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12 Days Tibet Train Tour from Guangzhou

12 Days Tibet Train Tour from Guangzhou

(GTT012) Guangzhou-Lhasa-Namtso Lake-Shigatse-Everest Base Camp-Lhasa

Overview

Starting from Guangzhou, you will take Qinghai-Tibet train to Lhasa, which is quite a long journey. After arriving in Lhasa, tourists will be accompanied by great Potala palace, Jokhang temple, Drepung monastery and sera monastery. In addition to visiting EBC, tourists will be able to visit one of three holy lakes in Tibet-Namtso Lake. On the way, we will see Pelkor Monastery with unique style kumbum stupa, the famed Tashilhunpo known as the Panchen Lama's seat, the world's highest monastery Rongbuk Monastery 5,000 meters and amazing view of Mt. Everest from Everest Base Camp.

At a Glance

Day 1

Arrive in Guangzhou

Day 2

Board the train to Lhasa from Guangzhou

Day 3

Sightseeing on the train

Day 4

Sightseeing on the train and arrive in Lhasa

Day 5

Lhasa sightseeing: Potala Palace/Tibet Museum/Jokhang Temple/Barkhor Street

Day 6

Lhasa Sightseeing: Drepung Monastery/Sera Monastery

Day 7

Lhasa to Namtso Lake (250km, 5 hours )

Day 8

Namtso to Shigatse via Dazhuka (385km, 8-9hours driving)

Day 9

Shigatse(3900m) to Everest Base Camp(5200m) via Lhatse, Shegar

Day 10

Everest Base Camp (5200m) and return to Shigatse (3900m)

Day 11

Shigatse(3900m) to Lhasa(3650m): Tashilunpo monastery

Day 12

Departure from Lhasa
12 Days Tibet Train Tour from Guangzhou

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Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Guangzhou

A private car will take you to your reserved hotel in Guangzhou, and you could have a rest in your hotel or look around in Guangzhou on your own.

Stay overnight in Guangzhou

Day 2: Board the train to Lhasa from Guangzhou

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Guangzhou railway station. Train Z264 from Guangzhou to Lhasa departs at 11:42, and your Tibet Travel Permit will need to be checked when you check in.

Stay overnight in the train

Day 3: Sightseeing on the train

Spend the whole day on the train to Lhasa. It is quite a long journey of taking a train from Guangzhou to Lhasa. It will take 52 hours and 41 minutes, three days and two nights in the train.

Stay overnight in the train

Day 4: Sightseeing on the train and arrive in Lhasa

Enjoy the most beautiful scenery of Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Spectacular land of snows, boundless desert, vast grassland, grand ice mountains, beautiful lakes that will continually appear and strongly attract your heart. You will arrive in Lhasa at about 16:30. Your tour guide will hold a board with your name to welcome you at the exit of the train station and escort you to your reserved hotel in Lhasa.

Stay overnight in Lhasa

Day 5: Lhasa sightseeing: Potala Palace/Tibet Museum/Jokhang Temple/Barkhor Street

In the morning, visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapel. You will appreciate 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. Tibet Museum is an important window to introduce the glorious culture of Tibet, and as a free Museum in Lhasa, you should not miss.

In the afternoon, visit 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 Barkhor Kora, where you can buy or appreciate traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument, Thangkas, and tradition Tibetan clothes etc. You will have a chance to get close to appreciate how the artists draw Thangkas at the Thangka workroom at Barkhor.

Stay overnight in Lhasa

Day 6: Lhasa Sightseeing: Drepung Monastery/Sera Monastery

In the morning, you are going to visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “ three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416 by Jamyang choge, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. Ganden palace was used as Dalai lama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala palace.

In the afternoon, Sera Monastery--It was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1419 by Jamchen chojey, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. The Most attraction is the Monks debate at around 3:00 - 5:00 in the afternoon.

