Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa

   • Arrive in Lhasa either by train or flight and meet your guide who will greet you and take you to your hotel. 

   • View the Yarlung Tsangpo River / Brahmaputra River (the longest and largest river in Tibet) and Lhasa River.

   • Take rest and acclimatize.

   • Go to the Potala Square, where you will enjoy the fountain with different colors and get amazing photos of the Potala and around.

   Stay overnight in Lhasa.

2. Day 2: Potala Palace & Jokhang Temple

   • Start your tour with the Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. It has been used since the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections are the gilded burial stupas of past Dalai Lamas and the meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet.

   • Have your lunch and head to Jokhang Temple which was founded by the 33rd great king of Tibet in the 7th century, in order to promote the Buddhist religion. Inside you can see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at the age of twelve, perhaps the single most venerated object in Tibet Buddhism.

   Stay overnight in Lhasa.

3. Day 3: Drepung & Sera Monastery

   • Visit Drepung Monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choge, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. Ganden palace is used as Dalai Lama’s Palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala Palace.

   • Proceed to Sera Monastery - It was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1419 by Jamchen Chojey, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. The highlight is the Monks' debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.

   Stay overnight in Lhasa.

4. Day 4: Shigatse

   • Drive from Lhasa to Gyantse.

   • Pass over the Gampala pass and you will have a glimpse of Yamdrok-Tso. The Lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and in the distance, you have spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar, (7191m) the highest mountain near Lhasa.

   • Head westward along the lake and drive towards Gyantse. Gyantse was historically Tibet's third-largest city (after Lhasa and Shigatse). In Gyantse, we will visit the famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum.

   • Arrive in Shigatse, which is the second-largest city in Tibet. In Shigatse, we’ll visit Tashilunpo Monastery, the seat of Tibet's second highest incarnation, the Panchen Lama.

   Stay overnight in Shigatse.

5. Day 5: Rongbuk Monastery

   • Leave Shigatse after getting your travel permit and then drive to Lhatse. It is a small town where you can take lunch.

   • Drive to Shegar and if the weather is clear enough then on the way down to Shegar you can view Mt. Everest in the distance.

   • Arrive at Rongbuk Monastery but on the way, you will pass one of the highest passes in Tibet (pang la pass height 5050m) from that pass, you will view the five highest peaks in the world.

   Stay overnight at a tent or Rongbuk Monastery guest house.

6. Day 6: Everest Base Camp

   • See the sunrise appearing on the top of Mt Everest, and have a full view the magnificent Mt. Everest standing like a snow-capped pyramid in front of you at Rongpuk, which is the vantage point for watching Mt. Everest.

   • Trek from tent to Base camp one way or go to EBC by a local bus.

   • Tour Rongphu Monastery which is the highest monastery in the world (5000m) and belongs to Nyingma sect.

   • Drive back to Shigatse stay overnight.

7. Day 7: Return to Lhasa

   • Return to Lhasa on the Friendship Highway.

   Stay overnight in Lhasa.

8. Day 8: Departure

   The guide will transfer you to the airport or train station and help you get on board.