9 days tour: Lhasa to Kathmandu through EBC

Lhasa - Samye - Tsetang - Gyangtse - Shigatse - Sakya  - Base camp of Mt. Everest - Nyelam to China/Nepal border

(to be a private tour)

Reference tour price: USD1715.00 per person (from June till October); USD1395.00 per person (other time)

Day01 Fly to Lhasa

Meals service: L
Accommodation: 3* Kunlun hotel or Lhasahe hotel

Take morning flight into Tibet, upon your arrival, local guide will meet you and transfer you to Lhasa. On the way, you can enjoy the heart - beating highland view along the Yalu Zangbu river (the longest river in Tibet, the lower reach in India is called Brham Putra river); in the afternoon, you are free.

Day02 Lhasa sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 3* Kunlun hotel or Lhasahe hotel

In the morning, visit the grand - looking Potala Palace, which was built in the 7th century for the King. In the afternoon, visit Jokhang temple and Tibet Museum. Then stroll in the famous local bazaar - Parkhor street.

Day03 Lhasa sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 3* Kunlun hotel or Lhasahe hotel

Visit Tsepung monastery which is the biggest monastery in Tibet. Then visit Sera monastery and Norbulingka which can give you deep impression of Tibet arts and civilization.

Day04 Lhasa to Tsetang

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 3* Yulong hotel

Early departure from your hotel at Lhasa, drive 200 kilometers eastwards to Tsetang, the so named birthplace of Tibetans; visit Samye monastery on the way, which is the first monastery with organic, monastic structure and systmatical study on Buddhism.

In the middle afternoon, get to Tsetang city and do tour to visit Yongbulakang palace, the first royal building complex to the first king in tibet history.

Day05 Tsetang to Lake Yangdrok to Gyangtse

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 3* Gyangtse hotel

Early departure from Tsetang, drive westwards to Gyangtse by lake Yangdrok. On the way, do tour to visit Mintorlin monastery (close to the ferry, located at Zhalang county)
Yangdrok lake is the the 3rd famouse holy lake in Tibet, which is right by the road to Gyangtse from Lhasa; the best place for watching the lake is fromt he top of pass Gangbala (4800 meters).

At Gyangtse town, visit the famouse Gyangtse Kumbum monastery (alsoe named as Baiju temple); in 1904,  the tibetans fought agaist the invasion of British India soldiers under the leadership of General Yong Husband.

Day06 Gyangtse to Shigatse

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 3* Kuanye hotel or Shigatse hotel or same level

Drive to Shigatse, visit Tashilunpo monastery, which is the biggest monastery in Rear Tibet and the perminent residence fro successive Panchan Lamas in history. This monastery is housing the world's biggest Bronze - cast Future Buddha with a seated position. In the rest of the day, free time for you to walk around to explore this ancient and mysterious city.

Day07 Shigatse to Sakye temple to EBC

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: local basic guesthouse

Early departure from Shigatse, on the way to EBC, do tour to visit Sakya monastery at Sakya county (150 kilometers to the west of Shigatse city); Sakya monastery was the political center of Tibetan government in 12th, 13th and early 14th century under the political support of Yuan Dynasty (Mongonians); in late afternoon, arriving in Rongbuk monastery, the starting poit of all Mt. Everest mountaineers.

Day08 Base camp of Mt. Everest to Zhangmu town

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: Gangjian hotel

After enjoining the magnificent view of Mt. Everest in the morning, leaving for Nyelam. If weather is good, 15km to the basecamp, drive through a river to take a short cut of the road and see different view around Mt. Everest. View on this road is exciting. 40km before arriving Nyelam, at the high point on Pass - Lalongla (5065m) is a marverlous site for watching Mt. Xixababgma (8027m) to the northwest, and Peak - Labgyekhang (7374m), beside it are another two with respective height of 7072m to its west, and 7094m to its east. Stay over night at Zhangmu.

Day09 Zhangmu border then Exit China

Meals service: B
Accommodation: N/A

In the morning , help you check out and send you to the friendship bridge.

End of the 9 days holiday through Tibet with excurtion to Base camp of Mt. Everest

Noting:

(1): the given tour cost (above) is only for refernce, but the final tour cost won't be too much difference
(2): the given tour cost (above) is based on two persons in a group; if the number of the group is over 2, for example, 3 or 4, the final tour cost will be different.
(3): the given tour cost is based on normal tour season, not valid for holidays; If your tour spans China National Day (from Oct. 1st to Oct. 7th), Tibet Shoton Festival  and Tibet Nakchu Horse Race Festival (from Aug. 10th to Aug. 16th), the tour charge will be higher than the given price (above)

Price includes:

1. Land surface insurance
2. 3* hotel and guesthouse accommodation services as listed in the itinerary
3. Meals service stated in the tour (All breakfast will be served in hotel when hotel is used for accommodation; all lunches are to be served outside hotel in tourist restaurants, Dinner arrangement is up to your favorite)
4. Transportation service specified in the tour
5. English speaking guide service in the tour
6. Scenic visit charges listed in the itinerary
7. Tibet travel permit

Price excludes:

1. All air tickets and air taxes or train tikcets
2. Air travel insurance
3. All personal expenses beyond the tour
4. Expenses and charges caused by natural reasons and elements beyond the control of us (such as flight delay, flight cancellation, street protesting, war, mudslides, low water level affecting ship access, porter service charge if there is, hotel charges beyond the tour above, lose because of air delay or air cancellation)
5. Tips to your guide and driver through the tour