introduce

Mount Everest Base Camp is a protective zone set up to protect the core area of ​​Mount Everest. It is one of the best places to watch and shoot Mount Everest. It is also the base camp for the mountaineering team to climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side. Every year from April to June is the mountaineering season, when the base camp of Mt. Everest is lively, and when you can photograph Mt. Everest's flag clouds. Mount Everest Base Camp has inconvenient transportation, and cars can only drive to the tent camp next to Rongbuk Monastery. Tourists usually charter a car from downtown Shigatse or Lhasa, and the round trip takes about 4 days. Some tourists will stay overnight in tent camps, the price is not expensive, but the hardware conditions are relatively difficult. The base camp is guarded by armed police, and there is a monument next to it, engraved with the words "Mount Everest Base Camp, 5200m above sea level", and most tourists take photos here. In addition, you can also buy postcards with postmarks at the Tent Post Office for 5 yuan each. Among them are the postmarks of the 2008 Olympic flame climbing Mount Everest, which is very commemorative. It should be noted that because this is in the border area, you need to apply for a border defense certificate in advance before departure, and the road conditions in some areas are poor.

opening hours

Open all year round

Preferential treatment policy

child:Free for children under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.2 meters in height (inclusive)
student:Half price for students aged 6 (not included) to 18 (included) with valid ID
elder:Elderly aged 65 (inclusive) and above with ID card, free of charge; elderly aged 60 (inclusive) to 64 (inclusive) with ID card, half price
the disabled:Half-price
active duty military:Disabled soldiers above the third level are free with valid certificates; with valid certificates (military officer certificate, non-commissioned officer certificate, soldier certificate), half price
Advanced model individual:Model workers, moral models, outstanding teachers, outstanding educators, and advanced individuals of national unity who have been commended at the national and provincial levels (referring to provincial party committees and governments) can be free of charge with valid certificates (ID cards and honorary certificates)
emergency rescue workers:Emergency rescue personnel, medical ambulance personnel and personnel with law enforcement equipment are free of charge
the locals:People whose household registration is in Tingri County can get free admission with their ID cards.

must see tips

According to the announcement issued by the Mount Everest Administration of Tingri County, starting from December 5, 2018, no unit or individual is allowed to travel to the core area above the Rongbuk Monastery in the Mount Everest National Nature Reserve.