Tour Code:CTG-PT03
Destination: Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Mt. Everest
D1 Arrival in Lhasa
Arriva at Lhasa, you will be greeted by our Tibetan guide in Gonggar airport, 1.5 hrs driving from airport to your hotel in Lhasa to acclimatize the high altitude.D2 Lhasa (BL)
After breakfast in your hotel, you will enjoy the Lhasa city sightseeing, visit Drak Yerpa, which is a place that has deep meanings in the Tibetan spiritual culture. There is a saying goes like this: "Lhasa is the shrine of Tibet, Drak Yerpa is the shrine of Lhasa. Not seeing Drak Yerpa in Lhasa is just like making a dress without the collar." Next to visit Sera Monastery. It’s one of Gelugpa (yellow hat) sect monastic colleges. Sera monastery is famous for its Buddhism philosophical debate practice.D3 Lhasa (BL)
Take the whole day Lhasa city sightseeing tour. Visit Potala Palace that is the worldwide known cardinal landmark of Tibet. The massive structure itself contains a small world within it. Mostly it is renowned as residence of the Dalai Lama lineages.D4 Lhasa/Shigatse (BL)
In the morning you will have a glimpse of Yamdrok Lake, which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. After 1.5 hours drive you will arrive at the foot of Naiqinkangsang Snow Mountain. It is one of the holy mountains of Tibet. If you look up to the Snow Mountain you'll see the beautiful "flag cloud"(the creature of the wind and the snow) floating and shining in the air.D5 Shigatse/Mt. Everest (BL)
After breakfast in your hotel, Visit Tashilump Monastery in the morning which was Built in1447 by the first Dalai Lama. Have lunch in Shigatse. In the afternoon drive to Rongbuk monastery in the afternoon. The visit of Tashilump Monastery is subject to change to Day07 due to the permit arrangements.D6 Mt. Everest/Shigatse (BL)
You can choose to Get up early and enjoy the stunning sunrise at the top of the world and take some precious photos of Mt.Everest if the weather is good enough. Then drive to Mt. Everest Base Camp[5200m] and touch the roof of the world. Drive back to Shigatse in the afternoon.D7 Shigatse/Lhasa (BL)
Enjoy the desert scenery and the scenery along the Brahmaputra. You can also see devout Christians prostrating and measuring their pilgrimage route with their flesh and blood on Tibetan Plateau if you’re lucky.D8 Lhasa (B)
According to your flight time, our guide will send you to airport and end off the tour.1 Person | 2-5 Persons | 6-9 Persons | Above 10 Persons | |
April-October | $3028 | $1878 | $1468 | $648 |
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November-March | $2408 | $1238 | $738 | $528 |
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