Lhasa and Central Tibet Tour

Detail Itinerary

Day 1Arrival LhasaToday you will arrive in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Meet with representative of Pink Mountain Treks and Expedition and transfer to your hotel in old town Lhasa.

Day 2Lhasa Meet with guide and driver at hotel lobby. Transfer to visit Potala Palace,Jokhang Temple and take a Kora on the Barkhor Circuit. Breakfast at hotel.Lunch served at a local restaurant. Overnight at hotel

Day 3Lhasa A day guided tour in Lhasa. Visit Drepung monastery, the biggest Yellow Sectmonastery in Tibet,Norbulingka Park, the Summer Palace of the Dalai Lama. In the afternoon visit Sera Monastery and enjoy the grand scene of Buddhistmonks debating at Sera. Breakfast at hotel. Lunch served at a localrestaurant. Overnight at hotel

Day 4Lhasa - Yamdrok - Gyantse Leave in the morning for Gyantse. On the way you will visit holy lake Yamdrok (4441 m), one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and the largesthabitat of waterfowls in south Tibet. On arriv al Gyantse, visit Pelkor Monastery and the splendid Kumbum Stupa. Overnight at hotel in Gyantse

Day 5Gyantse - Shalu Monastery - ShigatseBreakfast at your hotel. Check out and leave for Shigatse. On the way you will be transferred to Shalu Monastery for an excursion. Afterwards you will drive to Shigatse and upon arrival Shigatse you will visit Tashilunpomonastery, the seat of the Pachen Lama, and "one of the big six Buddhistmonasteries in the whole Tibetan culture realm. Overnight at hotel in
Shigatse

Day 6Shigatse - Sakya Monastery - Shegar In the morning you will visit the New Palace of the Panchen Lama set in a serene Tibetan courtyard in town. After that you will drive out for Shegar and en route a side way takes you to Sakya Monastery the seat monastery for the Sakya Sect of Tibetan Lamaism. Later of the day you will reach Shegar and check in your hotel. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 7Shegar - Mt. Everest Base Camp - RongbukHave a basic breakfast at your hotel. Drive to the Base Camp of Mt. Everest. From Rongbuk, you will hike for approx. 7KM to the Base Camp of the Mt.Everest. Do some sightseeing and visit some camps of different international mountaineering teams and groups. Take a tour vehicle from the B.C. back to Rongbuk and stay at the Guanjingtai Hotel near Rongbuk (without private
bathroom)

Day 8Rongbuk Monastery - Zhangmu Drive to Zhangmu. En route have a short break at Old Tingri (Gangba) andenjoy a nice far view to snowy mountains and peaks of the Himalayas.. In the afternoon arrive in Zhangmu and free at own leisure.

Day 9Leave Tibet for NepalLeave in the morning to the border. Cross the border and enter into Nepal.
End of services in Tibet.

Day 10Kathmandu City TourAfter breakfast, proceed to sighseeing tour to heritage sites of Kathmandu including Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Swayambhunath or Monkey Temple, Durbar Square.

Day 11Fly OutShopping in the morning time. You will be transfer to airport by Pink Mountain Treks and Expedition's representative for your flight to onward destination before three hours of your flight schedule.