Tibet Tours

PTT learned that the conference held by Tibet Tourism Bureau recently that they are organizing other relevant departments to work out a new plan on building Lhasa the International Tourist City.

Lhasa is a city with high reputation of China with a long history of 1300 years, and it is also one of the 24 historical and cultural cities proclaimed by China State Council.

During this conference, it indicated that by consummating Tibetan tourist facilities, promoting TIbet tourism service and improving Tibet tourism environment, Lhasa will soon be becoming the International Tourist city with rich characteristics, in which building the Sholton Festival and Tibetan New Year to become International Festival Brand is the most important.

PTT learned that 3 main stages have been formulated by Tibet Tourism Bureau. By 2011, the tourist monuments in Tibet must have been systematized and consummated. By 2013, Tibet tourism Industry to the world must have been greatly promoted. By 2014, Tibet must have been completely built into the standard of International Tourist City to the world.

Tour Code:SC-XZ-004

Route Feature:
In this tour you will not only visit the World Heritage Sites of the Potala and Jokhang Temple, the monasteries Drepung and Sera in Lhasa, but also the gorgeous alpine lake of Draksum-tso in Nyingtri, eastern Tibet. Nyingtri area we call it as Tibetan switzerland.

The tour itinerary:

Day1: Chengdu flight to Lhasa.
Lhasa airport picking up, have a good rest in the afternoon. Overnight at Lhasa.

(B × L ×S √ )

Day 2:
Visit Potola Palace, Johkang temple, and Barkor Market. Overnight at Lhasa.

(B √ L √ S √ )

Day3: Lhasa sightseeing
Visit Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, overnight at Lhasa.

(B √ L √ S √ )
Day4: Lhasa- Braksum Tso – Bayi Town
After breakfast, drive from Lhasa to Nyingchi. On the way you will cross over Mila Pass, enjoy the scenery along the Niyang River. Afternoon drive to visit Draksum Tso, also known as Basum-Tso. The lake and its surrounding views are beautiful and the site is also connected to the semi-mythical ruler of the Kham region and Guru Rinpoche. Take a ferry ride off the southern shore of the lake to visit the Tsodzong Monatery, most probably the highest attraction of this site. overnight in Bayi Town.

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Day5: Bayi – Cypress Forest -Lhasa
Drive to visit Ancient Cypress Forests and also you will have a chance to see Lulang Forest far away from Lulang Sightseeing Plat, afternoon drive back to Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa.
(B √ L √ S √ )

Day6 Lhasa – Chengdu by airplane
Leave from Lhasa for Chengdu by airplane,the end .

(B √ L × S × )
Note:
B=breakfast, L=lunch, S=supper, N=overnight
Tibet entrance permit.
Single room supplement may be paid if there appears extra single person.
In high altitude areas to visit, please note the Altitude sickness.

Tour Code:SC-XZ-003

Route Feature:
Chengdu-Lhasa-Xigatze-Chengdu
In this tour you will not only visit the World Heritage Sites of the Potala and Jokhang Temple, the monasteries Drepung and Sera in Lhasa, but also the Holy lake Yamdrok Lake, Gyantse famous Kumpum Stupa and the impressive the seat of Panchen Lama Tashilhunpo Monastery. You will learn more about tibetan religious and the Tsang area life style.

The tour itinerary:

Day:1 Chengdu flight to Lhasa.
Lhasa airport picking up, have a good rest in the afternoon. Overnight at Lhasa.

(B × L ×S √ )

Day 2:
Visit Potola Palace, Johkang temple, and Barkor Market. Overnight at Lhasa.

(B √ L √ S √ )

Day 3: Lhasa – Yangpachen -Namtso lake
In the morning, drive to Yangpachen,the hot spring, en route see the Northern Tibet Grassland, and the Yangpachen geothermal power plant, then go to Namtso lake,one of the three holy lakes in Tibet,then back to Lhasa,overnight in Lhasa.

(B √ L √ S √ )
Day4 Lhasa -Yamdrok Lake -Gyantse-Xigatze
Up to Kambala pass which is 4794m high, you will have a glimpse of Yamdrok-tso there. It is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. You will visit the famous stupa – Gyantse Kumpum, the most stunning architectural wonder in Tibet.Overnight at Xigatze.
(B √ L √ S √ )
Day5 Xigatze –Lhasa
Then drive back to chushul, along Nepal friendship way to Xigatze, visit Tashilunpo Monastery Afternoon drive back to Lhasa along the friendship way. Overnight at Lhasa.
(B √ L √ S √ )

Day6 Lhasa – Chengdu by airplane
Leave from Lhasa for Chengdu by airplane,the end .

