at Rongphu is so cold hard to sleeping with heavy headache suggestion overnight at warm Tingri then safely arrive at E.B.C. ;If you also prefer accommodation at Rongphu please tell us then we will try our best arrangement you feel better, the itinerary will be changed( Best time is July- Augest)
Day07: Tingri- Rongphu Monastery- Evrest Base Camp- Tingri ( 320km, 8hours drving, Rough road, 4980m, 3－8°C)
Overnight at Tingri
Early in the moring 07:00am driving 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 chance glimpse of 4 mountain 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. At Rongphu Monastery view to Mt. Everest it’s fabulous and splendid.After walking arrive the place get on the animal carriage then use half hour arrive at Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2hours one way. It's interesting and much more warm, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point take picture for the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then late in the afternoon around 16:00pm go down from E.B.C back to Tingri.
Notess:
During the rainning season some times the weather will be not good enough see the Mt. Everest. But you also have a chance see the surrouding high snow mountain with fabulous.
Day08: Tingri- Lhatse- Shigatse- Lhasa( 580km, 6 hours, asphalt road in good condition)
After with the good rest for whole nights at Tingri, driving back with the Friend-ship Highway back to Lhasa.
Day09: Lhasa airport or train station dropping off.
Dropping off end the trip.
Service Include:
1. Entrance fee above mention
2. Stander tour : 5N 2star hotel standeroom room, 1N tent guest house at Namtso Lake; 2N standeroom at Tingri;
Luxurious tour: 5N 3star hotel standeroom, 1N tent guest house at Namtso Lake; 2N standeroom at Tingri
3. Landcruiser with good condition safely with expert driver. (Minivan or Business van can be choose)
4. English speaking guide
5. Travel insurance
6. One bottom of pure water provide everyday
7. Everyone one bottom of oxygen
8. Tibet Entry Permit
9. Tibet Travel Permit
10. Airfares: Chengdu-Lhasa-Chengdu
Service Exclude:
1. Meals
2. Your own expense like Yanpachen hotspring, animal carriage fee at Everest Base Camp
3. Tips for driver and guide (Usually it’s 100RMB/p.p for driver, guide)
4. Single supplement
