Everest Base Camp-Lhasa Trek/Tour (12 Days Package Trip)

This is a popular overland tour to Tibet. Anyone with reasonably good physical fitness and in good health can take this trip. You start your journey early in the morning. Arrive at the Kodari. Cross the friendship bridge to the china immigration. After immigration and costom formalities we meet our Tibet Guide and Landcruisers drive to the small town of Nyalam(3700m)After Nyalam the roads gradually winds up to the pass and descend to Xegar. Stop at Xegar and continue to travel eastward on the Tibetan plateau along the Himalayan range.

You get wonderful view of the entire Himalayan range including Mt. Everest as you travel in the plain of Tingri. Next stop is at Shigatse. Tashilhunpo monastery, in Shigatshe, is the most important monastery outside Lhasa. The first Dalai Lama founded it in 1447, in the honor of his teacher Kadrub. Gendun Zhuba was the first abbot of the monastery. In 1600 at the invitation of the monastery the 4th Panchen Lama became 16th abbot making the monastery official abbot of the Panchen Lama. En-route to Lhasa stop at Gyantse to visit the golden pagoda or Palgor Chorten. It is the most famous monument in Tibet. It was built in 15th century for worship only. The top of the pagoda is made of copper heavily gilded with gold. On the last day of the travel you drive along the shore of Yamdrok-lake. To the Tibetan it is known as “Turquoise Lake”. The road gradually climbs up to Kamba-la pass(4786m) and descends to the valley. The journey from the floor of the valley is about 1 hour spectacular drive along the bank of Brahmaputra river, past yak skin boat and giant carved Buddha, through Tibetan villages and then into the Lhasa valley itself for your first glimpse of the golden roofs of the Potala Palace.

We recommend at least 2 to 3 nights in Kathmandu to allow sufficient time to process visa.