Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Everest - Shigatse - Lhasa - Namtso Lake – Lhasa
from US$ 1140
TOUR CODE: TCT-GT-09A
TOUR TYPE: Tibet Group Tour of 12 persons at maximum.
Highlights: Welcome to Lhasa! Today upon your Lhasa arrival, you will be greeted by your Tibetan guide and escorted to the hotel. For the rest of the day have a good rest to acclimatize to the high altitude.
Tips:
The altitude in Lhasa is about 3,65 0m above sea level. Take time to relax and acclimate to the high altitude after arrival at your hotel. We recommend that you avoid strenuous activity for the first few days. It is advisable that you not take showers. For first time visitors, it is common to have different degrees of high altitude sickness symptoms. Drinking more water, eating fresh fruit, and getting plenty of rest will help to prevent the sickness. Have a good rest tonight, and get ready for tomorrow's journey.
Elevation: 3,500 m
Highlights: Today you will visit the famous Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street. In the evening there is a group dinner for all members.
Potala Palace: Known as the cardinal landmark of Tibet and the residence of the Dalai Lama lineages. It stands 13 stories high and has over 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines, and 200,000 statues. The Potala Palace has its own small world within it.
Jokhang Temple: Listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2000 as part of the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple is the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Pilgrims. The temple is a four-storey timber complex with a golden top, with the combination of Tang Dynasty, Tibetan and Nepal architectural styles. Every day, pilgrims come from every corner of Tibet to worship here. All this makes it a perfect site for photograpers.
Barkhor Street: As the oldest street in Lhasa, Barkhor Street is considered as the center of the old city, and a perfect place to lear Tibetan culture, economy, religion, and arts. The street is full of handicarfts, such as ornaments, knives, tangka, religious musical instruments, gold and silver ware, masks and a lot more. If you intend to buy some souvenirs for friends or famiy, Barkhor Street will be an ideal place.
Tips:
1) Some visitors might feel a bit hard to breath when climbing the Potala Palace, so please climb slowly.
2) Some places are not allowed to take photos, please kindly inquire your guide for details.
3) When shopping around Barkor Street, you can compare and bargain for the unique souvenirs
4) During the summer time, the musical fountain show at the Potala Plalace Square is 19:30—22:00PM.
5) Please bring water, a hat, sun cream, and sun glasses for today’s tour as you will be at outside for a long day.
Elevation: 3500m
Highlights: Today you will visit Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and enjoy the debate.
Drepung Monastery: Located 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the western suburb of Lhasa, Drepung Monastery is known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism. It is considered one of the 'Three Great Monasteries' (the other two are the Ganden Monastery and the Sera Monastery. Seen from afar, its grand, white construction gives the appearance of a heap of rice. As such, it was given the name 'Drepung‘, which, in the Tibetan language, means 'Collecting Rice..
Sera Monastery: Which is located in the northern suburb of Lhasa City. The monastery was named Sera which means wild rose in the Tibetan language, because the hill behind it was covered with wild roses in bloom when the monastery was built. From of Mon ~ Fri, every afternoon, you ll be able to see monks debating at Sera Monastery.
Tips:
1) Today's road condition is good. The tour involves some easy walking and climbing
2) Please bring water, a hat, sun cream, and sun glasses for today’s tour as you will be at outside for a long day.
Distance: 350km Drive: 12hrs Elevation: 4441m
Highlights: This morning you will be drive to Gyangtse and finally reach Shigatse for hotel check-in. After passing the Kamba-La Pass (4794m), you’ll get to the beautiful Yamdrok Lake for great highland lake view and the distant view of Mt. Nojin Kangtsang(7191m). Continued is a 1.5 hour’s drive to visit the Karo-la Glacier (5050m). Then you will get to Gyangtze and visit the famous Palkor Monastery. Finally in the later afternoon you will reach Tibet’s 2nd largest city---Shigatse.
Yamdrok Lake: Which is one of the 3 most sacred lakes in Tibet. It is a lake of 72km long, fed by numerous small streams and sourrounded by snow covered mountains. The two long arms of water, makeing it look like a scorpion from the sky. According to legend, Yamdok Lake is the transformation of a goddess.
Karola Glacier: At 5,560m above sea level, and with an area of 9.4 sq km, this imposing glacier is visible from the highway which links Lhasa and Shigatse. The glacier has been divided into black and white layers due to smoke pollution from motor vehicles, which gives a distinctive colors to this great glacier.
Pelkor Chode Monastery: Founded in 1418, Pelkor Chode Monastery is the main monastery in Gyantse of Tibet. The highlight inside is the Kumbum, which has 108 chapels in its four stories. As an important center of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism, In 1904, the Gyangtse town and the Pelkor Chode Monastery were attacked by British army, although most of the damage was later restored, bullet holes from this attack still remain in the monastery.
