Tibet 8-Day Tour including Mount Everest Base Camp

Overview

Available languages

English

192 hours

Mobile ticket

This excellent sacred and solemn tour brings you to explore the unique religious culture and life of Tibetan at the most popular monasteries in Lhasa and Shigatse. Also you will be excited by the delighted sightseeing of Mt. Everest. The minimum group size is 2 people, and the max group size is up to 12 people.

Note: Your local tour operator will apply for a TTP for you (minimum 15 days lead time) and send it to one of the local offices for you to collect. Office locations include Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guilin, Chengdu, Kunming, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Changsha, Nanning and Macau. Please advise which city office is convenient for you upon booking. TTP can also be delivered by Express Mail Service to your hotel in mainland China.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required

Adult price is based on twin/triple share of a hotel room

Child price is based on child without extra bed

Please notice the hotel allows only maximum of 3 persons to stay overnight in one room

Please be prepare the hotel facilities and service standard in Tibet will not be as good as major cities in Mainland China. A 4-star hotel in Tibet equals maybe the standard of a 3-star hotel in Beijing. At Rongphu Monastery Kent, hot water is only available for limited hours.

For shuttle bus between airport and hotel, each passenger (except an infant) can check-in a maximum of 2 pieces of baggage, total dimensions per bag shall not exceed 158 cm (62") . Over sized and excess baggage are subjected to the availability of storage space on coach, and surcharge will be charged.

If you travel from a city in China to Lhasa, all foreign travelers need a Tibet Travel Permit (TTP) in addition to a Chinese visa. TTP is inclusive in the package, the local operator in Lhasa will apply for you. China visa application is not included.

Please first obtain a Chinese visa from a Chinese Embassy on your own and then book this package at least 20 days prior of your arrival day in Tibet. If the Chinese Embassy requests an invitation letter for Chinese Visa, your local tour operator can prepare one and send it to you.

Your local tour operator will apply for a TTP for you (minimum 15 days lead time) and send it to one of the local offices for you to collect. Office locations include Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guilin, Chengdu, Kunming, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Changsha, Nanning and Macau. Please advice which city is convenient for you to pick up upon booking.

To apply for the TTP, please provide traveler's name (as appears on passport), nationality, age, sex, occupation, and passport number as well as photocopies of your passport and Chinese visa.

The following travelers can not get a TTP issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau: diplomats, journalists, professional media photographers, and government officials. These travelers need to apply directly to the Foreign Affairs Office at Lhasa City Hall: your local tour operator is unable to help.

Highly recommend you NOT to travel from Kathmandu to Lhasa as getting TIBET GROUP VISA there is extremely inconvenient.

If your travel date is not on our fixed depart list, please choose a random departure date we already have, state your ideal travel date and submit. The local operator in Lhasa will check the availability and come back to you with a final answer: You will be inform if it is OK to form a new group, or 100% refund will be issued

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

4-night accommodation and daily breakfast at Lhasa Gang-Gyan Hotel Tibet (4 star)

English-speaking tour guide

1-night accommodation and simple breakfast at Rongphu Monastery Kent

Tibet Travel Permit (TTB) and Alien's Travel Permit (PSB)

Shuttle bus to and from Lhasa airport

Climate-controlled coach for sightseeing and transfers

1-night accommodation and breakfast at Tashichota Hotel, Shigatse (3 star)

Chinese visa invitation letter if required

Lunch and dinner

Airfare and train ticket

Taxi fare from/to airport if you choose not to take airport shuttle

Additional single supplement for requiring single room for yourself

Extra bed for child

Over sized and excess baggage storage surcharge

Gratuities to tour guide and driver

Other personal expense

What To Expect

Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa The airport shuttle bus leaves Lhasa Airport at 12:30 and 16:00. Overnight at Lhasa Gang-Gyan Hotel Tibet 4-star Day 2: Lhasa (B) Pickup from hotel lobby at 8 a.m. Visit the Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, and Jokhang Temple. Overnight at Lhasa Gang-Gyan Hotel Tibet 4-star Day 3: Lhasa (B) Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery. Drepung is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Sera was famous for its debates. Overnight at Lhasa Gang-Gyan Hotel Tibet 4-star Day 4: Lhasa – Gyantse – Shigatse (B) Coach from Lhasa to Shigatse via the old mountain route. You'll stop at the sacred Yamdrok Lake, pass the striking Karo-La Glacier 16,273 feet (4960 meters) above sea level, and visit the Pelkor Chode Monastery in Gyantse. You'll arrive in Shigatse, the spiritual home of the Panchen Lama. Overnight at Tashichota Hotel Shigatse 3 star or similar Day 5 - Shigatse to Tingri to Rongbuk Coach transfer westwards on the Friendship way to Tingri, and then to Rongphu Monastery Kent. It takes eight hours on the road. On the way to Rongbuk Kloster, you’ll come across four high mountains capped with snow: Mt. Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Cho oyu peak. Overnight at Rongphu Monastery Kent Day 6 - EBC to Rongbuk to Tingri to Shigatse See the sunrise from Rongpuk. Then you will be transferred by coach to Everest Base Camp. You will admire the majestic Mt. Everest and take some fantastic pictures. Transfer back to Shigatse. Overnight at Tashichota Hotel Shigatse 3-star or similar Day 7 - Shigatse to Lhasa In the morning, visit Tashilunpo Monastery, one of the oldest and largest Gelug sect monasteries in Tibet, Tashilunpo Monastery is also the traditional seat of successive Panchen Lama. Later today transfer back to Lhasa, and drive through the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley. Overnight at Lhasa Gang-Gyan Hotel Tibet 4-star Day 8 - Depart from Lhasa Airport shuttle bus leaves at 7:30 and 11:00 from your hotel. Fixed Departure Dates in 2018 Apr: 1, 4, 9, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 May: 2, 5, 8, 13, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30 Jun: 3, 6, 11, 13, 17, 20, 24, 26 Jul: 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 Aug: 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 Sep: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 16, 19, 22, 26, 28, 30 Oct: 17, 21, 24, 28, 30 Nov: 6, 10, 13, 20, 23, 27, 28 Dec: 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 29 If your preferred tour date is not in the list, please check with local tour operator if any person has signed up the same day. A new group will be created if 5 adults sign up for the new tour date eventually (Plan A), or full refund guarantee (plan B).

Options

4-star Hotel Deluxe Package

Reviews

5.00

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Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

We enjoyed the culture and history...
Frederick C,
Sep 12, 2017
- Review from Viator
5.00
We enjoyed the culture and history of the lamas, and Buddhism at the beginning. Also, we experienced the fierceness of the altitudes of the mountains and the ruggedness of sleeping in the tents at the base camp. The hype was when we woke up, Mt. Everevest showed up in front of us without hiding from the clouds. Brilliant!