Everest Base Camp tour is an indispensable of a Tibet tour for tens of thousands of tourists travelling to Tibet.The Himalayas stretching thousands of miles will never be kicked out of your Everest Base Camp tour. On your journey to Mt. Everest, you will be accompanied by beautiful landscapes and famous temples all the way, such as the beautiful Yamdrok Lake, the Karuola Glaciers, the PelkorChode Monastery and the famed Tashilhunpo, etc.

 1. Fully exploration of Lhasa, a history & heritage laden city. You will visit Potala Palace and Johkang Temple, two of the most significant landmarks in Lhasa, which are also included in the name list of World Cultural Heritage； Hang out at Barkhor Square, go for souvenir hunting in the busy local market, or simply sit in a café and watch pilgrims as they circumambulate the Jokhang. 

2. The most in-depth insight into the intricacies and mysteries of Tibet Buddhism. You will visit Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery, which are two of the most influential and largest monasteries within Lhasa. And also in Shigatse, you will visit Tashilumpo Monastery which was built by the first Dalai Lama and now is the seat for the Panchen Lama. 

3. The most blue holy lake & the most legendary and majestic mountains. En route, you will visit Yamdrok Lake, which is 1 of 4 holy lakes in Tibet and regarded as the transformation of a goddess. Everyone from the Dalai Lama and ordinary village make pilgrimage there; before reaching to Mt. Everest, you can view 4 mountains over 8000 meters high at the same time. Every one of them is uniquely attractive, and you can easily distinguish Mt. Everest from the rest. 

Day 01 Arrive in Lhasa by plane or by train
Overnight at Lhasa
Lhasa Train station/airport picking up, You are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station/airport by our professional employee and send you to reserved hotel in Lhasa. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.

Day 02 Lhasa Sightseeing:Potala Palace/Tibet Museum/Jokhang Temple/Barkhor Street (B)
Overnight at Lhasa
Morning section to visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, you will experience its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens(stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala etc. Tibet Museum is an important window to introduce the glorious culture of Tibet, as a free Museum in Lhasa, you should not miss it.

Afternoon section visiting to the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple, built during songtsen gonpo's reign by princess wencheng of tang dynasty, 647 A.D, and its famous Barkor Kora, where you can buy or appreciate traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument, Thangkas, and tradition tibetan clothes etc. you will have chance to get close to appreciate how the artists draw Thangkas at the Thakangka workroom at Barkor.

Optional program in Lhasa: At night, you may ask your tour guide to arrange the local Tibetan opera show at Shobalamu Tibetan Restaurant, you will enjoy traditional food and local beverage while watching the wonderful show, 180RMB/person.

Day 03 Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/Gyangtse/Shigatse(B)
Overnight in Shigatse
Passing by the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, Yamdro-tso lakes, karo-la glacier roadside at 4960m, We move westwards to the second biggest city Shigatse, the Area spiritually hosted by Pamchan Lama. The most important attraction for today is Yamdro-tso Lake and Kubum monastery in Gyantse. Yamdro-tso Lake is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in colour and Kubum monastery has a 35m-high chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome.

Day 04 Shigatse/Lhatse/Tingri (Shegar)/Tingri/Rongphu Monastery(B)
Overnight at Rongphu Monastery Tent or Guest House
Drive westwards the Friendship way to Tingri. There is about 90km bumpy road from Tingri to Rongpuk, road is under construction. From Tingri to E.B.C with the very rough road, pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. If it is in clear whether, you can have a glimpse of 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more, such as: Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everes(8848m), Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu(8463m).

Day 05 Rongphu Monastery/Evrest Base Camp/ Tingri/ Shigatse (B)
Overnight at Shigatse
Early in the moring to see the sunrise from Rongphu then to view Mt. Everest. It is fabulous and splendid.After walking arrive the place get on the local bus then use half of an hour arrive at Everest Base camp (Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It's interesting and much warmer, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point to take pictures of the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then in the afternoon go down from E.B.C back to Tingri by friend-ship highway back to Shigaste.

