Tour Briefing:

Trip Length: 7 day
Starting City: Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Xian...
Ending City: Kathmandu
Route Feature:
Route Feature:In this 7 days tour,you can visit Potala Palace,Jokhang Temple and do free shopping in Barkhor Street,Tsurphu Monastery.Up to Kambala pass to have a glimpse of Yamdrok-tso which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and see the Gyantse Stupa Kumbum.Saya Monastery,Rongphu Monastery,Nyalam.then along the Zhangmu to visit Kathamndu,at the Kathmandu,end the happy trip.

Price from Aug. to Nov. in 2007 (USD or EUR):
Tour Stander 1person 2 person 3 person 4 person Single supplement
Stand Tour
Deluex Tour

Itinerary:
Day01: Chengd/ Lhasa ( Lhasa ariport 80km, asphalt road, 3595m, 15－19°C) Overnight at Lhasa
Morning time our staff pick you from your hotel in Chengdu then dropping of you to Chengdu
airport help you check in. 2 hour fligth you will arrive at Lhasa Gongga airport. You guide will pick
you from Gongga airport to Lhasa city. Rest in hotel.

Day02: Lhasa ciy tour sightseeing Overnight in Lhasa.
Morning time buy the entrance of Potala by yourself. Then visit Jokhang Temple, afternoon visit Drepung Monastery.
Day03 Lhasa city sightseeing Overnight at Lhasa.
Morning time visit Potala Palace, then afternoon to Sera Monastery.

Day04 Lhasa/Namtso Lake( 250kmm, 4 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition, 4178m, 2-15°C) Overnight at Namtso
In the morning around 08:00am, our guide and drive pick you from your hotel, then we leave Lhasa to Namtso Lake. On the way you will see the huge grassland of Naqu and have a chance see the sky road- Qinghai Tibet Railway passing through it look likes a dragon. Then the Nyenchen Thanglha snow mountain ranges in front of you, and also you will pass the Nagela Pass. Then enjoy the sunset at Namtso lake.
- Notes:
Please take one warm overcoat cloth when you travel to Namtso lake that it’s cold at night time.

Day05 Namtso/ Yamdrotso lake/ Friend- ship highway/ Shigatse ( 590km, 7hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 3900m, 15－19°C) Overnight at Shigatse
Morning time see the sunrise at Namtso lake, then pass Gangbala Mt. which is over than 5000m, then to Yamdrotso lake which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet (another 2 is Namtso lake and Manasarova), then back to Friend-ship highway arrive at Shigatse.
- Notes:
The part of road from Yamtso Lake to Langkazi is repairing now, So can’t go directly from Langkazi to Gyangtse must be back for Friend-ship Highway to Shigatse then to Gyangtse.

Day06 Shigatse/ Gyangtse/ Lhatse/ Tinggri (Shegar) ( 440km, 6hours driving, asphalt road in good condition , 4050m, 8－15°C) Overnight at Tinggri.
Morning time visit TashiLumpo Monastery which was Built in1447 , spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas . Then driving to Gyangtse, visit Gyangtse Kumbum, far view of Zongshan ruins. After lunch driving along with Friend-ship way pass Lhatse to Tinggri. One the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permit and passport. Then arrive at Tinggri. By the entrance of Everest Base Camp.

