8 Days Tibet Group Tour of Lhasa Yamdrok Lake and Mt. Everest

Brief
Tour type: join in bus tour of Lhasa and Mt.Everest,   Lhasa and Mt.Everest hop on hop off

Tour code: TB-ST-04
Departure: based on timetable of Tibet small group tour, please contact us for details.
Language: English
Level: easy
Tour length: 8 days, 7 nights
Start place: airport or train station of Lhasa
End place: airport or train station of Lhasa
Tibet Entry Permission : included


Highlights of this 8 Days Tibet Group Tour of Lhasa and Yamdrok Lake and Mt.Everest
- Visit all popular attractions of Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, etc.
- Potala Palace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama
- Jokhang Temple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet
- Barkhor street: This street surrounds the Johkang Temple and is filled with pilgrims and wide range of souvenirs.
- Drepung Monstery: Drepung used to be a seat of central government until the 5th Dalai Lama built Potala Palace.
- Sera Monastery: Another one of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, the hot attraction is monks debate.
- Have a bird view of Yamdrok Lake
- Visit the base camp of Mt.Everest
- Communication with local English speaking Tibetan tour guide,
- Travel Lhasa of Tibet with other English speaking travelers,


Brief Itinerary of 8 Days Tibet Small Group Tour of Lhasa Yamdrok Lake and Mt.Everest
Day 1. Reach Lhasa. Be met and trasnfer to hotel.  Leisure time.  / 抵达拉萨.
Day 2. Potola Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Streets (Breakfast, Welcome Dinner )/ 布达拉宫,  大昭寺， 八角街.
Day 3. Drepung and Sera monasteries (Breakfast, , ) / 哲蚌寺, 色拉寺.
Day 4. Lhasa to Gyantse to Shigatse (370km) visit or pass by Yamdrotso Lake, Karola Glacier, Simila Pass, Manla Reservoir, Gyantse Kumbum & Pelkor Monastery (Breakfast, , )/ 拉萨至甘孜(行车370公里). 途经羊卓雍措湖，卡若拉冰川， 斯米拉隘口，满拉水库， 白居寺
Day 5. Shigatse to Rongpuk (340km), Far View of Himayala Mountain Range (Breakfast, , ) / 日喀则至绒布寺，远观喜马拉雅山脉.
Day 6. Everest Base Camp, Rongpuk Monastery, Rongpuk to Shigatse(340km) (Breakfast, , ) / 大本营, 绒布寺, 返回日喀则.
Day 7. Tashilunpo Monastery, River View of Brahmaputra, Shigatse to Lhasa (270km) (Breakfast, , ) / 扎什伦布寺, 雅鲁藏布江， 开车返回拉萨.
Day 8. Departure / 送机. (Breakfast, , )







Detailed Itinerary of Lhasa Yamdrok Lake and Mt.Everest 8 Days Small Group Tour



Day 1. Arrival in Lhasa
Reach Lhasa by flight or train.
Be met by driver and vehicle of ChinaTravelKey.com in airport or train station. Check in Hotel.
Remainder of the days is at leisure. You can walk slowly near your hotel to get yourself to accommodate to the anoxic altiplano.
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Day 2. Potola Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street
Be picked up from your hotel. Visit the Potala Palace. Originally built in the seventh century, Potala Palace is landmark of Lhasa. It is famous for its grand buildings, complicated constructions, devotional atmosphere and splendid artworks.

Then we will visit the Jokhang Temple - the holiest site in Tibet and is the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Buddhists.

Move on to visit the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street - Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble and a place to which a visit must be paid.
Be transferred back to hotel.  Welcome dinner will be arranged in this day.

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Day 3. Drepung Monastery, Sera monasteries
Be picked up from your hotel.
Visit the Drepung Monastery - known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism. Established in 1416, Drepung Monastery houses many cultural relics, which make it more superb.

Then we will visit the Sera Monastery - one of the three largest monasteries of Gelugpa. Completed in 1419, the collection of murals is maintained in perfect, original condition.

If we are very lucy,we may even come across Sera Monastery's Monks debiting which was held in the courtyard at around 3:00-5:30 in the afternoon.

Be transferred back to hotel.
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Day 4.  Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse (370km) Yamdrotso Lake, Karola Glacier, Simila Pass, Manla Reservoir, Gyantse Kumbum & Pelkor Monastery (Breakfast, , )
Be picked up from your hotel on the morning.

We will drive from Lhasa to Gyantse. On the way, the vehicle will pass the Gampala pass (4790 m). 
Gampala Pass is also called KampaLa Pass, which is the dividing line of front Tibet and rear Tibet, and also the only way to the Yamdrok Lake. The pass is 4,990 meters above sea level.

Like other famous passes in Tibet, there are also huge Mani Stones here. The colored prayer flags flutter in the wind. The pass is the best place to overlook the Yamdrok Lake.

Travelers will have a glimpse of Yamdrok-tso Lake (4400m) . The Lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountain and in the distance you have spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar (7191m), the highest mountain near Lhasa.

Move on to drive to Gyantse. 
Visit the famous Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum.
Pelkor Monastery is also called Baiju Monastery, which is located in Gyangze County of Shigatse, 230 kilometers from Lhasa, with 3,900 meters above sea level. It is a monastery combing three major sects of the Tibetan Buddhism, Sakya, Kadampa and Gelug sects. First built in 1427, the monastery is a typical Tibetan Buddhist building of combination of temple and stupa, which was once seen in monasteries from 13th to 15th century. The stupa in the monastery is called Myriad Buddhas Stupa. More than 100,000 Buddha statues are painted in the stupa.

Drive 1.5 hours to Shigatse, the second largest city of Tibet.
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Day 5. Everest Base Camp
Be picked up from your hotel.
Drive to Lhatse. Lunch is arranged in this place.
Then we will drive to Shegar.   It is possible to have a view of Mt. Everest in the distance if the weather permit.

Drive 4 to 6 hours to Rongpuk Monastery. On the way there, we will drive pass PangLa Pass, one of the highest passes in Tibet at 5050m. PangLa Pass is one of the best place to enjoy the view of the five highest peaks of the world.
Overnight at Rongpuk Monastery.
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Day 6. Everest Base Camp to Shigatse
The breakfast of today need to be prepared on travelers' own.
Enjoy the sunrise of Everest Peak from the accommodation place if weather permits.

Discover the Rongbu Monastery - the unique highest monastery with nuns and monks living together.

Drive back to Shigatse.
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Day 7. Shigatse - Lhasa
Be picked up from your hotel.
Drive to discover Tashilunpo Monastery.
Tashilhunpo Monastery is one of the six Buddist monasteries of Gelugpa Sect in China, the seat of the Panchen Lama, and the largest functioning religious institution in Tibet. It is loctated the southern slope of the Nyiseri Mountain to the west of Shigatse City. The monastery was fist built in 1447. Covering an area of 150,000 square meters, Tashilhunpo Monastery is surrounded by 3000-meter-long wall. The main buildings include the Maitreya Chapel and the Panchen Lama's Palace, Main Chanting Hall, stupas, and Thangka Exhibit Platform.

Drive 6 hours back to Lhasa.
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Day 8. Departure from Lhasa
Be picked up from your hotel.
Be transferred to airport or train station for departure. Service end.
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