Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa
Accommodation: Yak Hotel 3 stars or the same level hotel
Today's activities: Rest and have a look at Lhasa. Welcome to the "Roof of the World." On your arrival to Tibet, we will meet you at the airport or train station and transfer you to the hotel, after you check in, you could either rest for a while or see the city yourself, get the first impression of this ancient city!
Day 2: Lhasa sightseeing
Accommodation: Yak Hotel 3 stars or the same level hotel
Today's activities: Lhasa escorted tour Potala Palace, Norbulingka, Sera Monastery Today you will visit Norbulingka and the Sera Monastery. Afterwards you will then visit the Potala Palace, the winter palace of Panchen Lama, constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of united Tibet. Later you will visit a Tibetan Family. Finally, we will drive you to your hotel for your accommodation.
Day 3: Lhasa sightseeing
Accommodation: Yak Hotel 3 stars or the same level hotel
Lhasa escorted tour - Jokhang Temple ,Drepung Monastery Today, you will visit Jokhang Temple, you can see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni inside the temple; and you can see pilgrims make prostrating outside the temple. Then you are going to visit the Carpet Factory and The Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. Finally you will see Drepung Monastery, which is constructed in 1416; and it is the livibg room for the second to the fourth Dalai Lama. Afterwards you will be driven back to your hotel for the remainder of the evening.
Day 4: Lhasa (3650m)drive to Shigatse(3900m) via Gyantse
Accommodation: Shigatse Manasarovar
Today's activity:Yamdrok lake, Karo-la Glacier Palkor monastery (Optional) In the morning you'll be driven to Shigatse, via Gyantse on the Southern Friendship Highway. Crossing over the summit of Kamba La (4794 m), you'll see the tranquil turquoise waters of Lake Yamdrok , one of the three holiest lakes in Tibet. Far in the distance you'll spot the towering massif Mt. Nojin Kangtsang (7191 m), and the staggering Karo-la Glacier (5045 m). Afterwards, you'll drive to Shigatse, and overnight there. If time available and all group tourist agree, we will visit Palkor monastery (Optional)
Day 5: Shigatse-EBC
Accommodation:Rongbuk Guest house
We'll leave Shigatse after getting your Alien's travel permit, and then drive to Lhatse. It is a small town where you can have lunch. After that, you will drive to Shegar and if the weather is clear enough then on the way down to shegar you will view the Mt, Everest in the distance. On the way, you will pass one of the highest passes in Tibet (pang la pass height 5050m) from there you will view the whole five highest peaks in the world. After 4 to 6 hours then you will arrive at Rongbuk monastery, the highest monastery in the world. Today, we will stay overnight at tent or Rongbuk monastery guest house with dormitory bed.
EBC-Shigatse
In the morning, you can see the sunrise appearing on the top of Mt Everest, and have a full view of the magnificent Mt. Everest standing like a snow-capped pyramid in front of you at Rongpuk monastery, which is the vantage point for watching Mt. Everest. Then you may trek from tent to Base camp 4km one way (Optional) or go to EBC by local bus. After visiting base camp, tourists can tour Rongbuk Monast eryoptional which is the highest monastery in the world (5000m) and belongs to Nyingma sect. After that drive back to Shigatse stay overnight there. Ps: Sometimes you may not be able to see the Mt.Everest clearly due to the weather and climate changes, so please be prepared with all possibilities, especially in July and Aug, both of them are monsoonal seasons. Sometimes if you can get up earlier in the morning, you will see the peak better, so please make sure that you don't miss any single chance of enjoying the sceneries
Day 7: Shigatse-Lhasa
Accommodation: Yak Hotel 3 star or similar
This morning you'll have a chance to visit Tashilumpu Monastery, the home of the Panchen Lama, which is essentially a walled town with cobbled and twisting lanes that revolve around a magnificent monastery. Today we have two possible arrangements based on the group size and transportation situation, you may drive back or take the express train back to Lhasa.If it is train, we will send you to train station, then board the train at 17:30 and arrive in Lhasa at 20:32, and enjoy the 3 hours train ride on this recently opened train. The railway line from Lhasa to Shigatse, an extension of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, was put into use in August, 2014. The rail extension starts from the capital city of Lhasa and trail south along the Lhasa River to Doilungdeqen, and Quxu. Then it follows the Brahmaputra River and passes the canyon to reach Nyemo, Rinbung, and finally gets Shigatse. There are 6 railway stations designed between Lhasa & Shigatse on the rail. The average distance between each station is approximately 41 km. Soon after our arrival our driver will transfer you to our hotel in Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa.
Day 8: Lhasa & Return Home
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Dear Janet, I would like to thank you and your team for a wonderful tour setup. Begging with your professionalism, warm support and willingness to make our group tour successful one.And great thanks to Dhargye our tour guide who took care of whole group and especially myself during a night of vomiting. He and Mr. Namla- the driver were superb. I will send you some photos separately. Feel free to use them on your company's website. Am happy to give references as required.
Dear Janet,We are safe and sound home and are looking back at a very impressive trip to Tibet and Zhangye. We have between us some 3000 pictures – some quite stunning. Yesterday the four of us expressed what an unforgettable trip this has been. We want to share our appreciation for the way the trip has been organised. Like clockwork. All guides appearing at the right time and place. Everything was very well organised. It was a bit double for us when we were in Lanzhou hearing about the earthquake creating havoc in Nepal, but not leaving Tibet unaffected either. Thank you again for a trip to be remembered for a long time.
Dear Nancy,I feel embarrased that I am answering only now but another couple of weeks of travelling and the beginning of the next semester at the university made me really busy. However, me and Olaf wanted to thank you for the amazing trip we had in Tibet! The organization was simply excellent, thank you for a very quick and informative communication from your side. Many thanks go also to our guide, Danluo as well as to our driver; both of them acted very professionally and kindly towards us. It was really great that our guide was of the Tibetan origin, providing us with a unique cultural insight and first-hand information. His English language skills were just perfect and the communication with him very pleasant.