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4 Days Lhasa Inspiring Group Tour

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$ 409

Duration: 4 days

Destinations: Lhasa

Feature: group tour, fixed tour schedule, save lots of money and make new friends

Departure date:
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Tour Code: CTG-TBGT01

Potala Palace, the highest palace in the world, Lhasa
Northern side of Potala Palace, Lhasa
The most important temple in Tibet - Jokhang Temple
Pilgrims at Jokhang Temple
Barkhor Street, Lhasa
Tibetan-style Souvenirs in Barkhor Street, Lhasa
Praying Wheels in Drepung Temple, Lhasa
Buddhist Debate at Sera Monastery, Lhasa

Tour Description

Rather than depicting the outline of Lhasa in your imagination, this 4-day group tour is a better way to throw yourself into this plateau holy city to savor the magnificence of Potala Palace, learn about the strong atmosphere of Tibetan Buddhist culture and experience the local life.

Group Tour with surprising low price, let us explore mysterious Lhasa and make new friends along the trip.

Caring, experienced local guide & driver will be of great help to ensure your safety and comfort on the way.

One-stop service, incl. Tibet Travel Permit, hotels, attraction admissions, insurance and other assistance.

Daily Itinerary
Group Tour Notice
Accommodation

Comments

Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa
Day 2 ~ Day 3 Lhasa
Day 4 Lhasa Departure
Group Tour Details

Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa (elevation 3658m) : Pick-up and Acclimatization ( Dinner )

Today's Activities

Upon your arrival at Lhasa, our Tibetan local guide and driver will meet you at Gonggar Airport or Lhasa Train Station at fixed time, and escort you to downtown hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to adapt yourself to the high altitude of 3,658 meters above sea level.

Free Transfer Schedule:

Gonggar Airport to Lhasa downtown: 12:30pm & 3:40pm, Lhasa downtown to Gonggar Airport: 9:00am & 12:00pm;

Lhasa Railway Station to Lhasa downtown: at all times, Lhasa downtown to Lhasa Railway Station: at all times.

Notice: In case that your arrival time is not in our free time schedule, you could take Airport Express Bus to Lhasa downtown at RMB 25 per person, or take a taxi from railway station to your hotel.
For a convenient way to transfer between the hotel and airport or railway station, kindly consider our pick-up service Gonggar Airport <-> Your hotel: RMB 400 per way for January-May & November - December; RMB 450 per way for June-July & September - October; RMB 480 per way for August.

Travel Tips

Start taking anti-AMS medicines a week before your trip. When you arrived at the hotel, please be not so curious to walk much around the hotel, and all you need is a good rest in your room for necessary acclimatization, otherwise you may easily get mountain sickness. Besides, try to aviod catching a cold. And a first aid kit including aspirin, antibiotics and AMS medication is highly recommended.

Highlights


View from Plane	Lhasa Gonggar Airport	Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Day 2 Lhasa (3658m) : Drak Yerpa Monastery (or Drepung Monastery, or Ganden Monastery) - Sera Monastery ( Breakfast )

Today's Activities

According to the actual situation, the highlight of this morning will be one of the following three attractions: Drak Yerpa Monastery, which is built on a hillside with more than 80 meditation caves with over 1,500 years history and is regarded as the shrine of the Holy city Lhasa; Drepung Monastery called the "Nalanda of Tibet" and known for its high standards in academic study with many precious cultural relics; Ganden Monastery, one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located at the top of Wangbur Mountain.

In the afternoon head to the second hit of this day, Sera Monastery, the second monastery in Tibet. Distinctively its famous debating activities are holding around 3-4pm regularly every working day that you should never miss. .

Travel Tips

1. It is a good idea to pack some food, snacks, and drinking water along your trip.
2. When you are in a monastery or a museum, please do not smoke, consume alcohol or make unnecessary noise; neither, do not touch, walk over or sit on any religious texts, objects or prayer flags.

Highlights


Drak Yerpa Monastery	Drepung Monastery	Buddhist Debate in Sera Monastery

Day 3 Lhasa (3658m) : Potala Palace - Jokhang Temple - Barkhor Bazaar ( Breakfast )

Today's Activities

Start your Lhasa tour at the world's highest palace - Potala Palace, which originated from 7th century and once homed to Dalai Lamas. Atop the palace, you can enjoy a bird-eye view of the whole Lhasa. You will be impressed by the undulating mountain ranges, beautiful Lhasa River, tracts of fields, tree-shaded villages and the glistening Jokhang Temple.

