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ITTS: 12 Days Lhasa-EBC-Namtso-Nyingchi Group Tour
Tour Type: Group Tour, Maximum 12 People in one group
Guide & Driver: Chinese-English-speaking guide & air-conditioned,
Tour Highlights:
    • Enjoy the stunning scenery in Nyingchi area, mountains, lakes, forest, etc
    • Admire the pearl on the roof of the world – the Potala Palace
    • Spend overnight at the Everest Base Camp where you will watch the countless stars and the milky way
    • Spend overnight beside the Basumtso Lake
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  Day 1 Arrival in Lhasa Sincere greetings & airport-hotel transfer.
  

Upon your arrival at the Lhasa airport, your tour guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help you get checked in. You will have the rest of the day and evening to rest and relax to become acclimatized to the higher altitude of Tibet.

Meals: No meals, advice freely available

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

  Day 2 Lhasa Sightseeing Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street (B)
  

After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the incredible Potala Palace – the highest palace in the world. As we climb to the entrance gate, you will have a spectacular view over all of Lhasa. After exploring the numerous interesting chapels and learning about the traditional culture and history of the palace and the city, we will move on to the spiritually significant Jokhang Temple, one of the most important temples in Tibetan Buddhism. To see the “real” Lhasa, we’ll stroll through Barkhor Street with its thriving local market where you can pick up some local Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian handicrafts and souvenirs.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Potola Palace
Jokhang Temple
  Day 3 Lhasa Sightseeing Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery. (B)
  

Today features visits to 2 of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism – the Drepung and Sera Monasteries. Drepung Monastery is located on the hillside west of Lhasa – at one time the world’s largest monastery with about 10,000 monks living there. A pleasant walk up the hill leads to the solemn ambience inside the monastery’s many halls and chapels.

After Drepung, we will move on to the Sera Monastery. The main highlight of the Sera Monastery is watching the crowd of monks debating inside the shady courtyard behind the main temple. Every day except Sunday, hundreds of red-robed monks assemble in small groups and practice their debating skills – a very impressive sight to behold, as the monks are very animated in their debates about the various attributes of Buddhist scriptures.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Drepung Monastery
Sera Monastery. (B)
  Day 4 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier, Kumbum Monastery(B)
  

This morning we’ll take a drive up to the Kampala Pass (elevation 4797 meters) where you’ll have a glimpse of Yamdrok Lake down below as well as spectacular views of the holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar in the distance. You will want to have your camera at the ready for the turquoise waters of Yamdrok Lake, which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet, and the beautiful Mt. Nyenchen Khangsar glacier as seen from the Karola Pass. Later on we’ll be able to visit the Karola Glacier before continuing along the southern Friendship Highway to Gyantse, where you will be able to see the famous Gyantse Kumbum, one of the most stunning architectural wonders in Tibet. Late in the afternoon we will continue on to Shigatse where we will spend the night.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation:Shigatse Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Yamdrok Lake
Karola Glacier,
  Day 5 Shigatse - Tingri - Everest Base Camp Rongphu Monastery, sunset at EBC(B)
  

After breakfast we’ll set out towards the peak of the world – Mount Everest. Departing from Shigatse and traveling via Lhatse and Tingri, you will see some of the most beautiful and unique scenery in the world – incredibly blue skies, floating high clouds, endless grasslands and the highest mountain peaks in the world. We’ll also stop by the Rongbuk Monastery – the world’s highest altitude monastery before spending the night at the Everest Base Camp.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation:EBC Tent or Rongphu Guest House (Dorm bed with humble facility)

Rongphu Monastery
Rongphu Monastery
  Day 6 Everest Base Camp - Tingri - Shigatse Sunrise at Everest Base Camp(B)
  

Enjoy a breathtaking sunrise at the Everest Base Camp before we journey back through the spectacular scenery to spend the night again in Shigatse.

