Tibet With Everest Base Camp Trek

The trip starts with a drive from Kathmandu through the friendship bridge. After completion of the immigration formalities at Zhangmu, we drive to Nyalam, the first night. Next day we continue to drive to Old Tingri and start trekking to North Everest Base Camp. The trek will follow the historic expedition route from Old Tingri to Rongbuk crossing over the Langma La pass-16,900 feet. Following the route to North Everest Base Camp, you will have enough time to explore the Rongbuk glacier below the massive north-face of Mt. Everest. After having the magnificent views of worlds highest mountain scenery you will be back to Kathmandu. The trek portion will be supported by an expert Nepalese Sherpa team. Our professional chef will prepare all meals and other field staff will take care of camping and transport to the supplies (camping /kitchen materials and luggage) for which we use yaks and/or truck.

Tibet a place for the traveller to cast away any preconceptions you may have and join in the journey of discovery along the way... at least for a while. We have designed several tours to suit interests although we are always open to create new ideas and respect your suggestion.

About Tibet and Tibet Visa Information

Where is Tibet? Tibet is a rich and beautiful land with an average altitude over 4,000m (13,120ft) above sea level. Possessing more than fifty peaks above 7,000m (22,960ft), Tibet is home to eleven Himalayan mountains over 8,000m (26,240ft). China, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Burma and Kashmir border the Tibet.

Tibet - People and Culture: Over two million people inhabit this land of rich natural resources and ancient cultures. Spiritual traditions, temples and monasteries, lakes and rivers, and mighty snow clad peaks are just a few of the intoxicating wonders to be experienced by adventurous travellers destined to visit this place.

Buddhism, with a history of some 1,300 years is shaped into a unique form of "Lamaism". Tibetan history, culture and religion are mixed together and infiltrate every aspect of social life. Tibetan religious arts have a distinctive style with the adoption of Indian and Chinese Buddhist influence, thus forming a pearl of Oriental Buddhist art.

People living on the Tibetan plateau, such as Tibetans, Monpas, Lhopas and Moslems, have their own ways of living, marriage, burial and other ceremonies. Festivals in Tibet are in a big variety. The Tibetan New Year, the largest festival, is followed by others such as the Wangkor Festival and horse races. For the dead, sky burials, water burials, cremations and stupa burials are practised, but the sky burial is the most common.

Science and culture in Tibet include technology, medicine, grammar, logic, Buddhist philosophy, rhetoric, words and expressions, syntax, drama and astrology. Tibet is known as the Sea of Songs and Dances; folk songs and dances are diverse, especially during the "Shoton Festival" in August.

How to get there?

This unique land is now easily accessible from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Schedule air services fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa, and back every Tuesday and Saturdays with additional flights on Thursdays from July. This flight lasted a little over one hour and gives you a panoramic view of the Himalayas. Our sponsors have different package tour programs to this fascinating land. They will give you a reason to get up early. Please check out their Programs to find out how. A trip not be missed in this lifetime! The best season for Tibet tour is from the end of March to end November each year. From end November to end March it gets too cold and flights do not operate during this period. Flights operate from first week April to end November every year.

Tibet Visa Information

The following general rules should be obtained by the Clients/Agency to apply special permit and visa to travel in Tibet.

1. Tibet is an Autonomous region of China. So you will not get the special permit and Visa for Tibet directly In your country. You have to proceed for permit and Visa for Tibet through our Agency.
2. We must receive a scanned copy of your passport at least 15 days prior to arrival in gateway cities (Kathmandu or Chengdu or any other Chinese cities). Passport must be same and valid for more than 6 months.
3. Those entering Tibet via gateway city of Kathmandu, Nepal, must spend at least 2 nights to issue Tibet visa in one of the visa working days i.e. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the client must plan to arrive Kathmandu accordingly if they have limited time. They will also require to bring 2 passport size photos. We shall send client "Chinese embassy visa form" well in advance to be filled up by each client which can either sent to us by email or can be collected upon arrival.
4. Except for a few trips, most of the trips can start from China mainland entering Tibet via gateway city of Chengdu either via train or by air. In this case, Client must obtain a Chinese visa in their home country and we will organize Tibet permit and handover it through our agent in one of the cities in China before entering Tibet Autonomous Region.
5. Chinese visa will be valid for China mainland only, do not bring Chinese visa if you are entering via Tibet Autonomous Region.
6. We supply detail information and briefing upon arrival.

Entry Procedure:
By Road

• Kodari Border near Zangmu from Kathmandu
• Through Golmud road to Amdo
• Purang from Simikot

By Air

• Kathmandu to Lhasa
• Hongkong-Chengdu-Lhasa