Day01 Shanghai: Shipping your vehicle to Shanghai, China. Custom formalities. 4N at 4* Xingyu Oriental Bund Hotel Day02 Shanghai: custom formalities and vehicle check. Apply the temporary vehicle plate and driving license. Day03 Shanghai: custom formalities and vehicle check. Apply the temporary vehicle plate and driving license. Day04 Shanghai: rest day and city sightseeing. Visit Yu Yuan, the Bund, Nanjing Road etc. Day05 Shanghai – Hefei: Highway, approx. 475km, approx. 6hrs. 1N at 4*Holiday Inn Hefei Downtown Day06 Hefei – Wuhan: Highway, approx. 379km, approx. 5hrs20min. 1N at 4*Dorsett Regency Day07 Wuhan – Yichang: Highway, approx. 321km, approx. 4hrs35min. Visit Three Gorges Dam in Yichang. 1N at 4*Yichang International Hotel Day08 Yichang – Chongqing: Highway, approx. 617km, approx. 8hrs30min. 1N at 4*Eling Park Hotel Day09 Chongqing – Dazu – Chengdu: Highway, approx. 420km, approx. 6hrs40min. Visit The Dazu Rock Carvings. 2N at 4*Holiday Inn Express Day10 Chengdu: rest day and sightseeing. Visit Chengdu Panda Base, Qingyang Temple, Kuan-zhai Lane, etc. Day11 Chengdu – Luding Bridge – Kangding (2395m): Highway and State Road, approx. 330km, approx. 7hrs. 1N at 4*Lhamtse Linka Day12 Kangding – Zheduo Mountain – Xinduqiao – Yajiang (2900m): State Road, under construction. Drive slowly on the bad road. Approx. 150km, approx. 5hrs. 1N at Yalongwan Hotel Day13 Yajiang – Litang (4014m): approx. 137km, approx. 5hrs. Due to the road construction, we had better drive slower. 1N at Litang Hotel Day14 Litang – Cuopu Gou – Batang (2580m): approx. 240km, 1N at Zhengfu Hotel Day15 Batang – Markam – Zuogong (3877m): approx. 259km, approx. 5hrs50min. 1N at guesthouse Day16 Zuogong – Baxoi – Ranwu (3807m): approx. 289km, approx. 6hrs30min. 1N at guesthouse Day17 Ranwu – Bomi (2750m): Visit Ranwu Lake and Midui Glacier. Approx. 127km, approx. 3hrs. 1N at Shenying Hotel Day18 Bomi – Lulang Forest – Sejila Mountain – Buchu and Lamaling Monastery – Linzhi (2900m): approx. 325km, approx. 6hrs45min. Asphalt road. 1N at Shangpala Hotel Day19 Linzhi – Gong Bu Jiang Da – Basum Tso – Lhasa (3650m): approx. 455km, Asphalt road. 3N at 3*Shangbala Hotel Day20 Lhasa: Potala, Jokhang Monastery and Barkhor Street. Day21 Lhasa: Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka, Sera Monastery. Day22 Lhasa - Yamdrok Lake – Gyantse ( Pelkor Monastery and Kumbum Stupa) – Shigatse (3868m): approx. 360km, asphalt road. 1N at 3*Manasarovar Hotel Day23 Shigatse (Tashilhunpo Monastery) – Lhatse – Shegar (=New Tingri; 4300m): approx. 290km, asphalt road. 1N at 2*Qomolangma Shanghai Hotel Day24 Shegar – Rongbuk Monastery (4960m), approx. 100km, sand road. Walking from Rongbuk Monastery to Mt. Everest Base Camp (5100m), drive by local bus back to Rongbuk Monastery. 1N at simple Guanjingtai Guesthouse Day25 Rongbuk Monastery – Old Tingri – Nyalam (2205m) – Zhangmu (2205m): approx. 340km, sand road and asphalt road. 1N at 2*Caiyuan Hotel Day26 Zhangmu exit into Nepal. Service ended.
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