Highest
Trek In The Planet / TBT – 07 |
This trip is recommended for
those who have a bit experience of previous trekking in high
altitude. The main attractions of this tour are Lhasa,
Ronbuk and Kathmandu. Your trip begins by a direct flight
from Kathmandu to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Your Lhasa
city tour will begin with visiting Potala palace of the
Dalai Lama, the Jhokhang, Sera and Drepung monasteries. Soon
after you will drive to another important city like Xigatse
and Gyantse town of Tibet thus it has a great opportunity to
know true Tibet with this adventure. After arrival in Ronbuk
we began trekking of eight days up to the Everest high base
camp and later continue drive back to Kathmandu via Zhangmu,
the Nepal Tibet boarder. Above the ice-clad realm of Camp
III on the North Face of Everest unfolds one of world’s most
spectacular mountain panoramas: the huge rock palisades of
Everest’s Northeast Ridge, the wind-blown snows of the North
Col, and most compelling of all, the instantly recognizable
rock summit of Everest, or Chomolungma in the Tibetan
language. The top of the world appears very close from
here—and it is, only a little more than 8,000 feet above the
high point of our trek. The surreal world of Camp III at
21,100 feet is the destination of The World’s Highest
Trek—the closest that non-climbers can get to the roof of
the world. |
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Brief
Itinerary |
Day |
Activities |
01 |
Arrive in Lhasa (3660 m). Rest of
the day free to acclimatize. |
02 |
Visit
Potala Palace, Sera Monastery &
Norbulinka. |
03 |
Visit Drepung
Monastery,
Jokhang Temple &
Barkhor Market.
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04 |
Drive to Gyantse
(3950 m) via
Yamdrok Tso.
Transfer to
hotel. Visit
Kumbum Stupa and
Phalkor
Monastery |
05 |
Drive to Xigatse
(3900 m). Check
in at hotel.
Visit Tashilunpo
Monastery.
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06 |
Drive to New
Tingri (4100 m).
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07 |
Drive to Dza
Rongphu
Monastery.
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08 |
Trek 2 hrs. to
Everest Base
Camp (4920 m). |
09 |
Acclimatize.
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10 |
Trek 5 hrs. to
Camp I. |
11 |
Trek 5 hrs. to
Interim Camp. |
12 |
Acclimatize at
Interim Camp. |
13 |
Trek to Camp II.
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14 |
Treks 3 hrs to
Camp II (Advance
Base Camp) and
trek back to
Camp I. |
15 |
Trek back to Dza
Rongphu
Monastery.
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16 |
Drive to Nyalam
(3750 m). |
17 |
Drive 1 hr to
Zhangmu (2300
m), cross the
border and drive
to Kathmandu
(144 km). |
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Day
01: |
Arrive in Lhasa (3660 m). Rest of
the day free to acclimatize.
Fly to Lhasa, about 1 hour flight
offer panoramic Himalayan views
including Mt. Everest. And other
mountains ranges. Pick up from
Gonggar airport, after finished
immigration formalities it takes
about 1 hour 30 minutes drive along
93 km road leading to Lhasa. It is
advisable to rest in Hotel.
Overnight at Hotel. |
Day 02:
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Visit Potala Palace, Sera Monastery
& Norbulinka.
Tour starts from the religious
Potala Palace built in the 7th
century by the famous Tibetan king-Songtzen
Gampo. The present one was
built by the 5th Dalai Lama in the
17th century. It became known as the
"Winter Palace" by the 1750, when
the 7th Dalai Lama built the
Norbulingka Park as his summer
residence. fter that, you will visit
Norbulingka Park. In 1752, the 7th
Dalai Lama built the first palace in
this
summer palace for successive Dalai
Lamas to carry out their political
and religious activities during the
summer season. Today
Norbulingka has become a public park
for picnicking, relaxing and
entertainment. Later, visit Sera
Monastery which is dedicated to the
Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Sect, a branch
of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by
Tsong Khapa. Jamchen Chojey, one of
Tsong Khapa's disciples
built the monastery in 1419 during
the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The
monastery was named Sera which mean
wild rose in the Tibetan
language, because the hill behind it
was covered with wild roses in bloom
when the monastery was built.
