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16-Day Tour from Lhasa: Yamdroktso, Shigatse, Mt. Everest, Mt. Kailash and Guge Kingdom | Small Group Tour of 15 Pax

Product Code: 680655

OVERVIEW

Highlights

    • Fixed departure time - the best choice for travelers preferring to join a group tour
    • Witness the wonderful monk debating at Sera Monastery
    • Features a pilgrimage excursion to the holy mountain Mt. Kailash
Tour Code
680655
Duration
16 day
Departure City
Lhasa
End City
Lhasa
Language
Chinese, English

IS THIS TOUR FOR ME?

Tour Themes: Cultural & Historical, Outdoor Adventure

Learn about history and local culture with in-depth tours and activities; Explore the world with an active and adrenaline pumping adventures like diving, snorkeling, camping, hiking and so on.

Tour Type: Guided Tour

Multiple local tour guides/drivers available throughout your tour/activity

Group Size: Small group tour

Take an intimate and semi-private trip with a small group

Activity Level: Moderate

Designed for travelers in good health who are comfortable with light walking or hiking

Itinerary

Day 01
Lhasa

Arrival Lhasa

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Susheng Guizang Manor Hotel/Lhasa Himalaya Hotel/Metro Polo Jinjiang Hotel or similar or similar

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Upon your arrival at Lhasa airport, your guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help you check in. You will have the rest of the day and evening to rest and relax to become acclimatized the higher altitude of Tibet.

【Travel Tips】

* Pick up/drop off: Foreign and Taiwanese travelers need a tour guide to pick up/drop off according to the regulations of the Tourism Administration. Chinese traveler without foreign partner will pick up/drop off by local professional Transfer Center. Our staff/guide will contact you in advance, please ensure that your mobile phone is unobstructed.

* Altitude sickness: With its much higher elevation, some visitors may experience symptoms of altitude sickness. We recommend taking everything slowly, getting plenty of rest the first day and staying very well hydrated by drinking plenty of water to minimize the effects of the high altitude. Usually, you will fine by the second day, but if you do experience severe and/or worsening symptoms, please contact your guide or a member of our staff immediately.

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Day 02
Lhasa

Lhasa city tour: Lhasa Traditional Handicraft Center, Sera Monastery

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Susheng Guizang Manor Hotel/Lhasa Himalaya Hotel/Metro Polo Jinjiang Hotel or similar or similar

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【Traditional Handicraft Art center】

Today we will take you to fully immerse yourself in experiencing traditional Tibetan handcraft Center, including making Tibetan incense, experience Tibetan calligraphy and Woodblock printing. Hand made Tibetan incense and printed words can be taken home as souvenirs.

【Sera Monastery】

The monks' debate is held in the courtyard almost every Monday to Saturday between 3:00pm and 5:30pm. Please note that in case of some special monastery activities such as the Dharma Meeting or the reception of VIPs, the monks' debate may be canceled that day. After our visit to the monastery, feel free to stroll around the streets of Lhasa as you absorb the atmosphere and spirit of the devoted Tibetan people, or you may return to your hotel to rest and relax from this wonderful Tibetan cultural experience.

Visiting Attractions

  • Sera Monastery Sera Monastery

Meal

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Day 03
Lhasa

Lhasa City Tour: Potala Palace, Johkang Temple, Barhkor Street

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Susheng Guizang Manor Hotel/Lhasa Himalaya Hotel/Metro Polo Jinjiang Hotel or similar or similar

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【Potala Palace】

Initially built in 641 AD and listed as a world heritage site in 1994, the Potala Palace is the most popular tourist attraction in Tibet. The halls, murals, statues and mountain views will make you shocked even if you are not a Buddhist.

【Ticketing tips for the Potala Palace】

* The Potala Palace needs real-name online ticketing and valid document (such as ID card, household registration book or passport) is required to make the reservation. Once the reservation made, the ticket cannot be re-booked within 7 days from the day of visit. If you can not enter the Potala Palace due to the wrong documents provided by yourself, we do not bear any responsibility and consequences.Therefore, it is important to take the valid documents. If the name or ID number or document does not match the information provided before, you will not be able to enter the Potala Palace. Please note the ticket fee has actually been incurred and cannot be refunded.

* The visiting time of the Potala Palace is randomly issued by the Potala Palace Management Office and it can not designate the visiting time. Please note the actual visiting route sequences may be different from the provided one.

