12 Days Best Everest Base Camp Trekking in Tibet

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$1797.00

Duration

12 days

Tour Type

Adventure, City Tours

Best Months To Travel

June, July, Aug, Sept

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Overview

Everest Base Camp in Tibet is located on the north face of Mount Everest. Tibet Everest Base Camp trekking within the alpine terrain of the Himalayans stretches to the base camp of the world’s highest peak Mount Everest with a height of (8844).

One of the most challenging and adventurous Tibet Trekking. You will be greeted by our representatives upon your arrival and in the first couple of days. Along with acclimatization to the high altitude and alleviating jet lag, you will slowly visit the supernatural Potala Palace, mystical Jokhang temple, sprawling Drepung, and spiritual Sera monastery around the holy city of Lhasa. Also, you can walk along with thousands of pilgrims from all around Tibet on Bhakor Street which is one of the most visited spots and crowded places in Lhasa.

Then it extends its way to the west, passing by the breathtaking views of the marvelous Yamdrok Lake and the blooming Nyenchen Khangsar glacier. The distinctive Tsang (western Tibet) cultural heartland Gyantse and Shigatse. The Everest Trekking starts from Old Tingri where it offers a perspective of Mt. Everest and Mt.Cho Oyu in the south.

The trail within the hilly Rachu valley across the Lamar la pass(5250m) to the Tibet Everest base camp Trek offers a superb panorama of the young Himalayans and lonely nomad’s family tents and villages within the moonscape valley are prominent features of the Everest Hiking, the pictorial scenery of mighty Everest peak will be achieved after several days of challenge with the high altitude.

Overnight at the foot of Everest will offer the golden face of the mountain under the morning sunshine. The summer is the best time to do the EBC Trek with its favorable weather conditions. Even the Everest Base Camp Trek Cost will be reasonable which includes a private Everest Base Camp Trekking Guide who speaks good English with years of experience and experienced driver during your whole Everest Trip.

Included/Exclude

Tour Cost Includes:

- All necessary travel permits to Tibet;
- Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the program;
- Private transportation in Tibet: Ranging from 4WD land cruiser to bus depending on the group size and trip route (car gasoline is included), SEE VEHICLE PHOTOS HERE;
- Private guide: English speaking local Tibetan guide;
- Lodging: available from 5 star hotels to budget guesthouses, SEE HOTEL PHOTOS HERE;
- Pick-up and send-off services at the beginning/end of the tour;
- Oxygen canisters: 2 canister for each person;
- Lodging and meals for guide and drivers;
- First aid kit;
- Liability travel insurance;
- Basic camping gears: tents, mattresses and sleeping bags;
- Yaks and porters during the trekking days;
- Cook and cooking gears; (Optional)
- Full board meals during the trekking days; (Optional)

Tour Cost Excludes:

- Travel insurance covers trip cancellation and emergency evacuation(recommended);
- Expenses of a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc.);
- International and domestic flight/train.(Note: we accept flights and train tickets bookings in advance, please check the updated cost and ticket availability with your travel consultant);
- Meals that are not specified in the itinerary (Averagely a meal in Tibet cost USD5 per person);
- Gratuities for the guide and driver:

Tour Amenities

Accepts Credit Cards

Car Parking

Free Coupons

Laundry service

Outdoor Seating

Reservations

Restaurant

Smoking Allowed

Wireless Internet

Tour Plan

DAY 01. ARRIVAL IN LHASA EITHER BY AIR OR TRAIN.

Attraction: First sight of the Giant Potala Palace and holy Lhasa city. At your arrival at the Gonggar airport or Lhasa Train Station, you will be greeted by our Tibetan guide and driver and transfer you to the hotel, from the airport it is about 70km to Lhasa and it takes 1:30 hrs, from the train station it is only 25km and it takes about half hour, check in the hotel and take it easy for the rest of the day to acclimatize and alleviate the jet lag. Overnight in Lhasa.

DAY 02. LHASA ESCORTED TOUR.

Attractions; Potala palace and Jokhang temple. In the morning our guide will meet you at the hotel and take an easy visit to Jokhang Temple. Jokhang temple is the most scared temple in all over Tibet and it is always bustling with earnest local pilgrims. You have time to walk around the Bakhor street which is the one of the most devotional circuit as well as crowded central market of Lhasa since from long time, in the afternoon visit the famous Potala Palace, it is the cardinal landmark of Tibet and the masterpiece of Tibetan architecture, it was first built by 33^rd King Songtsen Gangpo in 7^th century and later in 17^thcentury rebuilt by 5^th Dalai Lama, since then it was home to the Dalai Lama. Continues acclimatize and alleviate jet lag rest of the day. Overnight in Lhasa.