Afternoon explore the spiritual center of Tibet, Jokhang Temple, docorated with Buddhist prayer wheels, reclining deer, golden sutra streamers and so on, will deeply impressed you by its magnificence and sincere pilgrims.

Barkhor Street, hugging the jokhang temple, is regarded as the crowded central Market in ancient section of Lhasa, and at where you can buy various Tibetan or other minorities’ souvenirs for your family and friends.

Travel Tips

1. Due to the popularity of Potala Palace and restriction on visitor numbers, perhaps it has difficulty on booking entrance tickets, so the visit of Potala Palace may shift to another day. But don't worry, we will make appropriate changes accordingly.
2. Commonly, the visiting time for Potala Palace is also limited, 1 hour in summer and 1-2 hours in winter. If failing to book the ticket, we will arrange the visit time of Potala Palace on the next day and adjust the relevant itinerary.

Highlights


Potala Palace Interior	Square at Jokhang Temple	Pilgrims in Barkhor Street

Day 4 Lhasa Departure ( Breakfast )

Today's Activities

This is your last day in Lhasa, after breakfast, you can enjoy free time till you leave for airport or railway station. Kingly remember the free transfer time mentioned above, otherwise you would leave by your own. And hopefully it will leave you unforgettable memory and may you have a wonderful journey home.

Group Tour Price & Details

Group Code	2016	Superior Class	Tourist Class	Booking Status	Go !
TBGT01-1601	Jan.1 / 7 / 12 / 14 / 21 / 28	$492	$409	Full
TBGT01-1602	Feb.14 / 18 / 22 / 25	$492	$409	Available
TBGT01-1604	Apr. 4 / 7 / 11 / 14 / 18 / 21 / 25 / 28	$492	$409	Available
TBGT01-1605	May. 1 / 5 / 9 / 12 / 16 / 19 / 23 / 26 / 30	$526	$430	Available
TBGT01-1606	Jun. 2 / 6 / 9 / 13 / 16 / 20 / 23 / 27 / 30	$526	$430	Available
TBGT01-1607	Jul.4 / 7 / 11 / 14 / 18 / 21 / 25 / 28	$633	$525	Available
TBGT01-1608	Aug.1 / 4 / 8 / 11 / 15 / 18 / 22 / 25 / 29	$672	$574	Available
TBGT01-1609	Sept. 1 / 5 / 8 / 12 / 15 / 19 / 22 / 26 / 29	$633	$525	Available
TBGT01-1610	Oct. 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 / 13 / 17 / 20 / 24 / 27 / 31	$633	$525	Available
TBGT01-1611	Nov.3 / 7 / 10 / 17 / 24	$492	$409	Available
TBGT01-1612	Dec. 1 / 8 / 15 / 22 / 29	$492	$409	Available

Group Tour Includes:
Tibet Entry Permit & Tibet Travel Permit: providing for free before your arrival, free shipping to you, while excluding Air or Urgent Express;	Accomodation: 3 - 4 star hotel accommodation based on different pirces of superior class or tourist class;
Meals: 3 breakfasts, 1 dinner	Admissions: Entrance fee to all scenic spots listed in itinerary
Tour Guide: an experienced English-speaking Tibetan guide, helping you smooth the tour;	Free Transfer at fixed time: Lhasa downtown <-> Gonggar Airport or Lhasa Railway Station, see the Group Tour Notice for time details;
Vehicle: the type of vehicle adopted is according to the size of group;	Vehicle Parking Fees: we pay the Parking fees;
Insurance: Travel Agencies Liability Insurance;	Government taxes & Service charges
Group Tour Excludes:
- Any attractions / meals / flights not mentioned in itinerary;	- Tips for tour guides and drivers.
- Personal Consumption in hotel, such as IDD and laundry service, etc;	- Any optional attractions / meals mentioned in itinerary;
- Loss or extra charges caused by any force majeure, e.g. Flight Cancelled, Weather Conditions.	- Single Supplement (for a double room) for one-person group.

Tibet travel permit:

According to the rules of Tibet Tourism Bureau, visitor who should register the Tibet travel permit about 10 days prior to starting date of tour. So one who wants to join this group tour, kindly book it more than 11 days ahead of time, and send your personal information to us soon.

