Tibet Tour 8 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Small Group Tour

Recommended by 99% of travelers

Lhasa, China

8 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

This spectacular, and comprehensive tour will help you discover multiple highlights in Tibet in seven days.You’ll travel between spread out attractions in a comfortable vehicle, and will save time researching and planning your itinerary, as it’s all organized for you. Take the stress out of language barriers, as this tour includes a guide. Highlights included Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera monastery, Karo glacier, and Everest Base Camp.

Visit many sites between Lhasa and Everest Base Camp
Small-group tour means better access to your guide
Hassle-free trip with entrance fees, accommodations, and transport included
See multiple dispersed sites, such as Potala Palace and Mt. Everest

What's Included

Tibet Travel Permit and other necessary permits for Tibet (excluding the Chinese L visa)
The Chinese Visa invitation letter if needed
Transportation by comfortable van or minibus with experienced local driver (gasoline is included)
English-speaking Tibetan guide
Welcome Dinner in local restaurant when group members meet in Lhasa
Oxygen cylinder in the car (4L or 7L)
Liability travel insurance
Drinking water provided during the trip
Tibet Handy Map
Winter care service（from Nov.15 to Feb.15）: Hot Water bottle and Electric blanket to keep warm at Rongpuk Guest House
Service Charge & Government Taxes
Pick-up / Drop-off service from Airport, train station to Lhasa
All accommodation, hotels with breakfast based on twin-sharing in Lhasa and Shigatse
Entrance ticket fee of all tourist sites listed in the itinerary, Everest Base Camp Echo bus
platform service fee.
Breakfast (6)

Breakfast

Tips to driver and tour guide
Lunches and dinners
Flight/train ticket to Lhasa(we can help if need)

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Upon arrival, our Tibetan guide will greet you at the airport or train station. You'll then be transferred to your hotel in downtown Lhasa. Along the way, you can enjoy the spectacular scenery of Yarlung Tsangpo River, Lhasa River, and the typical Tibetan villages. After arriving at the hotel, take some time to rest and acclimate to the high altitude. It's helpful to take it easy for the first few days and remember to stay hydrated by drinking water. Please note that there will be no sightseeing scheduled for today.

Meeting points

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End point

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Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Lhasa Arrival

1 Stop

Lhasa (Pass By)

Accommodation: Overnight in XinDing Lhasa Hotel or similar, 3 star

Meals: Not included

Day 2

Lhasa Tour - Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street

3 Stops

Potala Palace

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Jokhang Temple

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Barkhor Street

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight in XingDing Lhasa Hotel or similar, 3 star

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3

Lhasa Day Tour: Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery

2 Stops

Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si)

3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Sera Monastery

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight in XinDing Lhasa Hotel or similar, 3 star

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4

Lhasa (3650m) to Shigatse(3900m) via Gyantse

3 Stops

Yamdrok Yumtso Lake

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Karo La Glacier

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pelkor Chode Monastery

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight in Shigatse Shigayangcha Hotel , 3 star

Meals: Breakfast

Day 5

Shigatse(3900m) to EBC (5200m) via Tingri

1 Stop

Mount Everest Base Camp

12 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight in Rongpuk Tent Guest house, dorm bed (flexible, depends on situation)

Meals: Breakfast

Day 6

EBC return to Shigatse

1 Stop

Rongbuk Monastery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight in Shigatse Shigayangcha Hotel , 3 star

Meals: Not included

Day 7

Shigatse to Lhasa

1 Stop

Tashilunpo Monastery

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight in XinDing Lhasa Hotel, 3 star

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8

Lhasa Departure

1 Stop

Lhasa (Pass By)

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Infant seats available
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

