8 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Small Group Tour

After arriving in Lhasa, a local tour guide will welcome you at the airport/train station, then transfer the guests to the hotel.

Acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel.

Overnight stay in Lhasa.

The tour will begin from the UNESCO World Heritage site - Potala Palace, which is also the winter palace of Dalai Lama.

It's situated at 12,139 feet above sea level and is a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artefacts.

Then continue to Jokhang Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site and is a spiritual centre for Buddhists in Tibet.

Next, to the temple there is Barkhor Street, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewellery.

In the morning, tourists are going to visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416.

Ganden palace is used as Dalai Lama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala Palace.

In the afternoon you will visit Sera Monastery which was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1419.

The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.

In the morning, drive from Lhasa to Shigatse. On the way, drive over the Gampala pass (4790 m), and tourists will have a glimpse of Yamdrok-Tso (4400m).

The Lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and in the distance, clients can have spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar, (7191m) the highest mountain near Lhasa.

Gyantse was historically Tibet's third largest city (after Lhasa and Shigatse).

In Gyantse, tourists will visit the famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum.

After one and a half driving, we arrive in Shigatse, which is the second largest city in Tibet.

In Shigatse, tourists will visit Tashilunpo Monastery, the seat of Tibet's second highest incarnation, the Panchen Lama.

Drive to Lhatse, which is a small town where tourists can have lunch.

Then, head to Shegar and if the weather is clear enough then on the way down to Shegar tourists will view the Mt Everest in the distance.

After 4 to 6 hours drive, tourists will arrive at Rongbuk monastery but on the way, they will pass one of the highest Passes in Tibet (pang la pass height 5050m) from that’s pass they will view the whole five highest peaks in the world.

In the morning, tourists can see the sunrise appear on the top of Mt Everest, and have a full view of the magnificent Mount.

Tourists may trek from tent to the base camp 4km one way, or go to the base camp by local bus. Then drive back to Shigatse.

Today, explore Tashilunpo monastery of Gelug Sect, the seat of the Panchen Lama, built in 1447.

The monastery houses a giant statue of the Maitreya Buddha - the biggest gilded statue of Maitreya (Buddha of the future) in the world and a tomb of all the Panchen Lama, containing jewels and gold.

In the afternoon, you will drive back to Lhasa, which will take around 6 hours.

Transfer clients to the airport or train station.