Overnight at Hotel. |
Day 03:
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Visit Drepung Monastery, Jokhang
Temple & Barkhor Market.
Full day sightseeing takes you to
Drepung Monastery. "Drepung" means
"the hill of rice', because this
white Monastery looks like a big
hill
of rice in Tibetan. This monastery
occupies an area of 150,000 square
meters with 7700 lamas and becomes
the largest monastery in
Asia. After that, you will visit
Jokhang Temple, situated in the old
section of Lhasa. King Songtzen
Gampo built this temple in the
mid-7th
century A.D. Now it is the most
sacred place in Tibet. Pilgrims come
here to pay homage from all over
Tibet. Take a leisure walk at
Barkhor Street, located in the heart
of Lhasa circling the Jokhang
Temple. It means a pilgrim's inner
circuit, and is the earliest street
of old
Lhasa city.
Overnight at Hotel. |
Day 04:
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Drive to Gyantse (3950 m) via
Yamdrok Tso. Transfer to hotel.
Visit Kumbum Stupa and Phalkor
Monastery
In the morning, your guide and
driver will accompany you to Gyantse
(250 km, 5 hours approx.), a town
lying to the south of Lhasa City.
On the way there, you will visit one
of the holiest lakes in Tibet, a
pilgrimage site, The Yamdrok Yumtso
Lake, which is compared as “the
fairyland in heaven” by Tibetans.
You will also have view of the
Karola Snow Mountain. Before check
in to the hotel, you will visit a
special
monastery, The Phalkor Monastery,
the only monastery that houses monks
from different rders (Gelupa,
Sakyapa and Kahdampa) in
harmony. Phalkor also features its
Bodhi Stupa or Kumbum Stupa, which
consists of hundreds of chapels in
layers, housing about a
hundred thousand images of Buddha,
so it is called Myriad Buddha’s
Stupa as well. Then, we check in to
the hotel.
Overnight at Hotel. |
Day 05:
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Drive to Xigatse (3900 m). Check in
at hotel. Visit Tashilunpo
Monastery.
The Gyantse Town is located 100km
southeast of Shigatse. It takes
about 2 hours to drive from Gyantse
to Shigatse. Before checking in to
the hotel, visit Tashilunpo
Monastery. It is the seat of Panchen
Lama. Each year, there is a display
of a gigantic thangkas of Buddha
will on
its Thangka Wall. Beside the trove
of thangkas, its murals and other
religious and artistics treasures
certainly will impose an indelible
impression upon visitors. You will
also pay a visit to the New Palace
of Panchen.
Overnight at Hotel. |
Day 06:
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Drive to New Tingri (4100 m).
After breakfast, drive to New Tingri
(4100 m). The distance between
Xigatse and New Tingri is 270 km and
it takes 6 hours approx. by land. On
reaching, check in to the hotel.
Overnight at Guest House. |
Day 07:
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Drive to Dza Rongphu Monastery.
Drive to Dza Rongphu. The monastery
of Dza Rongphu (4920m) which lies
just 8 km North of the Rongbuk
glacier was once the great center of
learning for the Buddhist scholars
of this area. The monastery, which
is regarded to be highest monastery
in the world was destroyed to the
ground during the period of China's
Cultural Revolution, has been
renovated and serviced by resident
Buddhist nuns.
Overnight at Guest House |
Day 08:
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Trek 2 hrs. to Everest Base Camp
(4920 m).
After breakfast, trek to Everest
Base Camp. It takes 2 hours to reach
Base Camp.
Overnight at Camp. |
Day
09: |
Acclimatize.
In order to have safe trip, another
day must be spent for properly
acclimatizing in Rongbuk. You can
rest during the day and explore the
area even further if you want.
Overnight at Camp. |
Day 10: |
Trek 5 hrs. to Camp I.