Day07 Tinggri/ Rongbu Monastery/ Evrest Base Camp/ Rongbu ( 180km, 8hours drving, Rough road, 4980m, -5－10°C)
Overnight at Rongbu
Early in the moring 07:00am driving from Tinggri to E.B.C with the very rough road, pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. During this route,you can have a glimpse of 4 mountain which is 8000m high or more,such as:Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everest(8848m),Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu(8463m). Then arrive at Rongbu Monastery. It’s cold from here to E.B.C. At Rongphu Monastery view to Mt. Everest it’s fabulous and splendid. After walking arrive the place get on the animal carriage then use half hour arrive at Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2hours one way. It’s interesting and much more warm, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point take picture for the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then back to Rongbu.
-Notes:
1. At high altitude sleeping at Rongbu is cold , maybe you’ll get headache, plese take some medicine and we’ll provide you warm sleeping bag.
2. During the rainning season some times the weather will be not good enough see the Mt. Everest. But you also have a chance see the surrouding high snow mountain with fabulous.
3. Take very warm clothes and shoes with you to Mt. Evrest that you can focous on the wonderful scenery.
4. You’d better take some fast food like cookie chocolate with you because there isn’t so much delicious food from Tinggri to E.B.C
Day08 Rongbu/ Old Tinggri/ Zhangmu ( 190km, 10 hours, Rough road around mountains, 3750-2300m, 10-18°C) Overnight at Zhangmu
Morning time take photo of the sunrise for Mt. Evrest. Then go down of moutains to Zhangmu. The road from Old Tinggri ot Zhangmu is reparing just can going from 08:00pm. Arrive at Zhangmu around 12:00pm.
- Notes:
The road from Old Tinggri to Zhangmu around 50km is reparing, rough road condition around high mountains driving at night time. It’s feel a little hard and tired( Around 5-6 hours driving).

Day09 Zhangmu/ Nepal Boarde (Friendship Bridge)/ Kathmandu Overnight at Kathmandu
Morning time our guide will help you clear the customs and transfer you to the Friendship Bridge at the China border. You need cross the Bridge by yourself, and get to Nepalese side. Our Nepalese guide will pick you up from Nepal side. Then driving around the Mountain about 5 hours to Kathmandu, You can enjoy the scenery of great white waters along the way. End the trip.

Service include:
1. Entrance fee of Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Namtso lake, Gangtse Kumbum 40RMB/p.p, Tashilunpo Monastery 55RMB/p.p, Evrest Base Camp 180RMB/p.p
2. Stander tour with: 6N 2star hotel standeroom room at, 3N dorm bed
Deluxe tour: 7N 3 star hotel standeroom, 2N dorm bed
3. Landcruiser Toyota 4500 with good condition safely with expert driver in China.
4. English speaking guide
5. Travel permit( get it at Shigatse)
6. Travel insurance
7. One bottom of pure water provide everyday
8. 3 bottom of oxygen for urgent use.
9. Sleeping bag provide
10. Tibet entry permit
11. Airfares: Chengdu-Lhasa
Service exclude:
1. Meals
2. Your own expense like animal carriage fee
3. Nepal visa ( You can get the Nepal visa from Lhasa around 30USD/p.p 2 days. Or you also can get it from Zhangmu)
4. Tips for driver and guide

Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)

Day1 --- Day3: Chengdu __Train__ Lhasa (No meal included on the train)
Preparing to take the T22, you should Gather at the Chengdu Railway station at 17:30, leaving Chengdu which was honored “the Giant Panda Base”, “the Oriental paradise”, “a city, once you were here, you won’t want to go away”behind.
On the train, you will pass by the following cities and scenery: Mianyang where is the largest base of TV factories; Jingyou where is the birth place of an excellent poet “Libai”; Guangyuan along the Baoji-chengdu railway; Baoji and Lueyang city, the throat of “ Sichuan & Shan’xi & Gansu” provinces; Tianshui, the birth place of the primogenitor Fuxi surname; getting across Dingxi,you will get to Lanzhou, the ancient Tea-horse Road in Gansu province, recollecting the countless art and culture treasures in the ancient time. The train stops for a while there and then move on to xining, scanning some rare migratory birds from time to time. Crossing Lake Tosu in bulrush on the Qianghai plateau, the train gets to Gelmu. At this time, the majesty Mt.Kunlun comes into our eyesight. Meanwhile, you may see many precious animals walk and eat there; especially the yaks and Tibetan antelopes run across the rail on the vast kekexili Nature reserve.
Right now, you are entering the high plateau after crossing the snow covered Mt. Tonglha( 5072m ),and the so-called “Heaven Lake” of Namtso, it is not far away to Tibet. Just several hours later at 17:21, you will get to our destination, the holy city, paradise of pilgrim, the sunny city---Lhasa, and your guide will meet you at the railway station with presenting Hadas, and then drive you to your hotel for a rest of adjustability.Hotel: Lhasa

