Lhasa City Tour

4DAYS-HOLY LHASA CITY TOUR

Overview

Lhasa lies centre of Tibetan Plateau and its people heart for many centuries, at averages altitude  above 3600m, with profound of monasteries and temples and palace of Dalai Lama makes Lhasa is one of the best places to get a glimpse of modern Tibetan life, provides you the insight of untold history, culture, and religion of Tibetan people.

Days Trip Highlight Activity Accomodation
Day 1Arrival in Lhasa.Pick up and transfer to your hotel., Acclimatize the altitudeArrival in Lhasa.
Day 2Lhasa guided tourJokhang Temple, Sera Monastery.Hotel in Lhasa
Day 3Lhasa guided tourPotala Palace, Norbu Lingka (Summer Palace)Hotel in Lhasa
Day 4Depart TibetDrop to Train/Airport

Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa [3650m] 
Arrive in Lhasa by flight or by train. Upon arrival, you will be greet by local Tibetan tour guide and driven to Lhasa old town. it takes around 1hrs from airport to Lhasa for 60Km and around 20-30minute from Train station to old town for 15km, rest in Lhasa to acclimatize the elevation. The guide will introduce the do and don’t to avoid being suffer from altitude sickness.

Overnight at kyichu or Similar, which is a Tibetan style hotel located in Lhasa city center 

 

Day 2: Lhasa guided tour
City sightseeing schedules are coordinated based on the timing of pre-booked tickets for the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple. As a result, the itinerary may be adjusted to ensure that visitors are able to enter these attractions at the designated times. However, the travel company assures that all four sightseeing attractions listed in the itinerary will still be visited, even if the order of the visits is adjusted. So, even if there are changes to the schedule, travelers can still expect to see all of the sights that were originally included in the itinerary.

We can start with visit to Summer palace, Norbu Lingka is developed as the summer palace of the Dalai Lama from the mid-18th century, it is divided into three areas:palace, the government buildings and the opera grounds, its comprises of hundreds  of  different species of trees and flowers and few amazing Tibetan architecture palaces with amazing murals and small beautiful lakes park. In after lunch  we can visit Sera monastery which is one of six biggest monastery of Gelug sect, its was found during the beginning of the 15th centuries, you can sit somewhere in debating courtyard with your tour guide and experience the buddhist philosophy debate and take the photo of monks debate.

Overnight at kyichu or Similar, which is a Tibetan style hotel located in Lhasa city center

 

Day 3: Lhasa guided tour
In the morning we can visit  Potala palace which is winter resident of the Dalai lama which is build in 7th century and rebuild to present size during the 5th Dalai lama in 17th century, it is most majestic building all over Tibetan plateau with several thousand of statues and different funeral tombs of Dalai lama and different chapels. In the afternoon we can visit Jokhang temple which is founded same time as potala palace by king Songtsen Gampo during 7th century and thousand of local pilgrims visit monastery every day, after visiting temple you can have free time to go around monastery or spend time to famous local tea house.

Overnight at kyichu or Similar, which is a Tibetan style hotel located in Lhasa city center

 

Day 4:Depart Tibet

Reshuffle your bag and prepare in advance for your departure. It takes approximately one hour to drive to the airport. We must arrive at the airport two hours before your domestic flight.Last moment of your Tibet trip and explore around city until your guide and driver meet you at the hotel lobby to drop off to the airport 

INCLUDED √

  1. PERMITS:-Tibet travel permit and other all necessary permits for Tibet (excluding the Chinese L visa)
  2. ATTRACTION:–All entrance fee for the itinerary listed
  3. TRANSPORTATION:-Travel-licensed vehicle during whole trip including Pick up and drop off to Airport/Train station and cost related to the vehicle including gasoline, repair or fixed vehicle, parking fee.
  4. MEALS:-Breakfast during whole trip at hotel
  5. GUIDE/DRIVER:-Services of your english-speaking Tibetan guide and driver and their lodge and meals
  6. OXYGEN TANK:- Oxygen tank for the emergency use in the car
  7. WATER:-Mineral water during whole trip 
  8. ACCOMMODATION: Twin Sharing basis Hotel,Guesthouse/Tent

EXCLUDED X

  1. VISA:-Chinese Visa and Tibet Group Visa (if enter from Nepal)
  2. MEALS:-Lunch and dinner during whole trip
  3. PERSONAL EXPENSES:-Telephone call, shopping, souvenir, fax, phone calls, laundry, drinks, snacks and any optional activities, etc.
  4. TICKETS:-Train and flight tickets in or out of Tibet.
  5. GRATITUDE:-Tips for the tour guide and driver.
  6. UPGRADE:- Extension of itinerary or upgrade the hotel or additional transportation cost. 7.FORCE MAJEURE:- Expenses cause by irresistible objective reasons and non-travel agency reasons (natural disasters such as landslide, road wash, snowfall, wars,  delays, strikes, Covid-19, sudden changes of Govt policy etc.

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