Be ready to explore the home of the Dalai Lamas and prepare to immerse yourself in their religious history and unique culture on this truly wonderful place, once in your lifetime.
About This Trip
Price: From 1112 USD / per person
Best time to visit: All year round
Experience: Hiking, Natural, Culture, Adventure
Tour Highlights
- Enjoy Lhasa City Tour
- Visit Everest Base Camp
- Discover famous Temple Monastery
- Explore Yamdrok Tso Lake
Inclusions
Private car: All transfers mention in the itinerary.
Entrance fees: All admission fees and activity expenses as noted in the itinerary.
English Speaking guide: Professional guide will accompany you along your trip.
Hotel with breakfast: All accommodations are based on double-occupancy and including breakfast.
Exclusions
Gratuities: Tips for guides and drivers are not included.
Personal expenses: Meals, travel insurance or activities not mention in the itinerary.
Airplane Transport: International or domestic flights and excess baggage charge.
The private tour could be fully customizable based on your preference. Please feel free to chat with our travel constants, they are here to support you!
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Destination
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Day 1: Welcome to Tibet
On the first day, our guide will pick you up from the airport or train station, then take you to the hotel.
- Pick you up from airport to hotel.
- Arrive hotel and have a rest.
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Day 2: Lhasa City Tour
On this day, you can enjoy a morning stroll in ancient Barkhor Street. Then after lunch, visit the famous Jokhang Temple and Sera Monastery.
- Pick you up from hotel to Barkhor Street.
- Visit Barkhor Street (Visit about 1 hour)
- After lunch, visit Jokhang Temple (Visit about 1 hour).
- Visit Sera Monastery (Visit about 2-2.5 hours)
- Transfer to hotel
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Day 3: Lhasa City Tour
In order for you to have time to slowly adapt to the high altitude, we will stay one more day in Lhasa City before exploring other places outside Lhasa City. Visit the symbol of Lhasa - Potala Palace. Then, learn some Tibet history in Drepung Monastery and take a walk in Norbulingka Summer Palace.
- Pick you up from hotel to Potala Palace.
- Visit Potala Palace. (Visit about 2-2.5 hours)
- Visit Drepung Monastery (Visit about 1 hour).
- After lunch, visit Norbulingka Summer Palace (Visit about 2 hours)
- Transfer to hotel
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Day 4: Explore places outside Lhasa City
We will spend a 2.5-hour drive from Lhasa to Yamdrok Tso Lake which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. After lunch, discouver the Karola Glacier Simila and Pass and Manla Reservoir on the way to Gyantse. Finally, Gyantse Dzong and Gyantse Kumbum will be your last two attractions for the day.
- Pick you up from hotel to Yamdrok Tso Lake.
- Visit Yamdrok Tso Lake (Visit about 2 hours)
- Lunch time
- Visit Karola Glacier. (Visit about 0.5 hours)
- Visit Simila Pass and Manla Reservoir (Visit about 1 hour)
- Visit Gyantse Dzong and Gyantse Kumbum. (Visit about 40 minutes)
- Transfer to hotel
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Day 5: Relax before the visit to Everest Base Camp
Spend one day to get to the town of Shelkar, where you will have a rest in the hotel.
- Pick up
- We will take the Shigatse-Dram Highway runs southwest Lhatse, across the high Gyatso La Pass (5252 Meters), and then descends steeply into the barren Lato plains, following the Lolo-Chu downstream. On the descent, the Everest range can be seen in the distance, and the Lolo hot springs are visible by the roadside. We will arrive the town of Shelkar (about 250 kilometers) for acclimate before go to the Everest Base Camp on next day. Finish the tour around 5pm.
- Arrive hotel.
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Day 6: Quick Visit In Everest Base Camp
On the sixth day, you will explore the Rongbuk Monastery and the Everest Base Camp. After these activities you will drove back to Shigatse.
- Pick you up from hotel to Rongbuk Monastery.
- We will drive to Rongbuk Monastery, which is below the Everest Based Camp (about 90 kilometers), Explore Rongbuk Monastery & the Everest Base Camp. Drive back to Shigatse after the visits
- Transfer to Shigatse
- Arrive hotel.
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Day 7: Discover Tahuiunpo Monastery
On the seventh day, you will discover Tahuiunpo Monastery on your way back to Lhasa. After arriving in Lhasa you will be transferred to the hotel and rest.
- Pick you up from hotel to Tashilunpo Monastery.
- Visit Tashilunpo Monastery. (Visit about 2 hours)
- After lunch, transfer to Lhasa
- Arrive hotel.
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Day 8: Good bye Tibet
On the last day, you will have free time before transferring to the airport or train station.
- Pick you up from hotel to airport.
- Arrive airport.
Tour Location
Terms & Conditions
- Should you cancel at outside 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, the cost of tour package is refundable.
- Should you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
- Should you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
- Should you cancel after the trip has started, we are unable to refund any amount for cancelled services due to late arrival, early departure, missed days during the tours and non-participation.
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