14 Nights 15 days Tibet with Everest B.C. Trekking
Day 01.
Fly
Kathman
du-Lhasa over night at Hotel Sunlight or similar.
Day 02. AM: visit Potala Palace, PM: Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Bazaar and over night at Hotel Sunlight
Day 03. AM: Drepung monasteries, PM: Sera Monasteries and over night at Hotel Sunlight.
Day 04. Drive to Tsedang with Samye Monastery and over night at Hotel Tsedang.
Day 05. Yumbulakhang, Tombs of Kings and Tarduk Monastery and over night at Hotel Tsedang.
Day 06. Drive to Gyantse crossing over Kamba La and Karo La via Yamadrok Lake
(Torqise Lake) and over night at Hotel Gyantse.
Day 07. AM: visit Kumbum 7 Phakor Monastery with Gyantse Castel. PM: Drive to Xigatse (2hrs) and over night at Hotel
Khunzoling.
Day 08. Panchen Lama's Tashilhumpu Monastery and Xegar and over night at Hotel Everest.
Day 09. Drive to Rombuk Monastery and over night at camp.
Day 10. Trek to Everest B.C. (5200m) and over night at camp.
Day 11. Explore Rombuk Monastery, Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse & Mt. Makalu and over night at camp.
Day 12. Trek back to Rombuk and over night at camp.
Day 13. Drive to Gutso and over night at camp.
Day 14. Drive Gutso-Zhangmu and over night at Hotel Zhangmu or Gang
Gyen.
Day 15. Morning scenic drive Zhangmu-Kathmandu
Everest B.C. from Tibet-9 nights 10 days.
Day 01. Kathmandu-Lhasa by flight
Transfer to the airport for the flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa on China Southwest Airlines. This one hour trans Himalayan Flight will give you an opportunity to have an
aerial view of the Mt. Everest and other Himalaya Peaks (weather permitting). Arrival Gonggar airport around 13.30 hrs. local time. After clearing immigration and customs it will be a two hours drive to cover the 93 KM. to Lhasa which is situated at an altitude of 3650m. Upon arrival we check in at the Snowland Hotel, right in the heart of the old city.
Day 02/03/04. Sightseeing in Lhasa.
During these three days in Lhasa we visit the Potala Palace, Drepung and Sera Monasteries, the Narbulinka and of course the famous Jokhang temple including the surrounding
Barkhor.
Day 05. Lhasa-Gyantse.
You begin your overland adventure with a full day drive to Gyantse. Along the way you cross the Kamba La (4794m) and the Karo La pass (5010m), both grant spectacular views. After the Kamba La you come to Yamdrok
Tso, also known as the Turquoise lake. You will want to have your camera ready. Altitude 3900m.
Day 06. Gyantse-Shigatse.
This is a busy Day. In the morning visit Gyantse stupa and monastery followed by a 2 hrs. drive to
Shigatse. Here see the.giant Buddha in the famous Tashilunpo monastery. The seat of the Panchen Lama.
Day 07. Shigatse-Shegar/Lhatse.
Takes you to visit Sakya monastery. Here you can spend the afternoon enjoying the scenery. You'll spend the nigh t in the Tibetan truck stop town of
Lhatse.
Day 08. Shegar/Lhatse-Rombuk.
Begins with the Tsho La (4500m) and ends with the spectacular view of Mt. Everest from Rombuk monastery(5,000m). Relax tonight and stroll around the monastery.
Day 09. Rombuk-Lao
Tingri.
Get up early and start the 2-3 hour leisurely walk (1-way) to the base-camp (5,200m) itself. You should return early afternoon to head to Lao
Tingri. Lao Tingri is a small Tibetan town that offers the best view from a toilet that your liable to get any where in the world.
Day 10 Lao Tingri-Zhangmu-Kathmandu.
Make sure you have some photos left for the panoramic view of the Himalayan range as you cross the Lalung La pass (5050m). On your way to the border town of Zhangmu you may visit Pelgyeling monastery where Milarepa's cave (Tibet's most famous Yogi) is situated. This evening relax in Nepal.