Day 1                                                                         

Destination: Arrival Lhasa                                  

Highlights: Acclimatization

 

Trip detail: Fly or take train to the holy city of Lhasa, capital of the mystical Buddhist Kingdom of

Tibet. Our excellent tour guide and experienced driver will meet you at the airport or train station with Tibetan Traditional presenting Hada ceremony, and then transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day will be at leisure for you to relax and acclimatization.

Note: Today is very important for our respected tourists to acclimate the high altitude. You are suggested to drink some more water and eat some fruit which will help you to acclimate the high altitude. Please do not do much exercise or activities. Please do not smoke and drink alcohol if possible.

 

Day 2                                                                         

Destination: Lhasa city                                       

Highlights: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street

Trip detail: Usually our first stop is Potala Palace, which built in the 7th century by the famous Tibetan king-Songtzen Gampo. It became known as the "Winter Palace" by the 1750, when the 7th Dalai Lama built the Norbulingka Park as his summer residence.

After lunch, you will visit the Jokhang Temple, situated in the old section of Lhasa. King Songtzen Gampo built this temple in the mid-7th century A.D. Now it is the most sacred place.

After Supper, you are suggested to ramble over the Barkhore Street. This is a famous local handmade crafts market. You can choose and buy some little present to your families, relatives and friends.

Note: As you may know, to protect the Potala Palace, there is a restriction of 2000 tourists everyday and only one-hour- sightseeing for each tourist. So we may do the converse tour as Jokhang Temple first in the morning and Potala Palace in the afternoon or may changed the schedule with Day 3 in the high season (From April to October)in Tibet. In the early morning and evening,hundreds or thousands of pilgrims or lacal religious people come to the Jokhang Temple and circle around the Barkhore Street. You will appreciate how consecrated the city is and how religious the people is!!!

 

Day 3                                                          

Destination: Lhasa city                            

Highlights: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Tibetan Museum 

Trip detail: We will begin our tour at Drepung Monastery which is used to be the most large monastery in Tibet where lodged more than 10000 monks at its summit in the morning.

After that, you will visit the Sera Monastery which is famous for its Buddhism scriptures debating in the afternoon. You will finish today's activity after visit the Tibetan Museum, the exhibition center and shopping center of Tibetan traditional handicrafts. 

Note: Today is very easy. But you will experience how the Lamas study the Buddhism scriptures and also touch the real life of local Tibetan people.

 

Day 4                                                                        

Destination: Lhasa/Shigatse                            

Highlights: Yamdrok Lake, Pelkhor Monastery

Trip detail: Drive to Gyantse after breakfast. On the way, Yamdrok-tso Lake can be seen from the summit of the Kamba-la pass (4794m). Yamdrok is one of Three Holy Lake in Tibet (the other two are Namtso Lake and Manasarovar Lake). When you arrive at Gyantse, visit Pelkor Chode Monastery. The Monastery is founded in 1418, notable for its superb Kumbum Chode(10,000 Images Stupa). Arrive at Shigatse later for rest.

Note: The Yamdrok Lake and the Pelkhor Monastery are the highlights of today's activities..

 

Day 5                                                                        

Destination: Shigatse/Rongbuk monastery                                

Highlights: Tashilunpo Monastery, Rongbuk Monastery

Trip detail: Early morning start driving to Rongphu via Lhatse and Shegar after visit Tashilunpo Monastery, cross over Gyatsola & Pangla Pass, where you will see the Himalaya mountain ranges in a clear day.

Rongphu is the highest monastery in Tibet, still a good point to take picture of Mt.Everest. Arrive and stay at the Mt.Everest Base Camp.

 

Day 6                                                                        

Destination: Rongbuk monastery/EBC/Zhangmu

Highlights: EBC Sunrise

Trip detail: If you are lucky enough, you will see sunrise at E.B.C. Then drive to Zhangmu Town.

 

Day 7                                                                       

Travel: Zhangmu–cross Friendship Bridge

Highlights: Depart Lhasa

Meal: Breakfast

Trip detail: Cross the Friendship Bridge, get to Nepal

 

1. All necessary documents and Permits

2. Airport /Train station Pick up, transfer to hotel

3. Hotel to airport /train station send off

4. Transportation on Day 4 to Day 7

5. Three Hotel in Lhasa & Shigatse, double room , guest house or dorm bed at EBC

6. Entrance fees for guide and car to Mt.Everest base camp

7. Tour guide: English speaking Tibetan guide

8. Presenting Hada celebration

9.  A bottle of Oxygen for emergency use

1. Flight/Train in and out of Tibet

2. Cost of Nepal visa

3. Transportation of Day 2 & Day 3（Our guide will help you to arrange a taxi, but our tourists need to pay the taxi themselves）

4. Entrance fees

5. Meals, usually 8USD/pax.Meal

6. Personal consumption, like calls, laundry service,etc.

7. Tips for tour guide and driver (usually 5USD/day.pax)

 

1.The departure date means the day you arriving in Lhasa.

2.Our quote is based on twins bed room, if someone donot like to share a room with others, one should pay additional room supplement as below.

3.Departure Date

 

 

5. Popular tourist site entrance fees for reference as below
 

 

6. Train Ticket

We can help you book the train ticket begins from the following cities:

Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Xining, Lanzhou, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Xi'an

For the departure date and price, please reference to the appendix table.

 

7.Optional Namtso One Day tour in summer Season from May to Oct.

Trip detail: We will begin our heavenly Namtso Lake after breakfast bathing in the splendid sunglow. Namtso Lake is one of the most famous three holy lakes (the other two lakes are Yamdrok Lake and Lake Manasarovar). Namtso Lake is a mountain lake at the border between Damxung County of Lhasa Prefecture and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Namtso Lake is a beautiful paradise for photographers. On our way back lhasa,we will pass by Yampachen hot spring. If you would like, you can get there to have a swimming and wash off your tired.

Note: Namtso Lake is at an elevation of 4718m. So please make sure you get enough acclimatization of high altitude. If you will swim at Yampachen hot spring, 1-2 hour is enough because of short of oxygen.

Entrance fees of Namtso Lake is 120RMB, Yampachen 30RMB, hotspring bathing 98RMB.

Tour cost

Service include a car with a English speaking tour guide.