Tibet · Route
Tibet Classic 8-Day Circuit: Lhasa, Everest & Namtso
The Potala, Yamdrok, Shigatse, Everest base camp and Namtso in the classic ring of the field guide.
Tibet · Route
The Potala, Yamdrok, Shigatse, Everest base camp and Namtso in the classic ring of the field guide.
Arrive in Lhasa and rest at 3,650 m - a slow walk of the Barkhor in the evening for the first feel of the old town.
The Potala Palace, the Jokhang, the Barkhor kora and the Yaowang Hill viewpoint - the essential Lhasa day.
Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka and the Tibet Museum - the great Gelug monastery and the summer palace.
South over the Gampala Pass to Yamdrok Lake, the Karola Glacier and Gyantse Fort, then on to Shigatse for the night.
West through Lhatse and over the Gyatso La Pass to Tingri and Rongbuk Monastery below Everest.
Everest base camp in the morning light, the return to Shigatse and the night in the city.
Tashilhunpo Monastery, the Yarlung Tsangpo valley, Yangbajing hot springs and on to Namtso.
Namtso dawn, the northern grassland, Damxung and the afternoon return to Lhasa.
