[2025 Tingri Attraction] Travel Guide for Mount Everest Viewing Platform (Updated Oct)

|750 per person. ✅First, about the scenic spot Tickets are 160💰, eco-friendly cars are 120💰, and these two fees are halved with student ID (you need to take the eco-friendly car regardless of whether you drive yourself) The Everest Base Camp is in Shigatse, which is far away from the city of Shigatse. It takes about 6 hours from the train station to the entrance of the Everest Base Camp scenic spot, and the eco-friendly car takes about 1 hour to go up the mountain, and the round trip takes at least two days. . ✅How to get to the Everest Base Camp by transportation ① Self-driving: To go to Mount Everest, you need to apply for a border pass in Shigatse City, drive to the scenic area's eco-friendly bus transfer point, and take an eco-friendly bus to the Everest Base Camp. When driving, pay attention to the speed limit and altitude changes. The scenic area is 4900+ meters above sea level. Prepare oxygen in the car to avoid altitude sickness. If you feel uncomfortable, you can stop the bus to discuss the fare. ② Join a tour group: You can sign up for a two-day tour to Mount Everest with pick-up and drop-off at Shigatse Railway Station. It is not recommended to sign up for tours that last more than two days. The price for a local tour is around 750-800 for two days, and around 1000 during the peak season. It usually includes accommodation at the base camp, oxygen, and cotton coats. . ✅Main landscapes of Mount Everest Base Camp and the best viewing time ‼ The corresponding landscape may not be visible in rainy or cloudy conditions ✓ Sunshine on the Golden Mountain, sunrise around 7:00 am, sunset around 8:00 pm (times vary in different seasons, please ask the scenic area staff for details) ✓ Everest starry sky: The Everest starry sky can be seen between 1:00-3:00 am, and the record appears around 2 o'clock without light pollution and clouds. ✓Jawula Pass: There is a viewing platform here, which faces five peaks with an altitude of more than 8,000 meters. Looking down, you can see some of the 108 turns. ✓108 turns: To reach the Everest Base Camp, you will pass through 108 winding mountain roads, which can be seen while driving. . ✅Mount Everest starry sky photography tutorial ① Camera photography of the starry sky: First adjust to manual mode, F3.5, 2S shutter, 30S exposure, IOS6400. F stands for aperture. The smaller the number, the larger the aperture. The smallest aperture of the mirrorless camera I carry is only 3.5. Do not move the camera during 30s exposure. Other parameters can be adjusted appropriately according to actual conditions. ② Use mobile phone to take photos of the starry sky: adjust to professional mode, and refer to ① Camera parameters for parameters. ③How to shoot star trails: Star trails are videos of stars rotating, which are created by superimposing the above-mentioned pictures one by one in post-production. You can’t shoot a video directly‼ . ✅What preparations to make Chinese mainland ID card, border pass, down jacket, thick hat (the base camp is very cold and windy, and the wind will give you a headache), oxygen, candy, snacks (spicy prince spicy strips, small packages are very convenient), sugary drinks, don’t throw away the tickets you bought, there are several inspections in the scenic area, wet wipes (there is no water in the toilet sink in the camp)

🗺 The itinerary is to rent a car in Lhasa and drive through Yamdrok Lake and Karola Glacier to Shigatse, then drive from Shigatse to Lhatse and Dingri, pass Gyatso La Pass, see the five peaks of the Gawu La Range, drive the 108 bends, stay in Tashizong's Everest Town, and take the sightseeing bus to Everest Base Camp. 🩷 In winter, the CNY 160 ticket is free, but the CNY 120 (round-trip) eco-friendly bus ticket is still required. If your ID card is from Shanghai, Shandong, Jilin, or Heilongjiang, you can get all tickets for free, which is said to be because these provinces have supported Tibet before. You can change to the bus at Tashizong, and the bus will pick you up and drop you off along the way, stopping at each hotel to pick you up and drop you off. After we checked in, we told the owner what time we were leaving, and he contacted the bus to pick us up. We just had to pay for the ticket on the bus, which was very convenient. However, the last bus down the mountain in winter is at 19:30, and the sunset is at 19:00, so you have to go down the mountain after watching the sunset, which is very rushed. 💚 A border pass is required, and you need to show it when buying tickets. We got ours in Shigatse, and we only needed to provide our ID card. The pass is valid for one month, and it took about 20 minutes to queue. The pass was issued immediately, which was very convenient. 🩵 Everest accommodation: The tents at the base camp have been removed because it's too cold. Some accommodations cost more than CNY 600, which is not expensive in the off-season, but the conditions are said to be very poor. We stayed at the foot of the mountain, at a place called Top View, which is at an altitude of 4,100 meters. It was okay, with underfloor heating and oxygen supply, and cost more than CNY 200 per room. However, the sunset time was too rushed. Next time, I will choose to stay at the camp! 🧡 Check in at the 8,848-meter monument: There were too many people in line. There is also Rongbuk Monastery and a post office on the mountain, but I didn't have time to go, which was a pity. I won't choose to check in at the monument again in the future. I suggest either going up the mountain early (we went up at 17:00, which was too late) or staying at the camp for one night. Get the border pass early. We spent time getting the border pass in the morning and didn't leave until 11:00. I'll know next time. ❤ About altitude sickness: We had been playing at an altitude of 3,000–4,000 meters before, so we didn't have much of a reaction and didn't need much oxygen. So we each took a can of oxygen to Everest, as well as motion sickness patches and Snickers bars. Everything else was fine, and we didn't use them much. I suggest getting used to the altitude before going there. Don't suddenly go up to an altitude of 5,000 meters.

The second time I entered Tibet, I got off the plane✈️ and drove straight to Mount Everest. Lhasa - Shigatse - Lazi County, the road conditions are very good and the road is smooth. I feel that it is a good choice to visit Tibet during the holidays. There will not be as many people as other domestic attractions, and the tourists here are relatively scattered. 🚗Itinerary: D1. Lhasa - Shigatse (nearly four hours' drive) - Lazi County (two and a half hours' drive) Live in Lazi County D2. Lazi County—North Gate of Mount Everest (less than 2 hours’ drive)—108 Bend—Observation Deck 🔖Tips: 🔗During May Day, the weather is windy, the altitude is high, and the temperature is low. 🔗It has been windy and sandy recently, and the visibility is better in the morning, but it is basically cloudy in the afternoon, so the effect of taking pictures of Mount Everest is not very ideal. 🔗The Guandi Temple is an hour's drive from the North Gate of Mount Everest. Although there is no need to buy tickets 🎫, some locals charge 💰20. 🔗We bought Everest🎫 to drive in by car, and it was also interesting to experience the 108 bends. 🔗Shuttle bus to Everest Base Camp: one every hour, transfer center-base camp 6:30-20:00, base camp-transfer center 7:30-21:30. 🔗To visit Mount Everest, you need to apply for a border defense permit. You can apply for it before departure, or you can apply for it in Shigatse. We did it before departure to avoid time-consuming queuing in Shigatse.