Tibet Tour via Everest Base Camp – 8 Days

The first day of sightseeing begins from Lhasa’s major landmark – Potala Palace which is a structure of massive portions. In the afternoon, we will drop a visit to the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibet. We will also visit Barkhor which is the oldest street in a very traditional city in Tibet. About 8km west of central Lhasa is the Drepung, once the world’s largest monastery with about 10,000 monks. Walking up to the hill is a pleasant thing, an easy break from the solemn ambiance inside the halls and chapels. Drepung is one of Lhasa’s two prominent Gelugpa monasteries while the other one is Sera.

As we move ahead we can take a look at YamzhogYumco Lake on the way and overlook Kalais Kora Glacier. Far in the distance is the huge massif of Mt. Nojin Kangtsang (7191 m). In the afternoon, you will arrive in Gyangtse and go for the tour of Palkhor Temple, built in the 15th century, and is situated in the west of Gyantse Town with mountains enclosing form three sides of the east, west, and north. Its uniqueness is that its three sects of Buddism-Shaja, Nyingma and Guolu stayed harmoniously under one roof.

Today we move towards Shigatse which is the second-largest city in Tibet. It’s also the home town of Banchen Lama. In the afternoon, you will drop a visit to the Tashilumpo monastery. Tashilumpo, sprawls on the slopes of Mt. Niser, southwest of Shigatse that covers an area of about 300,000 square meters. There are many significant and rare historical articles in the monastery.

Today we’ll visit Tashilumpo Monastery before moving on to reach Shegar. Tashilumpo rests at the foot of Drolmari, or Tara’s Mountain, which is one of Tibet’s most important monasteries, founded in 1477 by Gendun Drukpa, the first Dalai Lama. Then we drive to Rongbuk through the beautiful Tibetan countryside. After reaches at Rongbuk check in to the basic hotel, and we’ll take to explore Rongbuk Monastery – the highest monastery in the world and back to the hotel for overnight stay.

Early in the morning, we visit the world’s highest mountain Mt. Everest base camp which is a truly amazing and memorable experience of this tour. We can enjoy the moment by looking at the amazing view of the Everest base camp. After our breakfast back in Rongbuk, we continue our further journey to Zhangmu with a long drive. This place is also known as Khasa bazaar, as it sits on a mountainside 10km central from the Friendship Bridge over the Bhote Koshi River. Khasa bazaar is a small town that has become a major trading post between Tibet and Nepal. On the way, we’ll be crossing over the Lalung La pass from where we’ll have majestic panoramas of Mt. Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Mt Shishapagma (8,212 m), magnificent peaks that seem dwarfed by the height of Tibet itself and we descent from Nyalam to Zhangmu for overnight.

Today we’ll drive back across the Tibet-Nepal border at Kodari. After the customs formalities, we drive to Kathmandu through the beautiful Nepalese countryside. After check in to the hotel, we can spend remaining time rest and relax at the hotel.

You will explore Durbar Square, Pashupatinath temple, Swayambhunath stupa and Bouddhanath stupa which is all world heritage sites. Durbar Square reveals the life of the royals in ancient times. Pashupatinath temple is one of the most significant places of pilgrimage for all Hindus. Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple and Baudhanath Stupa are one of the largest stupas in the world. Then we thank you for being a part of our tour and travel. We bid you farewell or the opportunity to join another of our programs. Our representatives will drop you at the airport 3 hours before the scheduled time of your flight.