DAY 03. LHASA ESCORTED TOUR.

Attractions; Drepung monastery and Sera monastery. This morning you will visit Drepung Monastery, once the world's largest monastery that housing more than 10,000 monks and resident of the Dalai Lama prior to Potala Palace, this truly amazing day will ended with a visit to the Sera Monastery, it is built in the fifteenth century by the Jamchen choji Sakya Yeshi who is disciple of Tsongka pa, few different monastic colleges in Sera is home to several hundred monks from different part of Tibet, the famous Buddhist philosophical debates among the monks are happening everyday in the afternoon except Sunday. Continues acclimatize and alleviate jet lag rest of the day. Overnight in Lhasa.

DAY 4. Drive from Lhasa to Shigatse 370km;

Attractions: Yamdrok Lake, Glacier, Kumbum monastery and Tashi Lhunpo monastery. In the morning you are driving with your guide and driver to Shigatse where you are visiting the Turquoise lake, Yamdrok (4300m) crossing the zigzag high Khamba pass (4990m). Then lunch stop at Nakartse town(4400m) drive via Karo La pass (5039m) you are going to see the Nyenchenkhangsar glacier (7191m) and another road driving to Gyangtse(3900m) or sometime its called the Hero’s Town where you are going to visit Kumbum monastery under the yellow hat sect. Moreover, you can see the Palchoe stupa erected during 1427 at the time of 1^stPanchen Lama. That is kind of magnified stupa containing 100 thousands of wall paintings, murals, statues with the height of 32.4m itself around five floors to climb up in clockwise. Still you have to drive to Shigatse(3900m) from there like 90km. O/n Shigatse.

DAY 5. Shigatse to Old Tingri (4300m) 350km;

Attractions; Tashi lhunpo monastery ,Sakya monastery & Everest view.

This morning your guide needs to collect your passports for making ATP from PSB to travel Mt. Kailash. Where actually you are going to start quite late as today is a short journey to Lhatse. As you are going to visit the Tahsi Lhunpo monastery, the seat and administration office for Pachen Lamas which is actually erected by 1^st Dalai Lama. There you are going to visit the four highest chapels in which you will find the biggest bronze and copper alloy statue of Buddha Jampa i.e the future Buddha & then stupas of some Pachen Lamas. Later you are going to drive via Tso pass (4500m) and able to reach there at Sakya monastery (4280m), another sect of Tibet and checking the ATP there. This monastery is unique that all ash grey with white and red vertical stripes. As the name of Sakya means grey color in Tibetan. As the colouring symbolizes the Rigsum Gonpo (the trinity of bodhisattvas) .Where, the monastery is divided into two parts dividing by the river called Zong chu or Trum chu. Then after lunch there, you are driving to Old Tingri by crossing one of highest pass called Gyatso (5147m) leads you to Shegar. The small town where you have to get all the entrance tickets to Mt. Everest by then another 70km to your next destination, old Tingri. O/n guesthouse.

DAY 6. First day of your trek from Old Tingri to Namla (5250m)

Attractions; the traditional houses of Tibetan villages & rich geographical areas. Today is your initial day for your trek, where you start with your guide to 50km for your camping. On the way, you can see the growing grasslands and Rachu River flowing on your right hand side. The traditional houses of Nangtsang village, where you will see the attached yak pats on the out side of the every houses wall using for burning and cooking. Also the views of the Snow Mountains will give you a peace and simplexes feeling. Then yaks and Dees (female yak) all over the grass lands, and if you are lucky enough then you are also going to see some of the wild animals like wild ass, wild goats and deer as well. This is all for today. O/n camping.

DAY 7. 2nd day of your trek Namla to Junction (5000m)

Attractions; fascinating views of Himalayans and lonely nomads families.. On this day the scenery is almost same and there you are going to see the same views but the difference is on the other side you can see the Tibetan nomadic black tents, herds of Yaks and sheep grazing within the narrow valley, where the river conditions some greens. They always live on this kind of the altitude and they always feed themselves by exchanging the needed things with their butter, milk and meats but now a day even they businesses as well. O/n camping.

DAY 8. The Last day of your trek Junction to EBC.(5200m)

Attractions; Picturesque scenery of mighty EBC peak and world highest Rongbuk monastery. Today you are passing with the rocky road and there one thing you can explore is the wild eagles flying above you here and there. From the road, you are passing with one humble village. There leads you to the last destiny, EBC via some of narrow and zigzagged roads. O/n guesthouse or camping.

DAY 9. EBC exploration

Rongbuk monastery, Everest Base Camp O/n guesthouse or camping.