(B √ L × S × )

Note:
B=breakfast, L=lunch, S=supper, N=overnight
Tibet entrance permit.
Single room supplement may be paid if there appears extra single person.
In high altitude areas to visit, please note the Altitude sickness.

Tour Code:SC-XZ-002

Route Feature:
This Shangrila is a plateau land with Lhasa as its capital. Lhasa placed at an elevation of 3,597 Mts. is the second highest capital in the world after La Paz, Bolivia (3,660 Mts.). Shannan prefecture, the originating place of Tibet culture, where you can have a visit of the tombs of Tibetan Kings,taking a boat to Samye monastery on Yarlu Tsangpo river which impresses you maybe all of your life.
The tour itinerary:

Day 1:Chengdu – Lhasa (2 hours flying)
Depart from Chengdu, meet at a designated location (0600AM), and transfer to Chengdu Shuangliu airport. Arrive at Lhasa Gonggar airport which is about 3650 meters high, drive to Lhasa urban, en route visit Brahmaputra valley, Buddha Sculpture made 11th century and Tibetan village etc.Arrive in Lhasa and check in the Hotel. For the rest of this afternoon.you can have a rest and then have a free sightseeing all by yourself.(No tour guide service today but the Tibetan guide will pick up you at Lhasa airport, please do not have violent physical activity.)

(B × L √ S × )

Day 2:Lhasa urban full day sightseeing.
After breakfast,visit the splendid Potala Palace,the administation site of Dalai Lama,Jokhang Temple, then go to Barkhor Street where you can have a good visit of this ancient tibetan street and do some shoppings of Tibetan ornaments.Overnight in Lhasa

(B √ L √ S √ )

Day 3:Lhasa-Xigatze (320Km)
Drive to Xigatze, after breakfast in Lhasa,en route visit Yamdrok Lake which is one of the holy lakes respected by local Tibetans,then have a view of Korala Glaciers along the road,then transfer to Xigatze hotel.

(B √ L √ S √ )

Day 4: Xigatze-Tsedang.(360Km)
Full day guided tour, visit Tashilhunpo Monastery, Xigatze fair, after lunch visit the Lhokar – the Tibetan granary and see the local life, then drive about 4 hours and a half to Tsedang along Yalu Tsongpo river.Overnight in Tsedang.
(B √ L √ S √ )

Day 5:Tsedang-Yumbulakang-Samye-Lhasa.(160Km)
After breakfast, drive to visit Yumbulakang which is a monastery has a history of 2,100 years, known as the “Palace built on the hind leg of a femal deer”. After lunch drive to a small dock at the riverside of Yarlu Tsangpo river, take a local boat on Yarlu Tsongpo river for about 1 hour and a half to the other side of the river and change to the local jeeps or tractors which will send you to Samye monastery, the largest monastery in Shannan prefecture.then come back the same way and drive about 2 hours and a half back to Lhasa in the afternoon.Overnihgt in Lhasa.
(B √ L √ S √ )

Day 6:Lhasa-Chengdu
Take the morning flight and fly back to Chengdu, end tour.
(B √ L × S× )

Note:
B=breakfast, L=lunch, S=supper, N=overnight
Tibet entrance permit.
Single room supplement may be paid if there appears extra single person.
In high altitude areas to visit, please note the Altitude sickness.

Tour Code:SC-XZ-001

Route Feature:
Lhasa,placed at an elevation of 3,597 Mts, is the second highest capital in the world after La Paz, Bolivia (3,660 Mts.). One of the most magnificent Royal Palaces anywhere in the world, the Potala Palace former, home of the Dalai Lamas, is built on top of a rock in 1645 and has over 1000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and 2,00,000 religious statues
The tour itinerary:

Day 1: Chengdu – Lhasa by airplane
Departing from Chengdu to Lhasa in the morning,arriving at Lhasa Gonggar airport which is at a elevation of 3000 meters, guide will meet you at the airport,drive to Lhasa urban area, en route visit Brahmaputra valley, Buddha Sculpture made in the 11th century and Tibetan village etc. on the drive to Lhasa and check in the Hotel, Free and have a good rest in the Lhasa city today, avoid extreme physical activity and sickness of high altitude.overnight in Lhasa.

