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Trip Code: NM- OLT-006
Startng City: Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, Guanghzhou...
Ending City: Kathmandu
Duration: 9N9D
Tour Catalog: Every day depature tour
Best Time to Go: April- Oct.
Routes: Lhasa- Namtso- Gyantse- Shigatse- Everest Base Camp- Zhangmu- Kathmandu
Car Requirements: Most cars can pass, Landcruiser more comfortable.
Difficulty: * *
Highlights:
This Friend-ship highway starts from Lhasa, Tibet end of Kathmandu, Nepal. The sea level from 3650m( Lhasa) down to 1370m( Kathmandu). With this high degree of the sea level volatility, on this route it's not just only the scenery change much out of your window, also the local people's language, customs, diet will be huge difference. For sure overland on this friendship routes you'll be closer to the long history, culture, and time...

Price(EUR/p.p):
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Itinerary Briefing:
Day01: Arrive at Lhasa
Day02: Lhasa
Day03: Lhasa
Day04: Lhasa- Namtso Lake
Day05: Namtso- Yamdrotso- Gyantse
Day06: Gyantse- Shigatse- Tingri
Day07: Tingri- Rongpu- Everest Base Camp
Day08: Everest Base Camp- Tingri- Zhangmu
Day09: Zhangmu- Kathmandu

Day by day Itinerary:
Day01: Beijing/ Shanghai/ Xian/ Chengdu flight to Lhasa ( 80km, asphalt road, 3595m,  15£­19¡ãC)    Overnight at Lhasa 3 star hotel
- Depature from Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guangzhou, Chongqin: You will use your copy of your Tibet Entry Permit, you passport and flight ticket change the broding pass flight to Lhasa.

- Depature from Chengdu: Morning time our staff pick you from your hotel in Chengdu then dropping of you to Chengdu
airport help you check in. 2 hour fligth you will arrive at Lhasa Gongga airport. Tibet guide will pick you from airport to Lhasa city. Rest in hotel.  
Notes:
Please take one warm overcoat cloth when you travel to Namtso lake that it¡¯s a little bit cold than in Lhasa city.          

Day02: Lhasa city tour     Overnight in Lhasa 3 star hotel
Morning time visit Potala Palace. Then visit Jokhang Temple, walk around Barkhor Market.
                                                                                           
Day03: Lhasa city tour     Overnight at Lhasa 3 star hotel
Morning time visit Drepung Monastery. , then afternoon to Sera Monastery.

Day04: Lhasa- Namtso Lake ( 250km, 4 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition, 4178m, 5-15¡ãC)   Overnight at Namtso Tent guest house.
In the morning around 08:00am, our guide and drive pick you from hotel's lobby, then we leave from Lhasa to Namtso Lake.
On the way you will see the huge Changtang grassland  and have a chance see the sky road- Qinghai Tibet Railway passing through it look likes a dragon. Pass by Nagchu Town. Then the Nyenchen Thanglha snow mountain ranges in front of you, and also you will pass the Nagela Pass.

Namtso Lake is the Heavenly lake which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet (other two is Yamdrotso lake, at Shigatse area, Lake Manasarova at Nagri) and also the highest salt lake. You can do a very relax  trekking around the lake side and Zhaxi Island. You can enjoy the sunset by the lake.
Notes:
Please take one warm overcoat cloth when you travel to Namtso lake that it¡¯s a little bit cold than in Lhasa city.

Day05: Namtso lake- Yangpachen hotspring- Yamdrotso Lake- Gyantse(590km, 6hours driving)  Overnight at Gyantse stander room
Morning time see the sunrise beside the holy lake , on the way to Gyantse , you will have a chance enjoy the hot-spring at Yangbachen. Then pass Gangbala Mt. which is over than 5000m, then to Yamdrotso lake which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Arrive at Gyantse.
Notes:
Depends on how long times you arrive in Lhasa and your body health, suggestion the traveler whol just arrive in Lhasa for few day don¡¯t take the hot spring that maybe you will cathch the high altitude sickness. 

Day06: Gyantse- Shigatse- Tingri( 350km, 4 hours driving, asphalt road in good condition) Overnight at Tingri dorm bed
Morning time visit Gyantse Kumbum, far view of Gyantse Dzong. Then driving to Shigatse. After lunch visit TashiLumpo Monastery which was Built in1447 , spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas, then driving to Shigatse, visit TashiLumpo Monastery which was Built in1447, spectacular tombs of Panchen Lamas. Then driving along with Friend-ship way pass Lhatse to Tingri. One the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permit and passport. Then arrive at Tingri. By the entrance of Everest Base Camp. 
Notes:
At high altitude sleeping at Rongphu is so cold hard to sleeping with heavy headache suggestion overnight at warm Tingri then safely arrive at E.B.C. ;If you also prefer accommodation at Rongphu please tell us then we will try our best arrangement you feel better, the itinerary will be changed( Best time is July- Augest) 
                                                                                                                         
Day07: Tingri- Rongphu Monastery-  Evrest Base Camp ( 220km, 4hours drving, Rough road, 4980m, 3£­8¡ãC)  Overnight at Rongpu dorm bed
Early in the moring 07:00am driving from Tingri to E.B.C with the very rough road, pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. During this route,you can have a chance glimpse of 4 mountain which is 8000m high or more,such as:Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everest(8848m),Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu(8463m). Then arrive at Rongphu Monastery. At Rongphu Monastery view to Mt. Everest it¡¯s fabulous and splendid.After walking arrive the place get on the animal carriage then use half hour arrive at Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2hours one way. It's interesting and much more warm, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point take picture for the splendid- Mt. Everest.
Notes:
During the rainning season some times the weather will be not good enough see the Mt. Everest. But you also have a chance see the surrouding high snow mountain with fabulous. 
                                                                              
Day08: Everst Base Camp- Tingri- Zhangmu(200km, 6hours, very rough road) Overnight at Zhangmu stander room
After with the good rest for whole nights at Tingri, driving from Old Tinggri ot Zhangmu. The road to Zhangmu is reparing just can going from 08:00pm. Arrive at Zhangmu around 12:00pm.

Day09: Zhangmu- Kathmandu(90km, 6hours, very rough road)  Overnight at Kathmandu 3 star hotel
Next morning cross the Friend-ship Bridge cross the border to Nepal side. Then Nepal guide pick you from border to Kathmandu.

Service Include:
1. Whole trip with good conditon Landcruiser recommended with expert driver.
2. Entrance fee above mentioned
3. 7N stander room, 2N dorm bed
4. English speaking guide
5. Tibet Entry Permit
6. Tbiet Travel Permit
7. Tibet Militarily Permit.
8. Travle insurance
9. 3 bottom of oxygen for urgent use.
10. One day Nepal part with transfer, guide, hotel
Service Exclude:
1. Meals
2. Tips for driver and guide
3. Other entrance or your own expense
4. Flight or train ticket go in to Lhasa
5. Nepal visa(can be get it from Lhasa Nepal embassy)