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Lhasa and Namtso Lake Tour

Lhasa & Namtso Lake tour highlights

  • Private guided tour to Lhasa and Namtso Lake for 6 days
  • Enjoy the beautiful Lhasa city sightseeing by visiting Potala Palace, Norbulingka Palace, Sera monastery, Derpung Monastery, Jokhang Temple and holy Barkhor Street
  • Visit the Salt Lake which is situated at highest elevation (4718 meters) ‘Namtso Lake’ & enjoy its pristine beauty
  • Visit Chimelong Nunnery to get an idea of different Buddhist studies
  • Learn about the ‘Black Hats’, the Karma Kagyupa school of Tibetan Buddhism
  • Observe the Sky burial (A funeral practice in Tibet)

Short Tibet tour itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Lhasa (3650 m) Gonggar Airport
Up on arrival at Gonggar Airport meet our Tibet tour official representative, complete the custom and immigration formalities and drive to Lhasa city (3650m). It takes around 45 minutes to reach the main city center. Checking in your hotel, be refresh, rest for acclimatization to get fit with Lhasa’s high altitude. (Hotel BB Basis)

Day 02: Guided sightseeing tour in Lhasa
Early morning after breakfast brief on the day’s program by your guide and proceed tour to Sera Monastery, Norbulingka and the Barkhor Square. The famous Sera Monastery allows you to get an insight into the important aspects of Tibetan Buddhism.  Drive to visit to Norbulingka palace which is summer retreat of the Dalai Lama. The palace building construction completed in 1956 and it is elaborately decorated with Tibetan wood carvings and paintings. After visiting this historic monument head to Jokhang Temple and explore rich Tibetan cultural heritage of this site as well visit city center of Barkhor market and after visiting of the day back to hotel. (Hotel BB Basis)

Day 03: Guided sightseeing tour in Lhasa
After breakfast meet your guide transfer to visit Potala Palace. This is the main attraction of Tibet forever and it is an impressive structure of Tibetan architecture. The Potala Palace has various types of Tibetan arts and crafts collection which are some many centuries of old. After visiting this outstanding Dalai Lama’s palace transfer to visit popular Drepung Monastery where you can observe nuns and monks are chanting and performing religious discourses together and back to hotel. (Hotel BB Basis)

Day 04: Final departure- you will be transfer to airport or train station and catch the flight or train to join onward program. If you are planning to go for further China tour you may fly to concerning destination.

If you have little longer time, you can extend your holiday wher eyou can visit Namtso Lake or other countryside as well.  For the trip cost and itinerary please make a quick inquiry.

Cost Includes

  • Travel alien permit fee of Tibet
  • Guided tour as per program
  • All Monastery entrance fee
  • Hotel accommodation in BB Basis
  • Private transportation during the trip

Cost Excludes

  • Lunch and dinner along the trip
  • Flight to train tickets to/from Lhasa
  • Personal travel insurance & emergency rescue evacuation cost
  • Photography charges
  • Tibet / China visa fee

Himalayan Mentor Pvt. Ltd. P.O.Box 12049, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel : +977-1-4360381   Mobile: + 977-9841875661 (Mr. Kesh)
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