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10 Days Tibet Everest Base Camp and Namtso Small Group Tour

Recommended by 95% of travelers
Tibet, China
  • 10 days (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Offered in: English

Overview

See the cultural and natural highlights of Tibet on this easy seven-night tour. All of your permits, entrance tickets, accommodation, and transportation will be taken care of, so you don’t have to worry about any logistics. Explore the thriving, modern city of Lhasa as well as traditional old villages, for an overview of Tibet. Tour with a small group and an English-speaking local guide, for an intimate and informative trip.
  • Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour
  • Informative, friendly and professional guide
  • Small-group tour by minibus

What's Included

  • Tibet Travel Permit and other necessary permits for Tibet (excluding the Chinese L visa)
  • The invitation letter of China L Visa 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
  • Airport/Train station to Lhasa city pick up/drop off
  • All accommodation, hotels based on twin-sharing with breakfasts. Rongpuk Guest House Dorm bed
  • Entrance ticket fee of all tourist sites listed in the itinerary, Everest Base Camp Echo bus
  • platform service fee.
  • Breakfast (9)
    Breakfast
  • Lunches and dinners
  • Tips to driver and tour guide.
  • 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

Lhasa Gongar International Airport is about 70km from the downtown, and it takes about 1.5 hours for a car transfer between airport and hotel. Considering the distance and language barrier, Tibet Vista provides free transfer service from/to airport. Upon your arrival at airport, our Tibetan local pick-up guide will hold a board with your name and wait for you at the exit, he will escort you to the transfer car, accompany you to the hotel, and assist you with hotel check-in. When tour ends, our guide will pick you up at hotel and escort you to the airport. Airport Pick-up Schedules: Pick up tourists at 10:00 am; 13:30 pm; 17:00 pm Airport Drop-off Schedules: Pick up tourists at 06:30 am; 08:00 am; 12:00 pm If your flight time is not within our transfer schedule, feel free to contact our travel consultant, we will do our best to arrange the most proper transfer service for you. Besides the airport transfer, Tibet Vista also provides unlimited free transfer between hotel and Lhasa Railway Station according to your arrival/departure time. Please kindly note: if passengers are less than 3 per transfer, we may use publish transportation like public airport bus or Taxi instead of using our shuttle service.

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Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Lhasa Arrival

1 Stop

Lhasa (Pass By)

Accommodation: Overnight at 3 star hotel (reference: Xinding hotel or similar)

Meals: Not included

Day 2

Lhasa Tour - Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street

3 Stops

1

Potala Palace

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

2

Jokhang Temple

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

3

Barkhor Street

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight at 3 star hotel (reference: Xinding hotel or similar)

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3

Lhasa Tour - Drepung Monasteryand Sera Monastery

2 Stops

1

Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si)

4 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

2

Sera Monastery

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Overnight at 3 star hotel (reference: Xinding hotel or similar)

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4

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

2 Stops

1

Yamdrok Yumtso Lake

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

2

Karo La Glacier

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight at 3 star hotel (reference: Xinding hotel or similar)

Meals: Breakfast

Day 5

Shigatse(3900m) to Everest Base Camp (5200m) via Tingri

1 Stop

1

Qomolangma National Nature Preserve

12 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight at Rongpuk Guesthouse, Dorm bed

Meals: Breakfast

Day 6

Everest Base Camp return to Shigatse

1 Stop

1

Rongbuk Monastery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight at Shigatse Shigayangcha Hotel, 3 star

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7

Shigatse to Lhasa

1 Stop

1

Tashilunpo Monastery

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight at 3 star hotel (reference: Xinding hotel or similar)

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8

Lhasa - Namtso Lake - Stone Elephant Gate

2 Stops

Lake Namtso (Pass By)

1

Zhaxi Peninsula

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight at Namtso Village, yangdacang hotel or similar

Meals: Breakfast

Day 9

Namtso Elephant Gate - Lhasa

1 Stop

1

Lake Namtso

1 minute • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Overnight at 3 star hotel (reference: Xinding hotel or similar)

Meals: Breakfast

Day 10

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 20 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 Notice: Customers' airport pick-up and drop-off in Lhasa need be arranged by tour supplier. If customers fly to Lhasa from Kathmandu, please do not apply for China L Visa in advance, because customers need apply for their Tibet Group Visa from China Embassy in Kathmandu via travel agency. Before that, they need ask for invitation letter from tour supplier. If customers fly or take a train to Lhasa from one city of China, they need apply for their China L Visa from China Embassy in their country.
  • Price is based on double occupancy. Single room supplement is subject to availability and additional charge
  • Some of the activates might be altered or cancelled due to force majeure like bad weather, close of monastery and activities etc.
  • 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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