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Exploring Tibet with Your Whole Family

4 Days Lhasa City Private Tour - Heart of Tibet

Destinations: Lhasa

Highlights: Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, Jokhang Temple, Monk Debate

On this classic journey, you explore the best attractions of Lhasa in 4 days. During your journey to the capital city of Tibet, you’ll not only visit the most sacred landmarks of Tibet, but also enjoy the peaceful living style and devoted Buddhist atmosphere.

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4 Days Holy City Lhasa Group Tour

4 Days Best of Holy City Lhasa Group Tour

Destinations: Lhasa

Highlights: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery

On this classic journey, you explore the best of Lhasa in 4 days. During your journey to the capital city of Tibet, you’ll not only visit the most sacred landmarks of Tibet, but also enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and beautiful landscape. (Only Lhasa City)

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Tashilumpo Monastery

6 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Private Tour

Destinations: Lhasa / Gyantse / Shigatse / Lhasa

Highlights: Potala Palace, Yamdrok Lake, Tashilhunpo Monastery...

Each city of Tibet has its own feature. This tour aims to present you the landscape of Golden Triangle Cities of Tibet - Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse. You will arrive at and start your trip from Lhasa, the political and Buddhist center of Tibet. Then you will drive far away from Lhasa, via Gyantse, to Shigatse. There are too many things to do along the journey - visit holy lake Yamdrok, giant glaciers of Karola, unique Palcho Monastery, sacred Tashilunpo Monastery, the hometown of Tibet incense, etc.

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Walking Around on Mount Everest

7 Days Kathmandu to Lhasa Private Tour via Mount Everest

Destinations: Kathmandu - Gyirong - Everest - Shigatse - Gyantse - Lhasa

Highlights: Mount Everest, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Yamdrok Lake, Potala Palace

This tour is specially designed for those who want to travel to Tibet from Nepal. It starts from the capital city of Nepal - Kathmandu, then goes northeastward to Lhasa. Highlights come along the way from beginning to the end. You will firstly go to have an exciting adventure on Mount Everest which is not very far away from Nepal side. Then you will travel to the Golden Triangle Destinations in Tibet - Shigatse, Gyantse and Lhasa. Traveling from Nepal to Tibet, you don't have to apply for a Chinese Tourist Visa ahead. A Group Visa, which can be obtained in the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu, is required. Tibet Discovery will apply for it for you.

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Our Guest Megan Visiting Namtso Lake in June

5 Days Lhasa Highlights & Holy Lake Namtso Tour

Destinations: Lhasa / Namtso / Lhasa

Highlights: Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, Sera Monastery, Namtso Lake

Experience Tibet the way it is meant to be experienced. This trip is ideal for those with limited time but still want to see the major attractions in Tibet and be a bit adventurous. You will spend two days to explore the Lhasa landmarks first, such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, then take a day trip to the holy lake Namtso from Lhasa. During this tour, you not only experience the essence of Tibet, but also enjoy the beautiful landscape.

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Pilgrims and Travelers in Barkhor Street

5 Days Lhasa & Local Life Discovery Tour

Destinations: Lhasa city and suburb

Highlights: Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, Norbulingka Park, Tibetan Family Visiting

If you are looking for an authentic experience where you can communicate with local Tibetans and learn about their daily lives, then this is the tour for you! This tour is a combination of a Lhasa tour and a day Tibetan village adventure. You will visit a village and talk to locals, then visit a local family and learn about their daily life, try home-made Tibetan food and milk tea.

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7 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Golden Triangle Tour

Destinations: Lhasa / Gyantse / Shigatse / Lhasa

Highlights: Potala Palace, Yamdrok Lake, Tashilumpo Monastery, Mt. Everest

This "Golden Route" of Tibet tour will take you to two cities near Lhasa: Gyantse and Shigatse. Stay overnight at a small town, Gyantse, which is known as the "Heroic City", because it was the site of a major battle during the British invasion in 1904. While there you will also experience Tibetan rural culture. Then visit Tibet's second-largest city Shigatse, which is the most important farming area in Tibet. You will also visit the Tashilhunpo Monastery (the seat of the Panchen Lamas. Inside there is a huge-gilded bronze Buddha statue as well as many other beautiful statues).

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Our Guests from Sngapore from USA Visiting  Namtso Lake in November

6 Days Holy Lake Namtso In-depth Private Tour

Destinations: Lhasa / Namtso / Lhasa

Highlights: Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, Sera Monastery, Namtso Lake

Only visiting the magnificent monasteries and palaces in Lhasa city is not enough because you haven't seen the another beauty of Tibet - its nature. This tour offers both the cultural attractions and natural landscape. Apart from two days for arrival and departure, you have enough time to visit the landmarks of Lhasa (Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery...) and feast your eyes on the spectacular scenery of Namtso.

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Yamdrok Lake

5 Days Best of Lhasa & Beautiful Yamdrok Lake Tour

Destinations: Lhasa / Yamdrok Lake / Lhasa

Highlights: Highlights: Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, Sera Monastery, Yamdrok Lake

This tour covers the highlights of Lhasa City and the breathtaking lake view. After your landmarks-exploring in Lhasa, it would be pleasant to visit one of the most beautiful lakes. Among the three sacred lakes, Yamdrok Lake is much easier to get. Looking from the summit of Kamlala, you will get a stunning lake view of Yamdrok Lake which shapes like a coiling scorpion.

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Train to Lhasa

6 Days Discover Tibet Train Tour from Xining

Destinations: Xining - Lhasa

Highlights: Qinghai Tibet Railway, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple

It is now very popular for tourist to take a train across the Tibetan Plateau from Xining to Lhasa. The distance between Lhasa and Xining is 1,972km (about 1,233 miles). On this train tour, you will pass the sparsely populated Kekexili Nature reserve in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; see wild animals through the train window; and enjoy the breathtaking natural beauty of Plateau lakes and snow-covered mountains along the train line.

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The Entrance of Samye Monastery

6 Days Shannan Highlights Tour

Destinations: Tsetang / Lhasa

Highlights: Potala Palace, Yumbulakang, Samye Monastery

Shannan is a less known destination among travelers, but it holds significant position in Tibet’s history in that many of Tibet’s firsts were found here, including the first palace, first monastery, first Buddhist scripture, first village, first farmland, etc. This 6 days tour will bring you a great experience of Shannan’s highlights, including its time-honored palace, sacred lake, Buddhist spiritual monasteries... After the visual-feasting and mind-purifying experience in Shannan, you will turn to holy city Lhasa to have to appreciate the landmarks.

Recommended Budget Group Tibet Tours with Fixed Departures

Tibet Discovery also offers classic small group tours which greatly cut down your budget by sharing accommodation, vehicle and tour guide, takes the hassle out of travel, and let you focus your eyes and mind on travel.