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01
Arrive in Kathmandu (1300 m)
Welcome at the Tribhuvan International Airport. Our representative will greet you and escort you to the hotel for check-in and stay overnight on B. B Basis.
- Day
02
Kathmandu half day sight seeing
After breakfast, we go for half-day sightseeing tour of Kathmandu. After lunch we
will allow free time for final preparation for tour i.e. checking the equipment which will be used during the
tour. If our clients need to buy a few things or rent something, our staff will assist them. In the evening
Chinese visa and Tibet permit will be handed over and briefing about the trip will be organized. Overnight at
Hotel on B.B Basis.
- Day
03
Drive Kathmandu – Nyalam [3780m]
We leave Kathmandu early in the morning, driving for 123km through the
beautiful Nepalese countryside to Kodari on the Nepal – Tibet border. After completing the border
formalities at both the Nepalese and Chinese immigration posts we drive up a series of incredibly
steep switchbacks, which passes through a mossy gully with cascading waterfalls to Nyalam on the
Tibetan side of the border.
- Day
04
Rest Day/Acclimatization
We spend a day resting in Nyalam today in order to acclimatize before
heading up higher. A short way out of town there is a small temple, Nyalam Pelgye Ling, which is
associated with eleventh- and twelfth-century poet-lama Milarepa.
- Day
05
Trek To Draabochhan [4110m]
On this our first day of trekking, we head out of Nyalam and up along the
Tshongde Phu river valley. After a couple of hours we have the choice to head directly up to Draabochhan or
make a detour to the lake Tara Tsho. The pilgrimage route up to Tara Tsho is a long climb of two – three
hours on a steep trail. The lake is quite large, though it remains hidden until you are fairly close. The
shoreline is speckled with hundreds of small stone offering piles and larger Cairns with prayer flags.
Tara Tsho has neither inlet nor outlet, it is said to be 40 meters deep. According to local legends, the
lake manifested from a piece of ice brought here by a lama returning from Mount Kailash. We spend the night
camping at the herders’ camp at Draabochhan.
- Day
06
Trek To Shingdip [4560m]
oday we start out by climbing to the top of a ridge; the climb is about one
hour. From the summit we walk parallel to the ridge, along some nice hills thick with dwarf rhododendrons.
We end up in Shingdip a beautiful meadow camp with a large boulder near the junction of converging moraine
valleys. The south base camp is only two hours away, but it is nearly 450 meters higher in elevation, so we
stop here for the night.
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07
Trek To Base Camp [4980m]
From Shingdip, we take a cross-country route west towards the Base camp.
Again today climb to a ridge and follow it for some time, with Jugal Himal towering across the valley to
the south of us. We reach the base camp by a little glacial lake after two hours of walking. Shishapangma
is out of view from the base camp, but we have plenty of time to head further up towards advanced base
camp and explore around base camp, there is good views of Shishapangma on a boulder-plateau one hour
above base camp.
- Day
08
Trek To Draabochhan [4110m]
We walk all the way down to Draabochhan today; all the way we will have
outstanding views of Jugal Himal. We will walk through the beautiful alpine meadows and the dwarf
rhododendrons on the hills. After a long descent we once again use the herders’ camp in Draabochhan.
- Day
09
Trek To Nyalam [3780m]
We again reach lower and more fertile ground in the Tshongde
Phu river valley, and soon we once again find ourselves in Nyalam.
- Day
10
Drive To Old Tingri, o/n in Tingri Leopard Guesthouse
Today’s drive takes us from the lush, green lower hills into the dry,
arid landscape of the Tibetan Plateau. We cross several high passes including the Lalung La [5050m]
from which, [weather permitting], there is a breathtaking panorama of the Himalayan range including
Mt Everest – a fitting backdrop to the vastness of the Tibetan Plateau. We stay overnight in the town
of Old Tingri.
- Day
11
Drive Old Tingri to Rongbok-Everest B.C-Lhatse
We drive along the tough road between Old Tingri and Rongbol, 70km about
80mins, get to Rongbok Monastery from which we take horse carriages to Everest Base Camp, take sun rise and
sun set pictures, then in the afternoon, we drive in the northeast direction to Shegar, continuing along the
Friendship Highway, we pass by lonely monasteries and the camps of nomadic herders and finally gets to
Lhatse, on in Lhatse Shanghai Hotel (private room with shower, bath).
- Day
12
Drive Lhatse to Shigatse [3900m], visit Tashilhunpo Monastery and Local free market
This morning we will drive 150km to get to Shigatse city around 10:30 am,
and we will have time to visit the Tashilhunpo Monastery, one of the largest functioning monasteries in
Tibet.In the afternoon, we will take walking tour for the Shigatse Local free market, and some free time
on your own arrangements. O/n in Hotel.
- Day
13
Drive Shigatse Gyantse-Lake Yamdrok Tso-Lhasa
After early breakfasts, we will leave Shigatse for Gyantse where we will
visit the famous Pelkhor Monastery and Kumbum Pagoda. After lunch in this small town of Gyantse, the spectacular
day’s drive today will take us over the Karo La [5045m] where we are treated to the awesome sight of a huge
glacier tumbling down to within a few hundred meters of the road. Beyond the small, developing town of Nagartse,
the road follows the bank of a beautiful turquoise lake, the Yamdrok-tso, for about 20 Km. we then cross
the Khamba La [4794m.] and continue on to Lhasa, where we check in Hotel.
- Day
14
In Lhasa: Potala, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Bazaar
Today what we will visit in Lhasa is the vital Potala Palace and the
Jokhang Temple with her vicinities. Potala palace is Lhasa’s most important landmark and she a wonder of
Eastern architecture. Your first site of this massive structure will be a magical moment which will be
remembered for your rest life time. It has been a palace since the fifth or sixth century and was once the
home to the Dalai Lama. Well another visit we will take is to Jokhang Temple which locoates at Barkhor
Bazaar. This temple is the most revered shrine in Tibet and is constantly bustling with devout worshippers.
We will also be given the opportunity to shop in Barkor Bazaar, the crowded central market in ancient
section of Lhasa which is the residence of many local peoples..
- Day
15
Guided sightseeing tour in Lhasa
After breakfasts in hotel, we will drive to west Lhasa city section
(about 11km) and give a visit to the Drepung Monastery, which was once the world’s largest monastery.
Housing 10,000 monks, Drepung monastery lies hidden in rocky ridges just beyond the city. Surprisingly much
of the building was left untouched throughout so many hundred of years.
In the afternoon, the site we will visit is Sera Monastery, a fifteenth
century sprawl of golden roofs and whitewashed walls. This well preserved monastery is located just a
few miles North of Lhasa and is home to several hundred monks. Its famous debating activities are happening
3-4pm quite regularly every working day; we will not give it a miss.
- Day
16
Leave Tibet for Kathmandu or your next destination
Your personal driver and the guide will see you off to Gonger airport at
Lhasa, your Tibet tour with us ends. And hopefully it will leave you unforgettable memory in your whole
life. Fly back to Kathmandu. Over Night at Guest House in Kathmandu.
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17
Free day in Kathmandu for Shopping, relaxing.
- Day
18
Until Departure free, Transfer to the airport for your Home Town.
