✨ 6 days Lhasa, Yamdrok Lake and Shigatse ✨
✨ Dates: Every Friday✨
This tour includes three biggest ancient cities: Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse. You will get an overview of Tibet's religion, cultural treasures, and dream-like landscapes.
🏜 Lhasa - You will visit all of Lhasa major sites (Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Drepung, and Sera monastery)
🏞 Yamdrok Lake - It is a freshwater lake in Tibet, also one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. The lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by numerous small streams.
💮 Shigatse - It sits in the plain at the confluence of the Yarlong Tsangpo and Nyangchu Rivers, where Tibet's most fertile land is to be found.
✨ Highlights✨
Don’t worry, we take care of all the paperwork for the Tibet permit!
✅ No quarantine back to Shanghai
✅ No Health QR code color change
⚠️ Covid test might be needed
✨ Itinerary✨
💮 Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa
Arrive in Lhasa and check-in the hotel.
After the check-in, you can take a rest and get acclimatized to the high altitude. If you feel like going out, then you can walk to the Potala Square and get amazing photos of the Potala Palace and its surroundings.
Stay overnight in Lhasa (3* hotel)
💮 Day 2: Visit Lhasa
Potala Palace & Jokhang temple
Visit Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. We will have the chance to see the Stupas Tombs of the past Dalai Lamas.
Visit Jokhang temple which was founded in the 7th century to promote the Buddhist religion. Inside we can see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni (most venerated object in Tibet Buddhism). Walk around Barkhor street where we can kora (circling the Barkor street) locals and watch pilgrims making prostration.
A welcome dinner will be arranged in a local restaurant for the group.
Stay overnight in Lhasa (3* hotel)
💮 Day 3: Visit Lhasa
Drepung & Sera monastery
We will visit Drepung monastery, which is one of the “Great Three” Gelug Monasteries of Tibet. You can visit the biggest monastery kitchen inside the monastery and enjoy the Buddhist Sculpture Carving workshop near Drepung.
In the afternoon, we will visit Sera Monastery which is another one of the “Great Three” Gelug Monasteries of Tibet. One of the hottest attractions is Monks debating at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon
Stay overnight in Lhasa (3* hotel)
💮 Day 4: Lhasa > Shigatse
via Gyantse 370km
Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier
In the morning, we will drive from Lhasa to Shigatse.
On the way, we are driving over the Gampala pass (4790m), and stop to have a glimpse of Yamdrok lake (4400m). In the distance, you can have a spectacular view of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar (7191m), and later on of the Korola Glacier.
You will then arrive in Gyantse and visit the famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum and enjoy the view of Gyangtse Fortress.
After one and a half hours driving, you will arrive in Shigatse, which is the second-largest city in Tibet.
Stay overnight in Shigatse (3* hotel)
💮 Day 5: Shigatse > Lhasa 270km , Visit Tashilunpo Monastery
In the morning, we will visit the home of Panchan Lama - Tashilunpo Monastery. There, you can see the well preserved largest statue of Maitreya (Buddha of the future) in the world.
Then we will go back to Lhasa either by drive (6 hours) or by train.
Stay overnight in Lhasa (3* hotel)
💮 Day 6: Depart from Lhasa
Today, you may leave Lhasa at any convenient time.
Back home sweet home,head full of wonderful memories!
✨ Price ✨
Price to be confimed by end January.
You may check last year price as a reference only.
April 1 to June 25: 5100rmb
June 26 to August 25: 5800rmb
Aug 26 to Oct 15: 5600rmb
Oct 16 to Nov 15: 5100rmb
Nov 16 to Dec 31: 4950rmb
