Highlights :
How can you imagine the moment when you facing the highest mountain of the world--Mt. Everest?
Itinerary Details Day1: Arrival in Lhasa, either by air or by train
Highlights: Acclimatization
Accommodations: Three star hotel twin room
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.
Day 2:Destination: Lhasa city
Highlights: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Tibet Medical Factory, Barkhor Street
Accommodations: Three star hotel twin room
Meal: Breakfast
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.
Then you will visit the traditional Tibet Medical Factory to witness how the miraculous Tibetan medicine was produced.
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.
Day 3:Destination: Lhasa city
Highlights: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Tibetan Museum
Accommodations: Three star hotel twin room
Meal: Breakfast
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 of Tibetan traditional handicrafts
Day4: Destination: Lhasa/Shigatse
Highlights: Yamdrok Lake, Pelkhor Monastery
Accommodation: Three star hotel twin room
Meal: Breakfast
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 Lake manasarovar). 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.
Day5: Destination: Shigatse/Rongbuk monastery
Highlights: Rongbuk Monastery
Accommodations: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast
Trip detail: Early morning start driving to Rongphu via Lhatse and Shegar, 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 see Mt.Everest. Afternoon start trekking from Rongphu to E.B.C, it takes about 2 hours. Or you can take a local sight seeing bus (pay by yourself).
Day6: Destination: Rongbuk monastery/EBC/Shigatse
Destination: Rongbuk monastery/EBC/Shigatse
Highlights: EBC Sunrise
Accommodation: Three star hotel twin room
Trip detail: If you are lucky enough, you will see sunrise at E.B.C. Late morning start driving back to Shigatse.
Day7: Destination: Shigatse/Lhasa
Highlights: Tashilunpo Monastery
Accommodation: Three star hotel twin room
Meal: Breakfast
Trip detail: Morning visit the Bachen Lama Set - Tashilunpo Monastery, which was built in 1447 by the first Dalai Lama. Drive back to Lhasa along Yarlong Tsangpo River by the Nepal friendship road in the afternoon. Then, our guide will take you to visit a local Tibetan family and Tibetan carpet workshop for free.
Day8: Travel: Lhasa–Next Destination
Highlights: Depart Lhasa
Trip detail: Morning Airport or train station dropping off. End the trip.
Note: As for the recent restriction of tour into Tibet, Foreigner tourists are required to book the return or leaving flight/train. Otherwise the TTB will not issue the Tibet Enter Permit.
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(1.)Pay cash to our tour guide upon your hotel pickup in the morning. Both Chinese RMB and USD are acceptable.
(2.)Transfer the money to tour bank account at least 2 weeks beofore your tour date.
(3.)Pay by Credit Card through Paypal. We will send you the Paypal Invoice. You just need to follow the instructions step by step .
1. All necessary documents and Permits
2. Hotel twin room in Lhasa and Shigatse, dorm at Rongbuk Monastery or EBC
3. Meals: Breakfast marking on the itinerary
4. Transportation: travel vehicle
5. Tour guide: English speaking guide
6. Presenting Hada celebration
1. Flight/Train in and out of Tibet
2. Entrance fees
3. Meals except breakfast marking on the itinerary
4. Personal consumption
5. Tips for tour guide and driver
6. Lhasa airport pick-up/send-off service 50USD per time. Lhasa train station pick-up/send-off service 20USD per time.
1.In the route information below, we outline the rough waypoints, you may contact us and discuss the scenery spots you hope to visit, and we quote you according to your demand, as a tourist, thus you are enabled the most flexibility and making you route comfortable.
2.Minor program changes sometimes are necessary, depending on road conditions, weather and availability of room.
3.Health consultation from your doctor before you come to highland(Over than 3000M).
6.As we travel in Tibet area where the economy is much more backward than other places, the food alternative is limited,so we suggest you take some solid food.
7.Prices listed above are valid excluding the periods of Chinese and Tibetan New Year, May day holiday, China National Day holiday ,Tibetan Shoton Festival and other important Festival in Tibet which cause the big tour price change, an enquiry would be necessary for the exact tour price if you happened to travel during these periods...