Tibet Tours

Classical Central Tibet Tour from US$ 960

The mild and pleasant climate in central Tibet makes this area available for tourists year around. This route offers the epitome of Tibet with some of the most impressive visions: snow-capped mountains and holy lakes, splendid monasteries and palaces, original villages and unsophisticated people.
Tour code: CHTB-02
Destination: Lhasa, Shigatse Region
Departure: Daily
Duration: 6 days / 5 nights
Highlights: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Old Town as the spiritual heart of Lhasa, Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery, Yamdroktso Lake in Tibet, climb over the snow pass of Kambala, Nojin Kangtsang Glacier, Pala Farmland
 
Day 1  Arrive in Lhasa
 
Upon arrival at Konggar Airport, your guide will meet and transfer you to your hotel, rest and acclimatize.
 
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel or similar
 
Day 2  Lhasa (B/L)
 
Today’s sightseeing includes Lhasa’s cardinal landmark- Potala Palace and the most revered religious structure in Tibet – Jokhang Temple. The quadrangle of streets surrounding the Jokhang is the Barkhor- Lhasa’s most interesting pilgrimage circuit. This area of the Old Town is both the spiritual heart of Lhasa and the main commercial district for Tibetans.
 
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel or similar
 
Day 3  Lhasa (B/L)
 
Today you will visit Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery, the two great Gelugpa monasteries in Lhasa. Sightseeing today begins with these white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside. Walking up to the hill is a pleasant thing, an easy break from the solemn ambience inside the halls and chapels. At the plat roof of hillside, you can have very good views of the whole Lhasa city and the distant mountains.
 
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel or similar
 
Day 4  Lhasa – Yamdroktso – Gyantse (B/L)
 
Today you’ll travel to Yamdroktso (4441m above sea level), one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. The 110km mountain road is a little bit bumpy. After about 3 and a half hours drive, climbing over the snow pass of Kambala (5030m), the dazzling Yamdroktso just lies several hundred meters below the road. Far in the distance is the huge massif of Mt. Nojin Kangtsang (7191m above sea level).
Drive across Karola, enjoying the awesome roadside views of the Nojin Kangtsang Glacier you get to Gyantse. The 35m-high famous Kumbum stands there, packed with exquisite Tibetan sculpture and paintings, it’s an architectural wonder in Tibet.
 
Accommodation: Gyantse Hotel or similar
 
Day 5  Gyantse – Shigatse – Lhasa (B/L)
 
Drive 4km to Gyantsse to the Pala Farmland which used to belong to the slave-owner family of Pala. Then proceed to Shigatse. Pay a visit to Tashilhunpo Monastery and the Old Town of Shigatse. Nicely decorated Tibetan houses and interesting market and bazaar give you a vivid life picture of local people. Drive back Lhasa.
 
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel or similar
 
Day 6  Depart from Lhasa (B)
 
Free till being transferred to the airport and board onward plane with the help of local guide.

Day 1
Entry Lhasa
Be met & transferred to airport, take the flight to Lhasa Transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arriving at Lhasa Gongar Airport , be met and transferred to your hotel. Take a rest to acclimatize yourself to the high latitude.

Day 2 (B, L )
Lhasa
Visit Potala Palace , Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street

The Potala Palace : Perched upon the Marpo Ri Hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, it is the greatest monumental structure in.
 
The Jokhang Temple : It is the spiritual center of.

The Barkhor Street : The Barkhor is the oldest street in Lhasa as well as the center of old Lhasa and remains very traditional. It is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble.

Day 3 (B, L, )
Lhasa
Visit Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery,Norbulingka and Tibetan Family.

The Drepung Monastery: It is one of the biggest monasteries in .

The Norbulingka Park : Norbulingka means ” Jeweled Garden “. It was constructed as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama and later served as the whole governmental administration.

The Tibetan Family: Common Tibetan people welcome you to their homes, greet you in their traditional way and entertain you with their typical food.

Day 4(B, L, )
Lhasa
Visit the Yamdrok Lake and Ganden Monastery.

The Yamdrok Lake: Lamdrok It is 150km far from Tsedang yumtso,meaning dark blue lake looks like jasper,located in Nhagartse county en route to Gyantse.With an altitude of 4480 metres and a coverage of 638 square kilometres,its shore is as long as 250 kilometres.

Ganden Monastery : Gandan Monastery is one of the three great monasteries of the Yellow Sect. It is located in the pass of the Wangguer Hill in Dagze County. It was built in 1409 by Zonggaba, the ancestor of the Yellow Sect, and is one of the birthplaces of the Yellow Sect. Gandan Monastery is an important cultural site under the state protection.

8 Days Drive In – Fly Out Or Vice Versa
Day – 01 Kathmandu / Kodari / Zhangmu (Drive Trek)
This morning we depart Kathmandu by surface on a scenic drive to Kodari (Nepal-Tibet border), through the beautiful Nepalese countryside. We leave our vehicals here and start a short walk of about one hour 30 minutes uphill with porters to Shangmu Immigrations – known to Nepalese as Khasa, hangs on a cliff face, its boom town architecture having a temporary look; even the monastery roofs are sheathed in corrugated iron sheets and is situated at a height of 2,500 m. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day – 02 Zhangmu / Xegar
Today we drive uphill to the highest plateau of the world with the typical view of Tibetan landscape, crossing over Nyalam Pass (3,800 m) and Lalung-La (Pass) at 5,050m, with views of beautiful Himalayan Ranges panorama including the Mt. Everest (8,848 m) to Zhangmu (244 Kms).

