6 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Group Tour

Day By Day Itinerary

Arrival in Lhasa (sea-level: 3658 m) with one and half hours'driving from Lhasa Gonggar Airport or 20 minutes 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:
Everyday we offer only one fixed complimentary airport and train station pickup service:
Lhasa airport fixed pickup: 
From Lhasa Airport to Lhasa downtown at 3:20 pm; 
Lhasa railway station fixed pickup:
From Lhasa Railway Station to Lhasa downtown at 08:00 pm 
If your 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
Private van train station pickup service: RMB 250 per ride per van

Today's sightseeing: Drepung Monastery about 1.5 hour, and Sera Monastery 2 hour, overnight in Lhasa We will arrange you to see Drepung Monastery . 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.


Drak Yerpa is a place that has deep meanings in the Tibetan spiritual culture. There is a saying goes like this: "Lhasa is the shrine of Tibet, Drak Yerpa is the shrine of Lhasa. Not seeing Drak Yerpa in Lhasa is just like making a dress without the collar." The entrance to the Yerpa Valley is about 16 km northeast of Lhasa on the northern bank of the Kyichu River. From there, it is another 10 km to the famous ancient meditation caves.


Sera Monastery: Located 5km north of Lhasa, this monastery was the first Gelugpa monastery in Lhasa and has remained the main seat of this major Buddhist order ever since. About 600 monks are now in residence here. Debating takes place from 3:30pm to 5pm in a garden next to the assembly hall in the center of the monastery. There is a fine kora path around the monastery.


Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Yes

Today's sightseeing: Potala Palace 1 hour & Jokhang Temple 1 hour, 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. 


Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Yes

Today's sightseeing: Yamdrok Lake, Pelkor Chöde Monastery with Gyantse Kumbum

It takes you about 1.5 hrs to drive from Lhasa to Kambala Pass[4794m high], visit Yamdrok Lake there, which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet.


Then we will drive pass by Mt Nojin Kangsang and its Karola Glacier.

Pelkor Chöde Monastery with Gyantse Kumbum: the sprawling compound in the far north of town houses Pelkor Chöde Monastery and the monumental Gyantse Kumbum, a chörten filled with fine paintings and statues. Both are deservedly top of the list on most travellers' must-sees. Palkhor lies at the foot of Dzong Hill. It is well-known for its Kumbum, which has 108 chapels in its four floors. The multi-storied Kumbum Stupa was crowned with a golden dome and umbrella, surrounded with more chapels filled with unique religious statues and murals. 


Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Yes

Today's sightseeing: Shigatse - Tashilump Monastery - Dolma Lhakhang temple( optional)

- Tashilunpo Monastery: Tashilhunpo Monastery is one of the 6 big monasteries of Gelugpa (or often called Yellow Hat Sect) in Tibet. The temple lies at the foot of Drolmari (Tara's Mountain), Shigatse.


First built the First Dailai Lama in 1447, the temple's structure was repaired and expanded a by the Fourth and successive Panchen Lamas. There are now nearly 800 lamas. Late afternoon drive back to Lhasa or by Train.

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:
Everyday 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 12:00 noon time; 
Lhasa railway station fixed drop-off service:
From Downtown to Lhasa Railway Station at 09:00 am 
If your departure time is outside our complimentary drop-off time, you may go to Lhasa airport or Lhasa train station on your own or book our private drop-off service as below:
Private van airport drop-off service: RMB 550 per ride per van
Private van train station drop-off service: RMB 250 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.)

Reservation Notes

Questions & Answers:

Here is only for Questions and Answers. ( For anyone who wants to have an enquiry or customized tour, please email us to . )