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8 Days Lhasa/Nyingchi/Gyantse/Shigatse/Namtso tour |
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| Attractions : Lhasa / Trekking / Samye Monastery / Shigatse / Lhasa |
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| Itinerary Details |
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Day 1 Place & Transport: Arrive in Lhasa, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Lhasa)
Detailed Itinerary: Taking flight into Tibet. Upon your arrival, local guide will meet you and transfer you to Lhasa. On the way, you can enjoy the heart-beating highland view along the Yarlong Tsangpo river (the longest river in Tibet). The rest time is free for relax and more oxygen. |
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Day 2 Place & Transport: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Jokhang Temple, Potala Palace, Barkhor Street
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Steak House Restaurant(Lunch)
- Potala Palace: Former winter home of the Dalai Lama, a vast, awe-inspiring maze of corridors and stairs leading through countless rooms of richly decorated statues, tombs, murals and antiques. You will climb past the White Palace into the Red Palace, where the file of pilgrims offering silk scarves, coins or yak butter to burn in the shrines combine to make this an unforgettable experience. Note: you need to be fit for the long stairways.
- Steak House Restaurant: Steak House is near the Potala Palace and serves mainly Western and Tibetan cuisine. Surrounded by the alluring landscape, it is a great dining experience while traveling in Tibet. |
- Barkhor Street: Watch the pilgrims, wearing local dress from many different parts of Tibet, as they circle clockwise around Jokhang Temple with prayer wheels, or prostrate themselves near the front gate. Join the locals and visitors to shop for local goods at the colourful stalls, or relax in a coffee shop or tea house to enjoy the passing parade. | |  | | | | |
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Day 3 Place & Transport:
Today's Activities: Basomtso
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch - Basomtso: Covering 26 square kilometers (10 square miles), the pristine waters of the green lake reflect the picturesque snow-capped peaks surrounding the lake.Basomtso lies in the Cuogao Village Gongbujiangda County, Nyingchi. It is in the valley of the upper reaches of the Ba River, 50 km from the Town of Gongbujiangda, 39.6 km from the National Highway No. 318 and 370 km from the Tibetan Capital Lhasa. |
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| Day 4 |
Place & Transport:Nyingchi to Lhasa
Today's Activities: Lulang Forest Area, The Gigantic Cypress Wood in Nyingchi
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
- Lulang Forest Area: The most impressive is the forest of Tibetan cypresses of about 10 hectares at the Bagyai Village in Nyingchi County at 3,040 meters above sea level. - The Gigantic Cypress Wood in Nyingchi: The giant cypress wood is in the valley of the lower reaches of the Yaluzhangbu River and the Niyang River at the latitude of 3,000 to 3,400 meters. In the Giant Cypress Nature Reserve of the Bajie Township, there scatter hundreds of such huge cypresses only seen in Tibet, which are noted for their huge tree crowns and upright trunks. |
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Day 5
Place & Transport: Lhasa to Shigatse
Today's Activities: Yomdrok Lake, The Palgor Chorten
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch |
Yomdrok Lake: It lies within the boundary of Nankartse county, on the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, Lhokha Prefecture, surrounded by mountains. Beautiful Holy lake which everybody is looking forward to.- The Palgor Chorten :Pelkhor Choede (Kumbum), also named Palcho Monastery, is very different from other monasteries. Built as a Tibetan monastery, its structural style is very unique, reputed as the lord of Tibetan stupas. | |  | In addition, it is famous for the architecture, sculpture, and mural painting art. It lies about 270 kilometers (168 miles) south of Lhasa and 100 (62 miles) east of Shigatse at the foot of Dzong Hill. |
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Day 6
Place & Transport : Shigatse to Lhasa
Meals: Tashilunpo Monastery
- Tashilunpo Monastery: Painted in red and white, the buildings in the kloster stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view. Tashilunpo Kloster represents the Tibetan super architecture art in the Last Tibetan spirit. The Kloster attracts thousands of Buddhists and tourists from domestic and abroad to travel and worship every year. |
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| Day 7 |
Place & Transport : Lhasa
Today's Activities :Yambajan, Lake Namtso
Meals : Breakfast
- Lake Namtso: Lake Namtso is the second largest saltwater lake in China. The lake is beautiful with its azure water and surrounding snow capped peaks. There is a gravel road from Damxung to the lake. In the rainy season, the route can be quite difficult. - Yambajan: It is famous for its hot spring and is a nice choice for those who want to get a close look at the Tibetan herders (drokpa) and their semi-nomadic lifestyle. Covering an area of about 150,000 square meters, Yambajan, 87 kilometers away from Lhasa, is situated in the basin at the foot of Nyainqentanglha Mountains to the northwest of Lhasa. | |  |
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Day 8 (B) Place & Transport : Lhasa
Today's Activities :Airport transfer.
Meals : Breakfast Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport in time for your flight to leave Tibet. Tour ends. |
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| Tour Cost |
| The only difference between luxury class and standard class is the hotel options, everything else for the tour, like the vehicle, tour guide and food will be the same. |
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| | Payment (We have 5 payment methods)
| (1)Pay cash to our tour guide upon pickup (USD and Chinese currency are both acceptable) | (2)Pay cash to our office in Beijing. Click here for our office address. | (3)Pay us through Paypal by credit cards. Paypal incurs 5% service fee. | (4)Pay us via Western Union at least 1 week before tour date. | (5)Transfer payment to bank account of our company at least 2 weeks before tour date.
| | | To customize or book please email us on info@chinatravelcompass.com or phone our English speaking booking hotline on +8610 5979 6302 or (+86)13910057873 |
| | | | --Air-conditioned private car or van, | | --English-speaking tour guide, | | --Hotel pickup and drop-off, | | --Hotel expense, | --Fuel, highway tax and parking cost. | Quotation Excludes | | | --Tips to the tour guides and drivers. | | | Friendly Notcie from China Travel Compass | 1. The above tour is tailored for you exclusively. You will use private vehicle, driver and English-speaking tour guide. | 2. Lunch is not refundable if you do not need it. | 3. The sunshine is very strong in summer. Sunglass is helpful. | 5. You will walk a long distance with our tour guide. Soft and comfortable shoes are helpful. | 6. Chinatravelcompass.com lists the exact cost of each person from 1 to 10 persons. This will help you to lower cost if you have more people. | 7. If you want to skip any of the scenic spots as listed in the detail itinerary, the price will be deducted accordingly. |
| | 1. We will buy Travel Accident Insurance in advance, so please provide full name on passport of all travelers. | 2. Once we have the above information,, we will start arranging your tour according to your request. Confirmation will be sent to you when all tour details are arranged. |
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