Free transfer schedule:

Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Lhasa downtown: 12:30pm & 3:40pm, Lhasa downtown to Lhasa Gonggar Airport: 9:00am & 12:00pm;
Lhasa Railway Station to Lhasa downtown: at all times, Lhasa downtown to Lhasa Railway Station: at all times.
Notice: In case that your arrival time is not in our free time schedule, you could take Airport Express Bus to Lhasa downtown at RMB 25 per person, or take a taxi from railway station to your hotel.
For a convenient way to transfer between the hotel and airport or railway station, kindly consider our pick-up service:
Gonggar Airport <-> Your hotel: RMB 400 per way for January-May & November - December; RMB 450 per way for June-July & September - October; RMB 480 per way for August.

The visit of Potala Palace:

Due to the popularity of Potala Palace and restriction on visitor numbers, perhaps it has difficulty on booking entrance tickets, so the visit of Potala Palace may shift to another day. But don't worry, we will make appropriate changes accordingly.

About Tour guide:

The group tour only provides English-speaking Tibetan tour guide, if you need other language guiding, perhaps consider our private tour to meet your need.

Tips for tour tips:

The group tour price excludes the tips for our tour guide and driver. If you are content with their considerate services and arrangements, kindly consider to express your satisfaction to them in financial way. We would be very grateful for your support.

Hotel in Lhasa

Gang-gyan Lhasa Hotel: With a great location, 5 minutes walk from Barkhor Street and Jokang Temple and the shopping area, Gang-gyan Lhasa Hotel is a Tibet-style 4 star hotel, providing a total of 160 guest rooms, Tibetan-and-European-style suits, free WIFI & wired Internet and other modern facilities. It can also offer an overlooking view of Potala Palace.

Tibet Hotel Lhasa: It is a majestic 4-star hotel with Tibetan-style architecture and exquisite interior decoration, suitable for business and leisure tourists. Equipped with 338 furnished rooms and modern facilities, Tibet Hotel offers local Tibetan and Cantonese dishes, plus tea house. It also provides airport transfer, WiFi, shuttle service and so on, close to some Tibet attractions such as Potala Palace, Norbulingka Palace, etc.

Dekang Hotel Lhasa: Located in an advantageous position, Dekang Hotel is an economic hotel built in typical Tibetan architectural style, within 5 minutes walking distance to Jokhang Monastery and Barkhor Street, as well as 15 minutes to Patala Palace. Surrounding it there are some markets and restaurants that offer convenient shopping and dining. Rooms are well equipped while friendly staff is dedicated to providing high quality service.

Lhasa Yak Hotel: Lhasa Yak Hotel is a good choice for stay in Lhasa, convenient to go for sightseeing. With average-level facilities and services, this hotel provides Internet access (LAN and WiFi), recreational amenities, western bar and so on. It also offers close proximity to Ramoche, Tsome Ling, Thaizand Bicycle Tours.

Hotel in Shigatse

Jiumu Yamei International Hotel Shigatse

Jiumu Yamei International Hotel Shigatse: Being situated in front of the legendary Tashilumpo Monastery, where the great Master Panchen lives, and overlooking the serene Pearl Lake. Shigatse Jiumu Yamei Hotel was built with a charismatic blend of some European aspects, Chinese characteristics, as well as some late Tibetan culture element, which evidently display the dignity, comfort, and uniqueness of the hotel.

Tashi Tshuta Hotel Shigatse: Situated in the heart of Shigatse city and close to the major attraction - Tashilunpo Monastery, Tashi Tshuta Hotel is a brand new hotel with well designed rooms, high-quality furniture and appealing decorations, and high service standards, in order to serve guests a comfortable and memorable experience. It offers convenient transportation options and close proximity to a number of restaurants.

Shigatse Yangtze Hotel: With good location and elegant environment, Shigatse Yangtze Hotel is decorated in Tibetan architectural style, in possession of comfortable guest rooms, excellent restaurant, bar, leisure area etc. It has different-style dining rooms, including deluxe and elegant Chinese and Tibetan, offering Chinese Tibetan and western food.

Manasarovar Hotel Shigatse: Located close to the center of Shigatse and local markets, Hotel Manasarovar is equipped with 30 rooms which are spacious, clean and comfortably furnished, two restaurants serving an extensive menu with Tibetan, Chinese, Indian and Western choices, and other basic facilities. The staff is friendly, offering high quality service to all guests.

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