Mt. Everest Base Camp and Beyond
See also our most popular Mt. Everest Region Trek:
- Trek the Karma Valley under the Kangshung (East) Face of Mt. Everest
- We provide all the equipment
- About 20 days
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Mt. Everest Base Camp
DAY 1 - ARRIVE IN LHASA
- Travel to Lhasa; use the afternoon for acclimatization; attend a welcome dinner and trip briefing.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa
DAY 2 – LHASA SIGHTSEEING
- Spend the morning at the Potala Palace; visit the Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor Street in the afternoon.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa
DAY 3 – EXPLORE THE TWO GREAT TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONASTERIES OF DREPUNG AND SERA
- Drepung once housed 10,000 monks and Sera almost 5000. If fortunate enough, the visit will provide a unique opportunity to see and hear the lilting, booming chanting of sutras or the theatrical debate of monks at Sera.
- Optional: Switch either Drepung or Sera program into a half day hiking program.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Lhasa
DAY 4 – LHASA TO SHIGATSE
- Driver to the Khampa la pass; eat a picnic lunch at one of the holy lake of Yamdrok Tso; continue on to Shigatse via Gyantse.
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Shigatse
DAY 5 – SHIGATSE TO RONGBUK (MT. EVEREST BASE CAMP)
- A full day’s journey to the Rongbuk where the Mt. Everest base camp is located
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Tent Guest House
DAY 6 – THE MT. EVEREST BASE CAMP TO SHIGATSE
- Hike around the base camp, then continues the journey back to Shigatse
- Night’s Stay and Accommodations: Shigatse
DAY 7 – SHIGATSE TO LHASA
- Visit Shigatse old town area after the breakfast
- Loop back to Lhasa; enjoy the views of Bhahmaputra Canyon
- After the custom paper, then exit to Kathmandu with spectacular memories of Pure Tibet that will last a lifetime.
DAY 8 – EXIT FROM TIBET
- Transfer to the airport
- Return home with wonderful memories from Tibet