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Tour Code: S-510
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Tibet In-depth Exploration
20 Days Standard of Lhasa - Shigatse - Lhatse - Saga - Paryang - Manasarovar Lake - Tarchen - Mt. Kailash - Tarchen - Tsada - Seng Ge Tsangpo - Gertse - Tsochen - Lhatse - Shigatse - Lhasa
- Starting from $3639 per person Price Details
- Standard
Departure: From April to October
Sakya Monastery, ShigatseDay 01Arrival in Lhasa
Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Lhasa Airport, which is 3,650 meters above sea level. Check in at the hotel where dinner is served.(D)
Hotel: ShangBaLa Hotel (3 star)Tips: Most people come to Tibet in pursuit of its religion, monasteries and Tibetan living culture. There are indeed some taboos that should be refrained from when visiting the monasteries. Take Potala Palace for instance, it is not acceptable for women to wear hats in the palace. While entering the monastery, visitors shouldn't step on the doorsill of it. Smoking, speaking loudly and touching the figure of Buddha in the temple, etc are not allowed. Your tour guide will tell you more about these.
Day 02Lhasa
Visit the Tibet Museum and the Carpet Factory. After having a western-style lunch, go head to visit the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park. The a la carte dinner will be arranged for you at a local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant.(B+L+D)
Descriptions:
Tibet Museum - Located near the eastern gate of Norbu Lingka in Lhasa City, the Tibet Museum is the first modern museum in the city. It looks the Potala Palace to the north. Completed and opened in October in 1999, it is mainly composed of the exhibition area and the house of cultural treasures.
Norbulingka Park - The Norbulingka Park is a peaceful garden lying in the western suburban area of Lhasa. In Tibetan Norbulingka means 'Treasure Park'. As an ancient park built in the 18th century, the Norbulingka embodies both the ethnical, religious features of the Tibetan people and the Tibetan traditional architectural style.Day 03Lhasa
Visit the magnificent Potala Palace. After a western-style lunch, visit the Jokhang Temple, the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street and theTibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. Dinner is served at your hotel.(B+L+D)
Descriptions:
Potala Palace - Located about 2,187 yards to the northwestern suburb in Lhasa City, the Potala Palace is a holy place in the heart of Tibetan Buddhists. The name "Potala” refers to the Putuo Mountain where the Goddess of Mercy lives and the local Tibetan Buddhists believe that the small mountain where the Potala Palace situated is like the Putuo Mountain, hence the name. The Potala Palace is truly the art museum of Tibetan history and culture. The over 59,800 square yards colorful frescos in it are unique and wondrous. The scenes that really happened in history were recorded in these frescos, for example, the fresco depicted the sight when the Princess Wencheng came to Tibet reproduced the scene of Tibetan and Han People living in harmony in the seventh century.
Jokhang Temple - Traveling in Lhasa, it is easy to get to the Jokhang Temple lying in the center of the city. The ancient temple built in 647 is considered as a nice place for visitors to know about the Tibetan Buddhism. The opening hour is from 7:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:30.
Barkhor Street - Being a symbol of Lhasa City, the Barkhor Street is also a highly-suggested place for visitors to Tibet. Paved by hand-polished stones, it is not a broad street showing the original outlook of Lhasa. Now it could accommodate thousands of visitors every day.