* In peak season, there has restrictions in visiting the Potala Palace and each travel agency has only a limited number of group bookings every day. In order to ensure the group tour visiting, we solve the problem through different channels. Due to the special requirements for ticket purchases in different channels, you are requested to obey tour guide arrangement. The normal arrangements are as below:

- The group tour may be divided into multiple small groups (tourists who book together might be divided, and they join with other small group to visit the Potala Palace).

- Each small group is divided into different times/dates to visit.

- Each small group follows the different guide to visit.

【Johkang Temple】

The Jokhang Temple is the final destination for pilgrims. A statue of the 12-year-old Sakyamuni, who lived in India in the fifth century BC, and who was the creator of Buddhism, is collected in the monastery. This is the reason why Buddhists consider Lhasa a Sacred Land.

【Ticketing tips for the Jokhang Temple】

The Jokhang Temple needs real-name online ticketing. Every day, from 7:00am to 23:59pm the tickets for the next day will be open to book through the We Chat applet "Jokhang Temple Reservation" until the number of reservations is full. Therefore, tickets must be reserved one day in advance. Please follow tour guide's instruction to make the reservation.

The Jokhang Temple is a religious temple rather than a tourist attraction. Please note if encountering important religious activities, it will be closed to tourists.

【Barkhor Street】

Located near the Jokhang Monastery, the Barkhor Street was only a place for Buddhists to do a religious circumambulation in ancient times. Nowadays, tourists can buy exquisite souvenirs on the street, such as handicrafts, costumes, tea, prayer wheels and Tibetan incense.



1 Free Meal: Tibetan or Nepalese specialty dishes

Visiting Attractions

  • Potala Palace Potala Palace
  • Jokhang Temple Jokhang Temple
  • Barkhor Street Barkhor Street

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Day 04
Shigatse

Lhasa - Yamdrok Lake - Karola Glacier - Kumbum Monastery - Shigatse

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Yongze Lakeside International Hotel/Gesar Hotel-Tibetan Style building or similar or similar

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This morning we'll take a drive up to the Kampala Pass (elevation 4797 meters) where you'll have a glimpse of 【Yamdrok Lake】down below as well as spectacular views of the holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar in the distance. You will want to have your camera at the ready for the turquoise waters of Yamdrok Lake, which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet, and the beautiful Mt. Nyenchen Khangsar glacier as seen from the Karol la Pass. Later on we'll be able to visit the【Karola Glacier】and【Kumbum Monastery】.

【Travel Tips】

* Foreign travelers who will visit Mt. Everest also need to apply Aliens' Travel Permit in Shigatse. The tour guide may adjust the itinerary according to the travel permit application status. Please follow guide's arrangements.

* Please expect for a long queue time for the travel permit application during peak seasons due to system failure or a sudden increase in the number of applicants.

Visiting Attractions

  • Yamdrok Lake Yamdrok Lake
  • Kumbum Monastery Kumbum Monastery

Meal

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Day 05

Shigatse - Gawula Pass - Rongbuk Monastery - EBC

Hotel: Tibetan Tent or Guesthouse (multi-beds room, public toilet) or similar

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After breakfast we'll set out towards the peak of the world - Mount Everest. Departing from Shigatse you will see some of the most beautiful and unique scenery in the world - incredibly blue skies, floating high clouds, endless grasslands and the highest mountain peaks in the world. We'll also stop by theRongbuk Monastery- the world's highest altitude monastery before spending the night at the【Everest Base Camp】.

【Warm Tips】

* Tibetan Tent or guesthouse (8-15 pax/tent, multi-beds room, public bathroom). Every year due to cold weather, the tents will be evacuated from the Everest Base Camp, travelers will stay in Basongcun/Tashizongcun guesthouse instead(multi-beds room with public bathroom).

* Today the accommodation is poor, the altitude is high, and the temperature is low. Please pay attention to keep warm and prevent altitude sickness. The temperature is about 0-8 degrees in summer night, so please bring down jackets, or rent one in the Base Camp.



1 Free Meal: Mount Everest Hot pot

Visiting Attractions

  • Rongbuk Monastery Rongbuk Monastery

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Day 06
Saga

EBC - Shishapangma Pretection Zone - Pelkhu-tso - Saga

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Saga Hotel/Xinji Hotel or similar or similar

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Today we will drive the old Tingri Road to Saga County, with views of Mount Everest and Mount Shishapangma (elevation 8012 meters), which was the last of the world's 8000-meter peaks to be climbed. The road conditions get rougher from the old Tingri Road as it runs parallel to the to the Himalayan mountain ranges and the Nepalese sides known as the Anapurna Ranges. The main road passes through the desolate plains of Digur Tang, with its enormous sand dunes contrasting with the neighboring snow peaks of Shishapangma and Langtang to the south. As we leave the Bum-chu basin, we will descend into the relatively lower elevations of the 【Pelkhu-tso】(elevation 4600 meters), a cobalt blue lake. After checking out the lake, we'll drive the additional 69 kilometers on to Saga County and spend the night in the small town of Saga.