Also called “new tingri”, is surrounded by mountains, Zhangmu is another town that lies in the shadow of a great fortress. Even in ruins it is majestic. Seeming to grow out of the craggy brown rock, its sinous wall bristles with watchtowers like stegosaurus spines. Isolated in 1855 by Nepalese in search of booty, the Gurkhas cut off the Dzong’s water supply and settled in for a long siege. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day 03 Xegar / Xigatse (Drive)
We continue on our drive to Lhatse (T-cross to Mt. Everest), and crossing over the Gyatsola Pass at 5,220 m, which is the highest enroute to Xigatse (240 Kms). Xigatse is the second largest town in Tibet and the capital of Tsang, lying 354 Kms. west of Lhasa at an altitude of 3,810 m. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day – 04 Xigatse / Gyantse (Drive)
This morning we will visit the Panchen Lama’s Tashilhumpu Moanastery, and continue on our drive to gyantse (90 Kms) – is a pastoral town between Lhasa and xigatse. It is 264 Kms. southwest of Lhasa, and still retains the charm of a traditional Tibetan town untouched by modern expansion. As a crossroad on the principle trade route to India, it used to be renowned for the excellence of its carpets. The compound, encircled by on impressive wall, once contained 19 monasteries, presided over by the still intact fortress perched atop a nearby mountain.
Later in the day visit the Kumbum Stupa and Phalkor Monastery. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day – 05 Gyantse / Lhasa (Drive)
We continue on a full day picturesque drive crossing over Karola Pass at 5,010m, Kambala Pass at 4,794 m. and a colourful Yamdrok Lake, sometimes along the Tibetan lifeline river Brahmaputra also known as yarlung Tsangpo, to the capital town Lhasa (264 Kms).

Day – 06 Lhasa
Today we will visit the Jokhang Temple, situated in the heart of Old Lhasa, it houses Tibet’s most precious religious relic, a golden Shakyamuni Buddha which was brought as a gift bythe Chinese Princess Wen Cheng on the occasion of her wedding to the Tibetan King, Songtsen Gompo. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa.

Later in the day visit the Potala Palace, this legendary palace built atop a single hill is synonymous with Tibet by the first foremost king Songtsen Gompa. It was expanded to its present structure during the 17th century by the 5th Dalai Lama. This 13 story 1000 room citadel served as the headquarters of the former “church-state” of Tibet and was home to successive Dalai Lamas, who from the latter half of the 18th century used it as their Winter palace. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day – 07 Lhasa
Day free at leisure in Lhasa

Day – 08 Lhasa / Kathmandu (Flight)
Early this morning you will be picked up from you respective hotel to be transferred in time to gangaar airport to connect your flight to Kathmandu.

5 nights / 06 days – fly in fly out).
 
Day 01 Kathmandu (1,300m.) – Lhasa (3,650m.)
Fly to Lhasa crossing over the panoramic Himalayan ranges (1 hr.). Transfer and check-in to your hotel. Full rest for acclimatization.

Day 02 – 03 in Lhasa
Two full day sight-seeing tour in Lhasa – jokhang temple & barkhor bazaar, potala palace, drepung & sera monasteries.

Day 04 Lhasa – Tsedang
Scenic drive Lhasa – Tsedang with a visit to samye monastery.

Day 05 in Tsedang
Visit yumbulakang & thandruk monastery.

Day 06 Tesedang – Kathmandu
Transfer to the airport and fly back to Kathmandu or to your onward destination.
 
 
(4 Nights / 5 Days – Fly in / Fly out) (Departure Every Tuesday)
 
 
Day 01 Kathmandu (1,300m.) – Lhasa (3,650m.) : Flight
Fly to Lhasa crossing over the panoramic Himalayan ranges (1 hr.). Transfer and check-in to your hotel. Full rest for acclimatization.

Day 02 – 04 in Lhasa
Two full day sight-seeing tour in Lhasa – jokhang temple & barkhor bazaar, potala palace, drepung & sera monasteries, norbulingka & nunnery, etc.

Day 05 Lhasa – Kathmandu : Flight
Transfer to the airport and fly back to kathmandu or to your onward destination.

Kathmandu Travel Information and Travel Guide :

 Kathmandu is the capital and the largest metropolitan city of Nepal. The city is situated in Kathmandu Valley, which also contains two other cities – lalitpur and Bhaktapur. Nepali language is spoken by almost 99.9% of people. English is understood by most of the educated population of the city. The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1400 m and is inhabited by about 700,000 people. Kathmandu is considered to have the most advanced infrastructure among urban areas in Nepal.

For many people, stepping off a plane into Kathmandu is an exhilarating shock – the sights, sounds and smells can quickly lead to sensory overload. Whether it be buzzing around the crazy polluted traffic in a taxi, trundling down the narrow winding streets of the old town in a rickshaw, marvelling at Durbar Sq or dodging the tiger balm sellers and trekking touts in Thamel, Kathmandu can be an intoxicating, amazing and exhausting place.

As the largest (and pretty much the only) city in the country, Kathmandu also feels like another developing-world city rushing into a modern era of concrete and traffic pollution. Take a walk in the backstreets, however, and the capital’s amazing cultural and artistic heritage reveals itself in hidden temples overflowing with marigolds, courtyards full of drying chillis and rice, and tiny hobbit-sized workshops largely unchanged since the Middle Ages.

Welcome to Nepal Tibet Tour
Nepal Tibet tour will be your trip of a lifetime. None of the other travel destinations in the world could give you so many unforgettable memories and deep impressions.TIBET is one of the world’s most extraordinary destination and there is adventure indeed lurking around almost each and every corner.

Lhasa The capital lies high in the arid wilderness of the Tibetan mountains, it’s name the “Roof of the World” is no idle statement. The valley bottoms of Tibet are higher than the highest mountains elsewhere . It’s snow covered plateaux are the highest in the world , and apart from the Everest , which Tibetans see from ‘the other side’, many mountains are over 15000 feet.