DAY 10. EBC to Shigatse. 350km.

Attractions; Golden view of Everest under the morning sunshine. Early in the morning you can see the sunrise of the Everest, which sometimes called the “Golden Top of Everest”, then after breakfast, you are taking to EBC, the last point of Everest. Right after that you are driving back to Shigatse. O/n Shigatse.

DAY 11, Shigatse to Lhasa. 370km.

Now you are going to drive back to Lhasa. O/n Lhasa.

DAY 12, Send-off day.

Your guide and driver will send you off either to train station or Gongkar Airport of Lhasa.

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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Cristian Pumarino Jun,11 2019 01:29:35
We are 3 people that will travel from Chengdu to Lahsa by train, arriving around August 5th. We want to take 4 days tour in Lhasa. We need to know how to book the tour with you, the price, how to pay it and what are the documents we need to go there. We will get our tourist visa to visit China after we book the tour. Two of us will travel form Chile in South America and our son -also chilean- will do it form South Africa. Stay tuned to reply

Admin(06-12,2019): Dear Cristian pumarino, Thanks for your inquiry, this is Mia from Explore Tibet, I am very happy to be your personal trip advisor, I am confident that I can answer all the questions you may have based on my own experience and help you plan a memorable tour in Tibet.
Explore Tibet is one of the few Tibetan owned agencies based in Lhasa, we practice Responsible travel by using local services and employ locals as much as possible. We use Tibetan drivers and tour guides for their strong Tibetan Cultural and religious background to make your travel unique and authentic.
We are an agency based in Lhasa, not anywhere in mainland China. Since if something happened or you need anything during the tour, we local agency will be more convenient.
Tour information: Yes, you can join our group tour 4 Days Lhasa Highlight group tour departure on July 9th it will end on July 12th, For group tour, there will be at most 12 group members in one group, and the starting and ending dates are fixed, price will be cheaper. http://www.exploretibet.com/tibet-group-tours/4-Days-Lhasa-Highlight.html
The cost of the Group tour 4 Days Lhasa Highlight costs USD532 per person based on maximum 12 people in the group& triple-bed rooms
Best Regards
Mia (Trip Advisor)

Lakshmi May,23 2019 15:20:14
Hi, I am interested in this tour. But I cannot exert myself much and was wondering if I can skip the Kailash Kora and use other forms of transportation. I do however want to see Mt. Kailash. Also are you able to provide oxygen?

Admin(06-12,2019): Dear Lakshmi, Thanks for your inquiry, this is Rex from Explore Tibet, I am very happy to be your personal trip advisor, I am confident that I can answer all the questions you may have based on my own experience and help you plan a memorable tour in Tibet. Explore Tibet is one of the few Tibetan owned agencies based in Lhasa, we practice Responsible travel by using local services and employ locals as much as possible. We use Tibetan drivers and tour guides for their strong Tibetan Cultural and religious background to make your travel unique and authentic.
Permit application：
Tibet travel permit process takes around 22 days and we need 3 days to send you the permit in mainland China . We also need your passport and China visa copy for the permit application. Please send me clear photos or scan copies. If your China Visa is not an “L” visa, then you must also provide additional documents such as student certificates, work permits, residence permits and so on. If you enter Tibet by plane, you need original permit which we will mail it to your last hotel in mainland China, if you by train, only need copy of the permit, which we will send you by email. Tour Information:
Here I recommend you 15 days Kailash group tour below, sorry, since this is group tour, basically everything is fixed, so, we cannot find other transportation for you to avoid the trekking. What’s more, there is no public bus.
Please check the details below. Also, please let me know if your nationality is India, thank you!
Have a wonderful day!
Best Regards,
Rex(Your personal trip advisor)

matteo May,18 2019 16:19:11
Hello! we would kindly like to know what’s the cheapest offer you have for this guided tour. We’re two people thank you!!

Sdmin(06-12,2019): Dear matteo, Thanks for your inquiry, this is Sherry from Explore Tibet, I am very happy to be your personal trip advisor and I hope me and my team can offer you a memorable tour in Tibet.
Explore Tibet is one of the few Tibetan owned agencies based in Lhasa, we practice Responsible travel by using local services and employ locals as much as possible. We use Tibetan drivers and tour guides for their strong Tibetan Cultural and religious background to make your travel unique and authentic.
As you have 2 pax, the cheapest way for this tour must be joining our group tour, in June, it’s still not high season, cost is USD900 per person. Max. 10 pax.
We have fixed dates starting on June 11th, 14th, 21st, 25th, and 28th. Which date is suitable for you?
In July, cost is USD1020 per person.
Best Regards
Sherry (Your Trip Advisor)