Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Tour

Upon your arrival at Gonggar airport, the airport near to Lhasa. You will be received by your Tibetan guide then a 90-minute drive to Lhasa city. The distance between Lhasa city to Lhasa airport is around 95 km, the first glance of tour offers a wide view of Tibet plateau and the Himalayas. As soon as arrive hotel at Lhasa (3658 m) room check-in and then leisure time.

After eating delicious breakfast at your hotel, you will be pick-up by your guide and then the Lhasa sightseeing begins. You will be seat down on the vehicle and straight drive to the famous places of Lhasa city. While drive-on the guide will introduce you the Buddhism and about Tibet as well as details of the monument you visit.
Potala Palace:
Potala Palace, the 13-storey white and red palace is the main attraction of Lhasa city which was built by Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo in 637 since then some section has been using by a government office and some of them is a private area of His holiness Dalai Lama. The Potala palace is listed in the world heritage sites since 1994. The white and red palace has more than 1000 rooms, more than 10000 shrines with 200,000 statues of different Buddhist god and goddess. The historical palaces have unique Tibetan architecture, chapels, golden stupas, etc also get a breathless view of the dense populated Lhasa city. The most visited Potala palace was soberly scratched during the Tibetan uprising in 1959 and the Cultural Revolution.

Jokhang Temple:
The 2-storey Gelupa sect Buddhist monastery has great value in Buddhism and it situated nearby Potala palace heart of Lhasa city in Barkhor Street. The large statue of the golden Buddha and prostrating on the square of the temple are highlights of the Jokhang temple. 1300 years-old Buddhist sites were built on the reign of King Songtsen Gampo and the credit goes to his twice wife Princess Wencheng and Brikuti. Also it has a great example of the mixed architecture of Chinese, India and Nepalese because chines, India and Nepalese workers constructed. Since 2000, the temple is kept in UNESCO world heritage sites in the cultural and heritage category along with Norbulingka and Potala palace.
Then explore the Barkhor street, traditional and typical Tibetan flavor alley, the old street has full of Tibetan architecture and probably the best place for shopping in Lhasa. Also, see the incense burning in each shop as see the local product is selling on the footpath.

Sera Monastery:
The Gelupa sect Tibetan Buddhist monastery set on the foot of the mountain and founded in 1419 by Buddhist master. Probably the most beautiful Buddhist monastery in Lhasa along with Drepuk and Jokhang Temple. It has mixed culture and architecture where we can see images of Hindu god Bhairav with together deities Bhairavi and Shri Devi. Entire the temple zone has lovely and beautiful Tibetan architecture and murals including a great assembly hall, college, and dormitory. In the present day around 3500 Buddhist disciplines are practicing Buddhism also debating in the wild rose's garden. The monastery is damaged also killed some of the monks in the 1959 uprising Tibet revolution.

Drepung Monastery:
Drepung monastery, the largest Buddhist temple is established in 1416 by Jamysang Choge Tashi Palden and the Buddhist monastery laying above Lhasa city on the mountain. Since established it became one of the great Buddhist compassion schools where more than 10,000 monks subsisted and learning Buddhism. The monastery produced many unsung Tibetan Buddhist teachers since established. Drepung used to have four different colleges in the past and it divided to restore the culture of the ethnic groups and locality like example Khampa group and Mongolians ethnic group also each college were monitoring by own ethnic groups and the presided was officially appointed by his holiness 13th Dalai Lama. In the present day, it divided into 7 different collages namely Gomang, Loseling, Deyang, Shagkor, Gyelwa or Tosamling, Dulwa, and Ngagpa.

Around 7-8 hours from Lhasa city to Shigatse City via Yamdrok Lake and Karo La Pass (5,020 m). The drive onward to Shigatse from Lhasa in the morning and stopping several places for stretching the legs, sightseeing, taking photographs, and for the meals. A Lhasa to Everest base camp route passes turquoise color Yamdrok Lake also admire the stunning view of Karo la glacier. While stopping Gyantse town short cultural tour to Gyantse Kumbum and Palcho Monastery. Then after lunch drive continues to Shigatse on Tibet plateau.

Our journey start after breakfast. Drive continue on highway passing Lhatse, Tingri and than arrive at Rongbuk. Rongbuk claimed to be highest Monastery in the world. The Monastery was found in 1902 AD and its is part of Nyingmapa sect in Tibetan Buddhism. Now the Monastery is look after by nuns. The Monastery provides great view of North face of Mt. Everest and Rongbuk glacier and Everest base camp nearby Monastery just 8km.

You will see glorious sunrise on Mount Everest from Rongbuk monastery, the highest altitude monastery in the planet. After breakfast drives towards Sagya monastery and passes Tingri, Lhatse with enjoying to see numerous of snow mountains and a glimpse of Tibetan nomads.

After breakfast visiting Sagya/Shakya monastery, the large monastery in Tibet plateau then we traverse thru Shigatse and Gyantse to Lhasa.

Your Lhasa Everest base camp tour program comes to end this morning, does not have any program in our schedule except shopping in the morning before your flight schedule. You will be transferred to the train station or Gonggar airport for towards journey.