Tibet Tour

Welcome to Tibet! You will be warmly greeted at the Train station/airport by our representative and we will transfer you to the reserved hotel in Lhasa. Have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.

The tour will begin from UNESCO World Heritage site - Potala Palace, which is also the winter palace of Dalai Lama. It's situated at 12,139 feet above sea level. It's a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artifacts. Then continue to Jokhang Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s a spiritual center for Buddhists in Tibet. Next to the temple there is Bakhor Street, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewelry.

In the morning, tourists are going to visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416. Ganden palace is used as Dalai Lama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala palace. Afternoon, Sera Monastery---It was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1419. The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.

Today we'll say farewell to Lhasa as we travel through the countryside to Shigatse. Along the way we'll pass by the green farmland of Nyang Chu Valley and drive along Yamdrok-tso Lake, a stunning lake surrounded by snow-capped mountains. We'll also see Karo-la Glacier as we move westwards to arrive at Gyantse and visit Kumbum Monastery. Afterwards we'll finish our drive to the second biggest city in Tibet: Shigatse. This amazing city is the spiritual home of the Panchen Lama and site of the Tashi Lunpo Monastery.

Drive to Lhatse where tourists can take lunch. Then drive to Shegar and if the weather is clear enough, tourists can view the Mt. Everest in the distance on the way back down. After 4 to 6 hours, arrive at Rongbuk monastery, but on the way there, clients will pass Pang la Pass, one of the highest passes in Tibet at 5050m. From that pass, enjoy view all of the five highest peaks in the world.

In the morning, you can see the sunrise of Everest Peak if weather permits at the lodging area. Then we will visit the Rongbu Monastery - the unique highest monastery with nuns and monks living together. Finally, we will drive back to Shigatse.

Today, explore Tashilunpo monastery of Gelug Sect, the seat of the Panchen Lama, built in 1447. The monastery houses a giant statue of the Maitreya Buddha - the biggest gilded statue of Maitreya (Buddha of the future) in the world and a tomb of all the Panchen Lama, containing jewels and gold. In the afternoon, you will drive back to Lhasa, which will take around 6 hours.

Today we'll journey to Namtso Lake, spotting numerous Yaks and sheep grazing throughout the region. We'll also pass by Nagenla Mountain, which towers as an altitude of over 5000m. After getting to the Lake, you can take a rest along the lakeside in the evening and appreciate the sunset.

In the morning, get up early and view the magnificent sunrise over this holy sky lake. Then we'll begin our drive back to Lhasa. Along the way we'll pass a famous Hot Spring (own expense) — the Yampanchen. If some guests are interested in it, we can stop over for a while and have a bath.

Our tour guide and driver will help to drop you at the Lhasa airport and end the wonderful journey.