Day 06 Shigatse to Lhasa(B)
Overnight in Lhasa
Before spending about 4 hours to drive back to Lhasa from Shigatse, we will visit the largest Monastery in west Tibet, the Tashilunpo monastery, as the last but famous historic sites for your Tibet tour. Tashilunpo monastery is one of the the six great Gelukpa institutions and was founded in 1447 by a disciple of Tsongkapa, containing the world's largest gilded copper image(26m high) of future god Jampa. Drive along the Friend-ship Highway back to Lhasa.

Day 07 Lhasa airport dropping off (B)
The driver will take you to airport or train station, end the service

Group Tour Departure Dates for 2012

Price Quotation:
Economic class (guesthouse dorm bed)

Comfortable class (3-star hotels)

Lhasa: Yak Hotel or Mandala Hotel; Shigatse: Manasaovar Hotel; EBC: Tent or Rongbuk Guesthouse Deluxe class (4-star hotels)

Lhasa: Yaluzangbu Hotel; Shigatse: Shigatse Hotel; EBC: Sightseeing Hotel

Note:
1)     Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy. Tour cost in USD is subject to exchange rate of the day you book the tour. (Rate in chart is 1:6.3)
2)     Because you need original copy of the Tibet permits to board the plane, in this way, all the clients in one group who depart from the same city should take the same airplane. So please discuss with us first to fix the flight schedule before you issue the air tickets, sorry for any inconvenience it may cause.

Price included
1. Airport and train station transfer: One Free group airport pick-up at 3:20 p.m. and drop off at 12:00 p.m. These are the most common flight times in and out of Lhasa, but if you would like to schedule a different time or place to enter/leave Tibet we will be happy to arrange that at the following prices:

2. Accommodation: 5 nights stay in comfortable, 3 star standard hotels in Lhasa and Shigatse, 1 night stay at simple hotel in Lhatse, 1 night stay in Rongbulk Monastery Guesthouse.
3. Meals: Breakfasts marked as B in the itinerary.
4. English Speaking local Tibetan Guide.
5. Vehicle Rental & Driver: All of our vehicles are well maintained and safe. Our drivers are experienced in driving in the Tibetan landscape. Vehicle type will be according to group size. If the size is no bigger than 5, we will use 4WD land cruiser. If the number of travelers is more than 5, we will use a bus.
6. Travel Permits: All Tibet traveling permits.
7. Entrance Fees: All entrance fees listed in the itinerary, including vehicle and personal entry permit for Qomolangma Nature Preserve
8. Oxygen supply on Vehicle
9. Government Tax
10. Hot Water Bottle supply in winter time
11. Delivery fee of Tibet permits

Price Excludes
1. Transportation to and from Lhasa
2. Other services of non-Tibetan parts
3. Single room supplement
4. Lunches and Dinners
5. Personal expenses like laundry, IDD calls, drinks, etc.
6. Tips for the tour guide and driver.
7. Extra expenses incurred due to unexpected natural events (delays, road washouts, etc.)
8. Bank charge of payment

Traveling Tips
1. Do have good acclimatization before forwarding to the Everest as the altitude there at the base camp is over 5200ms; go direct to the Everest without 1 or 2 days acclimatization posts danger to your tour. Drink more water helps you accustom to the altitude there.
2. Better do not take shower after arrival in Lhasa if you are going to visit the Everest, because the biggest threat to your safety on the plateau is catching cold but not altitude over 5000ms.
3. May and October are best season to go as the sky is more clear, you can see the summit of the Everest with ease.
4. We do not suggest the pregnant and people over 60 or below 12 to visit this area
5. Bring warm wears is also important as the temperature in this region could become low during the night, besides, a sleeping bag is also necessary because the condition of guesthouse outside of Shigatse could be simple.
6. Do not litter in the EBC area though some did, please bring a bag with you to place the trashes you produce and bring it away.