The base of the north slope of Mount Everest in Tibet(it referred to Everest Base Camp hereinafter) is the best place to enjoy the Everest in the world. The valley is wide and the vision is wide. It is not easy to be blocked by mountains, making it easier to watch and photograph the entire peak of Mount Everest. Almost all the foreigners who travel to Tibet will choose the tour route of Everest Base Camp to realize their dream of seeing the world's highest peak for many years. It is the most convenient and fastest route to travel from Lhasa, Tibet to Everest Base Camp.
The straight-line distance between Lhasa and Everest Base Camp is about 450 kilometers, and the driving distance is about 650 kilometers. The driving route starts from Lhasa along the 318 national highway, the most beautiful national highway in China. After arriving at Tingri County, it will turn to Everest Road to Everest Base Camp. At present, the whole journey from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp is the asphalt section. The road conditions are better, less bumpy, and the traffic is smooth .
The round-trip from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp usually takes four days. Before leaving for Lhasa, we will arrange around Lhasa for three days. The scenic spots include Potala Palace, Johkang Temple, Barkor Street, Sera Monastery, and Philosophy Temple and so on.If you don’t have serious altitude sickness in Lhasa , we will start a round trip from Lhasa to Mount Everest.
The first day: Lhasa - Gyangze - Shigatse, and stay in Shigatse, 280 km. The main tourist attractions include the holy lake, YamdrokTso, the most beautiful glaciers in Tibet, the Carola glaciers, and the Baiju Temple, which integrates the three major sects in Tibet. The first day of the trip is relatively relaxed, and there are many scenic spots to visit along the way, especially the holy lake of YamdrokTso, the first time I saw the holy lake in Tibet, I felt that it was an amazing.
The second day: Shigatse - Dingri - Everest Base Camp, staying in the base camp tent, the trip is 350 kilometers. Although the accommodation conditions of Everest Base Camp are hard, they are not simple. You can stay here at ease. After visiting the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, we set off for the base camp. The scenic spots along the way are Gaura Mountain Pass and Rongbuk Temple. The Jiawula Mountain Pass is 5,198 meters above the sea level, and you can see four peaks above 8000 meters above sea level. The Rongbuk Temple is the highest temple in the world and the best temple to enjoy the scenery of the Everest.
The third day: Everest Base Camp is located in Shigatse, about 350 kilometers. In the morning , after visiting the sunrise of Mount Everest and the Rongbuk Temple, we will start our return journey. If there is no special situation on the way back, we will not stop for sightseeing and we will go straight to Shigatse.
The fourth day: Shigatse - Lhasa, the journey is about 280 kilometers. In Shigatse, you can visit attractions that you did not visit during your trip, such as Gyantse castle, and then return directly to Lhasa.
Notes: If you want to save the journey time between Shigatse and Lhasa, you can also choose to take the train from Lhasa to Shigatse during the customized travel in Tibet, which only takes 3 hours for a single journey.
Every traveler who arrives in Tibet will not miss the Yamdrok lake. As one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet, Yamdrok Lake is the closest to Lhasa. It seems to be the most magnificent. It is holy, but it is the same. The Gangbala Pass is the only way for most tourists to go to Yanghu Lake. The Yanghu Lake is 4441 meters above the sea level. It overlooks the Gangpra Mountain Pass, which is 4790 meters above the sea level. The Yanghu Lake looks like a long blue ribbon.
Karuola Glacier is close to the 318 National Highway. As it gets closer and closer to the glaciers, only a huge glacier extends directly from the cloud and mist on the top of the mountain to the roadside only a few hundred meters away from the road. In the bright blue of the area, I have a feeling of cool. Although the glaciers are in black and white stratification due to the dust on the road for many years, the upper part of the glacier is like a giant Thangka hanging on the mountain under the sunshine.
Baiju Temple has two main characteristics. One is that it is a temple containing three schools, living in peace. It originally belonged to the Sakya sect. Later, the forces of the Dang and Gru Sects entered one after another. Each faction once rejected each other and fought against each other. Finally, there is still mutual understanding and accommodation. As a result, Baiju Temple is compatible with the three sects of Sakya, Dang and Gru. Therefore, the temple's worship and architectural styles are also eclectic and fascinating. Another feature of this temple is the Bodhi Tower, which is the symbol of Baiju Temple. It is because of this pagoda that Baiju Temple is particularly charming. This is not an ordinary Buddhist pagoda! It is a pagoda built by nearly one hundred Buddhist halls in turn. And it is called "there is a pagoda in the pagoda." There are a total of 100,000 statues in the Buddhist halls, Buddhist temples and murals, hence the name of the pagoda.
