8-day Lhasa & Everest Base Camp
Brief Itinerary
*Breakfast (B); Lunch (L); Dinner (D)*
Trip Overview
This is the Classic tour itinerary to visit Lhasa and Everest Base camp. If you are not used to the high altitude, then this is one of the best itineraries that cover the all the Lhasa main tourist sites like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street, Drepung and sera monastery with Gyantse Kumbum and Shigatse Tashi Lhunpho monastery.
Tourists can see much natural scenery like beautiful sacred Lake Yamdrok tso and karo glacier with beautiful views of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world from Everest Base Camp.
Highlights:
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Potala Palace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama
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Jokhang Temple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet
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Sera Monastery: One of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, the hot attraction is monks debate.
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Drepung Monstery: Drepung used to be a seat of central government until the 5th Dalai Lama built Potala Palace.
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Yamdrok tso Lake: It is the "Heavenly Lake" which is one of the four holy lakes of Tibet;
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Mt. Everest: The highest mountain in the world.