Lhasa tour with Everest Base Camp

Day 1: Fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa (1 hr 25 min)overnight at hotel accommodation.

You will travel to Lhasa from Kathmandu on a 1 hour 25 minutes flight. There we will transfer you into a top hotel.

Day 2- 3: Sightseeing in Lhasa including Potala Palace, Jokhang temple , other monasteries and overnight at hotel.

The Great Adventure Treks will arrange a guided tour of Lhasa, and you will visit the prominent landmarks of the place. First, we head to Potala Palace, which in the old days used to be administrative and political of the whole Tibet region. The temple of Jokhang is the most sacred temple in all of Tibet. You will also explore the Barkhor Street on the premises of the Jokhang Temple. There you can explore the old bazaar and taste the famous tibetan tea in the tea house. A culture show is organised every afternoon. We proceed to sightsee the Drepung monastery and Sera monastery. The culturally significant landmarks of Tibet are famous for their architectural design. The Sera monastery holds a daily dramatic debate during the afternoon between the monks. You will spend the night at the hotel in Lhasa.

Day 4: Drive to Shigatse through Gyantse and overnight at hotel.

You will head out to a short hike to the serenity of the lake Yamdrok. The lake is turquoise green and is one of the spectacular sights in Tibet is one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet.We then resume our journey to Shigatse. We will pass through the Karo la and Simi la pass on our way to Gyantse.(3950m) . while on Gyantse, we will visit the Pelkor monastery and the Kumbum stupa. The Kumbum stupa has a 100,000 Buddha pagodas. After a drive of almost 90 km, we reach Shigatse the second largest city in Nepal and the old capital of the region. In Shigatse, we will visit Tashilhunpo monastery. The Tashilhunpo monastery is the successive seat of the “Penchan lamas.” We stay overnight at a hotel in Shigatse.

Day 5: Travel to Rongbuk (4980m) from Shigatse, 334 km and overnight at hotel.

We leave Shigatse quite early and then drive to Lhatse . after having lunch in Lhatse, we resume our drive to Rongbuk via the friendship highway. The travel is made pleasant by the impressive scenery of the mountain trails.The road to Everest base camp is separated from the town Shegar. We spend the night at the Rongbuk monastery guesthouse.

Day 6: Trek to Everest Base Camp North Face (5200m) and hotel accommodation.

The trek to Everest is short but grueling. It is only a 2 hr hike, but the altitude and lack of oxygen in the air make it difficult to breathe. But the beautiful view of the Mt Everest from the Everest base camp makes it worth the hike. After enjoying the environment of the camp bustling with the climbers, you make your trip back to Gyantse. You will spend the night at a hotel in Gyantse.

Day 7: Drive back to Lhasa, 341 km and overnight at hotel

We then head back to Lhasa on 341 km long journey from Gyantse via Yamdrok Tso lake. This will officially mark the end out the tour.

Day 8: Flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu or next destination.

After a beautiful journey of 8 days, The Great Adventure Treks will assist you to board your flight to Kathmandu or your desired destination.