【2024】7-day Tibet Classic Tour - Lhasa - Yamdrok Lake - Everest Base Camp

Today is the gathering day. Friends from all over the country flew to Lhasa Gonggar Airport together. The staff picked everyone up at the airport according to the flight arrival time and took them to the Lhasa hotel to rest.

In the morning, visit the world’s highest ancient castle-style building complex【Potala Palace】, is the residence of the Dalai Lama for generations and the center of Tibetan political and religious power.
Before climbing to the Potala Palace, you have to climb 1080 steps. Although it will be a little tiring, you can overlook the entire city of Lhasa and enjoy the beautiful scenery in the process, which makes us forget about our physical fatigue!
In the afternoon visit the holy place in the heart of Tibetan Buddhist believers【Jokhang Temple】.

“Going to Lhasa without going to the Jokhang Temple means you haven’t been to Lhasa!”

These are the words of the famous Lama Nyima Tsering in the Jokhang Temple, and they are also a view shared by almost every traveler. The Jokhang Temple combines Tibetan, Tang, Nepalese and Indian architectural styles and has become an eternal model of Tibetan religious architecture.
After leaving the Jokhang Temple, you can walk around the Jokhang Temple clockwise, imagining that you are a Tibetan who is turning around the Pakhor, or you can【Bajiao Street】Go shopping at the handicraft market, or simply walk slowly on the streets and feel the warmth of the City of Sunshine, or find a sweet teahouse and learn from the tranquility and contentment of your Tibetan friends.
[Intimate reminder]
Tickets for the Potala Palace are pre-purchased and have visit time restrictions. We will flexibly adjust the itinerary sequence based on the actual reserved visit time. There will be a security check procedure when entering the Potala Palace: no dangerous items are allowed, and no photography is allowed after entering the Potala Palace.

Today is a day where you can’t stay in bed! After everyone had breakfast together, we were about to set off from Lhasa and cross the 4,900-meter-high mountain.【Gambala Snow Mountain】, to the highest freshwater lake in the world【Yamdrok Yongcuo】go ahead.

【Yamdrok Yongcuo】Known as the most beautiful water in the world, the blue lake is connected with the snow-capped mountains in the distance, making people feel relaxed and happy.
The car detoured around Yamdrok Yumcuo and passed by the location of the movie "Red River Valley"【Karora Glacier】, the glacier just beside the road is breathtaking.

Go all the way to the Anti-British Heroes Town【Gyantse】, this is an ancient city with a history of more than 600 years, and it is also a transportation fortress from front Tibet to back Tibet. overlooking[Zongshan Anti-British Site], and visit the Baiju Temple, the only one that integrates the three major sects of Tibet and is famous for its exquisite murals and sculptures. Then drive to Tibet’s second largest city [Shigatse] and stay overnight in Shigatse.

Get up in the morning and drive to Everest Base Camp, passing by【Lazi】,【Dingri】of xiegel, to【Xiegel】when, standing【Gaura Pass】, you can overlook the majesty of Mount Everest, and then arrive at the highest temple in the world【Rongbuk Temple】, this is the best angle to look up at Mount Everest. continue to go【Everest Base Camp】Go forward and gaze up close at Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at an altitude of 8,848 meters.
At night, stay in the tent area of the Everest Base Camp. When the night covers the earth, you can walk out of the tent and enjoy the bright moonlight and brilliant starry sky when you are awake.
[Intimate reminder]
Mount Everest is 5,200 meters above sea level. You may experience discomfort and difficulty falling asleep at night. This is normal. Please do not panic. Continue to slow down your pace, relax your mood, and feel the beauty of Mount Everest. Your symptoms will gradually ease.

The night before, whether you had a good night's sleep or had trouble sleeping. Everyone must get up early to welcome the dawn of Mount Everest! While the peaks are still sleeping in the dawn, Mount Everest has been covered with the dazzling morning glow like a goddess's costume.

Accompany【Everest】The first ray of light rises through the majestic, majestic and winding Himalayas for thousands of miles, and climbs over the 5,200-meter-high Gawula Mountain in desolation and silence.
In addition to Mount Everest (elevation 8848), in the distance there are also Labji Kang (elevation 7367), Cho Oyu (elevation 8201), Lhotse (elevation 8516), and Makalu (elevation 8463). Waiting for the snow-capped peaks in the world, you can look at the majestic and solemn Shishapangma Peak (8012 meters above sea level), the only top mountain in the world with an altitude of over 8,000 meters that is entirely located in China. With nostalgia for Mount Everest, return in the majestic, majestic and winding Himalayas【Shigatse】.

After breakfast, visit the resting place of the Panchen Lama’s soul and one of the six major monasteries of the Yellow Sect.【Tashilhunpo Temple】, was also the residence of the Panchen Lama for generations, and was once the center of political power in the important region of Tibet.
The temple houses the world's largest seated bronze Buddha statue "Jamba Buddha" (Maitreya Buddha), which is 28 meters high. Then return to Lhasa.

There is no need to rush on the way back, slow down and【Yarong Valley】Stop, queue up quietly in the cradle of Tibetan ancient civilization, and let the rivers, icebergs, pastoral pastures, river valleys, alpine vegetation...everything within sight be hidden in the crystal-clear blue sky, as if it were nothing. The specks of darkness not far away are not flaws, but the beautiful reflection of sunlight penetrating through the white clouds.

After the trip, take a flight or train on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to return to your warm home