Tashilhunpo Monastery is the largest temple in the Shigatse region of Tibet. It is located on the hillside of the Nyima Mountain in the west of Shigatse City. The Tashilhunpo Monastery is the place where the Panchen was stationed in the Tin Dynasty after the Fourth World. The Tashilhunpo Monastery covers an area of 150,000 square meters. It is surrounded by a palace wall. The palace wall is along the mountain and it has a circumference of more than 3,000 meters. There are 57 halls and 3,600 houses in the temple. The whole temple is built on the hillside, with mountains on its back. The north of the temple faces the sun. The temples are successively connected, dense and balanced, harmonious and symmetrical. The most important thing you should not miss when you come to Shigatse is the Tashilhunpo Monastery. Its architecture is magnificent. Its interior color is colorful and its artistic value is very high.
Jiangyan Castle is located in the south of Tibet, on the north bank of the upper reaches of the Nianchu River. In the agriculturally developed basin of Jiangyan, a rocky mountain with dense colors rises from the ground, and a castle with white walls and red roofs. It is particularly conspicuous, just like the ancient castle of the Guge Dynasty, which is majestic and shocking. This is the Jiangyan Castle.
The Gawula Pass stands at the altitude of 5,200 meters. On this most spectacular viewing platform, you can look up and see the Himalayas, Lhotse, Makalu, Mt.Cho Oyu and other snow peaks. The peaks are lined up in a spectacular way. Looking forward, along the distant skyline, there is a world of ice and snow stretching for thousands of miles. Five snow peaks at an altitude of 8,000 meters are arranged in turn to have a panoramic view. Among them, the world's first peak is Everest with an altitude of 8814.43 meters above sea level. On the left side of Mount Everest are the 4th peak, Lhotse with an altitude of 8516 meters and the fifth peak, Makalu with an altitude of 8463 meters. On the right side are the sixth peak, Mt.Cho Oyu with an altitude of 8201 meters and the 14th peak, Shihebangma Peak with an altitude of 8012 meters.
Rongbuk Monastery was founded in 1899 by the Red sect of Lamaism Awrangdanzengrob with an altitude of 5,100 meters. Rongbuk Temple is the base camp for climbing Mount Everest from the north slope. Looking south from here, you can see that the Mount Everest is like a huge pyramid, standing among the peaks, which is daunting. Most of the tourists will choose to sit and chat in the square in front of Rongbuk Monastery. It is a great happiness to bask in the sun at the foot of the 5,200-meter Mount Everest.
The average altitude of the journey from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp is about 4,000 meters. The passes above 5000 meters are mainly Carola Mountain Pass (5057 meters above sea level), Gyatso Pass (5248 meters above sea level), Gaura Yamaguchi (5198 meters). The high reaction situation in the Everest Base Camp is relatively rare. Generally, after three days of renovation in the urban area of Lhasa, the altitude sickness can be basically relieved. If you have carsickness, please prepare medicine for carsickness. The feeling of carsickness will aggravate the occurrence of high reaction.
The road from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp is divided into two sections. One is from Lhasa to Shigatse, and the other is from Shigatse to Everest Base Camp. There are many modes of transportation from Lhasa to Shigatse, including roads, railways and planes. The train is the most economical way. It takes only two and a half hours, which is about three hours less than the highway. But at the same time, it is impossible to see the magnificent scenery such as the Yamdrok and the Carola Glacier along the way.
In order to see more Tibetan landscapes and experience more local customs in Tibet, we will choose to charter a car from Shigatse to Lhasa. Although it takes more time on the road, the travel experience in Tibet will also be more colorful.
There is no other way of transportation from Shigatse to the base camp except the highway. Of course, you can choose the classic hiking route from Tingri to Everest Base Camp. You can go along the rural roads, cross Tibetan villages and climb the snowy mountain pass. You can enjoy the purest and most primitive Tibetan life.
I would like to remind you that you must remember to take the necessary documents for the tour when you visit Everest Base Camp. Otherwise, it will be the biggest regret for your trip to Tibet if you are refused to enter at the entrance of Mount Everest. Our tour guides have rich experience and they will remind you to prepare relevant documents before departure. If not, they will also help you to apply for the necessary documents for the tour of base camp in time.
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