A journey to Tibet Tibet Everest Base Camp is an extremely scenic one; we fly to Lhasa and spend 3 days for sightseeing tour within Lhasa , adjusting to this ancient culture which allows us enough time to acclimatize. After finishing Lhasa tour, we travel to our destination, Tibet Everest Base Camp (Rongbuk). Our first days drive is particularly scenic as we follow the Banks of the Yarlung River . After crossing the River, we climb up to the high pass of Khamba-La where we are rewarded with the magnificent view of Yamdruk Tso ( Turquoise Lake ). The Lake is the largest fresh water Lake in Tibet , it appears almost serene with the Tibetan Plateau stretching into the distance. After lunch, we continue over another high pass (Karo-La) before a descent to Gyantse. We reach Gyantse by evening. Gyantse is a famous ancient trading hub in Tibet , the following morning we will visit the major sites before a short drive to Shigatse and overnight.

We continue our journey to Lhatse via Sakya, situated 21 km off the friendship highway, Sakya is a beautiful valley settlement where we visit the famous Monastery (Sakya Monastery) before continuing to Lhatse. Lhatse has over the years become more of a transport town and really of little interest, however it is necessary to stop here.

An early morning start crossing the Gyatso La pass it takes about 4 hours to reach Xegar (New Tingri). Here we leave the highway traveling south to Rongbuk (Tibet Everest Base Camp), home of the highest Monastery in the World (overnight). The trek to Everest Base Camp is along a gentle valley, it takes between 2 and 3 hours with the north face of Everest looming ever larger. It is not possible to go directly to the Everest Base Camp as there is a Chinese check post which only allows authorized climbing groups to enter. After spending an extra day for soaking up the atmosphere we return to Rongbuk for a further night before heading on to Nyalam. The last day is a 2 hour drive to the border, after completing formalities we travel back to our hotel in Kathmandu .

Everest Base Camp out-lined itinerary:

Day 01: Flight, Chengdu / Lhasa - then transfer Tsedang. O/N hotel

Day 02: Sightseeing tour, we visit Yumbulakhang Palace & Trandduk temple, Ancient Tibetan King's Tombs in Chongye valley.

Day 03: Drive to Lhasa via Samye Monastery en route. O/N hotel
Day 04: Sightseeing tour of Potala Palace , Sera Monastery and Norbulinka
Day 05: Sightseeing tour of Drepung Monastery, Jorkhang Temple & Barkhor street
Day 06: Drive, Lhasa / Gyantse
Day 07: Drive to Gyantse via Yamdrok Lake . O/N Gyantse
Day 08: Morning, sightseeing tour then drive to Shigatse. O/N hotel
Day 09: Shigatse / Xegar via Shakya (21 km off the highway)
Day 10: Drive, Xegar / Rongbuk Monastery. O/N Rongbuk
Day 11: Explore around Rongbuk
Day 12: Drive, Rongbuk / Nyalam. O/N Nyalam
Day 13: Nyalam / Zhang-Mu / Kathmandu