15 Day Everest Advance Camp Trek
15-Day Mount Everest Advance base camp North Col trek is the highest trek in our world.
The Journey includes Mount Everest North Col, where 15M Serek Glaciers and the route of climbers are located.
I have done these treks before with some Travelers and I would like to call these routes one of the special trekking routes in Tibet.
All Travelers can travel until the sign of Mount Qomolangma Base Camp and which is the actual 1st Base Camp of Mount Everest North Col, and North Face with an altitude of 5200M
From the 1st Base Camp, they are two routes to trek toward Mount Everest North Col, and North Face.
The Journey also includes Lhasa monasteries, Yamdrok Lake, Palkor chode monastery and Kumbum stupa in Gyantse, Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, Sakya Monastery, Rongbuk monastery via ending the tour at the border town Kyirong towards Nepal or travel back to Lhasa.
More information on Mount Everest North Col and North Face.
Tour Type: 15-Days Trek Tour
Group Size: Depend On Travelers
Tour Duration: 15 Days
Price: Depend On Season
Day1. Pick Up From Airport Or Train Station And Transfer To Hotel
Upon your arrival at Lhasa airport or train station, you will be greeted by your Tibetan guide, from the airport to Lhasa city is 60km, and one hour drive will take you to the holy city of Lhasa. Driving along the Brahmaputra River and Lhasa River. If you take the train to Lhasa, normally you will arrive in the late afternoon or evening, 20 minute's drive will take you to your hotel in Lhasa city. Check into the hotel, and have a good rest to acclimatize to the high altitude.
Overnight at 3-star Dhood Gu hotel, located in the heart of Lhasa old city 200 meters from Jokhang Temple
Day2. Lhasa City Sightseeing, Visit Jokhang Temple And Sera Monastery(B)
After breakfast, you will visit the Jokhang, the holiest Buddhist temple in all of the Himalayas. Each day, many thousands of Buddhist pilgrims come here to worship. Many have traveled well over a thousand kilometers by foot to see this 1400-year-old temple. After lunch, you will visit the 600-year-old huge monastery complex of Sera. While at Sera, you watch the monks engage in entertaining Buddhist philosophical debates. In the evening, you will have free time to wander around the Old Town on your own.
Overnight at 3-star Dhood Gu hotel, located in the heart of Lhasa old city 200 meters from Jokhang Temple
(B)=breakfast
Day3. Lhasa City Sightseeing, Visit Drepung Monastery, Potala Palace (B)
Today you will be arranged to visit Drepung, Potala Palace. Drepung monastery was once the world's largest monastery in history with 10,000 monks hailed from different monasteries all over Tibet. It is located on a small mountain so we can see the view of Lhasa city below. After Drepung visited the massive 1000-room Potala Palace, the most iconic building in Tibet. You will work your way up the steps of the Potala and then go through the most important rooms on this famous UNESCO site. After lunch, you will explore another one of Tibet’s important monasteries.
Overnight at 3-star Dhood Gu hotel, located in the heart of Lhasa old city 200 meters from Jokhang Temple
(B)=breakfast
Day4. Lhasa / Yamdrok Lake [4,441m] / Gyantse [3,980m] / Shigatse [3,840m], 360KM, 7hrs (B)
Morning drive up to Kampala pass [4794m], you will have a glimpse of Yamdrok-Tso and spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar in the distance, the turquoise-colored Lake Yamdrok Yutso is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet, the unforgettable vista of the pincer-shaped turquoise water of the lake and amazing spectacle of Mt. Nyenchen Khangsar glacier from Karo la pass is wonders of the day. Then along the Friendship Southern Hwy drive to Gyantse, visit the famous stupa - Gyantse Kumbum, one of the most stunning architectural wonders in Tibet. Late afternoon drive to Shigatse.Overnight at Shigatse.
Overnight at 4-star Gesar Hotel
(B)=breakfast
Day5. Shigatse / Sakya [4,280m] / Pelber [3,950m], 200KM, 4hrs (B)
In the morning visit Tashilunpo Monastery after driving to Sakya and visit Sakya monastery on the way then drive to Pelber across Tsou-la Pass (4500m) and Gyatso-la Pass (5220m), with good weather you can see your first views of Mount Everest. At the end of the day’s 230km journey, we arrive in the evening at Pelber (New Tingri) (4300m).
Overnight in a 2-star Roof of the World hotel in Pelber
(B)=breakfast
Day6. Pelber/New Tingri/ Gawu La [5,200m] / Everest Base Camp [5,200m], 100KM, 4hrs (B)
This day will take you to the Gawu La, which offers a panoramic view of the glacier-covered Himalayas. From here, you can see 4 of the world’s 15 highest peaks, including Everest. From the Geu La, you will then go to Rongphu, the highest monastery in the world at just under 5000 meters in elevation.
The iconic view of Everest from here will be a high point of your journey! You will then continue on to the Tent Hotels, which operate from mid-April through mid-October. The Tent Hotels are the closest that travelers can stay to Mt. Everest and are located 2 kilometers from the base camp. If you are traveling outside of this time frame, you will stay at the Rongphu Monastery Guesthouse.