Day 4: Lhasa (B/L/D) Hotel: Lhasa
You may visit the “plateau pearl”---Potala palace after breakfast, the world famous building in Lhasa, which was built in 7th century AD, the political and economical center since the 5th Dalai lama, and numerous of precious murals, tangkas, frescoes, Buddhas and scriptions are treasured up there.。
Then have your lunch in the hotel. After that, your guide will take you to visit the Jokhang Monastery, the earliest Hall built in Tupo Kingdom, where enshrines the worshiped Princess Wencheng of Tang dynast, and the 8-year-old full-length figure of Sakyamuni which is the most scared Buddha figure in the heart of Tibetan people. You may view the devotional pilgrims pray here, meanwhile you may follow them to show your religiosity and pray for your health, fortune and for your family.
Finish the visit of jokhang Monastery, it’s time of your supper. After that, you are free to go shopping at the famous bazaar: Barkhor street.

Day 5 : Lhasa ___Jeep__ Yampachen _Jeep__ Lhasa (B/L/D) Hotel: Lhasa
After breakfast, take the travel bus to Yambajan, the famous terrestrial heat base. There are many hot springs with various kinds of mineral substance dissolved in the water which was said useful to your body health if you dip in it. (Tips: you’d better take the swimming coat yourself.)

Day 6: Lhasa__Jeep___Shigatse (B/L/D) Hotel:Shigatse
Having crossing the Mt. Kampala(4794M) pass, Yamdrokso, one of the most famous three sacred lakes will in the eyesight. Standing beside it, you will feel the quiet and auspicious in Tibetan people’s heart. After lunch, we will move to the second largest city in Tibet –Shigatse, the ancient palace of Panchen Lama.

Day 7:Shigatse__Jeep__Lhasa (B/L/D) Hotel:Lhasa
Morning after 9 A.M., you will sightseeing another ancient palace of Panchen Lama, Tashilumpo Monastery, where shrines the largest golden-covered Buddha—Buddha Qiangba. Be care, photo is not allowed.

Day 8: Lhasa__Jeep____Nyingchi (B/L/D) Hotel: Bayi
Taking the Jeep along the east bank of Lhasa River to the named “Tibetan Jiangnan”—Nyingchi, passing by the Mt.Mila of 5013m elevation. On this journey, you will appreciate the beautiful landscape of Nyang River,Bangetang grassland and Tibetan villages. If you are not in a tight schedule, an experience of crossing the old rattan bridge. After lunch, you will get to a 4A class national scenic spot,Basum Lake, reputed as the “Tibetan pearl”, the scared lake of Ningma sect. Then move on the the destination of Bayi town.

Day 9：Nyingchi___Jeep____Lhasa (B/L/D) Hotel: Lhasa
You will set out to Giant cypress, the largest and oldest cypress in the world of 2600 years old in the twittering of birds. The cypress is about 50 meters high, 5.8 meters of diameter. As a legend said that it was the life tree of Bon Sect. It was said that 14 men may not embrace it hand by hand. On the way back, you may visit a Tibetan fazenda of A’pei’s.

Day 10: Off Lhasa (Service End)

Service Inclusions
1. Transportation:
(1) Train Ticket (Chengdu--Lhasa)
(2) Travel Bus (No air-condition)
2. Accommodation: Standard Room (twins beds)
3. Dinner: Lunch & Supper (8 dishes and one soup)
4. Entrance Ticket: listed above except Additional consume
5. Tour Guide: Excellent Local Tour guide
6. Insurance: Liability Insurance of Travel Agency, Personal Suddenness Insurance, Aviation Insurance
Service Exclusions:
1. Personal expenses.
2. Tips for guide and driver.