Day 1 Arrival Lhasa
Upon your arrival at Lhasa airport, your guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help you check in. You will have the rest of the day and evening to rest and relax to become acclimatized the high altitude of Tibet.
【Notice】
- Pick up/drop off: Foreign and Taiwanese travelers need a tour guide to pick up/drop off according to the regulations of the Tourism Administration. Chinese traveler without foreign partner will pick up/drop off by local professional Transfer Center. Our staff/guide will contact you in advance, please ensure that your mobile phone is unobstructed.
- Altitude sickness：With its much higher elevation, some visitors may experience symptoms of altitude sickness. We recommend taking everything slowly, getting plenty of rest the first day and staying very well hydrated by drinking plenty of water to minimize the effects of the high altitude. Usually, you will be fine by the second day, but if you do experience severe and/or worsening symptoms, please contact your guide or a member of our staff immediately
- Lhasa （Altitude: 3650m）
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Day 2 Lhasa→Kadinggou→Nyingchi（420km，7hrs）
【Kadinggou】 (about 1 hour tour)
Kadinggou is known as “Heaven on Earth”. Walking into the gorge, we can see the ravine is long and deep, accompanied by the sound of gurgling water from far and near into the virgin forest. There are high mountains and deep valleys, strange peaks and rocks, towering old trees, and even bamboo forests here.
【Lalin Expressway】 (The most beautiful highway in China)
As part of the Sichuan-Tibet high-level highway and Yunnan-Tibet high-level highway, relying on the magnificent natural landscape of the snow-covered plateau, there are snow-capped mountains, forests, and grasslands along the way. Slow down the road to take pictures of the scenery!
- Nyingchi （Altitude: 3000m）
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Day 3 Nyingchi→Segrila Pass→Lulang Forest→Biri Holy Mountain→Basumtso Lake （280km，5hrs）
After breakfast, we will drive to Sejila Mountain. If the weather is fine, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the Namjagbarwa (Namcha Barwa) from a distance in Segrila Pass (the specific viewing effect depends on the weather conditions).
The【Lulang Forest】area is covered by numerous different types of trees that are inhabited by many cuckoos, found here in their native habitat. Among all of the trees we will still be able to find broad meadows filled with herds of cattle around the small villages in the area. We will visit a viewing platform in the Lulang Forest that will give us great views of Namche Barwa (peak elevation 7756 meters), Gyala Pelri, and other high snow-capped mountain peaks. After that, we drive to Basumtso for the night.
【Biri Holy Mountain】
Biri Holy Mountain, also known as “Monkey Mountain” in Tibetan, is a famous and sacred mountain located in the Nyingchi region. According to legend, it was blessed by Guru Rinpoche. The mountain is divided into different areas, such as the Sacred Mountain Ecological Square, Xiaxi Creek Scenic Area, Tangchengsi Scenic Area, Prayer Flag Array, and Ancient Ruins Area. Each year, a large number of pilgrims visit the mountain to perform circumambulation. Upon reaching the summit, you’ll witness prayer flags fluttering in the wind. These prayer flags, hung by Tibetan people, represent their prayers and blessings, demonstrating their deep reverence for the sacred mountain.
【Notice】
- Please be aware that the Basumtso Scenic Area has limited capacity. If the hotels within the area are fully booked or closed, we may need to make adjustments to your itinerary and arrange accommodation in downtown Nyingchi instead. Rest assured that there will be no additional cost, and this change will not affect your planned attractions or the overall itinerary. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
- 1 free meal: Stone Pot-Cooked Chicken
- Basumtso （Altitude: 3480m）
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Day 4 Basumtso Lake→Cuozong Temple→Jieba Village→Lhasa（360km，6hrs）
【Basumtso Lake】
Basumtso integrates snow mountains, lakes, forests, waterfalls, pastures, etc. The scenery looks different at different times, it is a national forest park and 5A scenic area.
【Fairytale Jieba Village】
It is the best place to watch Basumtso and the surroundings of two snow mountains, which called “King’s Throne” and “Burning Flames”.
- Lhasa （Altitude: 3650m）
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Day 5 Lhasa City Tour：Lhasa Traditional Handicraft Center, Sera Monastery
【Traditional Handicraft Art center】
Today we will take you to fully immerse yourself in experiencing traditional Tibetan handcraft Center, including making Tibetan incense, Tibetan calligraphy – the methods behind Tibetan calligraphy and the secrets of block printing.
【Sera Monastery】
The monks’ debate is held in the courtyard almost every Monday to Saturday between 3:00pm and 5:30pm. Please note that in case of some special monastery activities such as the Dharma Meeting or the reception of VIPs, the monks’ debate may be canceled that day. After our visit to the monastery, feel free to stroll around the streets of Lhasa as you absorb the atmosphere and spirit of the devoted Tibetan people, or you may return to your hotel to rest and relax from this wonderful Tibetan cultural experience.
- Lhasa （Altitude: 3650m）
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Day 6 Lhasa City Tour：Potala Palace, Johkang Temple, Barhkor Street
【Potala Palace】
Initially built in 641 AD and listed as a world heritage site in 1994, the Potala Palace is the most popular tourist attraction in Tibet. The halls, murals, statues and mountain views will make you shocked even if you are not a Buddhist.
【Ticketing tips for Potala Palace】：
- The Potala Palacerequires real-name online ticketing and valid document (such as ID card, household registration book or passport) is required to make the reservation. Once the reservation made, the ticket cannot be re-booked within 7 days from the day of visit. If you can not enter the Potala Palace due to the wrong documents provided by yourself, we do not bear any responsibility or Therefore, it is important to take the valid documents. If the name or ID number is inconsistent with the actual ID used, you will not be able to enter the Potala Palace. Please note the ticket fee has actually been incurred and cannot be refunded.
