2019 Budget Tibet Tour, Tibet Small Group Tour Package
- Collection: Tibet Group Tours
- Sincere greetings & airport-hotel transfer.
- Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street (B)
- Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery. (B)
- Review the programme below for included and optional arrangements.
Planning 2019 Budget Tibet Tour, Tibet Small Group Tour Package
Review this published profile with your intended dates and preferred travel arrangements in mind.
The published material highlights Sincere greetings & airport-hotel transfer.; Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street (B); Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery. (B). Use these details to decide which parts of the journey matter most to your group.
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Day 1 Arrival in Lhasa
Highlights: Sincere greetings & airport-hotel transfer.
Upon your arrival at the Lhasa airport, your tour guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help you get checked in. You will have the rest of the day and evening to rest and relax to become acclimatized to the higher altitude of Tibet.
Meals: No meals, advice freely available
Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)
Day 2 Lhasa Sightseeing
Highlights: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the incredible Potala Palace – the highest palace in the world. As we climb to the entrance gate, you will have a spectacular view over all of Lhasa. After exploring the numerous interesting chapels and learning about the traditional culture and history of the palace and the city, we will move on to the spiritually significant Jokhang Temple, one of the most important temples in Tibetan Buddhism. To see the “real” Lhasa, we’ll stroll through Barkhor Street with its thriving local market where you can pick up some local Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian handicrafts and souvenirs.
Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel
Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)
Day 3 Lhasa Sightseeing
Highlights: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery. (B)
Today features visits to 2 of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism – the Drepung and Sera Monasteries. Drepung Monastery is located on the hillside west of Lhasa – at one time the world’s largest monastery with about 10,000 monks living there. A pleasant walk up the hill leads to the solemn ambience inside the monastery’s many halls and chapels.
After Drepung, we will move on to the Sera Monastery. The main highlight of the Sera Monastery is watching the crowd of monks debating inside the shady courtyard behind the main temple. Every day except Sunday, hundreds of red-robed monks assemble in small groups and practice their debating skills – a very impressive sight to behold, as the monks are very animated in their debates about the various attributes of Buddhist scriptures.
Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel
Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)
Day 4 Lhasa – Gyantse – Shigatse
Highlights: Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier, Kumbum Monastery(B)
This morning we’ll take a drive up to the Kampala Pass (elevation 4797 meters) where you’ll have a glimpse of Yamdrok Lake down below as well as spectacular views of the holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar in the distance. You will want to have your camera at the ready for the turquoise waters of Yamdrok Lake, which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet, and the beautiful Mt. Nyenchen Khangsar glacier as seen from the Karola Pass. Later on we’ll be able to visit the Karola Glacier before continuing along the southern Friendship Highway to Gyantse, where you will be able to see the famous Gyantse Kumbum, one of the most stunning architectural wonders in Tibet. Late in the afternoon we will continue on to Shigatse where we will spend the night.
Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel
Accommodation:Shigatse Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)
Day 5 Shigatse – Tingri – Everest Base Camp
Highlights: Rongphu Monastery, sunset at EBC(B)
After breakfast we’ll set out towards the peak of the world – Mount Everest. Departing from Shigatse and traveling via Lhatse and Tingri, you will see some of the most beautiful and unique scenery in the world – incredibly blue skies, floating high clouds, endless grasslands and the highest mountain peaks in the world. We’ll also stop by the Rongbuk Monastery – the world’s highest altitude monastery before spending the night at the Everest Base Camp.
Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel
Accommodation:EBC Tent or Rongphu Guest House (Dorm bed with humble facility)
Day 6 Everest Base Camp – Tingri – Shigatse
Highlights: Sunrise at Everest Base Camp(B)
Enjoy a breathtaking sunrise at the Everest Base Camp before we journey back through the spectacular scenery to spend the night again in Shigatse.
Meals: No Meals
Accommodation:Shigatse Econimic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin Sharing)
Day 7 Shigatse – Lhasa
Highlights: Tashilunpo Monastery(B)
We will get an early start today to visit the Tashilunpo Monastery, which was founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama. After visiting this ancient monastery, one of the most important sites in Tibetan Buddhism, we will head back to Lhasa in the afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel
Accommodation:Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)
Day 8 Lhasa – Namtso Lake (250KM, 5Hours)
Highlights: Nyenchen Thanglha Mountain, Sunset at Namtso(B)
With this option, in the morning we will have a beautiful drive from Lhasa to Lake Namtso, one of the four holy lakes of Tibet. Along the way we will see the spectacular Nyenchen Thanglha mountain range with its scenic snow-capped mountain peaks. We will also see numerous tents of nomads who live on the mountainsides with their grazing yak and sheep. Namtso Lake is known as the Heavenly Lake, and it is the highest altitude salt lake in the world. We will have time this afternoon for some relaxing trekking along the lakeshore and to explore Tashi Island. We will spend the night at the lake with the opportunity for some fantastic stargazing if the skies are clear (they usually are).
Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel
Accommodation:Local Guest House (Dorm bed, humble facility)
Day 9 Namtso – Lhasa(250KM, 5Hours)
Highlights: Tsurphu Monastery
This morning we can spend some time on the lakeshore with additional time to explore Tashi Dor Island to explore its meditation caves if we didn’t get there the night before. We will drive on to Dumxung to enjoy a nice lunch before driving on to Tsurphu Monastery. Tsurphu Monastery lies to the northwest of Lhasa to Tolung Deqen, and the altitude reaches to 4,300 meter. The complex covers an area of about 300 square meters and walls reach to 4 meters thick. Being originally built in 1189, Tsurphu Monastery has a history of over 800 years. The Reincarnation System of Living Buddha was born there and spread to other sects. Afterward we will drve on to Lhasa where you can have some free time to enjoy your last night in Tibet.
Meals: No meals
Accommodation:Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)
Day 10 Lhasa – Basumtso Lake
Highlights: Mila Pass, Basumtso Lake (B)
After breakfast, drive from Lhasa to Basumtso Lake, cross over Mila Pass (5100m), enjoy the scenery along the Niyang River. Afternoon visit Basum-Tso lake, which is a stunning highland lake lying 90 kilometers west of Kongpo Gymdo County. This holy lake is beautified by its surrounding landscapes from green & forested mountains to snow capped peaks, and is connected to the semi-mythical ruler of the Kham region and Guru Rinpoche. Himalaya Basumtso Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast provide by the hotel
Accommodation:Himalaya Basumtso Hotel or similar (Twin sharing)
Day 11 Basumtso Lake – Bayi Town
Highlights: Mt. Sekyimla Pass, View of Namjia Barwa, Lunang Forest(B)
Today, we will drive to Sekyim la Pass (4720m) and enjoy the great Mt. Namjia Bawa (7,700m) in the distance. Then, continue to visit the bushy Lunang Forest with an elevation of 3700m, and it is a typical highland meadow strip, and both sides of Castle Peak from low to high from the dense bushes, spruce trees and pine. The distant clouds, the snow-capped mountains, the endless pines and the quiet pastoral displayed a beautiful landscape. Drive back to Bayi in the late afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast provided by the hotel
Accommodation:Nyingchi Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)
Day 12 Bayi Town – Lhasa
Highlights: Kadinggou Scenic Spot(B)
Today we will drive back to Holy City Lhasa along the beautiful Niyang River, a major river in southeast Tibet and the longest tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo River. En route, we will have some pleasure time at Kadinggou Scenic Spot. We can see grand and superb natural scenery on the way back.
Meals: Breakfast provided by the hotel
Accommodation:Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)
Day 13 Depart from Lhasa
Highlights: Airport/Train Station Drop off(B)
Today you will have free time until your tour guide escorts you to the Lhasa train station or airport for your departing train or flight from Lhasa. This will end your tour services in Tibet.
Meals:Breakfast Provided by the Hotel
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- All necessary Tibet Travel Permit. (Including Tibet Entry Permit, Alien Travel Permit, Boarder Pass
- Private professional English-Speaking local tour guide
- Licensed Vehicle with experienced driver
- Airport (or train）pick up and drop off
- Accommodation listed in the itinerary
- Breakfast provided by the hotel
- Tourists Accident/Casualty Insurance
- A container of Oxygen for emergency use
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Lodging and meal allowance to the guide & driver
- Reservation fee for visiting Potala Palace
- 2 bottles of drinking water per person per day
- One Welcome dinner in Lhasa
- Meals not specified in the itinerary (All lunches & dinners)
- All Entrance tickets to the sightseeing places
- Flight/Trian tickets in and out of Tibet
- Personal expenses such as laundry, drink, fax, telephone call, optional tour activities, etc.
- Any losses incurred from the force majeure factor like government control, natural disaster etc.
- Tips to the guide & driver ( Tips is not required but expected)
- Single room supplement
Why choose us?
- Free Inquiry
- Lowest Price
- Expert Guide & Driver
- Downtown Hotels
- A La Carte Meals
- Chinese Family Visit
- Free Cooking Class
- Best Flight Times
- No Hidden Charges
What’s Included
- Private local guiding and vehicle services shown in the itinerary
- Admission tickets and transport specifically listed in the final proposal
- Accommodation and meals specifically confirmed in the final proposal
Not Included
- International flights and China visa fees
- Personal expenses, optional activities and gratuities
- Any service not specifically listed in the final proposal
Pricing Note
Final pricing is tailored to your travel dates, party size, hotel preferences and confirmed services. Your proposal will clearly list every included and excluded item.
Travel Tips
Pack comfortable walking shoes and clothing suited to the season. Keep your passport available on travel days, and tell your planner about mobility or dietary needs before departure.
