Everest Base Camp Trek Tibet

Upon arrival at the airport or train station, your Tibetan local guide will greets you and transfer to hotel in Lhasa. The rest of the time for you is to relax and acclimatize the high altitude of Lhasa. Overnight at hotel.

After breakfast in the morning, we start visiting the world famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels as well as its audience halls and enjoy the jeweled and golden burial Chortens of past Dalai Lamas and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, Hand painting Thangkas, combination of Mandala, etc… Tibet Museum is an essential window to introduce the magnificent culture of Tibet. Latter in the afternoon, we will visit the scared temple of Tibet, the Johkang Temple which is built during Songtsen Gonpo’s reign by princess Wencheng of Tang Dynasty, 647 AD and Barkhor Kora, also very Essential Street surrounding the Jokhang Temple. Overnight at hotel.

After breakfast, we start our amazing day visiting two very exciting and important monasteries of Lhasa, the Sera and Drepung. Drepung monastery is situated at the foot of a mountain and was founded in 14th century. This monastery was once home to 10,000 monks and Ganden Podrang in Drepung was famous for its role as the centre of Government during the fifth Dalai Lama and later relocated to the famed potala palace during the fifth Dalai Lama.  In the Afternoon, we will continue visiting the Sera monastery which was founded in 1419. The attractions of Sera monastery in its Buddhist Scriptures debating held in the courtyard mostly around 4 to 5 PM every day. Overnight at hotel in Lhasa.

After an early breakfast at hotel in Lhasa, we enjoy today’s drive by using the Friendship Highway, we will make our way to Gyantse, and reach Kambala La pass which is at an altitude of 4790m high. Overlooking deep turquoise Yamdrok-tso Lake from the top of the dramatic pass, we can observe the breathtaking shade of Yamdrok-tso Lake that resembles a coiling scorpion with deep blue in color. We continue our journey to Gyantse where we will visit the famous Stupa – Gyantse Kumbum, one of the most striking architectural attractions in Tibet. Overnight at hotel.

As soon as breakfast fished we start driving to Shigatse which is only 90 km drive from Gyantase. We will visit Tashilunpo Monastery and the Spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas in Shigatse. In the afternoon, we will head long Friendship Highway to Old Tingri via Lhatse and Shegar. Our crew will do necessary preparations for the trek, while you may have a good view of Cho Oyu. Overnight at guest house.

After breakfast at guest house in Old Tingri, we start our first day’s trek from Old Tingri all the way to the Tingri Plain. The trekking trail will pass part of the Ra-Chu valley, we will see the beautiful valley scenery with extensive meadows and packs of sheep and goats. The rest of the day we can visit a small monastery in Chholun. This bleak region is home only to herders and barley harvesters. Overnight under tent.

Breakfast will be at camp, the challenging trekking really starts today as we go up in to the mountains. Most of the time uphill walking will be done as we climb towards the top of Lamna La. Today, we will camp above the top of this pass.  Overnight under tent.

After a cup of hot tea or coffee at a freezing place, we will descend steeply into lush vegetation. The trek will allow us to meet the indigenous yak herders and their families. Our camp will be pitched in the small village of Zommug.  We are about to view the breathtaking sunset in this barren town. Overnight  under tent.

Today is the last day of our trekking, after breakfast, we will wind our way to the final destination, Rongbuk bas camp and Everest base camp. Along the way we can also visit the Dza Rongbuk monastery and Gompas which are remains of historical sites, yet with no comparison to our night camping at Everest base camp. Overnight under tent.

After breakfast at EBC, we will have a short ride from Rongbuk to Lhatse, and then we follow the Friendship Highway back to Sakya. While driving we will relax by enjoying the Xiqian hot spring near Lhatse. Overnight at guest house.

After breakfast at Sakya, we will take a visit Sakya monastery. The Sakya tradition inside Sakya monastery is one of the four main Buddhist schools in Tibet. It was from here that the whole of Tibet was governed during the period of Sakya hegemony and even now there are buildings of historic importance to be seen here. After visiting Sakya monastery, we will drive continue to Lhasa via southern highway. Overnight at hotel in Lhasa.

After breakfast at hotel, our guide will drop you off to airport or train station for onward flight.