Lhasa to Katmandu & Everest Base Camp
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- a monk teach is just finsihed his teaching on his way return to his room
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- located in the central Tibet,
a monk teach is just finsihed his teaching on his way return to his room
Lhasa to Katmandu with Everest Base Camp visit (ST09)
The Friendship Highway is a celebrated route in the Tibetan Plateau, renowned for its scenic wonders. The highway starts from Lhasa through Shigatse. We travel on to Lhatse, heads south via Gyatso La pass, continue south past Shegar, here we detour heading to Rongphuk Monastery near Everest Base Camp. After Shegar the road continues south on to the Nepal border at Zhangmu, and then to Katmandu. The road is also important to pilgrims who make their way to the spiritual center in Lhasa, along the way enjoy a great view of nature, the snow-capped Himalayas, vast grasslands and meadows.
The Friendship Highway is a celebrated route in the Tibetan Plateau, renowned for its scenic wonders. The highway starts from Lhasa through Shigatse. We travel on to Lhatse, heads south via Gyatso La pass, continue south past Shegar, here we detour heading to Rongphuk Monastery near Everest Base Camp. After Shegar the road continues south on to the Nepal border at Zhangmu, and then to Katmandu. The road is also important to pilgrims who make their way to the spiritual center in Lhasa, along the way enjoy a great view of nature, the snow-capped Himalayas, vast grasslands and meadows.Itinerary
Day2: Chengdu to Lhasa: Fly to Lhasa, the guide will meet you at the airport, and transfer you to Lhasa city with about 1h30 driving (100 km). On the way, we’ll visit to Nie Tang Buddha, a Buddha image engraved in the mountain face. Afternoon an easy walking visit to Luophuk lingkar – the summer palace of Dalai Lama.
Day3 & Day4: Lhasa: During these two days, we visit the ancient palaces of Potala Palace, Jokhang temple and Barkhor Bazar, and Sera, Drepung, Nechung monasteries.
Day5: Lhasa to Shigartse then to Sakya: Drive to Shigatse, where to visit Tashilhunpo Monastery, which is the seat of Panchen Lama – the second highest-ranking religious leader of the Buddhist religious order. Then proceed to Sakya, visit to Sakya monastery of Sakya pa that is one of the 5 great sects of Tibetan religion.
Day6: Sakya to Tingri: We will take one route, which used to be the trekking route few years ago to reach the old Tingri from east of EBC, if weather would be good, the Everest peak can be seen from the jeepable road.
Day7: Tingri to EBC: We drive via Pangla pass (5200 m), where to appreciate the panorama view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Choyo, descending from this pass to the valley where heading south to Rongbuk Monastery, the world’s highest monastery situated at 5050 m. This partially reconstructed Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Rongbuk, was once the largest monastic centre in the region. Rongbuk is the power place through which all seeking the highest peak via the North Face must pass. It is the sacred threshold to Mount Everest, with the most dramatic views in the world. At Rongbuk, there is a beautiful, large, round chorten, a reliquary with religious significance embedded in its terraced structure and crown of emblems of the sun and moon, symbolizing the light of Buddha’s teaching. The chorten dramatically marks this last human dwelling place before one heads up the valley to Base Camp.
Day8: EBC return to Zhangmu: Drive on the road came through the last day, return to Tingri, where visually, at a distance of over 80 km, Everest Mountain is not impressive. It looks like just one more snow-captured peak among many of others Snow Mountains. Neighbouring Lhotse stands at 8501 m, Makalu at 8463 m, Cho Oyu at 8153 m. continually heading south to Nyalam, a small town close to Zhangmu, where we had the border check first, then descending about 30km to Zhangmu, which is located in the misty Zhangmu valley.
Day9: Zhangmu to Katmandu: A quick pitstop check at customs, we drive about 10km to the Friendship bridge where our Tibetan staff will sign off with you, and our Nepalese coordinator will come to pick you up. Travelling on alongside the whitewater Sun Kosi River which winds through villages set among beautiful, rugged green hills for 120 km along the Nepal & Tibetan border from Kodari to Katmandu. Nepal time is about 2 hours behind China time. Our tour ends after we assist you to check in at the hotel.