(B × L × S √ )

Day 2 :Lhasa Full Day City Tour
Visit the main tourist attractions in Lhasa:Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street.

(B √ L √ S √ )

Day 3: Lhasa – Yangpachen -Namtso lake
In the morning, drive to Yangpachen,the hot spring, en route see the Northern Tibet Grassland, and the Yangpachen geothermal power plant, then go to Namtso lake,one of the three holy lakes in Tibet,then back to Lhasa,overnight in Lhasa.

(B √ L √ S √ )

Day 4: Lhasa – Chengdu by airplane
Leave from Lhasa for Chengdu by airplane,the end .

(B √ L × S × )

Note:
B=breakfast, L=lunch, S=supper, N=overnight
Tibet entrance permit.
Single room supplement may be paid if there appears extra single person.
In high altitude areas to visit, please note the Altitude sickness.

A shocked decision has just been made by Sichuan Airlines that there will be 10 air tickets from Lhasa to Xi-an with 70 percent discount daily.

In that case, PTT learned that the airfare for Lhasa to Xi-an will be only CNY500.00 per person compared to the cost of one-way train ticket from Lhasa to Xi-an.

PTT also learned that there are also some discounts around 40 to 50 percent on the route to Xining, Chengdu and Kunming.

It is indeed a big surprise to the news reporters  who have been working in Tibet for so many years.

The one who bought the first ticket from Lhasa to Xi-an with the discount of 70 percent told PTT that she just could not believe it only after she got confirmation from the sales department of Sichuan Airlines in Lhasa and issued ticket at a price of CNY620.00 with airport construction fee and fuel surcharges included.

PTT learned from Sichuan Airlines that why they let out such promotion like this is to render thanks to those who have long time support to them.

There are also cheap air tickets for Lhasa to Chengdu and Lhasa to Kunming let out by Sichuan Airlines on basis of transfer flight, such as flight from Lhasa to Chengdu by way of Xining, the total cost is CNY1070.00 per person while flight from Lhasa to Kunming by way of Xining with total cost of CNY1570.00 per person.

With Nepal Tourism Year 2011 scheduled to begin January 14, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) announced a series of favorable policies for Chinese travelers last week at China International Travel Mart 2010 in Shanghai.
“To encourage visits to Nepal in 2011, the government of Nepal will give free Nepali visas to Chinese until the end of 2011,” said Surya Thapaliya, from NTB.
Foreigners who have climbed Mount Everest and Mount Dhaulagiri can enjoy free Nepali visas for two years.
NTB said it will cooperate with Tibet Tourism Administration of China to offer tour products from Tibet to Nepal, with more promotional programs in the pipeline for the Chinese market.
“China, an important source market for Nepal in terms of volume, emerged as the fourth largest tourist generating market for Nepal,” Thapaliya said.

The journey for five nights and five days in Lhasa, Nyingchi, the Kingdom of Cypress

Notice: as long as you tell us your travellers names, number and your flight’s /train’s number in advance, the personnels from our travel agency will meet you or see you off at the airport /station.
In order to protect the travellers and agency’s mutual benefits, we’d like to do business according to the contract which will be signed by both sides and the contract will indicate the accommodation, dining, viewing standard clearly. We will make sure that you could have a good time during your travelling.

The first day, we will receive you at airport or train station(it is 75km from the Gongga airport to Lhasa) by coach and you’ll live in Tibet but the dining expense is not concluded.

The second day, after breakfast，we are going to visit the highest building of the world —–Potala Palace which is reputed the “Pearl of the plateau”. The Potala Palace locates in the Maburishan Mountain (Red Mountain) in northwest corner of Tibet Autonomous Region.In this building, there are two palaces, white palace and red palace.The former locates in the middle and the latter traverses its two sides. Red Palace is the main venues for religious activities and worship Lingta Palace, the White House is the Dalai Lama’s home and political centre.In the afternoon, we are going to visit Jokhang Temple where you can pray with the local people. It was built during the Tubo dynasty and it has 1350 years history now—the oldest temple in Lhasa. The Baptist god of twelve-year old Sakyamuni is worshipped by the local people there. And then a place called Barkhor street (a commercial and missionary street) will be visited by yourself. The tour guide and driver will be waiting for you at the parking lot. We will live in Tibet tonight and the dining expense is concluded.

