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Xining arrival
take train Z8991 with a soft sleeper to Tibet, boarding around 8-10 PM.
Enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way, arriving in Lhasa by evening.
Lhasa Train station picking up, You are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station by our professional employee and send you to reserved hotel in Lhasa. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon. Overnight at Lhasa
Lhasa Sightseeing, Potala Palace一Jokhang Temple一Bharkor Street
Morning section to visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, you will experience its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens(stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala etc. Afternoon section visiting to the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple, built during songtsen gonpo’s reign by princess wencheng of tang dynasty, 647 A.D, and its famous Barkor Kora, where you can buy or appreciate traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument, Thangkas, and tradition tibetan clothes etc.
Sera Monastery一Drepung Monastery
Today, you will visit two important monasteries in Lhasa, the Drepung and the Sera. Drepung monastery is situated at the foothill of a mountain and was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. It was once home of 10000 monks and Ganden podrang in Drepung is famous it was the government centre during fifth dalai lama and later moved to the famous potala palace during fifth dalai lama. In the afternoon you will explore the Sera monastery which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa’s disciple Jamchen Choeje. The most attractive is that Monks debiting is held there in the courtyard at around 6-7:30 in the afternoon section. Overnight at Lhasa
Lhasa一Yamdrok Lake一Gyangtse一Shigatse
Passing by the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, Yamdro-tso lakes, karo-la glacier roadside at 4960m, We move westwards to the second biggest city Shigatse, the Area spiritually hosted by Pamchan Lama. The most important attraction for today is Yamdro-tso Lake and Kubum monastery in Gyantse. Yamdro-tso Lake is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in colour and Kubum monastery has a 35m-high chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome.
Shigatse一Lhatse一Shegar一Rongpuk Monastery
Drive westwards the Friendship way to Tingri. There is about 90km bumpy road from Tingri to Rongpuk, road is under construction. From Tingri to E.B.C with the very rough road, pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. If it is in clear whether, you can have a glimpse of 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more, such as: Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everes(8848m), Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu(8463m).
Rongpuk—EBC一Shigatse
Early in the moring to see the sunrise from Rongphu then to view Mt. Everest. It is fabulous and splendid.After walking arrive the place get on the local bus then use half of an hour arrive at Everest Base camp (Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It's interesting and much more warm, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point to take pictures of the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then late in the afternoon around 13:00 go down from E.B.C back to Tingri by friend-ship highway back to Shigaste.
Shigatse—Tashilunpo Monastery—Lhasa
Before spending about 4 hours to drive back to Lhasa from Shigatse, we will visit the largest Monastery in west Tibet, the Tashilunpo monastery, as the last but famous historic sites for your Tibet tour. Tashilunpo monastery is one of the the six great Gelukpa institutions and was founded in 1447 by a disciple of Tsongkapa, containing the world's largest gilded copper image(26m high) of future god Jampa. Drive along the Friend-ship Highway back to Lhasa.
Lhasa-Chengdu , Airport drop-off一End of journey
Your tour guide and driver will help to drop you at the Lhasa airport, end the service (Notice, the sequence of sightseeing of first two days may be adjusted according to the reservation of visiting Potala Palace)
Fee Description
Fee Includes:
- Cars:
- Xining to Lhasa train ticket; Lhasa to Chengdu air tickert; All vehicles used are regular licensed tourist buses, fully equipped with official documentation, ensuring one seat per person.
- Accommodation:
- Gang-gyan Lhasa Hotel, Manasarovar Hotel or equivalent(Accommodation facilities in Tibetan hotels are limited, please do not compare them with those in developed areas. If you have higher accommodation requirements, please contact our dedicated customer service promptly, where you can choose to upgrade accommodation.
- Meals:
- Breakfast is provided buy the hotel.
- Tickets:
- The entire journey includes scenic spot ticket. Policy and price adjustment in case of force majeure factors, increased costs, by the guests themselves.
- Insurance:
- Travel agency liability insurance; vehicle seat insurance.
Fee Does Not Include:
- Single Room Supplement: Refers to the cost incurred when a traveler requests to stay alone in a room, or due to the absence of other travelers to share accommodation costs with.
- Round-trip Transportation: Transportation from the place of departure to Xining and return to your city from Chengdu (booking service provided).
- Meals Throughout the Journey: Main meals are at your own expense.
- Tipping for Foreign Visitors: : Each person must pay a tip of no less than 30 yuan to the driver and no less than 30 yuan to the guide per day.
- Personal Expenses: Personal expenditures during the trip.
- Other Expenses: All expenses incurred by travelers due to breach of contract, personal fault, activities arranged independently during the trip, or personal illness not mentioned in the "included expenses" above.