Tips:
The altitude is over 4,000m in some places and it is long drive, so if necessary, you may ask the guide to stop somewhere for a break and stretch your body.
Distance: 350km Drive: 10hrs Elevation: 5154m
Highlights: Today we will drive from Gyangtse to Lhatse, Tingri, and finally reach Rongbuk Monastery, which is only 10km away from the Everest Base Camp. you will witness spectacular high plateau views such as blue sky, float light clouds, stretching snow mountains, endless grasslands.
Rongbuk Monastery: Located at the northern foot of Mt. Everest, the Rongbuk Monastery is only 10 KM away from the Everest Base Camp. It was originally built in 1902 by a Nyingmapa Lama, and considered as the highest monastery in the world. The monastery belongs to the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism, it used to hold 500 monks, but has only 30 monks now. The monastery is a perfect place to view Everest, on sunny days, a pile of thick clouds, just like a white flag floats lightly above the peak, which is known to be the miracle of 'The Highest Flag Cloud in the World'.
Tips:
1) It is very cold and requires some warm clothing.
2) Visitors can get up at night to take photos of Mt. Everest surrounded by the moon and stars.
3) You may get up early next morning to see the sunrise over Mt. Everest.
4) April, May, September, October, November are good to visit Everest, Late June to August is rainy season in Tibet.
Distance: 350km Drive: 10hrs Elevation: 5154m
Highlights: Today you can wake up in the early morning to enjoy the stunning sunrise on the highest peak of the world. If energetic enough, you may also take 2 hours hike around EBC. EBC offers the best view of Everest. The summit is covered with snow all the year round, when the sun shines on it, the peak is like pyramid with morning lights. More often, the clouds and fogs make it like a flag winging on the sky, which is called “Flag Cloud”phenomenon. After the EBC, you will go down from EBC and drive back to Shigatse
Distance: 280km Drive: 8hrs Elevation: 4441m
Highlights: Today you will visit Tashilumpo Monastery, then be driven back to Lhasa.
Tashilunpo Monastery: As one of the Six Big Monasteries of Gelugpa sec, Tashilunpo Monastery is the manjor attraction in Shigatse and regarded as the Tibetan Buddhist centre of Rear Tibet. Founded by the First Dailai Lama in 1447, the monastery was expanded by successive Panchen Lamas. Covering an area of nearly 300,000 square meters and accommodating 800 lamas, Tashilhunpo monastery is a must-see spot for travelers and buddhist followers and plays a very important role for Tibetan Tourism.
Distance: 500km round-way Drive: 10 hrs Elevation: 4730m
Highlights: This morning you will get up early to catch a 4hrs drive to visit the Tibetan holy lake--Namtso Lake. The high plateau sceneries of yaks, sheep, grasslands, snow mountains will certainly impress you. After spending some time at Namtso Lake,you will be driven back to Lhasa.
Namtso Lake: Located 250km aways from Lhasa, sitting at 4,718 meters above sea level, Namtso Lake is the highest lake in the world and one of the 3 holy lakes in Tibet and one of the 5 most beautiful lakes in China. The Namtso Lake is highly adored by the local Tibetans, during the Tibetan year of sheep, pilgrims from far away come to walk around the lake for pilgrimage, which ttakes over ten days to complete. With the lake surface assuming sky blue, the lake and the sky seem to form a perfect picture, makes visitors feel themselves are strolling in a fairy land.
Highlights: Today our guide will send you to train station or airport for your next destination. Your lifetime Tibet tour is completed now.
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When you book 90 days ahead of time, we can arrange and guarantee the tour based on your travel dates!
Group Transfer Limits
Train Station Transfer: Train station transfer can be arranged at any time as the train station is in the city.
Airport Transfer: For airport transfer not within the group transfer timeframe below, we will charge an additional RMB400=USD60/per vehicle per time, so you are strongly advised to book your ticket in accordance with our limousine service schedule.
Group Free Pick-up:
-Train station transfer can be arranged at any time as the train station is in the city.
-Pick-up from airport: Vehicle leaves at 10:00AM, 14:00PM, 17:00PM
Group Free Drop-off:
-Train station drop-off can be arranged at any time as the train station is in the city.
-Airport drop-off: Pick-up times from hotel at 07:00AM, 09:30AM, 12:30PM
Meals as listed in the itinerary
Accommodation of shared basis
Transportation with experienced driver
Licensed Tibetan English-speaking tour guide
Entrance ticket fees for attractions listed in the itinerary
Oxygen for emergey usage. (Only for the groups going to Everest or Kailash area.)
Personal expense
Travel insurance (Recommended)
Tips and gratuity to tour guide and driver
Flights to and out of Lhasa. (We offer flight/train booking services if you need it,)
Meals that are not specified in the itinerary. (Average meal cost in Tibet is 5 to 8 USD per person.)