Tibet | 6 Days Lhasa and Lake Namtso Tour 2018 Spring

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Tibet | 6 Days Lhasa and Lake Namtso 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 - 6th;18th - 23rd;25th - 30th


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: 18514204469 (English & Mandarin)

Statement: No refund within 15 days  before this trip.



Trip Fee for 2018 Spring: 


  • 4650RMB/pax if you book alone

  • 4450RMB/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



Enjoy this tour which covers the major tourist sites like the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Bakor Street and Sera monastery in Lhasa. Tourists will also be able to visit one of the four sacred lakes in Tibet - the Lake Namtso, which has an altitude of 4718m. Its stunning beauty is surrounded by magnificent views of the Nyenchen Thanglha snow-capped mountain range, which is a home to the Tibetan nomads that live in harmony with their animals and their natural environment.


Highlights:


  • Potala Palace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama

  • Jokhang Temple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet

  • Sera Monastery: 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.

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 Namtso Lake(240km)

*Namtso Lake

*DumgXiong Grassland


 

B

Lake Shore Guest House Dorm with humble facility


05

Namtso Lake to Lhasa(240km)

*Namtso Lake Shore Free walk

*Yampachen hotspring(Optional)


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Economy Hotel twin sharing

06

Depart from Lhasa

Hotel to  Airport/Train station transfer at designated period of time

End the tour

B

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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), 1 night Lake Shore Guest House Dorm with humble facility without breakfast.

  • One welcomeor welfare dinner

  • All admission fee of tourists sites listed in the itinerary

  • Oxygen bottle provided during the trip

 

Price Exclusions

  • All entrance tickets 245RMB ( Potala  Palace100+Johkang  Temple85+Drepung  Monastery60) 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:010-82414330/18514204269


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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.




Day 4: Lhasa - Namtso Lake (220km, 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.



Day 5: Namtso Lake - Lhasa via Yampachen(230km, 5 hours) (B)After breakfast clients will enjoy morning at the lake shore and trek along to Tashi Dor Island to explore the meditation caves. Afterward, drive to Dumxung to have lunch.



In the afternoon, tourists may enjoy Yangpachen hot spring (optional) and both indoor and outdoor swimming pool filled with hot spring´s water. Then head back to Lhasa. 



Day 6: Depart from Lhasa (B).

Transfer clients to the airport or train station.