Tibetan peopleDay 04Lhasa - Shigatse
Transfer to Shigatse. Visit the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake. Check in at the hotel where dinner is served.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Shigatse Hotel (3 star)Day 05Shigatse
Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen.(B+L+D)
Day 06Shigatse - Lhatse - Saga
Drive to Saga via Lhatse along Brahmaputra River. Visit the Lhatse city on the way.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest House
Ruins of Guge Kingdom, TsadaDay 07Saga - Paryang
Drive to Paryang. Enjoy the snow covered peaks and many rocky peaks along the way.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest HouseDay 08Paryang - Manasarovar Lake - Tarchen
Drive to visit the Manasarovara Lake, a lake with compassion, tranquility and bliss. Then head for Tarchen which is loated at the foot of the majestic holy Mt. Kailash.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest HouseDay 09Tarchen - Mt. Kailash
Begin the trek around Mt. Kailash.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest HouseDay 10Mt. Kailash
Continue the trek around Mt. Kailash.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest House
Ruins of Guge Kingdom, TsadaDay 11Mt. Kailash - Tarchen
Continue the trek around Mt. Kailash.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest HouseDay 12Tarchen - Tsada
Drive to Tsada.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest HouseDay 13Tsada
Visit the Tsada Forest, the Ruins of Guge Kingdom and Tholing Monastery.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest HouseDay 14Tsada - Seng Ge Tsangpo
Drive to Shiquanhe and transfer to the hotel.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Shiquanhe Hotel (2 star)Day 15Seng Ge Tsangpo - Palgon Lake - Seng Ge Tsangpoanhe
Drive to visit the Palgon Lake and the Bird Island. Return to Shiquanhe.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Shiquanhe Hotel (2 star)
Tholing Monastery, TsadaDay 16Seng Ge Tsangpo - Gertse
Drive to Gertse. You may see the wild animals along the way.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Tent or Local Guest HouseDay 17Gertse - Tsochen - 22 Highway Maintenance Squad
Drive to 22 highway maintenance squad and stay here.(B+L+D)
Hotel: TentDay 1822 Highway Maintenance Squad - Lhatse - Shigatse
Drive to Shigatse and check in at the 3-star Shigatse Hotel.(B+L+D)
Hotel: Shigatse Hotel (3 star)Day 19Shigatse - Lhasa
Drive to Lhasa and transfer to the hotel. (B+L+D)
Hotel: ShangBaLa Hotel (3 star)Day 20Departure from Lhasa
Today we will transfer you to the airport for the return flight. Have a pleasant trip home!(B)
B-- Breakfast L-- Lunch D-- Dinner
Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)
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Questions & Reviews
1.
Nov. 12,2009 20:19 Reply
Mr.Yappie(USA) said:
can this tour be taken in winter?
Nov. 15,2009 23:52
Ms.Anna replied:
This tour is not applied to the middle October to April of the next year. Because from the middle October, the weather of these places will be very cold and easily to snow. When it snows, some of the roads will be blocked and the hotels along the route will be closed. People are easily to catch cold which is horrible in Tibet as the altitude of Tibet is very high.
2.
Mar. 24,2008 14:36 Reply
Mr.Timothy Bell said:
Nyingchi travel tips:
Due to the severe sunlight on the plateau and wide temperature division between day and night in Nyingchi, you are highly advised to carry long sleeves, sweater, jackets, sunglasses, sun cap, sun blocking cream, lip cream, Aspirin, medicine for cold and digestion etc. The best tourist season: from April until October.
The best option for touring Nyingchi is to follow the route from Lhasa to Nyingchi for its best high way condition and gorgeous landscape.
At present bus or car is the only means of transportation to enter Nying and some parts of Nyingchi are even only accessible on foot though most of the town and villages are well linked by highway networks.
The tourists can buy all the Tibetan daily life untensils in the shops opened by the Kangba People on the 500 meters long Hong Kong Street in Bayi which is a very important logistic center in the southeast of Tibet.
As most other parts of Tibet, the Sichuan Cuisines is the most popular. The Sichuan restaurants are even ubiquitous. Small ones are cheaper while some more expensive and better one does offer fantastic Sichuan food. Good options are the Tan Family''s dishes, the Sichuan restaurant in the eastern part of the Shenzhen Avenue and the Red Mansion opposite the public security office.
Bayi boasts the most advenced banking facilities and services in the region thoughll; it has only two banks, i.e. the Construction Bank and the Agriculure Bank and both hava no ATMs. The postal saving here offers deposit-and-withdraw in different locations service, but you are still advised to carry cash. The foreign visitors should especially take note that they cannot exchange foreign currencies here.
Most parts of the prefecture have internet cafes, even in the remote county of Bomi. The well-known internet cafes in Bayi are the Red Latern, the Time Celebrities Club, and the Hongdu Teahouse internet cafe.
Jun. 8,2009 12:51
Mr.John(canada) replied:
tell me about china. witch place better for travel ?
3.
Mar. 24,2008 14:15 Reply
Mr.Timothy Bell said:
Shigatse is sunnny and mild. The Period from May to July is the best time to travel in Shigatse. Foreign currencies cannot be directly used in Shigatse yet and all expenditures must be settled with RMB. The Bank of China in Middle Liberty Road and receptions in hotels can convert foreign traveler''s checks and cash, and also can cash foreign credit cards into RMB. Pay attention that if you are heading for Ali, it is the last oppotunity to cash your traveler''s check. Besides, you can change your rupee at 1:8.99 in Zhangmu but at only 1:8.4 in Kathmandu. China Construction Bank, Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China have established branches in Shigatse, while it is also advisable to open a postal saving card for convenience. In addition, there are ATMs in the city, though not very convenient.