The first adventurous trek will be
made to Base Camp one. Along the way
you can glance at the Rongbuk
Glacier and surrounding areas which
are not less charming areas than any
other wonders of the world. You will
take a trail that rises to the east
side of this ice cap and heads
toward the peak of Mt. Everest.
Although the hike is fairly short,
due to the high altitude, you may
still feel hard during trip. So, you
may relax today and enjoy exploring
this amazing area.
Overnight at Camp. |
Day 11: |
Trek 5 hrs. to Interim Camp.
Today your trekking trip will lead
you over gravel hills to the west of
the glacier. Another scenic day
awaits you as you spend the night at
the interim camp. Frozen environment
that surround you in all directions
will surely grant you the amazing
experience.
Overnight at Camp. |
Day 12: |
Acclimatize at Interim Camp.
Today is also the day to rest and
properly acclimatize as you are now
at extremely high altitudes, and
must take all necessary safety
precautions to avoid hard moments.
However, small excursions and
wonderful picture capturing can be
enjoyed today.
Overnight at Camp. |
Day 13: |
Trek to Camp II.
Today you will ascend up towards the
Changste glacier encountering the
intricate maze of frozen ice. It is
certainly an incredible experience
to be hiking on the world's highest
mountain! Today your camp is even
more wonderful and charming than
past sites. You are surrounded on
all sides by varying glaciers and
hanging ice.
Overnight at Camp. |
Day 14: |
Treks 3 hrs to Camp II (Advance Base
Camp) and trek back to Camp I.
Today you can decide whether to stay
night at Base camp 3 or simply
descend during day and return to
Base Camp 2. The walk will be much
more enjoyable tomorrow if you stay
at the second base camp. However, if
you wish you can spend the night at
an even higher altitude and
impressive location. Camp 3 which
lies in the center of flattened
gravel mounds next to the glacier
only 2400 meters from the top. Today
you can observe many of the
challenging pinnacles, ridges, and
even the rock summit of Everest from
the site which is very near from the
highest point in the world.
Overnight at Camp. |
Day 15: |
Trek back to Dza Rongphu Monastery.
Today you descend down back towards
the first base camp capturing the
wonderful sights as you leave this
amazing peak.
Overnight at Guest House. |
Day 16: |
Drive to Nyalam (3750 m).
Today is your second to last day and
you will retrace back the Friendship
Highway and experience another
memorable drive through high
plateau. Once again you will cross
two high passes with magnificent
Himalayan view. Towards evening, you
will descend from the Tibetan
plateau and reach Nyalam. Further,
it would be the huge relief if one
arrives back in this lush town with
showers and beds.
Overnight at Guest House. |
Day 17: |
Drive 1 hr to Zhangmu (2300 m),
cross the border and drive to
Kathmandu (144 km).
Today is the end of your trip. As
the day breaks, you we will cross
the Friendship Bridge and return
Nepal. You will express your fond
farewell and thanksgiving to your
Tibetan crew and go through all the
necessary border paperwork. Then you
will meet our Nepalese guide on the
other side and by nearly five hours
scenic drive you can reach Kathmandu. |
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Note: Airfare, taxes and schedules are
subject to change without prior notice. |
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Cost
Include |
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All necessary
airport transfers |
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Twin sharing
accommodation on breakfast basis in hotels |
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All
sightseeing with English speaking local
Tibertan
guide |
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All
activities & excursions as per itinerary |
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Monument
Entrance fee. |
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All
Applicable surface transfer by private non
AC vehicle |
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All
applicable permits in Tibet |
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Cost
Exclude |
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Any
international airfare and airport taxes |
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Nepal entry
visa fees |
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Tibet/China
visa feed |
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Meals
(Lunch/Dinner) except during trekking |
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Insurance and
Tips |
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Bottled
drinks |
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Emergency/Rescue in any form |
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Expenses of
personal nature such as bar bills, laundry,
telephone calls etc |
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Any cost
arise due to flight cancellation, landslide,
road blockage, political disturbance etc |
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Any other
arrangements not mentioned in the above cost
include section |
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