LHASA - EVEREST BC- ZHANGMU

DURATION: 9 NIGHTS/ 10 DAYS(FLY IN -DRIVE OUT)

DAY- 01 : KATHMANDU - LHASA , approx. 3700 m
Arrive Gonggar airport - Lhasa.On arrival meet, assist and transfer to Hotel in Lhasa ( 2 hours ).

Rest of the day at leisure for acclimatisation.
Overnight at Hotel in Lhasa.

DAY-02-03 : SIGHTSEEING IN LHASA

You will spend two full days in Lhasa visiting Potala, Sera Monastery Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Barkhor Market and Norbulinka Summer Palace.
Overnight at Hotel in Lhasa.

DAY-04 : LHASA - GYANTSE - approx. 3800 M

After breakfast at Hotel we will drive tour to Gyantse Via Yamdrok Lake. It is a journey of 265 kms and takes 6-7 hrs. We cross 2 high passes Kamba-La (15724ft) and Karo-La (16432ft) with a spectacular view of Gyantse valley.

Overnight at Hotel in Gyantse

DAY-05 : GYANTSE - SHIGATSE 3900M
You will visit Phalkor Chode & Kumbum Stupa in Gyantse and drive 2 hours to Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. In Shigatse you will visit Tashilunpo Monastery and the market. The monastery is the seat of Panchen Lama and it was founded by the 1st Dalai Lama in 1447AD.

DAY-06 : SHIGATSE - NEW TINGRI - 4225M

After breakfast at hotel we will drive you 7-8 hours to Tingri crossing the Lhatse Pass at 5220m. It is a journey of 265 km, enroute (time / road permitting) we will visit Sarkya Monastery, 26 km off the main road.

Overnight at Hotel in Tingri.

DAY-07 : NEW TINGRI- RONGBUK-4800M

Breakfast at local lodge and drive 4 -5 hours to Rongbuk Monastery. The road passes couple of Tibetan village like Chay and Phadurchi and crosses Pang La pass at 4980m. In Rongbuk visit Rongbuk monastery and its surrounding.

Overnight at monastery or Camp.

DAY-08 : RONGBUK-EVEREST BASECAMP-NEW TINGRI

Breakfast at local lodge and we will drive you 40 minutes (12 kms) or walk 2-3 hours to the Everest Base Camp (5150m). After visiting the base camp and glaciers we will drive you 4 hours back to Tingri.

Overnight at Hotel in Tingri

DAY-09 : NEW TINGRI - NYALAM / ZHANGMU -2700M

After breakfast at Hotel we will drive you 6 hours to Nyalam and to Zhangmu. It is an interesting journey of 264 kms with a spectacular view of the Himalayas including Mt. Everest, Cho Yu, Sishapagma etc.

Overnight at Hotel in Zhangmu

DAY-10 : ZHANGMU - KODARI - KATHMANDU-1350M

Breakfast at Hotel and clear the immigration and custom formalities. Drive or walk down hill to Kodari and meet the Nepalese guide at the Nepalese immigration office. After completing the immigration formalities we will drive you 5 hours to Kathmandu.