- The visiting time of the Potala Palace is randomly issued by the Potala Palace Management Office and it can not designate the visiting time. Please note the actual visiting route sequences may be different from the provided one.
- In peak season, there has restrictions in visiting the Potala Palace and each travel agency has limited groupbookings quotas every day. In order to ensure the group tour visiting, we solve the problem through different channels. Due to the special requirements for ticket purchases in different channels, you are requested to follow the tour guide’s The normal arrangements are as below：
1）The group tour may be divided into multiple small groups (tourists who book together might be divided, and they join with other small group to visit the Potala Palace).
2）Each small group is divided into different times/dates to visit.
3）Each small group follows the different guide to visit.
【Johkang Temple】
The Jokhang Temple is the final destination for pilgrims. A statue of the 12-year-old Sakyamuni, who lived in India in the fifth century BC, and who was the creator of Buddhism, is collected in the monastery. This is the reason why Buddhists consider Lhasa a Sacred Land.
【Ticketing tips for the Jokhang Temple】：
- The Jokhang Templeneeds real-name online ticketing. Every day, from 7:00am to 23:59pm the tickets for the next day will be open to book through the WeChat applet “Jokhang Temple Reservation” until the number of reservations is full. Therefore, tickets must be reserved one day in advance. Please follow tour guide’s instruction to make the reservation
- The Jokhang Temple is a religious temple rather than a tourist attraction. Please note if encountering important religious activities, it will be closedto tourists.
【Barkhor Street】
Located near the Jokhang Monastery, the Barkhor Street was only a place for Buddhists to do a religious circumambulation in ancient times. Nowadays, tourists can buy exquisite souvenirs on the street, such as handicrafts, costumes, tea, prayer wheels and Tibetan incense.
1 free meal: Tibetan or Nepalese specialty dishes
- Lhasa （Altitude: 3650m）
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Day 7 Lhasa→Yamdrok Lake→Karola Glacier→Shigatse（370km，7hrs）
This morning we’ll take a drive up to the Kampala Pass (elevation 4797 meters) where you’ll have a glimpse of 【Yamdrok Lake】down below as well as spectacular views of the holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar in the distance. You will need your camera ready for the turquoise waters of Yamdrok Lake, which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet, and the beautiful Mt. Nyenchen Khangsar glacier as seen from the Karol la Pass. Later on we’ll be able to visit the【Karola Glacier】.
- Shigatse （Altitude: 3840m）
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Day 8 Shigatse→Gawula Pass→Rongbuk Monastery→EBC（350km，7hrs）
After breakfast we’ll set out towards the peak of the world – Mount Everest. Departing from Shigatse you will see some of the most beautiful and unique scenery in the world – incredibly blue skies, floating high clouds, endless grasslands and the highest mountain peaks in the world. We’ll also stop by the【Rongbuk Monastery】– the world’s highest altitude monastery before spending the night at the【Everest Base Camp】.
【Notice】
- Tibetan Tent or guesthouse (8-15 pax/tent, multi-beds room). Every year from October to April of the following year, due to cold weather, the tents will be evacuated from the Everest Base Camp, travelers will stay in Basongcun/Tashizongcun guesthouse(multi-beds room)
- The food and accommodation is poor, the altitude is high, and the temperature is low at the Everest Base Camp.Please pay attention to keep warm and prevent altitude sickness. The temperature is about 0-8 degrees in summer night, so please bring down jackets, or rent one in the Base Camp
- 1 free meal: Mount Everest Hot pot
- EBC (Altitude: 5200m)
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Day 9 EBC→Gyatso La Pass→Shigatse（350km，7hrs）
We will get an early start today to cross the【Gyatso La Pass】, also known as the Dingri Boundary, At an altitude of 5248 meters. In the afternoon we will drive back to Shigaste.
【Notice】
If you are lucky enough, you can enjoy the sunrise at the Base Camp. It depends on the weather conditions and other factors
- Shigatse (Altitude: 3840m)
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Day 10 Shigatse→Tashilumpo Monastery→Lhasa（270km，5hrs） Back to Lhasa by train or tourist vehicle
【Tashilumpo Monastery】
Tashilumpo Monastery, the seat of Tibet’s second highest incarnation-the Panchen Lama. The immense complex is a rambling warren of chapels, shrines, and halls linked by mysterious alleyways and steep staircases. At the center of the monastery is a courtyard that was used as a theater for religious dances. Just off the great courtyard in Tashilumpo’s main hall, where, like the explorer Sven Hedin, we may hear “the monks…intone a chant…enthralling, mystical, full of yearning…soothing as a cradle, intoxicating as wine, and sedative as morphia.” We’ll visit this dark and evocative chamber and its many side altars, as well as a distinctive red building called the Jamkhang Chenmo, which houses a massive yet lyrical 90-feet tall statue of Maitreya, the Future Buddha, built in 1914 by the Ninth Panchen Lama while Europe was madly at war.
【Notice】
Please note we will arrange you to take train or tourist vehicle back to Lhasa from Shigatse according to conditions. No designation will be acceptable
- Lhasa （Altitude: 3650m）
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Day 11 Lhasa Departure
Today you will have free time until your tour guide escorts you to the Lhasa train station or airport for your departing train or flight from Lhasa. This will end your tour services in Tibet.
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