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10 Days Beijing to Lhasa to Kathmandu Tour via Mt. Everest Base Camp

10 Days Beijing to Lhasa to Kathmandu Tour via Mt. Everest Base Camp
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Beijing - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Everest Base Camp - Gyirong Port
Tibet railway sceneries, Potala Palace, Johkang Temple,Barkhor Street, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Yamdrok Lake, Pelchor Monastery, Karo Glacier, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery,Sakya Monastery, Everest Base Camp, Pelkutso Lake

Trip Day By Day

Day 1-2 Beijing - Lhasa on the Train
Day 3-5 Lhasa city tour
Day 6-7 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse –Sakya
Day 8 Sakya - Lhatse – Shegar - EBC
Day 9 EBC - Gyirong County - Gyirong Town
Day 10 Gyirong Town - Gyirong Port

Detailed Itinerary of the 10 Days Beijing to Lhasa to Kathmandu Tour via Mt. Everest Base Camp

Day 1: Beijing - Lhasa by Train

Highlights: Beijing West train station

Schedule today: Get on board of train and Start Beijing to Lhasa train tour which departs from Beijing West Train Station (Beijingxi) daily, make sure to arrive at the train station at least one hour before the train departure time.

Beijing - Lhasa Train T27 Beijing West Train Station
Beijing - Lhasa Train T27 Beijing West Train Station

Day 2: Beijing - Lhasa on the Train

Highlights: Qinghai - Tibet railway sceneries

Schedule today: The 2nd Day on the train from Beijing to Lhasa. Your train tour’s highlights start from today when the train arrives at Xining train station which is known as the starting point of the world famous Qinghai - Tibet railway.

Qinghai - Tibet railway sceneries Qinghai - Tibet railway sceneries
Qinghai - Tibet railway sceneries Qinghai - Tibet railway sceneries

Day 3: Arrival upon Lhasa

Highlights: Arrival & Pick - up & Acclimatization

Schedule today: Arrival at Lhasa at airport or train station, our guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to hotel for acclimatization; you can have your free time hanging out at this holy city to get the first impression of Tibet 

Warm Tibetan Style Pickup Service Warm Tibetan Style Pickup Service
Warm Tibetan Style Pickup Service Warm Tibetan Style Pickup Service

Day 4: Lhasa city tour

Highlights: Potala Palace, Johkang Temple,Barkhor Street

Schedule today: In the morning, visit the symbol or landmark of Lhasa -  Potala Palace (video), the successive Dalai Lama’s winter residence since the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. In the afternoon, visit the center of Tibetan Buddhism -  Johkang Temple (video), where you will come across lots of devoted pilgrimages coming from every corner of Tibet. Both sites are under the list of the world cultural heritages by the UNESCO. Afterwards, free time for you to wander through the Barkhor Street, the busiest street in old Lhasa quarter.

Potala Palace Johkang Temple
Potala Palace Johkang Temple

Day 5: Lhasa city tour

Highlights: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery

Schedule today: In the morning, we will visit Drepung Monastery which is the biggest Tibetan Buddhism College with the biggest number of monks in Tibet. The monastery used to be the winter residence of the Dalai Lama before the 5th Dalai Lama moved his residency to the Potala Palace. And in the afternoon, we will visit another influential Gelugpa Monastery -  Sera Monastery (video), where you can see the largest scale of sutra debating (video) among monks is famous all across Tibet.

Drepung Monastery Sera Monastery
Drepung Monastery Sera Monastery

Day 6: Lhasa - Gyantse

Highlights: Yamdrok Lake,  Pelchor Monastery, Karo Glacier

Schedule today: In the morning, drive to the historic town of Gyantse via Yamdrok Lake (video), according to local mythology, Yamdrok Lake is the transformation of a goddess, on the Gangbala Pass, you will have a clear picture of this Tibetan holy lake in turquoise, in distance you can also see the snowcapped Summit of Ninjingkangsang. In Gyantse (video) , you will find the largest stupa in Tibet - Kumpa Stupa (Ten - thousand stupa), just next to the Stupa is the Pelchor Monastery (video). Another important site in Gyantse is Dzong Castle which once was a battle field where Tibetan fought against British invasion.

