Everest Basecamp Trek

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu, Airport Pick up, Drive to hotel,  overnight stay in Kathmandu
Day 02: Sightseeing Kathmandu (Swayambunath, Durbar Square), Welcome Dinner in the evening, overnight stay in Kathmandu
Day 03: Sightseeing Kathmandu (Pashupatinath, Boudanath), overnight stay in Kathmandu
Day 04: Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmu (2,300 m) (6 h). Overnight stay in hotel
Day 05: Drive from Zhangmu to Tingri (4,390 m). Overnight stay in guest house
Day 06: Drive from Tingri to Katha. Overnight stay in camp
Day 07: Drive from Katha to Pang. Overnight stay in camp
Day 08: Drive from Pang to Doyala Base camp. Overnight stay in camp
Day 09: Drive from Doyala to Lalong. Overnight stay in camp
Day 10: Drive from Lalong to Choeuom. Overnight stay in camp
Day 11: Drive from Choeuom to Everest Basecamp (5,340 m). Overnight stay in camp
Day 12: Drive back to Shegar. Overnight stay in hotel
Day 13: Drive from Shegar to Shigatse (3,900 m). Overnight stay in hotel
Day 14: Drive from Shigatse to Gyangtse (3,950 m). Overnight stay in hotel
Day 15: Drive from Gyangtse to Lhasa (3,650 m). Overnight stay in hotel
Day 16: Sightseeing Lhasa: Visit to Potala Palace and Sera monastery. Overnight stay in hotel
Day 17: Sightseeing Lhasa: Visit to Drepung, Summer Palace and Jokhang temple. Overnight stay in hotel
Day 18: Flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu, Airport Pick up, Drive to Hotel, overnight stay in Kathmandu
Day 19: Free day in Kathmandu,  overnight stay in Kathmandu
Day 20: Drive to airport, departure to home country

Additional information

Tour- Highlights:

• Discover  Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu (UNESCO World Heritage)
• Discover Tibet’s capital city Lhasa
• Fascinating views to Mount Kailash (6,714 m) and Mount Everest (Tibetan side)
  
  

Mount Everest (Tibetan side)
From the Tibetan side one obtains the best view to the northface of the world highest Mounain Mount Everest (8,848 m) or "Chomolungma ". The access is technically simpler than from the Nepali side.

northface of the world highest Mounain Mount Everest (8,848 m) or "Chomolungma ". The access is technically simpler than from the Nepali side.

Lhasa
Lhasa in a height of 3,650 m is the capital of Tibet.  Visits to Potala palace (former residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama), to Norbulinka (former summer residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama), to Jokhang temple, to Sera monastery and to Drepung monastery are recommended.

Tour details:

Character of the tour and requirements

During the drive you will stay always in heights over 3,000 m and/or over 4,000 m. The possibility of the mountain attitude sickness should be always kept in mind. 

The long daily drive in Jeeps through the deserted and wide Tibetan highland requires high physically and psychic aspects. They require stamina from all participants. Your organism must be healthy and you need good condition. The trip is unsuitable for persons with heart problems and circulation problems as well as for persons with back troubles (for example: spinal disk sorrows).  During the stay in Tibet, you spend the night usually in customary guest houses and two-men-tent. The guest houses are partially extremely simple lodges with little comfort and simplest sanitary plants.  In the guest houses, double rooms cannot be guaranteed; overnight stay in more bed rooms is possible. 

As Chinese allow Nepalese Sherpa services our Nepalese guide will accompany you during the tour in Tibet.  Active assistance during the camping in all occurring works (built-up and built down of the tents, etc.) should be naturally. Tolerance and partnership spirit are prerequisite for this tour. For the tour you need a day backpack in which you can carry the most necessary things like rain protection, pullover, drinking water bottle etc. Other baggage and equipment are transported by jeep. 

Includes / Excludes

Included:

• All transfers in Nepal according to tour plan (incl. transport during sightseeing)
• All transfers in Tibet with Landcruiser Modell 4500cc
• Map
• Accommodation (in double room or two-men-tent) in Tibet und in Kathmandu *)
• Tibet permit and application letter for China (group visa)
• English speaking travel guide in Kathmandu
• Entrance fees in Kathmandu
• Sightseeing program and entrance fees according to tour plan in Tibet
• English speaking, experienced Nepali and Tibetan guide in  Tibet
• Porter, cook and staff during the camping tour
• Food (full board) incl. country typical drinks (coffee, tea) during the camping tour
• Camping equipment (two-men-tent, mattress, dining tent, toilet tent, chairs, tables, etc.  EXCEPT SLEEPING BAG) during the camping tour
• Breakfast in Kathmandu and in Tibet during the tour in hotels and guesthouses
• Flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu
• Airport tax
• Welcome- Dinner in Kathmandu

Excluded:

• Visa for Nepal, Re-entry Visa for Nepal and Visa for China
• Alcohol, soft drinks, mineral water during the camping tour
• Food (lunch and dinner) in Kathmandu and during the tour in Tibet in hotels or guesthouses
• All kind of drinks in Kathmandu and during the tour in Tibet in hotels or guesthouses
• Domestic flights
• Personal travel- and health insurance
• Emergency transport / emergency evacuation
• Tips (especially for guide, driver, cook, porter and staff)
• Personal expenses
• Flight from home country to Kathmandu and back

*)  single supplement has to be added, if requested.