Potala Palace
Drepung Monastery
Sera Monastery
Namtso Lake
Tour Code: CE-TB-5D01
Departure Date: Every Day
Tour Attractions:Potala Palace,Drepung Monastery,Sera Monastery,Drak Yerpa
Feature：Classic & Sightseeing ,Culture & Folklore
Tour Type: /Land tour + Private English speaking guide+Private driver+Hotels
Overnight in Lhasa.
barkhor-street/Potala-Palace/jorkang
Highlights: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple,Barkhor Street
This morning, visit Potala Palace. It is more than 3,700 meters above sea level and it is the highest palace in the world! At the top the palace called golden roofs, you can have a bird-eye view of the whole of Lhasa. In the distance there are undulating mountain ranges, the beautiful Lhasa River, tracts of fields, tree-shaded villages and the glistening Jokhang Temple.
Afternoon, visit Jokhang Temple, it is the first built during the period of Sontsan Gambo in the 7th century, features Buddhist prayer wheels, reclining deer, golden sutra streamers. You'll find that many Pilgrims pray before the monastery.
The circuit around it called Barkhor Street, a famous local handmade crafts market, which is a good place to purchase souvenirs.
Overnight in Lhasa.
Highlights: AM-- Subject to change! one of these three: Drepung Monastery,Drak Yerpa, Ganden Monastery.
AM: Drepung Monastery was built in 1416 and is the largest monastery of the Gelug Sect. It covers an area of 250,000 square meters.
Drak Yerpa is a place that has deep meanings in the Tibetan spiritual culture. There is a saying goes like this: "Lhasa is the shrine of Tibet, Drak Yerpa is the shrine of Lhasa. Not seeing Drak Yerpa in Lhasa is just like making a dress without the collar." The entrance to the Yerpa Valley is about 16 km northeast of Lhasa on the northern bank of the Kyichu River. From there, it is another 10 km to the famous ancient meditation caves.
Ganden Monastery is one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located at the top of Wangbur Mountain, Tagtse County, 36 kilometers ENE from the Potala Palace in Lhasa, at an altitude of 4,300m.
Drepung-Monastery/Drak-Yerpa/ganden-monastery
PM: Sera Monastery is located in the northern suburb of Lhasa City. The monastery was named Sera which means wild rose in the Tibetan language, because the hill behind it was covered with wild roses in bloom when the monastery was built. From of Mon ~ Fri., every afternoon, you 'll be able to see monks debating at Sera Monastery.
Day 04:Lhasa-Namtso-Lhasa(B)
Highlights: Namtso Lake
Optional: Yampachen Hot Spring
On the way to Namtso, you will have a far view of Nyenchen Thanglha Snow Mountain. Enjoy the view of the vast grassland and spectacular natural scenery. You'll arrive at Namtso after pass Nagela Pass[5150m]. It's the highest salt lake. It means "holy lake" in the Tibetan language. In the early summer, flocks of wild ducks fly to inhabit here and breed their offspring. Wild animals such as black bears, yaks, wild donkeys, bharals, foxes, roe deer and marmots can often be found around the lake. You can do a bit trekking at the lake side.
On the way back to Lhasa, we can drop by at Yampanchen Hot spring as optional activity at your own expense.
Overnight in Lhasa.
Transfer to Lhasa Railway Station or Lhasa Airport.
End of tour!
During the 3-day Kailash Kora—
Lodgings: clean dorm-bed guest house; in peak season, we provide tent in case the guest houses are fully booked by Indian prig rims.
Food: locals sell Tibetan noodles (USD5) & instant noodles(USD2) along the way.
Luggage: leave most of your luggage in our vehicle, bring only the necessary. If it's too much a burden, you can hire yaks or porters at you own expenses, abt USD15/day.
Price:
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Season |
Nov., Dec., Jan Feb., Mar, Apr. |
May |
Jun., July, Sept., Oct. |
Aug. |
Single Supplement |
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Tourist Class ( 3* ) |
$474 |
$535 |
$572 |
$612 |
$90-120 |
| Tourist Class ( 4* ) | $524 | $515 | $600 | $752 |
$147-196 |
Our price included:
1.Lodgings: Lhasa/Shigatse: twin room en suite matching with different tour classes;
2. Part of Meals: Tibetan Breakfasts as listed in itinerary
3. Transportation: According to group size & season as itinerary needed, included Gas and parking fee for the vehicle; free Lhasa Railway Station pick-up & Drop-off at any time; free Lhasa Airport Pick-up & Drop-off as following time:
Pick-up: 15:00~15:20am
Drop-off: 12:00pm
4. Guide: English-speaking Tibetan tour guide
5. Tickets: All entrance fee mentioned in itinerary
6. Tibet Permits: All necessary permits as itinerary required: Tibet Entry Permit(TTB);
7. Delivery: Express delivery fee of Tibet Entry Permit (eg. SF. Express)
8. Others: Oxygen in vehicle for emergency use
Our price not included:
1. Private Lhasa Airport pick-up & Drop off. We offer private services with an extra costs if your flight isn’t within our free service time. If you need service of private transfer at Lhasa airport, the cost will be as below:
| Jan~May, Nov., Dec. | USD50/vehicle |
| Jun., Jul., Sep, Oct. | USD60/vehicle |
| Aug. | USD65/vehicle |
2. Air or Train to/from Tibet
3. Your lunches, Dinners. .
4. Optional Attractions specified in itinerary
5. Delivery: Super-fast express delivery of Tibet Entry Permit (eg. China Air Express)
6. Extra Expenses Additional days caused by unexpected nature disasters. Eg.Land Slide, Avalanche, etc.
7. Gratuities for guide & driver, abt USD 5/day for each of them
8. Personal expenses
7. Anything not listed in INCLUSIONS
Note:
1.We reserve the right to change the itinerary order of Day 02 & Day 03
2. We reserve the right to change attractions on Day 02 & Day 03, except Potala Palace.
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