Meals: Breakfast Lodging: Everest Base Camp Guest House
Today will be a once-in-a-lifetime "skyline pilgrimage." At the foot of the world's highest peak, we will see the divine spectacle of the setting sun turning the mountain golden.
We will leave Shigatse and head west along National Highway 318. The most beautiful scenery is not the destination, but the journey itself. Outside the window are vast plateau pastures and the winding Yarlung Tsangpo River. Then, as we journey on, we pass through Tingri County where we complete border formalities for entering the Everest region at the checkpoint. As the road gradually ascends, the shape of the Himalayan range becomes clearer against the skyline.
We cross the highest pass of this journey—Gyawu La Pass. Standing atop the wind-whipped pass, we will see the Makalu (8,463m), Lhotse (8,516m), Mount Everest (8,848.86m), Cho Oyu (8,201m) and Shishapangma (8,027m) from left to right. Rolling hills as far as the eye can see. We will pause here to capture this breathtaking moment with both cameras and our hearts.
Then we will go to the Mount Everest National Nature Reserve and arrive at Everest Base Camp. If the weather is good, you will see the magical and natural phenomenon "Golden Mountain Sunset" as the setting sun dyes Everest golden-red. You may sit quietly for a moment on this land closest to the sky while feeling the greatness of nature and the humility of humanity that you could listen to the awe for the sublime and everlasting within your heart.