Yamdrok Lake Pelchor Monastery
Yamdrok Lake Pelchor Monastery

Day 7: Gyantse - Shigatse –Sakya

Highlights: Tashi Lhunpo Monastery,Sakya Monastery

Schedule today: In the morning after breakfast,we will drive to Shigatse,our guide will go to tourism bureau in Shigatse to apply for PSB permit for Mt. Everest, which will take about 1.5 hour. In Shigatse we can visit Tashilumpo Monastery (video) which is the seat of Panchen Lama, the equally important religious figure in Tibet as Dalai Lama. The monastery was built by the first Dalai Lama in 1447, and inside the Monastery placed the highest statue of Buddha in Tibet which is 26.8 meters high. After obtaining the permit, we will drive to Sakya County and pay a visit to the famous Sakya monastery which was founded in 1073 and it was the principal monastery of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Sakya Monastery
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Sakya Monastery

Day 8: Sakya - Lhatse – Shegar - EBC

Highlights: Green Bus to EBC, Everest Base Camp

Schedule today: in the morning we will head to Everest Base camp. If the weather is good, on the top of the Gyalpo - la pass you can see 4 of the highest mountains over 8000 meters (Mt. Everest; Mt. Makalu; Mt. Lotse; Mt. Cho Oyu) in the world at the same time, what a great picture.

Mt. Everest Sunrise Mt. Everest Base Camp
Mt. Everest Sunrise Mt. Everest Base Camp

Day 9: EBC - Gyirong County - Gyirong Town (330 km, 8 - 9 hours on wheel)

Highlights: EBC (sunrise), Pelkutso Lake

Schedule today: In the morning, get up early (voluntarily, depends also on weather) to watch the most exciting and holy moment when the first sunshine reaches the world at the peak of the Everest. Afterwards. Then, we will continue our trip further west from EBC area to Gyirong Valley. On the way, we will pass the very beautiful lake of Pelkutso which is inside of Mt. Everest Nature Reserve, by the lake stands Mt.Shixiapangma, which is the only over - 8000 meters high mountain that completely within Tibet territory. After finishing the 5236 meters high Kongtanglamu Pass, we will reach Gyirong County and have our lunch here. Gyirong Valley stretches north - south from Gyirong County to Gyirong Town with altitude descends gradually; meanwhile, the landscapes change from barren rocky mountains to green deep valleys and primitive forests. It will be around 7 PM to reach Gyirong Town at an altitude of only 2700 meters.

Sunrise over Mt. Everest Pelkutso Lake
Sunrise over Mt. Everest Pelkutso Lake

Day 10: Gyirong Town - Gyirong Port (24 km, 1 hour on wheel)

Highlights: sunrise in Gyirong Town, China - Nepal border crossing

Schedule today: If you would like to see more sunrise views, you can wake up early this morning, because Gyirong Town is surrounded by several very high snowy mountains too, you can simply watch it from the window or roof of your hotel. There are 24 km from the town to the Gyirong Port, and the port opens at 10 AM. We leave hotel in the town at about 9AM to ensure we can cross the border ASAP because the road in Nepal side is not that good and takes long time to reach Kathmandu. Our guide will help you go through Chinese border formalities and you will cross the border and check in Nepal side by yourself; Nepal visa is available upon arrival at 25USD P/P, please prepare one photo of passport size to get Nepal visa. Next, you need to find a vehicle towards Kathmandu, 20ms ahead of Resuo Bridge are dozens of 4WD vehicles for travelers with each holds 7 passengers at a price around USD 25 P/P. It’s an around 9 hours’ trip from border to Kathmandu. Note, all our service ends at Chinese border side, you are on your own once cross the border. Tour ends, our guide and driver will drop you off at the border. Welcome to Tibet next time.

Gyirong port border Gyirong town
Gyirong port border Gyirong town

                                                

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