6 Days Lhasa Namtso Lake Group Tour

Day By Day Itinerary

Arrival in Lhasa (sea-level: 3658m) with one and half hours'driving from Lhasa Gonggar Airport or 20minutes from the Lhasa Railway Station to downtown Lhasa. Met by your Tibetan guide and transferred to your hotel in Lhasa to be acclimatized to the high altitude.

Meals: Dinner
Hotel: Yes

Note:
We offer only one fixed complimentary airport and train station pickup service:
Lhasa airport fixed pickup:
From Lhasa Airport to Lhasa downtown at 9:30 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm;
Lhasa railway station free pickup: per your train arrival time;
If your flight arrival time is outside our complimentary pickup time, you may go to your hotel on your own or book our private pickup service as below:
Private van airport pickup service: RMB 550 per ride per van

Today's sightseeing: Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka and Tibet Museum, overnight in Lhasa Exactly which one of these two will be decided by our operate team.

Drepung Monastery - was built in 1416 and is the largest monastery of the Gelug Sect. It covers an area of 250,000 square meters. It is located on the Gambo Utse mountain, five kilometers from the western suburb of Lhasa


Norbulingka: It is located in the western suburbs of Lhasa city. "Norbu" in Tibetan language means " treasure". "Lingka" means a park with beautiful trees and flowers. It once served as the summer palace for dalai lamas from 7th Dalai Lama who first built the palace. Then come out to visit the 14th Dalai Lama's palace through another gate. The 14th Dalai Lama went to India in 1959. People visit the rooms in the palace one by one. When he left Tibet in 1959, he was only 25 years old. From the picture hanging on the wall of the assembly room, he was once a handsome man.


Tibet Museum: It is located to the south-east of Norbulingka. It is a Tibetan structure museum. It has three exhibition floors. It has abundant historical relics and treasures including prehistoric culture, united culture, culture and art, customs. They offer the audio guide service. You can use the audio to get a better understanding of the some important history and relics. It is a must for those who is interested in Tibetan history.


Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Yes

Today's sightseeing: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street, overnight in Lhasa

-The Potala Palace: Potala Palace is perched on the 130m-high Marpo Ri ( Red Hill ) with 13 storeys and more than 1000 rooms in the middle of Beijing Road, the heart of Lhasa City. It was once the winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The first recorded use of the site dates back to the 7th century AD when King Songtsen Gampo built a palace here. The present construction began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama 1645. It takes at least 2-hour to visit those rooms, halls and chapels.


-The Jokhang Temple: The 1300-year-old Jokhang Temple is now the spiritual center of Tibet. From earliest dawn to last light, daily worshipers and once-in-a-lifetime pilgrims make the inner circumambulation (kora) of the Jokhang to earn religious merit. Some of them prostrate outside circuiting the temple. The Jokhang Temple is best visited in the early morning. It now houses the life-sized statue of the twelve year-old Sakyamuni brought by Songtsan Gampo's Chinese wife - Princess Wencheng.


Barkhor street： The Barkhor is the oldest street in Lhasa as well as the center of old Lhasa and remains very traditional. It is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts are assembled. Walking around the Jokhang Temple is said that it can bring prosperity and peace to one's whole life. The street is lined with huge numbers of shops selling various kinds of tourist stuff with Tibetan style - skybeads and much more.


Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Yes

Today's sightseeing: Lhasa - Namtso(4740m). 190km 2.5 hours. Overnight in Damshong.

In the morning, we drive to the holy Namtso lake along the Qinghai-Tibet. On the way to Namtso, you will have a far view of Nyenchen Thanglha Snow Mountain. Enjoy the view of the vast grassland and spectacular natural scenery.

You'll arrive at Lake Namtso after pass NagelaPass(5150m), it is the second largest salt water lake in China only after Qinghai Lake. Namtso Lake is the biggest lake whole Tibet. It is also the highest altitude salt water lake in the world. The water here is crystal-clear blue. Clear skies join the surface of the lake in the distance, creating an amazing view!. Every visitor who has ever been here will find their souls to be cleansed by the pure lake water.

In the afternoon, you will do leisure trek around Tashi Island. Later Namtso lake tour, we will drive to Nyenchen Thanglha Hotspring, the Undeveloped natural hot springs attracts thousands of people to soak here due to their therapeutic effects, some people even set up tents here to enjoy the hot spring for a month. Later in the late afternoon, you will drive back to Damshong.


Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Yes

Today's sightseeing: Reding National Forest Park& Reting monastery (4200m). 160km 2.5 hours. Overnight in Lhasa.

In the morning, we will drive to Reting National Forest Park. It is 4200 meters above sea level, covers an area of 7463 hectares, and has 220000 thousand year old junipers. Some of them are 5-12 meters high, 300 to 500 years old, 30-80 cm in diameter at breast height, and the maximum volume of a single tree can reach 3.5 cubic meters. Reting National Forest Park has formed a unique natural scenery with beautiful mountains and clear waters, surrounded by ancient cypresses, and elegant environment, it is a rare natural tourist scenic spot in Tibet.


In this park, there is another place worth visiting, which is the Reting Monastery, it was founded in 1056 , has a history of more than 900 years. The temple is surrounded by millennium old cypress and juniper trees, creating a harmonious unity between humans and nature, and can say it is the heaven of the birds. By the way, it was said that, Reting means eradicating all afflictions. This entire journey is not only a visual enjoyment, but also a spiritual baptism.


Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Yes

Your guide and driver will see you off at the airport or train station. Your Tibet tour ends.

Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: No

Note:
We offer only one fixed complimentary airport and train station drop-off service:
Downtown - Lhasa airport fixed drop-off service:
From Downtown to Lhasa Airport at 8:30 am, 12:30 pm, 14:30 pm;
Lhasa railway station free drop-off: per your train drop-off time;
If your departure time is outside our complimentary drop-off time, you may go to Lhasa airport on your own or book our private drop-off service as below:
Private van airport drop-off service: RMB 550 per ride per van

Price List for this tour (Price per person)

Price inclusion: 1. Accommodations as listed 2. All the necessary Permits: including TTB, Tibet Entry permit 3. Breakfasts + 1 Dinner 4. Mini Van or coach according to group size 5. Gas and parking fee of the vehicle 6. Local English-speaking Tibetan tour guide 7. All entrance fees as listed 8. Government Tax

Price exclusion: 1. Tips to your tour guide and driver (suggested US$ 5 per day per person) 2. China visa, All air tickets and train tickets to and from Tibet. 3. Accommodation & Services of non-Tibet parts; 4. Lunch and dinner, your guide will assist you to locate the local comfortalbe restaurants. 5. Private expense like laundry, IDD calls, drinks in the room, etc. 6. Extra expenses and/of additional days caused due to unexpected events (delays, porterage because of land slides and other natural events.)

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