Lhasa Tour

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Duration5 Days
CountryTibet
Maximum Altitude3650m (Lhasa)

Lhasa Tour is known as a holy Lhasa Cultural Tour to Lhasa and Namtso Lake is considered as the cultural and natural exploration in Tibet. This unparalleled travel experience will help to immerse in timeless culture of Lhasa and the beauty of scenic lake out of Lhasa City. The 4 nights and 5 days Holy Lhasa Cultural Tour will take you to experience the Tibetan culture, Art and Architecture in Lhasa. Main hilights of Tibet, Potala palace, Jokhang Temple, Norbulinka palace, Barkhor squire are list of this tour. Lhasa Tour begins from arriving at Lhasa from any part of China. Arriving at Lhasa have options either by train or by flight. An another option, Lhasa Tour also starts from Kathmandu taking flight to Lhasa and get back to Kathmandu in a short timeframe. 

Highlights:

  • Potala Palace, spiritual and temporal power of Tibet and palace of Dalai Lama
  • Norbulinka palace, summer palace of the Dalai Lama 
  • Jokhang temple, Holiest Tibet's temples
  • Barkhor squire,Lhasa's liveliest place and the main route for prayer wheels rotating  
  • Drepung Monastery, school of 10,000 monks
  • Holiest and biggest Lake Namtso
Itinerary
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Arrive in Lhasa (Gongar) airport and be greeted by our airport representative who will escort you to the hotel with 1.5 hrs drive. The rest of day is leisured, acclimatize yourself in high latitude. 

We begin our sightseeing tour that includes Potala Palace, the greatest monumental structure in Tibet, and it was once the center for both spiritual and temporal power of Tibet. You will be attracted deeply by rooms, halls, chapels, and furnishings of Potala Palace. And the stories that took place there will convulse you absolutely.
 

This morning we make sightseeing tour of the Drepung Monastery which was once Tibet's richest Monastery, with four colleges and 10,000 monks in its heyday in the 17th century. A group of white buildings stands on the hillside and out against the majestic Mt. Gambo Utse, here you can get a wonderful view of the Lhasa City and surrounding scenery. The next sightseeing spot is Sera Monastery. It is famous for its warrior monks, Dob-Doa. After that, we will visit Norbulingka which was once the summer palace of the Dalai Lamas. It contains several palaces, chapels, and buildings. Finally we drive back to the hotel 

We drive to Yamdrok Lake, one of the three Holy Lakes in Tibet and a popular Tibetan pilgrimage site to enjoy the stunning highland lake view. On the way we visit a Tibetan Family. In Lhasa we visit Tibet Museum in the afternoon. Overnight stay at hotel in Lhasa

Our guide will escort you to the airport for return flight to your home country, or continue your journey to next destination
Note: Customized itineraries for private groups can also be arranged. Please let us know your proposal.
 

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Included
  • Arrival and Departure from Lhasa (It can be from Gonggar airport or from train station)
  • Accommodation in hotel on twin sharing room
  • Brekfast every morning 
  • Entrance fees in sightseeing 
  • An english speaking Tibetan guide 
  • Private and comfirtable transportation 
  • Tibet travel permit 
Excluded
  • Lunch and Dinner in whole tour 
  • Your flight ticket or train ticket to and from Lhasa 
  • Personal expenses, equipment, Tipping, Bar bills 
Trip Note

You can directly arrive to Lhasa by train or by flight from any part of China, OR take flight from Kathmandu. Your private tour itinerary can be customized as per your interest. 

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