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Tour Duration: 8 days
Tour Catalog: Private Tour, Sightseeing
Optimal Season: All year around
Destination: 
Potala Palace,Johkang Temple, Sera Monastery,Drepung Monastery,Gyantse Kunbum,Shigatse, Tashlunpo Moanstery,Everest Base Camp, Rongpu Monastery


What Are The Features?

 World Heritage
In this 8 days tour,you have a chance to go the border of the china and Nepal--Zhangmu,Rongphu Monastery,Tashilunpo Moanstery and have a simplic view about the Everest Base Camp,and have a chance to see the fabulous of the Nychen Tanglula Mountain and overview the beauty of the Yamdroktso Lake which is also the holy Lake in Tibet.Never to lose this chance to enjoy the beauty of Tibet.
 A Free Tibetan Style dinner in Local Tibetan Restaurant as a gift for each travelers

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa by flight or train
Lhasa airport/Train station picking up, have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.
Overnight at Lhasa.

Tips: acclimatize to high altitude at first two days in Lhasa
1.You may feel a little bit tired and uncomfortable when you arrive in Lhasa,  If you lack of oxygen, you can take the oxygen in the hotel,clinic or hospital.but please try to avoid take any oxygen and adapt to high altitude by yourself  if you do not feel too bad,becuase there is still a long way to go, if you quite depend on oxygen, you would be hard to adapt to higher altitude at Shigatse,Rongpu Monastery and Everest,which are above 3400m.
2.Please don't take shower at the first two days when you are in Lhasa, it is easy to catch cold and make you feel exhausted. 
3.Any alcohol is forbiden at the first two days when you are in Lhasa, otherwise you might be suffered from High Altitude Sickness.

Day 2 Lhasa Sightseeing: Potala Palace /Jokhang Temple(B)
Today you will visit Potola Palace, Jokhang Temple,bustling bazaar along the Barkhor Street.Today, you will enjoy 1-2 hours feature service of meditation,including teaching and learning,under the guidance of a knowledgeable Lama in Jokhang Temple.
We guratee your visit to Potala Palace, no matter how busy the entrance ticket purchasing is.
Overnight at Lhasa

Day 3 Lhasa Sightseeing: Sera/Drepung Moanstery (B)
The escorted  today will cover some other two important Monasteries in Lhasa - the Drepung Monastery, the Sera Monastery.Also you will visit the famous Dalai lama summer palace - Norbulingka and Tibet History Museum which is rebuilt at the end of 2008.
Overnight at Lhasa

Day 4 Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/Gyangtse/ Shigatse ( 500km, 6hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m, 15-19 centigrade)
Morning time around 08:00am depart from Lhasa pass Gangbala Mt. which is over than 5000m, then to Yamdrotso lake which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet (another 2 is Namtso lake and Manasarova), after visiting Gyangtse Kumbum and having a far view of Zongshan ruins,arrive in Shigatse

Day 5 Shigatse/Sakya Monastery/Lhatse ( 320km, 6 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 4050m, 8-15 centigrade)
Morning time to visit Tashilumpo Monastery which was Built in1447 , spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas . After lunch driving along with Friend-ship way pass Lhatse to Tinggri. One the way visit Sakye Monastery. Then arrive at Lhatse.                        
Overnight at Tinggri

Day 6 Lhatse/ Tingri (Shegar)/Tingri/ Rongphu Monastery( 240km, 4 hours driving, 4980m)
Take the Friend-ship way to pass Lhatse to Tingri. One the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permit and passport. Then pass by Tingri. Buy the entrance of Everest Base Camp. From Tingri to E.B.C with the very rough road, pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. During this route,you can have a glimpse of 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more,such as:Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everest(8848m),Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu(8463m). Then arrive at Rongphu Monastery.                 
Overnight at Rongphu

Tips: Why live at Rongpu Rongpu Monastery
Generally speaking, although the altitude of Rongpu Monastery is 5200m, most healthy travelers are able to live in Rongpu without feeling uncomfortable. We strongly advice you to live at Rongpu Monastery for 1 night. As of our experience in mountain area, Everest can be seen much clearer in the morning than at noon. If you live in Rongpu Monastery, it takes 10 minutes walking to the viewing platform to see the clear Mt.Everest in the morning, on the contrary, living in Tingri might lead you to a bad result that you can not see the clear face of Mt.Everest at noon. 
 

Day 7 Rongbu/ Old Tinggri/Zhangmu ( 240km, 7-8 hours,  Rough road around mountains, 3750-2300m, 10-18 centigrade)
Morning time to take photos of the sunrise at Mt. Evrest. Then go down of moutains to Zhangmu.  
Overnight in Zhangmu

Day 8 Cross the Nepal border
Our Guide will drop you off at next morning at the border bridge,then to cross the Friend-ship Bridge cross the border by yourselves. 

Tips: How to Cross the Nepal border
Zhangmu is a very cute border town at around 2400m above sea level,after haveing breakfast, our guide will accompany you to China Exit Border Office in Zhangmu to regisiter and stamp your leaving. then drive you towards to border bridge.our vehicle will stop at 50m away from  border bridge where the China side border check office is, you are kindly required to hike on your own to cross the border bridge which is 50ms long, then check in Nepal side, you can get the Nepal visa upon arrival with 30USD.

Next step, you need to find a car or bus towards Kathmandu, 50ms ahead from border bridge,dezens of car or bus are parking here to pick up travelers;3000 Nepali Rupee for a taxi rental to Kathmandu(50USD) , 50 Nepali Rupee(1USD)  for a bus seat.usually, travlers tend to take taxi, because compared with bus, taxi only takes 3-4 hours, 120km to Kathmandu, it is cleaner and faster than bus which takes 7-8 hours making a detour to country side and stoped many times enroute;

Tour Includesions and Exclusions

Included Service
1.  Breakfast  (Remarked in the itinerary)
2.  Transport: Toyota or Mitsubishi 4WD
      Airport/train station pick up
      Day04-Day07 Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Gyantse-Everest-Zhangmu-Nepli border brigde
     Tips for saving money: It is not necessary to rent a car with in Lhasa city, because all the tourist places are very close to each other, taxi cost would be within 100RMB in total for Day02 and Day 03. otherwise, 2 days car rental will cost you   600-800RMB
3.  Accommodation: Hotels (6 nihgts twin room)
4.  Guide: English and Japanese-speaking guide available
5.  Entrance tickets of scenic and historic
6.  Tibet Entry permit & PSB Travel permit
7.  Travel Insurance
8.  The entrance fee for 4WD in Mt. Everest Nature Reserve
9.  The entrance fee for Guide in Mt. Everest Nature Reserve
10. Environment friendly car from Rongpu Monastery to Everest Base Camp
11. Oxygen supply on 4WD
12. Government Tax
13. Hot Water Bottle and electric blanket supply special for winter

Excluded service
1. Flight tickets or train tickets in and out Lhasa;
2. Your own expense;
3. Tips for the guide and driver.
4. Lunches and Dinner
5. Car rental in Lhasa city
6. Single room suppement

Accommodation in This Tour