Tibet Tour Agency Recommended Highly 2016

Group Code: TCTS20160502 (TCTS is short for Tibet Ctrip Travel Service)

Nationality: USA

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Tibet travel time: May2-8, 2016

May2 fly from Chengdu (terminal 1) to Lhasa by morning flight 3U8719, 8:00 am-10:15 am or ZH4914, 8:20-10:40am, Arrival in Lhasa [Lhasa, altitude, 3680m], airport-hotel transfer, check in Snow Heaven hotel, rest well
May3 Highlight Sightseeing in Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Bazaar, o/n in hotel
May4 Lhasa-Shigatse (central Friendship highway), visit Tashilhunpo Monastery and local free market, o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar Hotel
May5 Drive Shigatse-Rongphu Monastery-campsite site—stay for one night at local nomad people’s tent house (dormitory room)
May6 trek 4 km from campsite to Everest Base camp (around 1 and half hour) to visit the Mt. Everest, drive back to Shigatse, o/n in Hotel as above
May7 Shigatse-Gyantse (Pelkhor and Kumbum)-Karola Glacier-Lake Yamdrok-Lhasa. o/n in hotel mentioned above
May8 hotel to airport transfer, fly back to Chengdu by morning flight 9:20am-11:20 am