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Tibet Tours: 6 Day Tibetan Discovery
from only $1004
Tibet is an eternal topic and dreams of so many people, with its unique high attitude, exotic culture, unique highland landscapes, and friendly people. This tour takes you to see the highlights Tibet within the shortest time, including holy potala palace - the symbol of Tibet, Jorkhang Temple - the destination for millions of pilgrimages.
- Tour code: xz-2
- Destination: lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse
- Tour type: Land tour + Hotel +Private Guided
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day by day itinerary:
day 1 arrival / lhasa
on arrival at the gonggar airport, be met and transferred to your hotel in lhasa. free at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high latitude for the rest of the day.
day 2 (b,l)lhasa
full day city tour of the potala palace, the jokhang temple, and barkhor street.
- the potala palace: perched upon the marpo ri hill, 130 meters above the lhasa valley, it is the greatest monumental structure in Tibet.
we kindly suggest you take taxi to the top of the palace which costs about 10 and then walk down after your visiting.
- the jokhang temple: the jokhang is the most celebrated temple in Tibet. because the temple is not controlled by a particular sect of Tibetan buddhism it attracts adherents of all the sects as well as followers of bon-po, Tibet's indigenous religion.
- barkhor street: the barkhor is the oldest street in lhasa as well as the center of old lhasa and remains very traditional. it is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts are assembled.
day 3 (b,l)
lhasa
full day city tour of sera monastery, trupeng monastery, norbulingka, and visit the carpet factory.
- sera monastery: it is known as one of the three greatest monasteries of Tibet.
- trupeng monastery: it is one of the biggest monasteries in Tibet.
- norbulingka: norbulingka means "jeweled garden". it was constructed as a summer palace for the dalai lama and later served the whole governmental administration.
- the carpet factory: the highland of Tibet is the actual home of the oriental carpets. by visiting carpet factory you will have a general idea how carpets are produced.
day 4 (b,l)
lhasa to shigatse
drive from lhasa to shigatse (about 347km). on the way visit yamdrok lake, karola glacier and baiju monastery. stay overnight in shigatse.
- yomdrok lake: within langkamu county, with an area of 638 square km and a coastal line of 250 km.
- the palgor chorten: it is with 9 stories, 108 doors and 77 rooms. each room contains a different statue of buddha and the wall frescoes telling the story about it. 
day 5 (b,l)
shigatse to Lhasa
visit tashilumpo monastery, free market. drive from shigztse back to Lhasa.
- tashilhunpo monastery: painted in red and white, the buildings in the monastery stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view.
day 6 (b)
Depart Lhasa
Transfer to airport.
Service ends.
tour price:
| travel in party of | Deluxe class | Tourist class |
| 1 person | $2,249 |
$1,889 |
| 2-5 persons | $1,184 |
$1004 |
| 6-9 persons | $964 |
$784 |
| single room supplement | $413 |
$233 |
| hotels in this tour | lhasa hotel | shangbala hotel |
| shigatse hotel | shigatse hotel |
- Price Inclusion
- d.
- travel permit.
- a. entry or exit Tibet international, domestic airfare or train tickets.
b. visa fees.
c. personal expenses.
d. meals: any meals which are not specified with "b", "l", or "d".
e. single room supplement.
f. gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.
Price Exclusion
- Tibet Entry Permit is not available by independent travelers at the moment. Travelers have to travel in tour group and ask their travel agent to apply it for you. We will make all necessary arrangements to obtain the Tibet Permit for you. Please prepare the following documents before asking your travel agent to apply permit.
a. a copy of your Passport;
b. a copy of your China visa (tourist visa);
c. Full names, gender, Date of Birth, Passport number, nationality, occupation;
About Tibet Travel Permits
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2. Additional Requirements for non-L visa customers
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