8 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Tour

Trip Overview

This is the classic tour itinerary for visiting Lhasa and Everest Base Camp. If you’re not used to high altitudes, this is one of the best ways to see all the main tourist spots in Lhasa, like the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Gyantse Kumbum, and Shigatse Tashilhunpo Monastery.
You’ll also get to enjoy stunning natural scenery, like the beautiful and sacred Lake Yamdrok Tso and the Karo Glacier, with breathtaking views of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, right from the base camp.

Highlights

Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet.

Jokhang Temple

One of the "great three" Gelug monasteries in Tibet, the highlight here is definitely the monks' debates.

Sera Monastery

A traditional Tibetan village with few tourists where you can enjoy spending time with local families.

Dadong Village

One of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet.

Yamdrok-tso

The seat of Tibet's second highest incarnation, the Panchen Lama.

Tashilunpo Monastery

The highest mountain in the world.

Mt. Everest

Tour Brief

Arrival in Lhasa.

Lhasa City, Potala Palace and Barkhor Street.

Monasteries in Lhasa, Dadong village family visit and Sera.

Lhasa – Gyantse - Shigatse.

Everest Base Camp.

Return to Shigatse from Everest Base Camp

Shigatse - Lhasa

Depart from Lhasa

After you arrive in Lhasa, your local tour guide will meet you at the airport or train station and take you to your hotel. Spend some time getting used to the high altitude.
You'll stay overnight in Lhasa.

The tour will begin from 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. It's a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artifacts.
Then continue to Jokhang Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s a spiritual center for Buddhists in Tibet. Next to the temple there is Bakhor Street, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewelry.

In the morning, you’ll be heading to Dadong Village, a tranquil Tibetan village that rarely sees tourists. You’ll have the chance to visit local families to get a genuine taste of their lives.
In the afternoon, visit Sera Monastery, one of Tibet’s “three great” Gelug monasteries established in 1419. The highlight will be the Monks’ debate between 3 and 5 PM.

Drive from Lhasa to Gyantse. Admire the Gampala pass (4790 m) on the way, and get a glimpse of Yamdrok-tso (4400m), which is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains. Then continue to drive west towards Gyantse. In Gyantse, tourists will visit the famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum. After one and a half hour's drive, clients will arrive in Shigatse, which is the second largest city in Tibet.

Drive to Lhatse where tourists can take lunch. Then drive to Shegar and if the weather is clear enough, tourists can view the Mt. Everest in the distance on the way back down. After 4 to 6 hours, arrive at Rongbuk monastery, but on the way there, clients will pass Pang la Pass, one of the highest passes in Tibet at 5050m. From that pass, enjoy view of all of the five highest peaks in the world.