Tibet | 5-Day Lhasa and Yamdrok Lake Tour 2018 Spring

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Tibet | 5-Day Lhasa and Yamdrok Lake Tour

Tibet enchants tourists from China and abroad with its landscape, religious traditions, culture, and its unsolved mysteries. At any mention of this land, the images of snowy mountains, mirror-like lakes, Potala Palace and Buddhist disciples immediately come to mind.

Confirmed sessions: In Apr.  1st - 5th;4th - 8th;15th-19th;25th - 29th

Activity place: Tibet

Activity date:  From Apr.1st to Jun.25th 2018 Spring

• Any date you want to start this trip between our Activity dates, we can arrange for you.

• Note: You need to book this trip at least 20 days before your departure, because freigners are required to apply for Tibet visa in advance. 

Meeting point : Airport/Train station

Participants: Min 3, Max 12 

Traffic tools: Local Travelling Bus

Booking Hotline: [phone] (English & Mandarin)

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Statement: No refund within 15 days  before this trip.

Trip Fee for 2018 Spring: 

• 4150RMB/pax if you book alone

• 3950RMB/pax if 3 or more than 3 travelwes booked together

• Note: If only you alone joined this trip and couldnt find your roomate sharing the room with you , you need to pay 560RMB more for the Single room supplement.

Trip Overview

This tour covers the major tourist sites of Lhasa City: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Bakor street, Drepung monastery and Sera monastery, and you can see the one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet, Yamdrok-tso lake at an altitude of 4400m above sea level with a stunning view of holy Mt Nyenchen Khangsar and rich pasture land of local herdsmen.

Highlights:

• Potala Palace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama

• Jokhang Temple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet

• Barkhor street: This street surrounds the Johkang Temple and is filled with pilgrims and wide range of souvenirs.

• Yamdrok Lake

• Drepung Monstery: Drepung used to be a seat of central government until the 5th Dalai Lama built Potala Palace.

• Sera Monastery: Another one of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, the hot attraction is monks debate.
  

Tour Brief

Day	Place	Activities	Meals	Hotel
01	Arrive  in Lhasa	Airport/Train  station to hotel transfer at designated period of time Rest  in the hotel to acclimatize the altitude		Economy  Hotel twin sharing
02	Lhasa	Lhasa  City Tour *Potala  Palace *Johkang  Temple *Barkor  Street	B Welcome  Dinner	Economy  Hotel twin sharing
03	Lhasa	Lhasa  City Tour *Drepung  Monastery *Sera  Monastery	B	Economy  Hotel twin sharing
04	Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake to Lhasa	Yamdrok Lake Tour *Yamdrok Lake	B	Economy  Hotel twin sharing
05	Depart from Lhasa	Hotel to  Airport/Train station transfer at designated period of time End the tour	B	\

Price Inclusions

• All necessary travel permits for Tibet (excluding the Chinese visa)

• Tourist bus/mini bus transportation with experienced local driver during tour

• Tourist bus/minibus transportation between airport/train statin and Hotel at designatedperiod of time

• Experienced Local Tibetan private guide

• 4 nights of Economy Hotel twin sharing accommodation with breakfast (B.B)

• One welcomeor welfare dinner

• All admission fee of tourists sites listed in the itinerary

Price Exclusions

• All entrance tickets 285RMB ( Potala  Palace100+Johkang  Temple85+Drepung  Monastery60+Yamdrok Lake40) Big News:All these scenic spots are Free in April.
  

• Chinese visa 

• Lunches and Dinners

• Tips to driver and tour guide

• Single room supplement if clients request a private room in hotels

Book Your Tickets Online

Notice Before book your seat online

• We will collect the fee of Tibet travel permits firstly which is 300RMB.

• After you booked this trip, we will confirm the trip date from you and once you confirmed the trip date, we will start to apply the Tibet travel permit for you.

• Once we start to apply the Tibet travel permit, there is no refund about this fee if you want to cancel your trip.

• After you finish the payment, DONT forget to Click ''Done'' or ''完成'' to get our trip leader's wechat.

• If you have problem in joining the wechat group, please call us:010-82414330/18514204469 

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Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa.

After arriving in Lhasa, local tour guide will welcome you at the airport/train station, then transfer the guests to the hotel. Acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel.

Overnight in Lhasa.

Day 2: Lhasa City, Potala Place and BarkhorStreet (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 aspiritual center for Buddhists in Tibet. 

Next to the temple there is BakhorStreet, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewelry.

Day 3: Monasteries in Lhasa, Drepung and Sera(B).

In the morning, tourists are going to visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelugmonasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416. Ganden palace is used as DalaiLama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala palace.

Afternoon, SeraMonastery---It was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and wasfounded in 1419. The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.

Day4:Yamdrok Lake (B)

Today, we have to drive from Lhasa to Gyantse. On the way, the groupwill pass over the Gampala pass (4790 m),and tourists will have a glimpse ofYamdrok-tso Lake (4400m) .The Lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountainand in the distance you have spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar(7191m), the highest mountain near Lhasa. Then drive back to Lhasa.Overnight at Lhasa.

Day 5: Depart from Lhasa (B).

Transfer clients to the airport or train station.