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8 Days Tibet Highlights Tour |
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- Trip highlights: Trip to Lhasa, Tsedang, Gyangtse, Shigatse, Tingri, Zhangmu, fabulous monastery sights of Samye and Kumbum Stupa, stunning views of the highest mountains and natural beauty in Tibet.
- Tour price: From
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479.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Beijing, Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Tingri, Shigatse, Lhasa
- Tour code:
SWTB002
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Beijing,Lhasa |
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| Be met by our English-speaking tour guide & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high latituder. |
| Lhasa | Lhasa has an elevation of 3650 meters and sits at the center of the Tibet Plateau. It has a history of more than 1300 years. It towers as a huge magnet attracting those who want to explore its culture. Entry into Lhasa allows each traveler the chanc…… |
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Ramoche Monastery: it is one of the key cultural relic protection sites in Lhasa, located on the north of Barkhor Street, in the area with a local market and many traditional style Tibetan style civilian houses. |
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| Day 2 Lhasa (B,L) |
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| Visit Potala Palace in the morning, and Jokhang Temple in the afternoon. Free time on The Barkhor Street. |
| The Barkhor Street | The Barkhor Street is Lhasa's inner pilgrim circuit shaped roughly like an octagon that runs around the Jokhang. The circuit is lined with markets, shops, stalls and street vendors providing every conceivable item a Tibetan could need. The best plac…… | | The Jokhang Temple | The Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet - a destination for millions of Tibetan pilgrims. The oldest part of the temple dates back to the 7th century AD - being one of the two temples built by King Songsten Gampo to house the statues of t…… | | The Potala Palace | The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa and Lama Buddism. It is a 13 storey and 1000 rooms' palace and once winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The construction of the present structure began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and took…… |
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Tibetan Opera Performance: The Tibetan people are good at singing and dancing. Tibetan opera is called "Ajilamu" in Tibetan which means "sister fairy maiden". It is a kind of public square opera, which has play, vocal music, separate roles, accompanying band and special masks and clothes, and its main form is song and dance. |
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| Day 3 Lhasa (B,L) |
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| Today's visit is a type of exploring the ancient Tibetan culture, should not be missed in Lhasa. |
| The Tibet Museum | The Tibet Museum, located in the southeastern corner of Norbu Lingka, Lhasa, is the first of its kind in Tibet to be provided with the latest in equipment and facilities. The Tibet Museum was completed and opened in October 1999. | | Tibetan Family Visit | Every Tibetan family has been either directly or indirectly affected by the Chinese, Indian and Nepal culture. Family life is one of the most interesting attractions during your stay in Tibet. Common Tibetan people welcome you to their homes, greet y…… | | The Drepong Monastery | The Drepong Monastery: a cluster of white buildings resembling a riceheap, against the backdrop of Mount Gyenbuwndze. Founded in 1416, Drepong is the biggest and richest monastery in Tibet that was divided into four Tantric colleges - that specialis…… |
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Norbulingka: The Norbulingka Park: Norbulingka means "Jeweled Garden". It was constructed as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama at the very beginning and later served as the whole governmental administration. |
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| Day 4 Lhasa,Gyantse (B,L) |
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| Drive to Gyantse (about 430km). Visit Yamdrok Lake and Kamba La Pass, arrive Gyantse in the afternoon, the documentary film of "A year in Tibet" was made in this place by BBC FOUR in 2008. Check more details at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0094zlf#broadcasts. take a one hour visit to the local popular Pelkhor Chode Monastery and the precious Kumbum Stupa. At last, we drive straight to Shigatse (1.5 hr, 150km). |
| Yamdroktso Lake | Yamdroktso Lake (4408 m), where you will enjoy the vista of its pincer-shaped expanse of turquoise water, with the mysterious Mt. Donang Sangwari (5,340m) on the peninsula beyond, and the snow peaks of Nojin Gangzang (7,191m) in the distance. You can…… | | Karola Glacier | Go all the way up to climb up the top of the Gangba-La pass, stop at Yamdroktso Lake, suddenly you will meet Karola Glacier face to face. The Karola Glacier is quite close to the road, a breathtaking view of the Karola Glacier is an unforgetable exp…… | | Dzong Fort | The Dzong Fort is localed on Dzong Hill, in the center of Gyantse. It was the office of the former local governmet of Gyantse. Dzong government of the feudal serf system is still well kept, giving visitors a better understanding of the serf system …… | | Pelkor Chode Monastery & the Kumbum Stupa | Palkhor Monastery was founded in 1418. It houses both Pelkor Chode Monastery and the Kumbum Stupa, the world famous 9-storey 100,000-Buddha Pagoda with 9 floors, 108 doors and 77 rooms. Each room contains a different statue of Buddha and the wall fre…… |
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Gyantse: Gyantse (3950m) is located in the Nyang Chu valley 254km south-west of Lhasa, it is a tipical Tibetan town. Gyantse is one of the few places where the mordernazation has not changed much. It is at the cross-roads of trade routes leading south to Bhutan and India. |
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| Day 5 Shigatse,Tingri (B,L) |
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| In the morning, visit Tashilhunpo Monastery. Later, we will head to Tingri, which is a huddle of Tibetan homes that overlooks a sweeping plain bordered by the towering Himalayan peaks of Mt.Everest (8848m) and Cho Oyu (8153m). Stay overnight in Tingri. |
| Tashilhunpo Monastery | Tashilhunpo Monastery, the home of the Panchen Lama, is located on the hillside overlooking Shigatse northwest of the town. Tashilhunpo Monastery for the most part escaped the ravages of the Cultural Revolution and its chapels contain countless statu…… | | Tingri Town | Tingri has great tourism potential, with its proximity to the mountains, trekking potential and on the road to/fro Nepal and Everest Base Camp (EBC). It is known for its spectacular views of Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse and Mount Makalu which lie arou…… |
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Sakya Monastery: Sakya Monastery is reputed as as the "Second Dunhuang", it is the first Sakyapa monastery of Tibetan Buddhism founded by its initiator Khon Konchog Gyalpo in 1073, from where Sakyapa rose and once ruled Tibet. Standing there now is the old Southern Monastery, an imposing Mongol-style structure. |
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| Day 6 Tingri (B,L) |
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| Today you are to mark your life at a new highest level with a challenging adventure to awe-inspiring Mt.Everest! Firstly with a visit to Rongphu Monastery (5150m), the highest monastery in the world, we will see how the monks here to live in such a harsh environment. Later, we continue our trip to Mt.Everest Base Camp. Few words could be describled how exciting it will be when you exceed yourself and stand at the root of Mt.Everest. We will drive back to Tingri in the late afternoon. |
| Mount Quomolangma | The Tibetan name for Mt. Everest is "Mt. Quomolangma" which literally means "The Third Goddess". Quomolangma had been in common use by Tibetans for centuries. The highest mountain in the world attracts many well-experienced mountaineers as well as n…… | | Rongbuk Monastery | Rongbuk Monastery, at the foot of Mount Mount Everest, is the highest monastery in the world. Many mountaineering experts believe that the Rongbuk Monastery is the best place to appreciate the mightiness of the highest peak in the world. |
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Nepal / China border: Nepal and China have a common border of 1414.88 kilometer presently. It runs west to east from Zanskar range passing through various ranges of Mountains. Nepal-China boundary is as old as the history of the two countries, more than 90 percent of the frontiers run through high altitudes with rocks and snow, glaciers and ice fields which are entirely uninhabited. Both countries have respected and continue to respect the existing traditional and customary boundary line and have lived in amity. |
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