Tibet is an exciting tourist destination that offers cultural immersion with breathtaking natural settings. It is well-known for its rich Tibetan Buddhist legacy as well as its magnificent surroundings. Numerous monasteries are also found in the region, including the renown Potala Palace in Lhasa, which has exquisite Tibetan architecture and acts as a major pilgrimage site. Tibetan Buddhism pervades many aspects of daily life, and tourists may observe enthralling religious rites and engage with monks and nuns. Tibet also provides challenging trekking and hiking options, allowing visitors to experience distant and gorgeous locations. The Tibetan Plateau, with its own flora and fauna, offers an enormous natural richness worth exploring.
Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa (3650m)
Day 2: Lhasa Tour - Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street
Day 3: Lhasa Tour - Drepung Monastery, Sera monastery
Day 4: Lhasa(3650m)-to-Shigatse(3900m)
Day 5: Shigatse(3900m)-to-Everest-Base-Camp(5200m)
Day 6: EBC(5200m)-and-return-to Shigatse(3900m)
Day 7: Shigatse (3900m) to Lhasa (3650m)
Day 8: Depart from Lhasa
The cost per person is U$ 2500,00, which includes round-trip flights between Kathmandu and Lhasa.
When you arrive in Lhasa by train or flight, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel . A route to viewing the Yarlung Tsangpo River/Brahmaputra River (the Longest and largest river in Tibet) and Lhasa River. After arriving in Lhasa, you can take a rest and acclimatize. If you want to go out, you can go to the Potala square, where you will enjoy the fountain with different colors and get amazing photos of the Potala and around. Stay overnight in Lhasa.
Today's tour will first take you to the Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. It has been used since the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections are the gilded burial stupas of past Dalai Lamas and the meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet after you take lunch and then head to Jokhang temple which was founded by the 33rd great king of Tibet in the 7th century, to promote the Buddhist religion. Inside you can see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at the age of twelve, perhaps the most venerated object in Tibet Buddhism. Around the temple Barkhor Street, you can kora (circling Barkor Street) with pilgrims and locals and buy souvenirs. Stay overnight in Lhasa.
In the morning, you will visit Drepung monastery, one of the “three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choge, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. 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 Tibet's “three great” Gelug monasteries and was founded in 1419 by Jamchen Chojey, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon. Stay overnight in Lhasa
Today, we have to drive from Lhasa to Gyantse. On the way, the group will pass over the Gampala pass (4790 m), and tourists will glimpse Yamdrok-tso (4400m) . The Lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and in the distance you have spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar, (7191m) the highest mountain near Lhasa. We head westward along the lake and drive towards Gyantse. Gyantse was historically Tibet's third largest city (after Lhasa and Shigatse). In Gyantse, we will visit the famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum.
After one and a half hours of driving, we arrive in Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. In Shigatse, we’ll visit Tashilunpo Monastery, the seat of Tibet's second-highest incarnation, the Panchen Lama.
Stay Overnight in Shigatse
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 Mt, Everest in the distance. After 4 to 6 hours then you will arrive at Rongbuk monastery but on the way, you will pass one of the highest passes in Tibet (Pang La Pass height of 5050m) from that pass you will view the five highest peaks in the world. Stay overnight at a tent or Rongbuk monastery guest house.
In the morning, you can see the sunrise appearing from 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, which is the vantage point for watching Mt. Everest. Then you may trek from the tent to Base camp 4/km one way or go to EBC by local bus. After visiting the base camp, tourists can tour Rongphu Monastery, the highest monastery in the world (5000m) and belongs to the Nyingma sect. After that drive back to Shigatse and stay overnight in Shigatse.
Today, we will drive back to Lhasa on the Friendship Highway. The whole distance is almost 280km and it takes 6 hours along the Yarlung Tsangpo River / Brahmaputra River (the Longest and largest river in Tibet). Stay overnight in Lhasa
After our breakfast, we will head to Lhasa Airport for our departure.