The third day, we are going to Basom Tso Lake，which is in the Gongbo’gyamda County. Along the way, we can have a good view of beautiful scenery and folk features. And in order to take a good look, we could stop by and take some pictures here. Basom Tso Lake, is the saint lake of Nyingmapa, where Lotus once beat the Demon and made the Demon surrend. Surrounded by mountains, glaciers and primeval forest, the lake has a very warm climate..Lying on the average altitude of 4,000m, Basom Tso Lake covers a total area of 28 square kilometers and 18km long with and the lowest depth of 120m. The lake looks like a new moon, embedding into in the valleys and the water in the lake is very limpid. With the shadow of the mountains on the surface of the lake, the sand birds and white cranes floating over the lake, fishes swimming in the lake, you can’t help marveling at the greatness of nature. What more, there is an island in the lake with the Som Tso Temple. And you can embark a luxury yacht in the lake at your own expense（50yuan/person）. After driving along the Niyang River and climbing over the Mount Mira, we will drive to Nyingchi District, on the elevation of 2500m inTibet. Nyingchi，in Tibetan language， is “the Throne of the Sun”. At the same time, we can enjoy the scenery of NiYang River Valley, the primeval forest. Notice: It is a long way to reach Nyingchi but the marvellous scenery won’t disappoint you and the altitude is diminished, so the altitude sickness will ease.

The fourth day, we are going to visit the Kingdom of Cypress where is 5km from Bayi County, and is in the elevation of 3040m. The cypress here is a species native in Tibet. The landscape covers 10,000 square m. And there are more than 900 cypress trees with the average height of 5.8m there. This kind of cypress is reputated for its the most special cypress in China. There is also a tale about this kind of tree—-it is the life tree of Dunba* Xingraomiwuqie who was the pioneer of Bon religion. In the afternoon, we will go back to Lhasa to visit the ancient town of TaiZhao where is the relic of ancient ethnic. Along the way, we can have a good sight of the Niyang river’s landscape and it is said that the water in the lake is comprised of Goddess tears. With all kinds of water fowls over the surface of the lake, layers of terrace surrounded the lake, particular Tibetan villages scattered around the lake, your memory here will keep in your mind forever.

The fifth day, we will see you off and end our pleasant trip.

The quotation concludes:
Scenic area entrance fees
Accommodation: three-star hotel or double room at the same level hotel with breakfast
Dining: the standard meal services
Transportation: the coach
Tour guide service
The travel service liability(incident insurance should be paid by tourists themselves on their own will)
Notice:
The travel service has the right to change the itineraries when come to the force majeure factor without reducing the scenic spots.
The Tibet is in the plateau so the people who are in high blood pressure, suffering heart disease and Asthma are unfit for visiting Tibet.
After arriving Tibet, please remember following things: slow walking, less talking, more sleeping, no drinking

Mountains always seem to attract and challenge Man. Trekking in the Himalayas is often regarded as a “pilgrimage” whereby one takes leave of the human civilization to enter remote lands, traveling on foot over arduous mountain paths, crossing deep valleys, sleeping in camp sites/teahouses, thus coming in close contact with the element of nature.

About 17% of the kingdom of Nepal is covered by the Himalayas and contains a large number of high peaks. The valley of Kathmandu is encircled by wooded hills, beyond whose northern fringe the snow-clad peaks tantalizingly beckon the trekker. Trekking is also perhaps the best way to get to know the simple mountainfolk, see their culture and lifestyle and enjoy the scenic grandeur of this paradisiacal kingdom. The landscape of countless green hills, vast and deep valleys, great, gushing, turbulent rivers, placid lakes and beautiful terraced fields against the backdrop of towering snow-capped mountains are enough to compel the avid trekker to take up the challenge again and again.
Different trekking routes offer a different range of lengths and difficulties. Some trekking routes are just a day hiking trip and some are very long and high altitude exploration over the mountain pass. It depends on your own choice to fulfill your dreams or expectation.

