6 Days Close Touch with Tibetan Culture and Nature

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From only $427 per person This price
* is for per person, based on a group (2-5 travelers);
* all inclusive: Tibet permit, accommodation, transfer, meals, sightseeing...
* excludes your flight to Tibet or vice versa;
* subject to change according your group members and traveling time.
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Highlights

Visit:

Potala Palace

Jokhang Temple

Barkhor Street

Sera Monastery

Visit:

Drak Yerpa

Yamdrok Lake

Tashilumpo Monastery

Experience:

Wind your way up through the Potala

Join the shuffling, murmuring pilgrims around the shrines of the Jokhang

Join the shuffling, murmuring pilgrims around the shrines of the Jokhang

Let yourself be swept around the Barkhor

Gaze at the turquoise waters of Yamdrok Lake

A short hiking to Gyantse Dzong

enjoy the amazing view of Gyangtse ancient town

Sampling Itinerary Day by Day

Day 2 Lhasa ( B )

Today you will visit the Drak Yerpa which plays a significant role in the Tibetan spiritual culture, and then visit the Sera Monastery, and the “Buddhism Scriptures Debating” in Sera is very famous. Enjoy the debate!

Day 3 Lhasa ( B )

The overwhelming Potala Palace is your first stop. As the symbol of Tibet, it was built in 641 AD and was the winter palace of Dalai Lama who is Tibet’s pope. Impressive Tibetan architecture, huge golden Buddha statues, red-robed lamas and devoted pilgrims all make it a must-visit.

In the afternoon, you’ll visit the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibet. Every day, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek here from long distances to worship. Finally, walk the special circular pilgrimage route as local followers always do at Barkhor Street.

Day 4 Lhasa - Shigatse ( B )

In the morning you'll start the drive to Shigatse via Gyantse on the Southern Friendship Highway. You'll see the turquoise Lake Yamdrok Yumtso when crossing over the summit of Kamba La Pass (4794m). Far in the distance you'll spot the towering massif Mt. Nojin Kangtsang (7191m), and the staggering Karo-la Glacier (5045m). Afterwards, you’ll drive to Shigatse, and overnight there.

Day 5 Shigatse - Lhasa ( B )

In the morning, you will visit Tashilumpo Monastery, the home of the Panchen Lama, which is essentially a walled town with cobbled and twisting lanes that revolve around a magnificent monastery. Enjoy the beautiful view of the valley en route. You can also see devout Christians prostrating and measuring their pilgrimage route with their flesh and blood on Tibetan Plateau if you’re lucky. Drive back to Lhasa in the afternoon.

Day 6 Lhasa Departure ( B )

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Today will be free for you to be transferred to the airport in time for your flight.

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Departure Dates for 2011

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Please Note:

The quotation including airport transfers. The free airport pick-up is at 3:20 p.m. and Lhasa to airport at 12:00 p.m., train station see off is at 6:30 am. If your schedule about enter or leave Tibet is different time, we would like to arrange private airport or train transfer for you, but we charge extra fee for you. It’s 38 US$ per person for single airport transfer and 18 US$ for single railway station transfer.

What’s Included:

• Experienced English-speaking tour guide.
• Vehicle type will be arranged according to group size..
• All necessary Tibet permits: Tibet Entry permit and Aliens' Travel permit.
• All accommodations, based on double-occupancy.
• All meals, as noted in the itinerary.
• All admission fees and activity expenses, as noted in the itinerary.
• Gas and parking fee of the vehicle
• Delivery fee of Tibet Entry permit (only for EMS).
• Government tax.

What's Excluded:

• China visa, all air tickets and train tickets to and from Tibet.
• Excess Baggage Charges.
• Any meals which are not specified with “B”, “L” or “D”, but your guide will assist you to find the local comfortable restaurants.
• Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional
  activities, sightseeing.
• Tips to the guide and driver.

Read what other travelers think about this Tibet trip. We only accept reviews from actual, confirmed travelers who purchased the tour / activity from us, so you can be sure the reviews are unbiased and authentic.

 

We thoroughly enjoyed the tour we got to see all the highlights of China and absorbed some of the culture. 

USA, 2011

Claire B ‚ 

 

Loved the tour. Tour guide was awesome, and such good fun. Group was a good laugh and met some amazing people.

USA, 2011

Samuel G‚ 

 

Well planned tour that visited all the highlights of China in a good amount of time.

Canada, 2010

Jemma G‚ 

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Old Tibetan woman, the Jokhang Circuit Tibet

Tibetan Stone Marks beside Yamdrok Lake in Gyantse

Little Monks in Tashilumpo Monastery

Prayers at Jokhang Temple