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Tibet Tours: hiking to mt. everest
trekking in Tibet has proven to be a unique way to visit and explore this mysterious land and enjoy the diverse culture, centuries-old cilvilization and natural attractions. treking to the breathtaking mt. everest will make the journey an unforgettable one.
- tour code: xz-8
- destinations: lhasa, lazi, dingri, everests
- tour type: land tour + hotel. private guided
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day by day itinerary:
day 1 ( ) arrival / lhasa
on arrival at the gonggar airport, be met and transferred to your hotel in lhasa. free at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high latitude for the rest of the day.
stay tonight shangbala hotel***
tel: 0891-6323-888
fax: 0891-6323-577
address: danjielin rd, lasa, china
day 2 (b,l)lhasa
full day visit to enjoy the mysterious potala palace, the jokhang temple and barkhor street.
- the potala palace: perched upon the marpo ri hill, 130 meters above the lhasa valley, it is the greatest monumental structure in Tibet.
we kindly suggest you take taxi to the top of the palace which costs about 10 and then walk down after your visiting.
- the jokhang temple: the jokhang is the most celebrated temple in Tibet. because the temple is not controlled by a particular sect of Tibetan buddhism it attracts adherents of all the sects as well as followers of bon-po, Tibet's indigenous religion.
- barkhor street: the barkhor is the oldest street in lhasa as well as the center of old lhasa and remains very traditional. it is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts are assembled.
stay tonight shangbala hotel***
day 3 (b,l) lhasa
exlore more attractions in and around lhasa city, like trupeng monastery, sera monastery, norbulingka, the Tibetan family.
- sera monastery: it is known as one of the three greatest monasteries of Tibet.it costs 15 to take a taxi to go, however, you can bargain with the taxi driver.
- trepung monastery: it is one of the biggest monasteries in Tibet.
- norbulingka: norbulingka means "jeweled garden". it was constructed as a summer palace for the dalai lama and later served the whole governmental administration.
stay tonight shangbala hotel***
day 4 (b,l,d)
lhasa to shigatse
drive from lhasa to shigatse after breakfast(250km).trek to the tashilunpo monastery after arrival in shigatse.
- tashilunpo monastery: painted in red and white, the buildings in the monastery stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view.
stay tonight shigatse shandong hotel***
tel: 0892-8826138/8826123
fax: 0892-8826124
address: 5 shandong road, shigatse Tibet 85700 china
day 5 (b,l,d)
shigatse to sakya
drive or trekking from shigatse to sakya town(about 150km).
stay tonight: guest house
day 6 (l,d)
sakya
visit sakya monastery.
- sakya monastery: this monastery is the center of the sakyapa sect (white earth order)
stay tonight: sakya monastery
day 7 (l,d)
sakya to lhatse
after visiting sakya monastery, drive to lazi town(about 120km)
stay tonight: guest house
day 8 (l,d)
lhatse to dingri
trekking or drive from lhatse to dingri(about 90km).
stay tonight dingri zhufeng hotel
tel: 0892-8262268
address: 6 zhuafeng east rd.dingri county,shigatse,Tibet
day 9 (b,l,d)
dingri / rongbuk monastery
visit rongbuk monastery.
- rongbuk monastery: with an altitude is 5,100 meters (16728 feet), the monastery is the highest on earth. from there you will get a great view of mt everest.
stay tonight rongbuk monastery
day 10 (b,l,d)
rongbuk monastery / everest base camp (10km)
trekking from the rongbuk monastery to everest base camp. a camp cook will prepare all the meals.
stay tonight: camp
day 11 (l,d)
everest
walk gently in hills surrounding everest base camp.
stay tonight: camp
day 12
everest
rest in the base camp and catch for the different kinds of photo oppotunities.
stay tonight: camp
day 13 (l)
everest to dingri
enjoy magnificent views of himalaya range on return via pass to dingri.
stay tonight dingri zhufeng hotel
day 14
dingri to shigatse
drive from dingri to shigatse(about 260km).
stay tonight shigatse shandong hotel***
day 15 (b)
shigatse to lhasa
drive from shigatse to lhasa(280km).
stay tonight shangbala hotel***
day 16 (b)
lhasa to departure city
transfer via: flight on your own arrangement.
your guide will meet you at the hotel and see you off at the airport.
service end.
tour price:
| travel in party of | tourist class |
| 2-5 persons | |
| 6-9 persons | |
| single room supplement | |
| hotels in this tour | as listed in the itinerary or customized to your preferred hotel |
- Price Inclusion
- d. all necessary camping gears like man tent, dining tent, kitchen tent, toilet tent, kitchen equipment, chairs and table and sleeping bag.
- e. an experience cook, and his food, drinks, salary when camping.
- travel permit.
Price Exclusion
Special Notes
a. we do not advice trekking to everest for people who are having heart problems, high blood pressure-renal transplantations-epilepsy and vertigo. kindly consult your doctor.
b. exploration of mt.everest is not suitable from october to april in the following year because of the chill weather; and it is monsoon in july and august, when it is impossible to see the mt.everest in the misty rain. so it’s the best time to enjoy mt.everest in april, may and june.
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