| Everest
Base Camp Trekking Itinerary |
| Day
01 |
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Arrival in Beijing, then connecting flight
to Chengdu |
| Day
02 |
: |
In the early morning fly to Tibet, in the
afternoon rest and acclimatize |
| Day
03 |
: |
Lhasa: visit Potala Palace and Johkang
temple and walk around the famous Barkor Street |
| Day
04 |
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Lhasa: visit Drepung and Sera monastery. |
| Day
05 |
: |
Lhasa-Gyantse, visit Yamdrok Lake and Palkor
monastery. |
| Day
06 |
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Gyantse-Shigatse, visit Tashilunpo monastery
in Shigatse |
| Day
07 |
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Shigatse-Latse, 1N in simple Guesthouse
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| Day
08 |
: |
Latse-Saga, a whole day’s driving,
about 300km. The army town of Saga(4600m) is the last
town of any size on thsis route.1N in simple Guesthouse |
| Day
09 |
: |
Saga-Paryang, Another day's driving(260km)
will take us to Paryang in the heart of western Tibet,
where the four great rivers of South Asia diverge from
their glacial sources around Mount Kailash. During the
rainy season, the roads to Paryang are likely to be washed
out by floods, in which case we may need to drive the
truck through a 30 cm(11.7 inches) deep stream.1N in simple
Guesthouse |
| Day
10 |
: |
Paryang-Darchen,Darchen(4575 meters) is
the starting and completion point for the general circuit
of the sacred mountain. It is wise to spend at least a
day here in preparation.1N in Guesthouse |
| Day
11-13 |
: |
Trekking around Kailash Camping |
| Day
14 |
: |
Lake Manasarovar. We will camp another
night at this sacred lake. We will take a walk up to the
Chiu Monastery, located atop a cliff, to enjoy the spectacular
view of the lake. Camping |
| Day
15-16 |
: |
Darchen-Tsada, The road to Thsada is terrible,
and go over some very high passes, taking a whole day.We
will spend a day driving to Zhanda, a small town situated
deep in a valley. The drive itself offers a breathtaking
view of sand-rock formations shaping the deep valley.
We will spend another day in the area to visit the ruins
of the Guge Kingdom, which ruled western Tibet 300 years
ago. |
| Day
17-20 |
: |
Tsada-Lhasa,We will return to Lhasa by
retracing the original route we took, stopping on the
way to play frisbee in the grasslands with Tibetan children
or photographing golden haired yaks grazing in the sunset |
| Day
21 |
: |
Lhasa-Chengdu-Beijing, in the early morning
transfer to airport and fly to Chengdu, then connecting
flight to Beijing, self transfer to hotel and then free
time. |
| Day
22 |
: |
Self transfer to airport and departure
from Beijing. (B) |
| Day
23 |
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Back to onward destination |