2 Days Tibet & Mount Everest Tour

12 Days Tibet and Mt.Everest Tour

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For western tourists, the trip to Tibet is a physically challenging, spiritual enriching journey. But it is also harder to plan than anywhere else in China. Besides the Chinese entry visa, foreign tourists are requested to have Tibet Travel Permit to enter Tibet. As a designed travel agency, we will take care of your travel documents as well as offering the most competitive price to take you all the way to the roof of the world. The following program can be combined with extension inside China, or in Nepal based on passengers' request.
DAY .1	Beijing - Chengdu
	Arrive Beijing,fly to Chengdu
DAY .2	Chengdu - Lhasa
	Get up early. Fly into Lhasa Gong Gar Airport. You will be greeted by your Tibetan tour guide and drive two hours to Lhasa City. Check into your hotel. and take the rest of the day necessary to adjust the high altitude.
DAY .3	Lhasa
	After breakfast, you will begin your exploration to this Holy City. Visit the Potala Palace, where the Dalai Lama used to preside. In the afternoon, visit the Jorkang Temple, which is located at the very center of the Lhasa city. Later you can stroll along the Barkore Street where Tibetan shops present Tibetan medicines, hand-made crafts, etc.
DAY .4	Lhasa
	Today's sightseeing includes the Tsepung Monastery, one of the biggest in Tibet. Then you can visit a nearby Tibetan Carpet Factory. In the afternoon, visit Sera Monastery and Norbulingka Temple, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama.
DAY .5	LHASA - GYANTSE
	After breakfast, your adventure begins. Today, you will driven on unpaved mountain road to Gyantse. Gyantse is a famous Tibetan town in the south west of Tibet. Along the way, you will have opportunity to visit the Yomdrok Lake, one of the Holy Lakes in Tibet. After a picnic lunch, you will continue onto Gyantse in the late afternoon. Check into hotel. Clean up and take a rest.
DAY .6	GYANTSE - SHIGATSE
	Morning will be Gyantse visiting. Gyantse is famous for its Kumbu Monastery and the ruins of Zhongshan. The murals in Kumbu Monastery is regarded as the world art treasure.
DAY .7	SHIGATSE
	The second largest city in Tibet, well known for its unique Western Tibetan customs and culture. Visit the Tshilunpo Monastery, which is the residence of Banchan Lama. It hosts the world largest bronze statue, which is built in 1904 for Qianba Buddha. For the rest of the day, you will visit the New Palace of the Banchan Lama and the local market.
DAY .8	SHIGATSE - TINGRI
	Today travel through the Western part of Tibet to get to Tingri. Total length of driving is about 7 hours. The scenery along the way is really fantastic.
DAY .9	EVEREST BASE TOUR
	In the early morning, you will be driven to the base of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world. You may climb to the limit allowed (1st Base). The local regulation allows only those professional mountain climbers to go the second and third base site on the Everest Mountain.
DAY .10	Tingri
	Drive back to Tingri
DAY .11	Tingri - Nyalam
	Drive 250km to the border of China/Nepal.
DAY .12	Departure
	Exit from the border, End of the trekking