8 Days Central Tibet and Namtso Tour
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8 Days Central Tibet and Namtso Tour
start in:Lhasa end in:Lhasa
Destination: Potala Palace,Johkang Temple,Barkor Street,Yamdrotso Lake,Karola Glacier,Gyantse Kumbum & Pelkor Monastery,Tashilunpo Monastery,Namtso Lake ,DumgXiong Grassland
Trip Overview
Enjoy this multi-day tour and explore Tibet through some of its impressive sights: Potala Palaces, Jokhang temples, Drepung and Sera monastery, snow-capped mountains of Nyenchen Thanglha and holy lakes Yamdrok, real Tibetan villages and nomads. Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world with the altitude of about 3600 meters and prides the world-highest salt lake Namtso. Tourists will also visit the mystical Buddhist monasteries of the Kumbum Stupa in Gyantse, Tashilhunpho monastery in Shigatse.
Highlights:
-Potala Palace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama
-Jokhang Temple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet
-Sera Monastery: Another one of the ¡°great three¡± Gelug monasteries of Tibet, the hot attraction is monks debate.
-Drepung Monstery: Drepung used to be a seat of central government until the 5th Dalai Lama built Potala Palace.
-Namtso Lake: It is the 'Heavenly lake' which is one of the four holy lakes of Tibet and also the highest salt-lake.
-Tashilunpo monastery: The seat of the Panchen Lama,
Day |
Route |
Attraction & Activities |
Lodgings |
B |
L |
D |
D1 |
Arrival in Lhasa |
Group transfer from Lhasa Airport/Railway |
Lhasa,3¡ï/4¡ï |
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D2 |
Lhasa City |
Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street |
Lhasa,3¡ï/4¡ï |
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D3 |
Lhasa City |
Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery |
Lhasa,3¡ï/4¡ï |
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D4 |
Lhasa to Gyantse to Shigatse (370km) |
Yamdrotso Lake,Karola Glacier,Simila Pass , Manla Reservoir,Gyantse Kumbum; Pelkor Monastery |
Shigatse,3¡ï/4¡ï |
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D5 |
Shigatse to Lhasa(270km) |
Tashilunpo Monastery,River View of Brahmaputra £¨Shigatse to Lhasa¡¯s transfer perhaps by train£© |
Lhasa,3¡ï/4¡ï |
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D6 |
Lhasa to Namtso Lake(240km) |
Namtso Lake,DumgXiong Grassland |
Lake Shore Guest House Dorm with humble facility |
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D7 |
Namtso Lake to Lhasa(240km) |
Namtso Lake Shore Free walk,Yampachen hotspring(Optional) |
Lhasa,3¡ï/4¡ï |
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D8 |
Depart from Lhasa |
Hotel to Airport/Train station transfer at designated period of time End the tour |
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Cost & Calendar(minimum pax NO.2)
| From: RMB£¤/per person | 2018.1.01~3.31 | 2018.4.01~6.25 | 2018.6.26~8.25 | 2018.8.26~10.15 | 2018.1016~11.15 |
Economic Class(3¡ïHotels)twin sharing |
$--- | 6000 | 6900 | 6450 | 6050 |
Single room supplement(3¡ïHotels) |
$--- | 840 | 960 | 960 | 840 |
Comfortable Class (4¡ïHotels)twin sharing |
$--- | 6360 | 7260 | 6810 | 6290 |
Single room supplement(4¡ïHotels) |
$--- | 1200 | 1320 | 1320 | 1080 |
Schedule
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2018---8 Days Central Tibet and Namtso Tour£¨Join in£© |
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1 ,4 ,7 ,9 ,11 ,13 £¬15 £¬18 £¬22 £¬25 £¬29 |
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2 ,5 ,8 ,13 ,16 ,19 £¬23 ,27 ,30 |
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3 ,6 ,11 ,13 ,18 ,20 ,24 ,26 |
Jul |
2 ,4 ,8 ,11 ,15 ,18 ,22 ,25 ,29 |
Aug |
1 ,5 ,8 ,12 ,15 ,19 ,22 ,26 ,29 |
Sep |
2 ,5 ,8 £¬12 ,16 ,19 ,22 ,26 ,28 ,30 |
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Day 01: Arrival in Lhasa After arriving in Lhasa, tourist can take a rest and get acclimatized to high altitude or feel free to go to Potala Square, enjoy the fountain with different colors and get amazing photos of the Potala and around. Overnight in Lhasa |
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Day 02: Lhasa City, (B,D) 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. Overnight in Lhasa |
Potala Palace |
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Day 03: Lhasa City (B) 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. Overnight in Lhasa |
Sera Monastery |
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Day 4:Lhasa ¨C Gyantse ¨C Shigatse Travel to Gyantse. On the way, tourists will catch a glimpse of Yamdrok-tso (4400m) .The Lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and in the distance you can enjoy spectacular views of Holy Mountain Nyenchen Khangsar, (7191m) - the highest mountain near Lhasa. Afterwards, head to visit the famous Pelkor Monastery (also known as Gyantse Kumbum). After one and a half hour's driving, clients will arrive to Shigatse, which is the second largest city in Tibet. Overnight in Shigatse |
Yamdrotso Lake |
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Day 5: Shigatse ¨C Lhasa In the morning, visit 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 plenty of jewels and gold. In the afternoon, clients will go back to Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa |
Tashilunpo Monastery |
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Day 6: Lhasa - Namtso Lake (240km, 4 hours) Drive from Lhasa to Lake Namtso. On the way, clients will see Nyenchen Thanglha (snow mountain ranges) and lots of nomads with yak and sheep grazing nearby. Namtso Lake is the 'Heavenly Lake' which is one of the four holy lakes of Tibet and also the highest salt-lake. You can do a very relaxing trek around lakeside and theTashi Island. Overnight you will stay at Namtso Guestroom. Overnight in Namtso Lake |
 Namtso Lake |
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Day 7: Namtso Lake¨C Lhasa In the morning, visit 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 plenty of jewels and gold. In the afternoon, clients will go back to Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa |
 Yampachen hotspring |
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Day 8: Depart from Lhasa Transfer clients to the airport or train station. End of tour! |
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Price include : - All necessary travel permits for Tibet (excluding the Chinese visa) |
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Price exclude : - Chinese visa |
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