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This tour covers area around Lhasa offers an excellent range of monasteries,both pupular and remote.Nam-tso offers a glimpse of the nomand life of the north.this routes gives a good look at Tibet in a short time.
Tour Type: Private Tour
Lhasa Train station/airport picking up, You are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station/airport by your tour guide and an experienced driver and send you back to your well reserved hotel. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.
Overnight at Lhasa.
Morning section to visit the famous Potala Palace, which is situated on the marpori(red hill) and is abode of boddhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteshvara. The potala palace is divided into two parts, white and red palace is about 119m tall.the red palace had 13 storeys, Golden tomb from fifth to thirteenth Dalai lama. Songtsen gonpo's meditation cave is situated in white palace is oldest chamber in the history of whole potala palace. Afternoon section visiting to Johkang temple, built during Songtsen Gonpo's reign by princess Wencheng of Tang dynasty. The most interesting thing in Jokhang is the sacred goat head in the Jampa chapel which is believe to 'self-arisen' ie not man made. Then exploring the famous old barkhor street, enjoing shoping traditional Tibetan things around the street.
Overnight in Lhasa
Drepung monastery is situated at the foothill of a mountain and was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. the monastery is divided into two different colleges that is Drepung loselling and Drepung Gomang college. The Ganden podrang is famous among them as it is the government centre during fifth Dalai lama and later moved to the famous Potala palace during fifth Dalai lama. In the afternoon exploring the Sera monastery which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa's disciple Jamchen Choeje. The whole monastery is divided into two colleges and there are Sera 'jhe' and Sera 'may' respectively. Among them 'Tsokhang chenmo' where the monks from all the colleges assemble and pray together there.you can also see monks debaiting there in the courtyard at around 6-7:30 in the afternoon section.Note: if you don't feel tired, you can try for the khora(circumambling around) Drepung and Sera monastery.Your tour guide and driver will drop you back to your hotel.
Overnight in Lhasa
Leave Lhasa to Ganden Monastery in the morning(60km), Afternoon drive to Dezong Hotel Spring, it has a great location in a narrow gorge at the confluence of two streams. You can also have the famous medicinal hot-springs there – Dezong Hot Spring and Dezong Nunnery.
Overnight in Dezong Hot Spring ( Dorm bed).
Early drive to Drigung Til which sprouts from a high, steep ridge overlooking the Drigung Valley. Drigung Til is the head monastery of the Drigungpa school of the Kagyupa order, right now there are about 270 monks living in. Up to the hill of Drigung Til, there is one the holiest sky-burial site in Lhasa region, Please note that watching Sky-burial ceremony is forbidden if you have not get permission of the death's family. Then we drive to Reting Monastery through the Changthang plains. Though Rating is just a small monastery, it is an important Gelukpa monastery in Central Tibet, situated in a sprawling juniper clad hill.
Overnight stay in local Guest House.
Today, we continue to drive to Namtso Lake, During the summer months Namtso is dotted with nomad herders and their yaks and tents. Namtso Lake is the Heavenly lake which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet and also the highest salt lake. You can do a very relax trekking around the lake side and Tashi Island. To spend a night at lake shore is fantastic, the night sky is so clean that you could see all the stars twinkling on the sky, so close to you as if you could stretch you hands to pick the stars. Namtso lake is actually the lake in the sky, it is about 5000m high lies on the highest plateau in the world.
Overnight stay in a Guest House
Enjoy the clear morning at the lake shore, you can trek along the lake shore to Tashi Dor Island to explore the meditation caves. drive to Dumxung to have lunch. In the afternoon, you will visit Yangpachen hot spring on the way back to Lhasa. Yangpachen is an 'electricity town' built around a thermal power plant 87 kilometers ( 54 miles) north of Lhasa, halfway to Damxung. The altitude is 4,300 meters (14,100 feet). Yangpachen borders on a flat area of hot springs covering 16 square kilometers ( six square miles). Steam and geysers can be seen rising from the plain. It is famous for its richness in terrestrial heat. Yangpachen owns not only common hot springs and fountains, but also various geysers, boiling springs, and hot-water lakes, which is rare in the world. Now it has a thermoelectricity plant, green houses, and hot spring baths, attracting more and more tourists.
Overnight in Lhasa
A private vehicle will transfer you from Hotel to airport or train station. The pick up time will be arranged by the tour guide at Day07
Price Quotation
It is a private tour package, and its price depends on the season, the number of participants and the specific service standard, so please contact our trip advisor to ask for a quote for your requirements.
Services Included
1.All Breakfast
2.Transport
- Transfer between airport/train station and Lhasa city
- Two days tour in Lhasa city, by taxi because Lhasa city is small, you do not need to rent a private car.
- Lhasa-Drigung-Til Monastery-Rating Monastery-Namtso Lake-Lhasa, Private 4WD
3. All sightseeing and entrance fees listed in itinerary
4. Professional Tibetan English speaking tour guide
5. All hotel and camping accommodations:
- Lhasa: 3 Star hotel near Barkor
- Tent in Namtso Lake
- Guest House in Drigung-Til Monastery and Rating Monaster
6. Tibet Entry Permit, Both driver and Guide's salary, accommodation and meals expense.
7. Travel Insurance only for accident.
Service Excluded:
1. Lunch and dinners
2. Tips to driver and tour guide, Tip as you wish
3. Single room supplement
About Hotel We Use
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Hotels Available
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In Lhasa |
3 Star Hotel: New Mandala Hotel, Jibo Grand Hotel or Yak Hotel |
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Other Remote Places |
Dorm bed in very simple Guesthouses |
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