From the Tent Hotels, with an elevation of 5050 meters, you will take a separate bus the remaining 2 kilometers to base camp. If you’d like, you can also hike this last short distance. The driving distance from Shigatse to Everest Base Camp is 350 kilometers with the driving time being 7 hours.
Overnight in the Black yak hair tent dormitory or Rongbuk Monastery Guesthouse
(No private bathroom, No Shower)
(B)=breakfast
Day 7. Acclimatization And Exploration At Everest Base Camp
Spending one full day at Everest Base Camp would not only be a memorable experience in itself but will also help greatly in acclimatization.
We can climb and explore beautiful hills nearby the base camp and enjoy the company of high Himalayan peaks.
Camping
Day 8. Everest Base Camp To 2nd Base Camp (5,460m/17,913ft): 12 Km, 3 - 4 Hours
From Everest Base Camp, we initially trek alongside the Rongbuk Glacier, an impressive frozen ocean of ice waves. Then, after a short run over gravel terrain, we walk along the lateral moraine of the Rongbuk glacier and skirt the Glacier from its east side.
After an hour or so, we take the left path that leads steeply higher to the 2nd Base Camp. This camp is situated under a huge yellow rock. At this site, we enjoy the view of the Pumori Himalayas.
Camping
Day 9. 2nd Base Camp To Interim Camp (5,800m/19,028): 7 Km, 4 - 5 Hours
The Interim Camp lies on the end of a nearby glacier. Along with this trek, we enjoy the company of huge ice pinnacles. As we move ahead towards a dusty valley, we are welcomed with magnificent views of the East Rongbuk Glacier and high mountains like Pumori (7,161m/ 23,494ft) and Nuptse (7,861m/25,791ft). Although we might feel the high altitude, technically the route is quite easy.
The valley is very peaceful and sometimes we will be walking on the dusty glaciers.
Camping
Day 10. Trek To Changtse Base Camp (5,950m/19,520ft): 5 Km, 3 - 4 Hours
Changtse is located adjacent to the north of Everest, hence the name Changtse which in Tibetan means north peak. Today, we leave the 2nd Base Camp and trek towards Changtse Base Camp which provides perhaps the best panoramic view of Mount Everest. The short trek will also help us with acclimatization. Changtse Base Camp is surrounded by 15M Glaciers.
Camping
Day 11. Trek To Everest Advanced Base Camp And Back To Changtse Base Camp (6,340m/20,800ft): 7 To 8 Hours
As we continue to follow the east side of the Rongbuk Glacier, we get closer to Everest and Lhakpa Ri (7045m). Walking along with the moraine rubble, we arrive at our destination, the Advanced Base Camp of Everest (ABC) which is situated near the Changtse Glacier. From here, the Everest Top appears so close that one might feel tempted to summit the mountain.
In fact, the top of Everest is a little more than 2400 meters away from this camp. The Everest Advanced Base Camp is also the closest non-climbers can get to the top of Mt. Everest. From here we descend to Chagtse Base Camp where we will be spending the night.
Camping
Day 12. Return To Everest Base Camp (5,200m
The return to Base Camp is a downhill trek. Today, we aim to get back to the base camp as slowly as possible in order to avoid any kind of high altitude problems. On our way back, we enjoy the beautiful mountain landscape and a stunning view of Mount Everest's north face and dusty glacier.
Overnight at Yak hair tea tent dormitory
No private bathroom and no shower
Breakfast
Day 13. Everest Base Camp / Shigatse / Or Everest Base Camp / Kyirong Town
Travel back to Lhasa
Travelers who are planning to travel back to Lhasa, Today Travelers will drive from Mount Everest base camp to Shigatse, which is 340km with a driving duration of around 7-8 hours.
Overnight at 4-star Gesar hotel
Breakfast
Travel to Nepal
For Travelers who are planning to travel to Nepal, Today Travelers will drive from Mount Everest base camp to Kyirong town via Old Tingri, Phikutso Lake, Mount Cho ou yo, and Mount Shishapangma. (8012) The only mountain fully planted in Tibet.
Overnight at 3-star Kyirong hotel
Breakfast
Day 14. Shigatse / Lhasa Or Kyirong / Cross Nepal Border
Travel back to Lhasa
Travelers who are planning to travel back to Lhasa, Today Travelers will drive from Shigatse to Lhasa through the northern friendship highway, which is 280km with a driving duration of 5 hours.
Overnight at 3-star Dhood Gu hotel, located in the heart of Lhasa old city 200 meters from Jokhang Temple
Breakfast
Travel to Nepal
For Travelers who are planning to travel to Nepal, Today Travelers will drive from Kyirong town to the Nepal border bridge between Rasuwa town via crossing the border and travel to Kathmandu.
Day 15. Lhasa Airport / Train Station Dropping Off
Morning Lhasa airport or train station dropping off, the time comes to say your farewells to your guide and driver.
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