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Start datesFly over the Himalaya to Lhasa, then cross the Tibetan plateau by road to the north face of Everest and return overland to Kathmandu. On the way you see the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple, the turquoise Yamdrok Lake, the great stupa of Gyantse and Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, and wake up below Everest at Rongbuk. Most of the trip is above 3,600 m, so the first two days in Lhasa are kept easy. Foreign travellers need a Chinese group visa and a Tibet Travel Permit, which we arrange from Kathmandu; send us your passport details at least 30 days before departure.
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8 days
Day 1
A spectacular flight across the Himalaya to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, then a drive along the Yarlung Tsangpo to Lhasa (3,650 m). Rest for the afternoon to start acclimatising.
Day 2
Climb through the Potala Palace, winter home of the Dalai Lamas, then visit the Jokhang Temple, the holiest temple in Tibet, and join pilgrims on the Barkhor circuit around it.
Day 3
Drepung, once the largest monastery in the world, in the morning; in the afternoon the lively debating of the monks in the courtyard at Sera.
Day 4
Cross the Kamba La (4,794 m) for the first view of Yamdrok Lake, follow its shore, then pass the Karo La glacier (5,010 m) on the way to Gyantse (3,977 m) and its Kumbum stupa.
Day 5
Explore the Pelkor Chode monastery and the many chapels of the Kumbum, then drive through barley fields to Shigatse (3,840 m) to visit Tashilhunpo Monastery, seat of the Panchen Lamas.
Day 6
Cross the Gyatso La (5,248 m), the highest point of the trip, and enter Qomolangma National Nature Reserve. From the Pang La the whole range from Makalu to Cho Oyu lines the horizon. Overnight near Rongbuk (4,980 m), facing the north face of Everest.
Day 7
Sunrise on Everest from Base Camp, then drive west past Tingri and Peiku Tso lake and drop into the forested Gyirong valley (2,700 m).
Day 8
Cross the border at Rasuwagadhi and meet your Nepali driver for the drive down the Trishuli valley to Kathmandu.
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