Other Side of Everest
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Tour code: OE Tour style: Classic Explore Tour comfort: Simple Trek grade: Moderate to Challenging
DURATION DAYS 23
TOUR
£2470 23 £3164 24
TOUR ONLY FLIGHT INCLUSIVE
DAYS DAYS
TASHI DO Lakeside walks
Namtso Lake
Nyenchen Thanglha 7162m
Dorjeling Nunnery
Gasto La 5220m Pass
Thong La 5050m Pass
Friendship Bridge
RONGPHU NYELAM
DZA KATHMANDU SHEKAR
Mt Everest 8848m
NEPAL The Other Side of Everest OE Trek on the Tibetan plateau including the north Everest Base Camp
On this exciting trekking adventure we enjoy a high altitude trek from Tsurphu – the land of the Drokpa nomads - to Lake Namtso in Central Tibet. We spend time in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, including visits to the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka Palace. We also trek up to Base Camp on the north side of Everest before following the Friendship Highway back to Nepal.
22 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour Kathmandu. Day 2 Kathmandu Take a walking tour through the main bazaar and Durbar Square. Days 3/4 Tsetang Fly to Gongkar airport and drive to Tsetang. Take a ferry to Samye Monastery and climb up to Yambulagang Monastery. Days 5/7 Lhasa Drive to the Tibetan capital and explore the Dalai Lama’s medieval city: including Potala Palace, Jokhang and Norbulingka. Day 8 Ganden and Rafting Follow the Kora (pilgrimage circuit) around Ganden Monastery. Optional whitewater rafting
5400m 5000m 4600m 4200m 3800m 3400m 3000m
Lhasa Tsurphu
Acclimatisation Day
on the Brahmaputra River. Days 9/11 Tsurphu trek Begin a three-day high- altitude trek through alpine valleys and tundra inhabited by the semi- nomadic Drokpa people. Days 12/13 Lake Namtso Travel north to Tashi Do Monastery on the shores of Lake Namtso – one of the world’s highest at 4700m. Day 14 Gyantse Drive over the Shugu La Pass (5300m) to Gyantse. Days 15/17 Pilgrims and Monasteries Trek along the pilgrimage route through rugged mountains over the Chak La Pass (4470m) to Ngor
Leten Bartso Namtso Namtso Gyantse
Acclimatisation Day
Monastery. Spend a night in the city of Shigatse and visit Tashilumpo Monastery. Days 18/19 Friendship Highway Travel along the Friendship route to the remote Dza Rongphu Monastery. Day 20 Everest Base Camp Trek to the Base Camp (5090m) used by climbers of Everest’s North face. Days 21/22 Kathmandu Continue along the Friendship Highway to Nepal. Day 23 Tour ends Kathmandu
Please go online for our full detailed tour notes.
Ja Village Ngor Monastery Shigaste Dza Rongphu
Acclimatisation Days (Day 18 nightstop at
‘After Pang La’ 4800m)
Day 8 - 3hrs Day 9 Day 10 - 4hrs Day 11 - 6hrs Day 12 - 4hrs Day 13 - 2hrs Day 14 Day 15 - 5hrs Day 16 - 5hrs Day 17 - 3hrs Day 18 & 19 Day 20 - 4hrs 108 For more information and to book, go online at
www.explore.co.uk Tour essentials
Accommodation: 12 nights hotels, 1 night monastery, 9 nights camping. Meals: 22 breakfasts, 12 lunches and 10 dinners are included. Tour staff: Explore Tour Leader, driver(s), porters, trek crew and local guides. Transport: Bus and internal fl ights. Trekking Details: This is a 9-day trek with an average of 4 to 5 hours walking each day. We reach the highest point at 5090m. We have graded this trek as moderate to challenging. Group size: Generally 10 to 16.
Planned tour dates
2013 Tour only dates 12 May - 03 Jun 09 Jun - 01 Jul 04 Aug - 26 Aug 08 Sep - 30 Sep
2014 Tour only dates 11 May - 02 Jun
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
Single rooms are available from £365 INDIA BHUTAN 0 km 90 km
MONASTERY 4240m
Camp nr PANG LA
Everest Base camp
TIBET (China)
NGOR JA Chak La 4470m Pass TSURPHU SHIGASTE
Tashilumpo Monastery
Shawa La 4100m Pass
3-day trek to Dorjeling
Ganden Pilgrims circuit
Kumbum Stupa GYANSTE
Yangpachen Damzhung
Potala Palace
LHASA
Whitewater rafting
(optional) Gongkar TSETANG
Asia and the Pacific - Nepal - Tibet
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