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The Nepal-Tibet overland tour
How to plan a tour from Kathmandu to Everest base camp?
November 06, 2017
Kathmandu to Everest basecamp tour is a very wonderful trip to experience charming Tibet culture and view the
world’s highest mountain - Mt Everest.
How to get to Everest base camp from
Kathmandu
1 Flight to Lhasa from Kathmandu, then
drive to EBC
Many travelers choose to fly from Kathmandu
to Gongga Airport in Lhasa, then rent a car to the Mount Everest base camp via
Tingri County, which is 520 kilometers from friendship highway in Lhasa, and
about 100 kilometers to the Mount Everest base camp. On the way to Everest base
camp, you will see very beautiful landscape such as charming Yamdroktso Lake,
stunning Karola Glacier, Simila Mountain Pass and famous Pelkor Chöde
Monastery. An Everest base camp journey is worth admiring and memorable.
So far, there are two direct flights
between Lhasa and Kathmandu, which are operated by Sichuan Airlines and Air
China respectively, while Sichuan Airlines takes off every other day. In
addition, there are some connecting flights between Lhasa and Kathmandu, where
usually stopover in Chongqing, Kunming, and Chengdu.
Air China: Lhasa and Kathmandu Flight
Schedule
Flight Route
|
Flight Code
|
Airlines
|
Dep.
|
Arr.
|
Type
|
Schedule
|
Lhasa to Kathmandu
|
CA407
|
Air China
|
12:10
|
11:10
|
319
|
every day
|
Kathmandu to Lhasa
|
CA408
|
Air China
|
12:10
|
16:00
|
319
|
every day
|
Sichuan
Airline: Lhasa and Kathmandu Flight Schedule
Flight Route
|
Flight Code
|
Airlines
|
Dep.
|
Arr.
|
Type
|
Schedule
|
Lhasa to Kathmandu
|
3U8719
|
Sichuan Airline
|
11:15
|
10:10
|
319
|
every other day
|
Kathmandu to Lhasa
|
3U8720
|
Sichuan Airline
|
11:10
|
14:50
|
319
|
every other day
|
2 Driving to EBC from Kathmandu via Kyirong
Border
If you want to travel overland to Everest
base camp from Kathmandu, before you arrive in Kathmandu, you should first apply
for a Tibet travel permit and China group visa, which our travel consultants
and staff in Kathmandu can help you get. You will drive along the Nepal highway
to Tingri via Kyirong Border and then to Rongbuk Monastery. There is about 70
km from Tingri and Rongbuk Monastery passing Rachu, Lamar La and Chugorong with
vast grasslands, rapid rivers and high mountains being along the way. Rongbuk
is very close to Everest base camp, you can choose two ways to EBC: driving or
trekking to EBC. It takes about half an hour to drive to EBC, and it takes 1.5
to 2 hours to trek to Everest base camp.
Travel documents which are required for
traveling to Everest base camp
When you arrive in Kathmandu, you need to
stay in Kathmandu for three days to apply for a Chinese group visa. Otherwise,
it's necessary to go to EBC with documents: Tibet travel permit, foreigner
travel permit, and military zone entry permit.
1 Tibet travel permit: you can obtain this
license through certified local Tibet travel agencies. Before you boarding or
on the train, the stuff may ask your Tibet travel permit.
2 Alien's Travel Permit: After arriving in
Lhasa, you can apply for Alien's Travel Permit which issued by the police in
Tibet. In order to get it, your guide will ask you to show your Tibet travel
permit and passport in Tibet.
3 Military Permit: When you plan to go to
some military sensitive areas in Tibet, you need to provide Military Permit.
Pack lists for your Everest base camp tour
Pack your things carefully, a good
comfortable and carefree trekking experience, because it will be really cold.
Here's a complete list of you:
1 Clothes: a fleece jacket and down jacket,
synthetic T-shirts, a pair of thermal inners, pairs of full-length pants and
track pants, a pair of woolen socks and sports socks.
2 Take a light and soft pair of slippers or
sandals, a full-length raincoat, woolen hat, a hat for the sunny day, branded,
and sunglasses.
3 A warm and good sleeping bag
4 Toiletries: good SPF sunscreens, dry
travel towel, lip balm, cold cream.
5 Make your own personal medical kit.
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