For this tour, we will arrange a cook in the group,
so we can still keep enough energy to explore and experience
during the hiking.
Itinerary:
Arrival in Lhasa
With the Tibet entry permit arranged by
us, take a plane or train to Lhasa from Beijing,
Chengdu or other cities.
Airport pick-up: Your guide meets you at Gonga Airport,
welcome with Hada, drive for about 1.5 hours to
Lhasa city, along you can see the beautiful scenery
of Lhasa River.
Train Station pick-up: Your guide meets you at Lhasa
train station, drive for about 30 minutes to Lhasa
city, check in your hotel.
For the rest of the day, we advice you to relax
and rest at your hotel, apply to the high altitude.
If you feel good, you can have a walk at the Potala
Square and see the night view of the Palace. Accommodation: Lhasa downtown
Lhasa city sightseeing
Potala Palace—the highest palace architecture
in the world, on the way climbing to the entrance
gate, you can take an overlook of the whole Lhasa
city in sunshine, really nice! Get the knowledge
of Tibet history, and religion. Visit for about
2 hours. Enjoy lunch and have a rest.
Visit Jokhang Temple, the real "Lhasa"
in the eyes of the old Tibetans; Then take a stroll
around Barkhor street, here you can discover the
local lifestyle;
In the evening, if you wish, you can join in the
Tibetan Banquet with Song & Dance Performance;
Accommodation:Lhasa downtown
Lhasa city experience
Drepang Monastery ᾿Every mid August,
the huge tangka is sunning here during the traditional
Shoton festival;
Norbulinka ᾿called as the Summer Palace in the
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Sera Monastery ᾿at 2:30p.m., arrive at Sera monastery
to watch the young lamas debating Buddhism scripture
in their special way to communicate with others
about what they learn about buddhism. Accommodation:Lhasa downtown
Lhasa --Yamdrok Lake -- Gyangtse --
Shigatse 370km
Set out from Lhasa, come over the 4990m high
Gangbala Snow Mountain, drive ahead to Yamdrok Lake,
at an altitude of 4441m, with the prettiest water,
as clear as suet. Blue water, snow mountain, unique
Tibetan villages, flocks and herds all the way; Then
back to Chushui Bridge, along Yalungtsangpo River,
pass Gyangtse town, visit Palkor Chode, get to the
second city of Tibet—Shigatse. Accommodation:
Shigatse city
Shigatse - Lhaze -- Sagar
Visit Tunshilunpo Monastery, the
most important temple in Shigatse, center of Banchen
Lamas. Ahead to Lhaze, pass 22 road section, arrive
at Sagar; along the way view the nature scenery
of Ali area, and you can see the wild animals. Accommodation: Sagar
Sagar - Zhongba - Payang
Scenery of Payang Grassland; Zhongba
is a small town of Payang, very western style, here
you can see the scenery of Tibetan rural pasture.
Along the way, you can see yaks, tibetan antelope,
Mongolian gazelle, etc, amazing snow mountains,
countless lakes and endless grasslands. Accommodation: Payang
Payang - Darchen - Mt. Kailash
Drive ahead to Mt.
Kailash, altitude 6638m, It lies near the source
of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus
River, the Sutlej River (a major tributary of the
Indus River), the Brahmaputra River, and the Karnali
River (a tributary of the Ganges River). Do prepartion
for the hiking and set up the camp. It lies near
the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia:
the Indus River, the Sutlej River (a major tributary
of the Indus River), the Brahmaputra River, and
the Karnali River (a tributary of the Ganges River).
Accommodation: Mt.Kailash
camp
Hiking around Mt.
Kailash
Accommodation:
Mt.Kailash camp
Hiking around Mt. Kailash
Accommodation:
Mt.Kailash camp
Mt. Kailash - Darchen
- Lake Manasarovar
Back to Darchen, drive
ahead to Lake Manasarovar, 20km southeast of Mt.
Kailash, Lake Manasarovar is the TOP among the lakes
in Qinghai-Tibet plateau, no matter considering
the size, depth or altitude; It is also worshipped
as Holy Lake by the Tibetan Buddhists. Accommodation: camp
Lake Manasarovar - Payang
After sigheseeing and hiking at
Lake Manasarovar, drive back to Payang. Accommodation: Payang
Payang ᾿Sagar
Continue to
drive back.
Accommodation: Payang
Sagar ᾿Lhaze
Continue to drive back. Accommodation: Sagar
Lhaze ᴿ
Shigatse ᾿Lhasa
Arrive in Lhasa.
Relax at your own leisure.
Accommodation: Lhasa
downtown
Farewell & Bon
Voyage!
Airport or train station transfer
according to your flight or train schedule.
Lhasa city—Gongga airport 100km, 1.5 hour-drive
Lhasa city—Train station, 40km, half an hour drive
Tour ends.
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