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8 Days Lhasa to Mount Everest Base Camp Tour

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Tibet Faces Travel

Tibet Faces Travel is a tour operator specialized in private tours and join-in-group tours to Tibet

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8 Days Lhasa to Mount Everest Base Camp Tour

8 Days Lhasa to Mount Everest Base Camp Tour

Explore Tibet! Discover the ancient Tibetan culture! Enjoy the stunning drive along the Friendship Highway! Watch the unforgettable sunrise from the highest monastery in the world! This 8-day tour combines the intriguing culture and the unique natural beauty of the Roof of the World. From Lhasa past dreamlike high altitude lakes and glaciers to Gyantse and Shigatse and all the way to the Mount Everest Base Camp.

Arrival in Lhasa

You're warmly welcome to Tibet: 'Tashi Delek'! Get picked up at the airport or the train station and driven to your hotel in Lhasa. Here you can rest to acclimatize to the high altitude for the rest of the day. In the evening you're invited to a Tibetan style dinner!

Lhasa, 1 night
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Potala Palace - Jokhang Temple - Barkhor

In the morning we'll visit the famous Potala Palace and explore its stunning chapels. Residence of the Dalai Lamas until the 1959 Tibetan uprising, it's now a museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its magnificence and architectural wonder will leave you breathless. In the afternoon we'll visit the spiritual heart of Tibet, Johkang Temple, and its surrounding kora, Barkhor. Here traditional Tibetan products and souvenirs can be bought. Read more

Lhasa, 1 night
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Drepung Monastery - Sera Monastery

On the third day, we'll visit the two most important Gelugpa monasteries of Tibet, which to this day are renowned places of learning and training of scholars. If we're lucky, we may witness debating monks in the Sera Monastery. This is an old tradition that takes place in a garden near the assembly hall in the afternoon. Read more

Lhasa, 1 night
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Yamdrok Lake - Karola Glacier - Gyantse

On the fourth day of your tour, we'll drive from Lhasa to Shigatse. Along this beautiful road we'll pass through the green farmland of the Nyang Chu Valley, across the Gampala Pass (4790 m) to get to Yamdrok Lake and Karola Glacier. We will then continue westward to Gyantse, where we'll pay a visit to the local Kumbum. After the visit, we'll head to Shigatse, where we'll spend the night. Read more

Shigatse, 1 night
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Shigatse - Rongbuk Monastery

On the fifth day, we will head to Rongbuk Monastry. Along the scenic Friendship Highway (China-Nepal Highway), we will drive past Lhatse and Tingri, once important trading posts where sherpas from Nepal and Tibet exchanged goods. We will spend the night at Rongbuk Monastery Guesthouse or in a tent, where stunning views of the Himalaya can be enjoyed. Read more

Rongbuk Monastery Guesthouse
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Rongbuk Monastery - Everest Base Camp

We will start the sixth day of the tour watching the unforgettable sunrise from Rongbuk Monastery. We will then either take a bus or hike a 4 km way to the Everest Base Camp, built to provide a campsite for climbers and travellers. Here amazing pictures of the highest peak in the world can be taken. We will head back to Shigatse to spend the night. Read more

Shigatse, 1 night
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Shigatse - Tashilhunpo Monastery - Lhasa

Before driving back to Lhasa, we will visit the famous Tashilhunpo Monastery, the largest monastery in Western Tibet and home to the Panchen Lama, the second most important spiritual leader of Tibet.

Lhasa, 1 night
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Departure from Lhasa

After breakfast, your tour guide and driver will drop you off at Lhasa airport or train station according to your travel plans. Your Tibet tour comes to an end today.

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ACCOMMODATIONS

Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location Lhasa
Day 4
Location Shigatse
Day 5
Location Rongbuk Monastery
Hotel Guesthouse or tent
Day 6
Location Shigatse
Day 7
Location Lhasa
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location Lhasa
Day 4
Location Shigatse
Hotel Qomo Langzong Hotel
Day 5
Location Rongbuk Monastery
Hotel Guesthouse or tent
Day 6
Location Shigatse
Hotel Qomo Langzong Hotel
Day 7
Location Lhasa

TRIP PACKAGE

Package includes

  • Requested travel permits for Tibet
  • Transfer from/to the airport or train station
  • Transport during the tour
  • Accommodation including breakfast (as per chosen category, based on twin-bed room for 2 pax)
  • English speaking local tour guide
  • 24/7 English speaking customer service
  • Entrance fees to all listed attractions
  • Drinking water and oxygen provided when necessary
  • Tibetan style welcome dinner on the first or second evening

Package excludes

  • Airfare
  • Personal expenses
  • Chinese visa
  • Surcharges for upgrades from standard twin-bed rooms to double-bed rooms
  • Tips
  • Breakfast at Rongbuk Monastery
  • Additional journeys and transfers

More information

  • Please note that single room supplement is not included.

REVIEWS

3 Reviews

Nicole Shilkofski, United States

Everything was wonderful, very well organized. Excellent guide and driver.

Ana, United States

The attitude and English of the tour guide was excellent and very professional,always caring about our comfort and helping us to eat well.

Josef Barak, Germany

Yes, we liked it very much. Perfect organization, very nice hotels selected, and above all, The tour guide was perfect! Very informative, always caring about us, writing addresses for taxi driver in Chinese etc. Just great.

Experienced tourism specialists

Tibet Faces Travel
3 Reviews
CONTACT THE SUPPLIER

THE TEAM

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Christy Huang

Sales Manager

Joy Yang

Sales Manager

Yali Zhao

Operator

Paola Faccioli

Marketing Manager

Cici Li

Marketing Department

Nora Li

Travel Consultant

Shirley Zeng

Travel Consultant

Rebekah Zhang

Travel Consultant

Linda Lin

General Manager

Tibet Faces Travel is a tour operator specialized in private tours and join-in-group tours to Tibet

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