Note: We, The Himalayan Asia Treks and Expeditions (pvt) Ltd. have offered some package programs. More programs or with different combination can be obtained on request. If you have your own itinerary, please advise us the details/ contact us. We can make special arrangements for individual and groups of any size for any type of tours and trekking in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, India and Sikkim/Darjeeling. We also handle incentive tours, convention and conferences groups

Types of Trekking:
Two types of Trekking (camping & teahouse) is in practice in Nepal.

Camping Trekking:- You will have a skilled guide explaining the culture, society and the nature where you walk. A cook preparing very nutritious food and other crew members to carry equipment and food. You will only have to carry your own daypack and camera. This will give you plenty of time to enjoy the nature, relax and think.

Teahouse Trekking:- In popular trekking areas there are lodges and inns run by the local people where you can eat and sleep. You just trek together with a guide. He will show and tell you about the most beautiful and interesting places.

A normal day life in camping trek:-
1. In the morning tea will be served in the tent. Outside a bucket of hot water for washing, a good breakfast and of course the Himalayas are waiting for you. The food will be different from day to day – porridge, pancakes, egg or müsil.
2. A beautiful place chosen for lunch. Warm food will be served .The chef and the kitchen boys serve you spaghetti, soup, spring rolls or any other warm dish. The portions are always large and made by a chef who puts hygiene and quality before anything else.
3. After lunch you will start for another about three hours of walking. Then you will arrive at a carefully chosen camping spot. We choose beautiful places to stay, but we NEVER compromise with safety and environment. The tent will be placed there. You have plenty of time to rest, wash, think or explore the area by yourself before time for dinner. The dinner starts with some snacks – fresh popcorn, papadams or something similar. A good soup followed by a warm dish – every day offers new surprises of Nepalese as well as western food.
Get into the tent experience with Himalayan sky.

A)Easy:- Generally between 900 and 2000meters (3000-6500feet) with plenty of ups and downs. Travelers need to be regular walkers to fully enjoy this experience. It is possible, however, to design “easy and short” three or four day treks with only two to five hours of walking per day.

B) Moderate:- Possibly involving side trips to higher elevations between 900 and 3000meters (3000 to 10000 feet).

C)Moderate to Strenuous (difficult):-Reasonably demanding trekking at altitudes up to 4000meters (13000feet) with trips to higher elevations and could include treks away from villages in ill defined mountain trails.

D) Strenuous (difficult):- All Tibet tours are included here primarily because of the rigours of the climate and over high altitude, varying from Lhasa at 3700 meters (12000 feet) to high pass crossing by vehicles or on foot over 5000 meters (16500 feet). Treks in other areas of demanding nature require all participants to be fit and is excellent health, often in remote alpine areas and sometimes reaching altitudes over 5500meters (18000 ft)

E)Alpine:- These are extremely demanding treks, Sometime in very remote areas on rough terrain, and could include (in Nepal) climbs of one or more of the “trekking peaks” (Maximum altitude – Mt. Meera at 6461 meters, 21192 feet). Participants should have at least a basic Knowledge of the use of crampous and ice axe, though finest time climbers may be accepted on some of the “easy” routes. Medical certificates are required for acceptance in to these climbing treks.

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 Silk Road is an historical route which connected ancient china to the various ancient countries in the west through commercial trade. Silk Road was started as a trade route but later became a cultural bridge which linked up the ancient Chinese, Indian, Persian, Arabic culture with the ancient Greek and Roman culture and promoted the exchange between the Oriental civilization and the Occidental civilization. It used to take a whole year and a half for a caravan to go through on the Silk Road. The journey was arduous, travelers had to fight against the wind, sand, aridity, frost, snow , extreme cold and attcacks of hostile nomads to explore -above all- to keep their lives. Silk Road, now became a three-dimensional transportation network, with a network of highways, crisscrossing railways and airports. Transportation on the winding highways have reached the “roof of the world” the Pamir Plateau, into the towering and precipitous Karakoram Mountains, and across the Tarim and Junggar Basins. China Silk Road Tours that we have selected will give you immense satisfaction and unforgettable memories.

Silk Road From Beijing To Kashgar
Beijing is the capital of China, one of the main starting point of Silk Road tour with a lot of must-see spots, like the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, it also has many must-taste foods, like the Beijing Roast Duck and Jiaozi, a kind of dumpling. Xian was China’s capital more than 1000 years ago, it has a lot of historic spots, like the Terra Cotta Warriors and the Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoying the Tang Dynasty Show in Xian will let you know more about China’s art and culture.