Stay overnight in Lhasa

Day 7: Lhasa to Namtso Lake (250km, 5 hours )

In the morning, drive from Lhasa to Lake Namtso. On the way, you can see Nyenchen Thanglha( snow mountain ranges )and lots of nomads tent with grazing yak and sheep densely-populated around the mountain side. Namtso Lake is the Heavenly lake which is one of the four holy lakes of Tibet and also the highest salt lake. You can do a very relaxing trekking around the lake side and Tashi Island.

To spend a night at lake shore is fantastic to see the stars.

Stay overnight in Namtso Guest house

Day 8: Namtso to Shigatse via Dazhuka (385km, 8-9hours driving)

Enjoy the clear morning at the lake shore, and you can trek along the lake shore to Tashi Dor Island to explore the meditation caves. After that, continue to Shigatse, the second biggest city in Tibet, you will go through a long distance of rough road between Yanpanchen and Dazhuka, and finally get to Shigatse in the late afternoon.

Stay overnight in Shigatse

Day 9: Shigatse(3900m) to Everest Base Camp(5200m) via Lhatse, Shegar

We’ll leave Shigatse after getting your Alien’s travel permit, and then drive to Lhatse. It is a small town where you can take lunch. After that, you will drive to Shegar and if the weather is clear enough then on the way down to shegar you will view the Mt. Everest in the distance.

After 4 to 6 hours then you will arrive at Rongbuk monastery but on the way, you will pass one of the highest passes in Tibet (pang la pass height 5050m) from that’s pass you will view the whole five highest peaks in the world.

Stay overnight in tent or Guesthouse

Day 10: Everest Base Camp (5200m) and return to Shigatse (3900m)

In the morning, you can see the sunrise appearing on the top of Mt. Everest, and have a full view the magnificent Mt. Everest standing like a snow-capped pyramid in front of you at Rongpuk, which is the vantage point for watching Mt. Everest. Then you, tourists can visit Rongphu Monastery which is the highest monastery in the world (5000m) and belongs to Nyingma sect. After that drive back to Shigatse.

Stay overnight in Shigatse

Day 11: Shigatse(3900m) to Lhasa(3650m): Tashilunpo monastery

Today, we will drive back to Lhasa on the friendship Highway. The whole distance is almost 280km and it takes 6 hours along the Yarlung Tsangpo River / Bhamaputra River (the Longest and largest river in Tibet). On the way, we will visit the largest Monastery in west Tibet, the Tashilunpo monastery which is one of the six great Gelukpa institutions and was founded in 1447 by a disciple of Tsongkapa, contains the world's largest gilded copper image (26m high) of future god Jampa.

Stay overnight in Lhasa

Day 12: Departure from Lhasa

You will be transferred to Lhasa airport for your flight to next destination.

Service Guide

Service Included:

  • Tibet travel permit and all other necessary permits to Tibet;
  • All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites listed in the itinerary;
  • Personal knowledgeable English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide;
  • Personal comfortable, clean and safe vehicle with reliable Tibetan local driver; vehicle ranging from 4WD land cruiser to minibus depending on your group size;
  • All lodging listed in the itinerary; it’s your decision about the accommodation class: luxury 5-star international hotel, comfortable 4-star hotel, economic 3-star hotel or budget hostel, guesthouse or tent. Please tell us your accommodation preference when submitting the enquiry; we will arrange the best-value hotels for you.
  • Domestic flight/train tickets listed in the itinerary;
  • All meals listed in the above itinerary;
  • Tourist accident/casualty insurance;
  • First aid kit;

Service Excluded:

  • International flight to and out of China;
  • Chinese visa (Note: we could help you with the Chinese visa application, like providing the invitation letter, presenting the hotel or domestic flight reservation copies, etc that you may need. )
  • Domestic flight/train not listed in the itinerary. (We can provide you the domestic flight/train ticket booking service at the BEST discount price; please contact us our travel experts for the details.)
  • Meals not specified in the itinerary; usually it costs about USD3-15 per person for one meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).
  • Tips and gratitude to tour guide and driver;
  • Personal expenses, like laundry, phone call, snacks, soft drinks (please do the best to avoid the alcoholic beverages during your Tibet trip), optional tour activities, etc.

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