Everest Advanced Base Camp
ITINERARY
Day 1 Depart UK
Day 2 Arrive KTM
Day 3 Kathmandu complete visa process
Day 4 Flight to Lhasa (3650m)
Arrival at Lhasa airport and transfer to Lhasa.
Gang gyen Hotel
You will be warmly welcomed by your Tibetan guide and driver
who will accompany you to the holy city of Lhasa. You
will see Bharmaputra, known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, a giant stone
carved Buddha with more than a thousand years history.
Day 5&6 Sightseeing tour in Lhasa
Potala Palace, Jokang temple, Bharkor Bazar, Drepung and Sera monasteries. Same Hotel.
This is acclimatization time
Day 7 Drive from Lhasa to Gyangtse. (3950m)
Dzongri Hotel
You will start your journey at around 9am and then drive
towards Gyangtse through 3 big mountain passes, Kampa La, Karo La,
Simila respectively. Karola is the highest pass among them which is
over 5000m with the most beautiful glaciers and stunning Yamdrok
lake with its coral color. You will have lunch in the Nakartse
country which is just between the Yamdrok lake and Karola glaciers.
Day 8 Drive from Gyangtse to Shigatse. (3900m)
Holy land Hotel
You will start your journey at around 9am then drive towards
Palchoe monastery. Visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa.
After the sightseeing you will have your lunch and then continue
your journey to Shigatse by passing some of the biggest farming land
in Tibet where people grow barley, wheat and different kinds of
vegetables. In the afternoon you will visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery
and the old market of Shigatse.
Day 9 Drive from Shigatse to new Dingri known as Shegar. (4050m)
Pebar hotel
You will start your journey at around 8.30am and drive
through two big mountain passes, Tsola 4500m / Gyatso la 5220m, see
some beautiful villages and the first view of Mount Everest from the
foot of Gyatso la pass.
Day 10 Drive from Shegar to Rongbuk monastery. ( 5000m)
Camp
You will start your journey at 9am and drive through
Pangla pass 5000m from which you will have a fantastic view of Mount
Everest, Lhotse and Makalu respectively which are over 8000m. After
lunch in Rongbuk monastery, you can visit this place, it is the
world's highest monastery. When the sun sets, you will have a
fantastic view of Everest.
Day 11 Two hours trek from Rongbuk to Everest Base camp.(5200m)
Camp
Today the main goal is to go to Everest base camp in order to acclimatise
to the altitude. You will start your trek from Rongbuk monastery at
around 10am and it will take you two hours to get there. On the way
you can visit the famous cave of Mila Repa . After this trek, you
will reach Everest base camp which is the best point to view the
world's highest mountain from. You will then return to Rongbuk
monastery.
Day 12 Ronbuk monastery to before east Rongbuk glacier( 5400m)
Camp
Trek from Rongbuk monastery to Everest base camp for 1
and a half hours and then from Everest base camp to before east
Rongbuk glacier - about 3 more hours. After you rest at the camp
site, you will walk to east Rongbuk glacier which is only 15 to 20
minutes. You can enjoy the beautiful Rongbuk glacier which some
consider to be the most beautiful glacier in the world.
Day 13 Before east Rongbuk glacier to the camp site (5730m)
Camp
Trek along the Rongbuk glacier and then walk over the glacier and
again enjoy the most beautiful view of Everest. Today you will trek
for 3-4 hours.
Day 14 Trek to second Base camp, 6200m.
Camp
Trek from the campsite to second base camp, about 3 hours, time to
take photos and enjoy the view of Everest and the trail the Everest
climbers can take. Return to the camp site - about 2 hours.
Day 15 Trek to Rongbuk monastery, 5000m.
Camp
Trek from the camp site to
Rongbuk monastery which will take 5-6 hours.
Day 16 Drive from Rongbuk to Dram, the Nepal Tibet border.
Dzangmu Hotel
The journey will start at 8.30 am and drive along a rough
road for 65Km until you get to the Friendship Highway where Old
Dingri is located. Old Dingri is one of the popular places for
tourists to stop a night in order to view Mount Everest.
You will drive through Lalung la pass and Thongla pass which are over 5000m. From the high points of the day you will have some great views including Mount Shisha Bangma which is also over 8000m.
Day 17 Drive to Friendship bridge 8 Km ) and then continue to Kathmandu.
Hotel
Walk across Friendship Bridge to meet your Nepali guide,
clear immigration, obtain your Nepali visa & transfer to Kathmandu .
This drive takes you alongside the forested mountains with beautiful
villages along the way.
Day 18
Kathmandu
Day 19
Depart Kathmandu
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