How to get to Everest Base camp from Singapore?
January 30, 2019Everyoen has a Himalayan dream in a lifetime. Tibet located on the third pole of the world is in Himalayan ranges as well as Nepal. If y...
January 30, 2019
Everyoen has a Himalayan dream in a lifetime. Tibet located on the third pole of the world is in Himalayan ranges as well as Nepal. If you plan to travel to Everest Base Camp, you need to enter Tibet from Singapore first, then start your Mt.Everest journey.
1 How to enter Tibet from Singapore?
First, you need to get your Tibet Travel Permits to enter Tibet. Due to Tibet's unique background, all foreign tourists allowed to enter Tibet must have Tibet Travel Permits. As a Singaporean, you don’t need a Chinese visa to enter China city for 15 days. So you can use your passport copy to get your Tibet Travel Permits from a travel agency in Lhasa. To get your Tibet Travel Permits, you need to plan a Tibet tour at least 30 days in advance, so that the travel agency can get it for you within 12-working days.
For flights, there is no direct international flight from Singapore to Tibet, you need to fly to a China city like Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou etc, then transfer to Lhasa by train or flights.
1) Here is the flight info from Singapore to Chengdu,
Flight No
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From
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to
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Depart
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Arrive
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Time
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Open day
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SQ5136
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Singapore Changi Airport T2
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Chengdu Shuangliu Airport
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12:45am
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17:20pm
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4hrs 35mins
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Daily
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CA404
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Singapore Changi Airport T1
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Chengdu Shuangliu Airport T1
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16:00pm
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20:30pm
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4hrs 30mins
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Daily
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3U8094
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Singapore Changi Airport T2
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Chengdu Shuangliu Airport T1
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19:40pm
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00:20
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4hrs 40mins
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Every Other Day
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2) Here is the flight info from Singapore to Chongqing,
Flight No
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From
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to
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Depart
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Arrive
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Time
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Open day
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PN6358
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Singapore Changi Airport T4
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Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport T3
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00:35 pm
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05:25am
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4hrs 50mins
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Daily
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SQ5180
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Singapore Changi Airport T2
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Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport T3
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18:30pm
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23:00pm
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4hrs 30mins
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Daily
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MI980
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Singapore Changi Airport T2
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Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport T3
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18:30pm
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23:00pm
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4hrs 30mins
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Daily
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From a China city to Lhasa, you can take a train to Lhasa from Chengdu or Chongqing so that you will have a chance to experience the wonderful train jounery on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. Aslo, fly to Lhasa from Chengdu or Chongqing is very convenient. There are serval direct flights from Chengdu/chongqing to Lhasa every day.
Kindly note: If you plan enter Tibet from Kathmandu, you need to apply for China group visa in kathmandu whatever how many days you will stay in Tibet and China city. It takes 3-working day to get your China group visa in Kathmandu.
How to plan a Everest base camp tour from Tibet?
When you arrive in Tibet, you can start your wonderful Mt.Everest trip. As Tibet is on plateau area, you need to stay 2~3 days in Lhasa to adapt to high altitude, then drive to Everest Base Camp via two big cities in tibet- Gyantse and Shigatse. On the way, you’ll visit charming Yamdrok Lake, one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet; enjoy the Karola Glacier on the roadside, and visit Pelkor Chode Monastery, a very important monastery in Tibetan Buddihsm housing three sects. It takes about two days to reach Everest Base Camp. You can enjoy the sunset of Everest Peak at lodging area if the weather is good. You will not only see Everest peak, but also the panorama of the Himalayas like Lhotse(8516m)-the Guardian of Mt.Everest , Cho Oyu(8201m)-the God of Baldness,Shishapangma(8013m)- the Place of Saint, Gyachung Kang (7952m)-the 15th Highest Mountain in the World, Chomolhari(7326m)- the Bride of Kangchenjunga, Pumo Ri (7156m)- Unmarried Daughter, Ganesh Himal-Majestic Yet Rarely Known.