7 Days Kathmandu to Lhasa via EBC Overland Tour

 

After finishing immigration formalities both Nepal & China side, you will be picked up by our guide and driver at Gyirong border and transferred to town. Acclimatize and have a good rest for today. Overnight in Gyirong Town.

 

 

After breakfast, drive along the Sino-Nepal Highway up to Old Tingri. After lunch drive to Rongbuk, The trip continues to pass over two spectacular passes: Thong La pass (5050m) and Lalung La pass (5082m). Along with the two passes, we get to enjoy fabulous views of the high mountains including Shisha Pangma (8,013m).Then from Old Tingri you will view the amazing scene of Himalaya Range and Mt Everest. From Old Tingri to E.B.C with the very rough road passes the wild grassland, and crosses the torrent and high mountains. You can have a glimpse of 4 mountains which are 8000m high or even higher, that is, Mt. Lhotse (8516m), Mt. Everest (8848m), Mt. Qowowuyag (8201m), Mt. Mayalu (8463m). Overnight at Rongbuk Monastery (Tent or Guest House).

 

 

Early in the morning before sun rise on the top of Mt, Everest, you can have a full view the magnificent Mt. Everest standing like a snow-capped pyramid in front of you at Rongpuk, which is the vantage point for watching Mt. Everest. Rongbuk Monastery is the highest temple in the world and a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma sect. This monastery is 5,800 meters above sea level. Towing in the severely cold climate, it is the highest altitude monastery on the planet, there are totally 30 Buddhist monks and 30 nuns live in the monastery. However, some local people say there are only about 20 nuns and 10 monks, but there used to be about 500 monks and nuns. Then come back to tent and tour guide will take you to visit Mt. Everest Base Camp. Please note Rongbuk Monastery is the farthest place that all tourists can reach to appreciate Mount Everest according to the newest government policy. After that drive back to Shigatse And again visit Lhatse to have lunch and then drive back to Shigatse around 6-7pm you will arrive at Shikatse to spend the night over there. Overnight in Shigatse.

 

 

Shigatse is the second largest city of Tibet. The famous Tashilhunpo Monastery is situated in Shigatse, which is home to the official throne of Panchen Lama. The most important attraction for today is Yamdrok Lake and Pelkhor Monastery (Gyantse Kumbum) in Gyantse. From the top of the pass Kamba-La at 4700m high in clear weather, you can see the fabulous deep turquoise, Yamdrok Lake is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in color. Gyantse Kumbum in Pelkhor Monastery, means 100,000 images in Tibetan, which is Gyantse Town's foremost attraction. The 35m-high chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome, is awe-inspiring. You can visit every chamber in the monastery. In late afternoon of today, we arrive in Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa.

 

Day 5 Lhasa Sightseeing

Morning section to visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens(stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala, figures of the Buddha. Made of precious metal. Afternoon section visiting to the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple, built during songtsen gonpo’s reign by princess wencheng of tang dynasty, 647 A.D. The inner circuit is also situated inside the temple and is lined with prayer-wheel and murals outlined in gold on red background, which depict the thousand buddhas, interspersed with stupas and relief-images. Johkang is circuit. The circular pilgrim route around Jokhang temple is called barkhor and later flourished, forming the embryo of the city. The Barkhor market itself is the most active in all tibet, and it is possible to purchase traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument, Thangkas, and tradition tibetan clothes etc. Overnight in Lhasa.

 

Drepung Monastery is situated at the foothill of a mountain and was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. It was once home of 10000 monks and Ganden podrang in Drepung is famous it was the government center during fifth Dalai lama and later moved to the famous Potala palace during fifth Dalai lama. By the time you can also visit the Nechung Monastery located 1km southeast of Drepung and is the abode of the protector deity pehar and the seat of the state Oracle of Tibet. In the afternoon exploring the Sera Monastery which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa’s disciple Jamchen Choeje. The most attractive is that Monks debiting is held there in the courtyard at around 6-7:30 in the afternoon section. Overnight at Lhasa (Notice, the sequence of sightseeing of first two days may be adjusted according to the reservation of visiting Potala Palace). Overnight in Lhasa.

 

Today, transfer you to the airport/train station, tour ends.