Tour Code: TB03
- Mt. Everest Hiking Tour
Mt. Everest HikingDay One: beginning with a visit to the Potala Palace, built in the 7th century by Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, it is one of the most famous palaces in the world and has been the winter residence of successive Dalai Lamas since the 15th century. After lunch, visit the Jokhang Temple, it is one of the most holy pilgrimage temples in Tibet with the ancient "Barkhor street" the heart of this Buddhist center. You can also view the Philosophical debate in the Sera Monastery, the second biggest monastery in Lhasa.
Day Two: you will be driven to Shigatse, visiting the Tashilhunpo Monastery, being one of the Six Big Monasteries of the Gelugpa (or Yellow Hat Sect) in Tibet. Also known as the “Heap of Glory”, the monastery is located at the foot of Mt. Drolmari (Tara's Mountain), Shigatse. Founded by the First Dailai Lama in 1447, the monastery's structure was expanded by the Fourth and successive Panchen Lamas. From there you will be chauffeured on to Lhatse and Tingri.
From there, drive to Rongbu monastery; pass by the Lhatse, Tingri.camping. Rongbu monastery is Located at about 8 KM from Mt. Everest. Rongphu is the hightest monastery in Tibet, and was established in 1902. This night you will be accommodated under canvas. We suggest that you make whatever preparations you may require before you arrive, as you will not have the luxury of hotel amenities.
Trek from Rongbu Monestery for about 8km (2-3 hours) to the Mt.Everest base camp for the sightseeing opportunity of a lifetime, then back to the Rongbu monastery on foot, to the campsite for a second night under the stars.
Palkhor Monastery, GyangtseDay Five: you will be driven from Rongbu monastery to Gyangtse County. Then check in at the hotel.
Then visit the Palkhor (meaning lucky and happy) Monastery, its Chinese name is Baiju Monastery. It has two features: there are three Buddhist sects here (Sakys, Gedang and Gelugpa) all existing harmoniously within this monastery though these three sects had experienced hostile rivalry for many years prior to their enlightenment. Both the oblation and the architectural style of the monastery embrace and adopt good points from all quarters. Palkhor also features its "Bodhi stupa", or "Kumbum" in Tibetan. Deemed as the symbol of the monastery, the spectacular "stupa" consists of hundreds of chapels in layers, housing about a hundred thousand images of various icons. These icons include Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Vajras, Dharma Kings, Arhats, Disciples, great adepts of different orders in Tibetan Buddhist history, and outstanding figures in Tibetan history such as Songtsen Gampo and Trisong Detsen. In total there are about 3,000 statues, so people often call it "Myriad Buddhas Stupa ", but this is not its formal name.
On the back road to Lhasa, visit the Karuola Glacier which is about 71 kilometers (about 44 miles) from Gyangtse County. You can even view this amazing glacier from the road beside it. Karuola Glacier is about 5,600 meters north of the main peak of Mt. Karuola. Due to pollution from motor vehicles, the entire glacier is now stratified into black and white layers, which gives a distinctive, if disturbing beauty to this wonder of nature. Yamdrok Yumtso Lake is one of four holy lakes of Tibet. There are vast flocks of birds such as wild duck, goose etc. Covering an area of about 10 million Mu, it is one of famous grasslands of the Tibetan plateau.
Day Seven: our local guide will transfer you to the airport and your memorable Tibet tour draws to a close.
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Questions & Reviews
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Aug. 21,2009 10:34 Reply
Mr.Stiefel(USA) said:
I'd like to book one of the tours for late august but I just cant find the prices from the Tibet hiking tours. Can anyone tell me where to find them, resp. how to inquire them?
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Apr. 2,2008 16:53 Reply
Mr.Basang(China) said:
Almost every visitor is affected by the high altitude as Tibet is over 3000 meters above sea level with lots of its area above 5000 meters, which brings it the nickname "the roof of the world". Most of the visitors get used to the high altitude by taking a rest of around one to a couple of days, but please, still, pay high attention to your physical health. Several pieces of advice are suggested.
1. People with serious heart diseases not go there and people with light heart troubles follow doctors'' suggestion.
2. People with high or low blood pressure follow doctor''s suggestion.
3. Try to keep healthy and not to catch a cold before entering Tibet.
4. Try to keep healthy and not to catch a cold in Tibet.
5. The first day arriving in Tibet, suggest visitors not take a bath and smokers not smoke.
6. Drink plenty of water in Tibet for the first few days.
7. Tell in time the guide when you don''t feel well and follow guide''s advice.
8. The sunscreen, sunglasses or dark glasses and lip creams are advised to protect your eyes and skin, for Tibet''s high altitude and the atmosphere allow the sun''s solar radiation to strike the earth with unusual intensity.
9. In addition to the normal medications for travelling, just like the Aspirin and Ibuprofen etc, you should bring some high altitude medication. Better ask your doctor for suggestions.
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Sep. 13,2007 10:03 Reply
Ms.Patricia Service(United States) said:
I greatly enjoyed my Lhasa, Tibet Tour. The meals were all very good and my hotel was adequate and fine.
My Tibetan guide, Tashi, was excellent. His knowledge of his native Tibetan culture was outstanding, and greatly added to my Tibetan experience. His English was excellent and made the tours of the monastaries so fascinating. Also, he was able to explain to me the various religious figures and traditions of each monastary we visted. In addition, he explained the traditions and regions of the Tibetan native styles of clothes which I was very curious about. Also, when we visted a typical Tibetan family, it was helpful to speak Tibetan, as I had many questions about the typical Tibetan home.