Book at least 10 working days in advance so tour operator may attain your Tibet Permit. Tibet Permit will be delivered to customers' delivery address / hotel address in one city of China. Please note your tour operator will contact you after the booking is confirmed.
Travelers are required to provide photocopy of passports and China L visas at least 20 days prior to travel date.
Please Note: Customers' airport pick-up and drop-off in Lhasa needs to be arranged by the tour supplier. If customers fly to Lhasa from Kathmandu, please do not apply for China L Visa in advance. Customers need to apply for their Tibet Group Visa from China Embassy in Kathmandu via travel agency. Before that, they need to ask for an invitation letter from the tour supplier. If customers fly or take a train to Lhasa from one city of China, they need to apply for their China L Visa from the China Embassy in their country.
Travelers are required to provide photocopy of passports and China L visas in advance
Price is based on double occupancy. Single room supplement is subject to availability and additional charge
Please Note: Lunched and dinners are excluded, only 1*welcome dinner and 1*lunch included
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

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Wonderful Lifetime Experience

Qionglin_F, Nov 2025

My husband and I recently finished this tour. We would like to thank our tour guide and driver who provided excellent service to ensure that we had a safe and joyble experience. We're extremely impressed by the knowledge shared by our tour guide Kalsang Dorjee. We learned so much about Tibetan culture from him and his English was excellent by the way. We truly enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend it to everyone!

Excellent tour

Damian_N, Nov 2024

Did the 8 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Small Group Tour operated by Tibet Vista that started on 27 Oct'2024. Was deciding whether to book direct with Tibet Vista or thru Viator and decided for the latter. This tour was very well organised and the response from Tibet Vista including my sales consultant Amy was always timely. I upgraded my hotel from Gang Gyan to Xin Ding in Lhasa for an extra US$32/- since Xin Ding had better heating and the reviews were better. The hotel at Shigatse was good too. I also paid for the single supplement since I wanted my own hotel room for those 6 nights. Turned out it was not that far to walk from Xin Ding hotel to the Potala Palace Square / KFC / dept store roughly an easy less than 2km. I landed at Lhasa airport early around 0945am on Sunday 27 Oct and had to wait for approx 2.5 hours while the airport driver waited for other flights that were all arriving quite closely to each other! However, after that, the tour proper went very well. Our guide Everest Tenzin turned up at our hotel on Monday 28 Oct, together with our bus driver Norbu, for the start of the tour proper and he was outstanding. He answered questions patiently and was informative and always thinking ahead about what would be good for our group. Examples as follow: When the monks debate at Sera monastery was canceled by the monastery, he arranged a suitable alternative for us to Norbulingka palace which is part of the Potala Palace UNESCO sites after our group agreed with this alternative. He found a great viewing spot for the Potala Palace. He even hailed a taxi for me when I wanted to go back early to my hotel after Jokhang Temple and told me the fare which was really cheap, just 10 yuan!. Along the way to EBC, he and our driver Norbu spotted some wild animals and slowed the bus for us to take photos. We stopped at multiple scenic spots such as Yamdrok Lake along the way. He even tried to upgrade our rooms at Everest base camp so that we could have a more comfortable stay at EBC and lucky for our group, he succeeded! So, instead of having to share dormitory/tents, we had double rooms with our own (floor?) heating and oxygen and flush toilet and hot water (not enough to shower though- it is 5,200m above sea level at EBC). The upgraded rooms really helped us from getting altitude sickness at such a great height and in fact, was comfortable! This was definitely the most outstanding performance from a guide! He and our driver were prompt to respond when a few people started to have altitude sickness /motion sickness (due to the winding roads towards EBC) and he was ready to hand out oxygen canisters etc. On our way back from EBC, we proposed to our guide E Tenzin that we swap the visit to yet another monastery at Shigatse with the monks debate at Sera monastery that we missed earlier in the week due to some ceremony at Sera monastery and he, and our driver, agreed when our entire group agreed with the swap so we got to see the monks debate at Sera monastery in the end. The tour went really well because our guide Tenzin and our driver Norbu worked together exceptionally well for those 6 days Monday to Saturday, and also because we had a good group where everyone was on time and got along and behaved well. I have travelled to many places around the world (Europe, the Americas, Middle East, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, Africa) over the years and would have to say that our guide E Tenzin and our driver Norbu were really outstanding. We were so pleased with the outstanding performance of our guide E Tenzin and our driver Norbu that we gave them a good tip. The airport driver then picked us up at the agreed time on Sunday 03 Nov for the approx 1 hour drive to the airport. Overall, a really smooth tour.