Tibet Everest Base Camp Tour - 264 Days

Today you will be headed to the UNESCO listed world heritage sites in Kathmandu. After your breakfast, your guide will receive you at the hotel and transfer you to the Kathmandu Durbar Square. Here, you can explore the historical monuments, temples and palaces built during the medieval period in Nepal. It is a fine piece of art, culture and history. After exploring the artistic beauty of those palaces, temples and museum, you will be headed to Swayambhunath stupa, a reflection of Buddhist religion atop a hill that offers a picturesque view of Kathmandu city as a whole. Next on the sightseeing journey is the ancient and popular Pashupatinath temple. It is a temple of Lord Shiva that holds high value amongst Hindu pilgrims. We wander around the temple, explore its religious value and head towards Boudhanath stupa. We enjoy our evening around the stupa placed on the three layered mandala and wrap up our journey for the day. You will be dropped at the hotel for the night. (Breakfast included)

Get ready for an amazing flight to Lhasa today. You will be picked up at your hotel and escorted to the international terminal of Tribhuwan International airport for a flight to Lhasa. As you take off, you will fly over the beautiful ranges of the Himalayas. Admiring the Himalayan views, you will reach Gonggar airport where you will meet our Chinese crew members who will escort you for your journey ahead. From the airport, you will be transferred to your hotel. Check in and relax for the rest of the day.

Also known as the land of gods, Lhasa is a treasure of Tibet manifested with beautiful monasteries, palaces and temples. Today, you will be guided to Sera monastery, one of the best preserved and magnificent monasteries in Lhasa, home to thousands of monks who study and live there. After visiting this monastery, you will be headed to Norbulingka, a summer palace of the Dalai Lama. After admiring this palace, you will be headed to Jokhang temple, an ancient temple placed amid the maze-like Bakor streets in the center of Lhasa. Stay at your hotel for the night.

Another day of sightseeing in Lhasa. You will be guided to Potala palace, one of the magnificent palaces of the Dalai Lama, built in the 17th century, full of grand rooms and important worship rooms (chapels). After exploring this palace, you will be transferred to Drepung monastery, the largest monastery in the world, able to accommodate around ten thousand monks. After this we conclude our sightseeing journey and you will be dropped at your hotel for the evening.

Leaving Lhasa, we head towards Gyantse in our land cruiser, following the path along the Tsangpo river and ascending until we reach Khampa La. From the pass, we can relish beautiful views of Yamdrok lake just below us and the peak of Ningdzingzonka right in front. Leaving the lake, we drive west to Gyantse, where you can visit the popular Pelkor monastery. After visiting the monastery, we further drive to Shigatse, our stopping point for the day.

Early in the morning, we wake up and visit the Panchen Lama's Tashilhunpo monastery, with whitewashed walls and golden roofs, one of the largest functioning monasteries in Tibet today. After visiting the monastery, we continue our drive to Shegar. We stay at a guesthouse in Shegar for the night.

Today, we leave Shegar and move ahead towards the Himalayan area. We leave the main highway and head towards Pang La through a path that leads us to the Himalayan ranges. Our path today is full of magnificent mountain views, with a panoramic view of mountains stretching from Makalu to Shishapangma. Initially, we will not be able to see Mt. Everest, but as we open up towards the Rongbuk valley, we will be blessed with impressive views of Mt. Everest. After relishing these views from Rongbuk, we return to Shegar for overnight stay.

Today, we leave Shegar and drive towards Kerung, crossing Lulang La on the way. From the pass, we will get incredible views of Mt. Shisapangma and Mt. Cho-oyu. With magnificent views along the way, we will be headed to Kerung where we shall stop for the night.

We are almost at the end of our journey. Today, you cross the border of China and enter Nepal. Our Nepalese crew member will pick you up and drive you back to Kathmandu. You will be dropped at your hotel. Stay at the hotel for the rest of the time.

Concluding the trip, you will be transferred to the airport for your journey ahead.