Meals: No Meals

Accommodation:Shigatse Econimic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin Sharing)

Everest Base Camp
Everest Base Camp
  Day 7 Shigatse - Lhasa Tashilunpo Monastery(B)
  

We will get an early start today to visit the Tashilunpo Monastery, which was founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama. After visiting this ancient monastery, one of the most important sites in Tibetan Buddhism, we will head back to Lhasa in the afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation:Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Tashilunpo Monastery
Tashilunpo Monastery
  Day 8 Lhasa - Namtso Lake – Lhasa (500 kilometers, 10-hour drive time) Nyenchen Thanglha Mountain, Sunset at Namtso(B)
  

We will leave your hotel early in the morning and it takes about 4 hours to get to Lake Namtso. Along the way there are some places to stop for taking pictures. When we get to the Lake, it is around lunch time and we can enjoy the view to the Lake. about 2 hours leisure time beside the lake, we will drive back to Lhasa around 8 pm. To experience the natural views of Tibet is a dream of many tourists. Today is a great day for witnessing Tibet’s natural beauty. Mountains, grasslands, and the holy Namtso are on order for today. Namtso, one of the famous Tibet tourists’ attractions, is one of the 3 holy lakes in Tibet, playing an important role among Tibetans.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation:Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Namtso Lake
Namtso Lake
  Day 9 Lhasa - Basumtso Lake Mila Pass, Basumtso Lake (B)
  

After breakfast, drive from Lhasa to Basumtso Lake, cross over Mila Pass (5100m), enjoy the scenery along the Niyang River. Afternoon visit Basum-Tso lake, which is a stunning highland lake lying 90 kilometers west of Kongpo Gymdo County. This holy lake is beautified by its surrounding landscapes from green & forested mountains to snow capped peaks, and is connected to the semi-mythical ruler of the Kham region and Guru Rinpoche. Himalaya Basumtso Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast provide by the hotel

Accommodation:Himalaya Basumtso Hotel or similar (Twin sharing)

Basumtso Lake
Basumtso Lake
  Day 10 Basumtso Lake - Bayi Town Mt. Sekyimla Pass, View of Namjia Barwa, Lunang Forest(B)
  

Today, we will drive to Sekyim la Pass (4720m) and enjoy the great Mt. Namjia Bawa (7,700m) in the distance. Then, continue to visit the bushy Lunang Forest with an elevation of 3700m, and it is a typical highland meadow strip, and both sides of Castle Peak from low to high from the dense bushes, spruce trees and pine. The distant clouds, the snow-capped mountains, the endless pines and the quiet pastoral displayed a beautiful landscape. Drive back to Bayi in the late afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast provided by the hotel

Accommodation:Nyingchi Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Lulang Forest
Lulang Forest
  Day 11 Bayi Town - Lhasa Kadinggou Scenic Spot(B)
  

Today we will drive back to Holy City Lhasa along the beautiful Niyang River, a major river in southeast Tibet and the longest tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo River. En route, we will have some pleasure time at Kadinggou Scenic Spot. We can see grand and superb natural scenery on the way back.

Meals: Breakfast provided by the hotel

Accommodation:Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Kadinggou
Kadinggou
  Day 12 Depart from Lhasa Airport/Train Station Drop off(B)
  

Today you will have free time until your tour guide escorts you to the Lhasa train station or airport for your departing train or flight from Lhasa. This will end your tour services in Tibet.

Meals:Breakfast Provided by the Hotel

B-- Breakfast L-- Lunch D-- Dinner
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Price Includes.
    • All necessary Tibet Travel Permit. (Including Tibet Entry Permit, Alien Travel Permit, Boarder Pass
    • Private professional English-Speaking local tour guide
    • Licensed Vehicle with experienced driver
    • Airport (or train)pick up and drop off
    • Accommodation listed in the itinerary
    • Breakfast provided by the hotel
    • Tourists Accident/Casualty Insurance
    • A container of Oxygen for emergency use
    • All taxes, fees and handling charges
    • Lodging and meal allowance to the guide & driver
    • Reservation fee for visiting Potala Palace
    • 2 bottles of drinking water per person per day
    • One Welcome dinner in Lhasa
Price Excludes.
    • Meals not specified in the itinerary (All lunches & dinners)
    • All Entrance tickets to the sightseeing places
    • Flight/Trian tickets in and out of Tibet
    • Personal expenses such as laundry, drink, fax, telephone call, optional tour activities, etc.
    • Any losses incurred from the force majeure factor like government control, natural disaster etc.
    • Tips to the guide & driver ( Tips is not required but expected)
    • Single room supplement
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