Visiting Attractions

  • Shishapangma Shishapangma

Meal

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Day 07
Darchen

Saga - Mt. Kailash - Lake Manasarovar - Lhanag-tso - Darchen

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Jingruihonghao Hotel/Gangdisi Hotel or similar or similar

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On this 7th day we will drive to Drongpa County, which was founded around the bountiful resources of the Brahmaputra River. We will make a stop in a small village along the main road that consists of only a few basic guesthouses, restaurants and a small monastery known as "Old Drongpa". Scattered around the monastery you will be able to observe a pile of yak heads that are carved with "sutras" and "mantras". New Drongpa is another small town with a few shops, hotels and restaurants located about 25 kilometers from Old Drongpa monastery. We will continue on to the Baryang Township (elevation 4750 meters) and drive around【Lake Manasarovar】 before reaching our final destination for the day, Darchen, where we will spend the night.

Visiting Attractions

  • Lake Manasarovar Lake Manasarovar

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Day 08
Darchen

Trekking Day 1: Darchen - Driapuk/Gangga

Hotel: Local guesthouse at Driapuk & Dzultripuk((multi-beds room, public toilet) or similar

Meal: B:Included L:Excluded D:Excluded

Darchen→Prayer's Square→Se' xiong→Qugu Temple→Driapuk/Gangga

Starting Point: Darchen 

Finishing Point: Driapuk/Gangga

Distance: about 20km, Eco-bus to Prayer's Square (Taboche) 6km + trekking 14km

Trekking Hour: about 7-8 hours

Trekking Difficulty: 

In the early morning, you will take environmental vehicle from Darchen to Prayer's Square and get ready for your trekking. There are yaks and horses in the valley, you may have an opportunity to pay for a ride experience or hire a local porter, who will carry the luggage for your convenience. Take a deep breath, you will start your trekking and measure this pure land with your feet in person.

Along the valley, blue sky and snow-capped mountains accompany with you along the way. A river winds through the valley and you will enjoy the miracle of the great nature in an authentic way. You will unveil the western and northern side of Mt. Kailash with the clouds. During your trekking, you may encounter the peak of Mt. Kailash in unique perspective and have a deep understanding of this sacred land. After about 14km Trekking, the dancing prayer flags are welcoming your arrival at Driapuk. You will fall asleep with a devotion to your faith and a heart of awe to the great nature.

【Notice】

The tour fee does not include horse riding, yak riding and hiring yak or porter transportation costs. If necessary, tourists need to pay additional fees.

The local food and accommodation conditions are poor during trekking. We will arrange local guesthouse for 2 nights for the kora days (multi-beds room, public toilet, one person per bed).


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Day 09

Trekking Day 2: Driapuk/Gangga - Dzultripuk

Hotel: Local guesthouse at Driapuk & Dzultripuk((multi-beds room, public toilet) or similar

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Starting Point: Driapuk/Gangga 

Challenge: Dolma-la Pass 

Finishing Point: Dzultripuk 

Distance: trekking about 20km

Trekking Hour: about 10-11 hours

Trekking Difficulty: 

After a good sleep, you are full of energy to start a new day of challenge! Today, we will pass by the highest point on this trekking route, Dolma-la Pass (5,650m). The colorful prayer flags are flying in the breeze and a lake is at the foot of the valley, named "Mercy Lake", which looks like a transparent white jade embedded in the mountains. After passing Dolma-la Pass, you will go down the mountain and spend a night at Dzultripuk today.

On your way to Dzultripuk, you may encounter with many devout Tibetans worship in obeisance. The rolling mountain rocks making the way more difficult. The so-called Kora routes are the trace that the Tibetans worshipped with their body and feet on the snow and gravel road. Time after time, the road to the sacred spirit world is tough. You can take your time and have a cup of tea and get ready for starting the trip again.

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Day 10

Trekking Day 3: Dzultripuk - Darchen - Zanda

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Honghui Hotel/Chongqing Hotel/Zanda Guge Hotel or similar or similar

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Dzultripuk→Zongdui→Darchen→Zanda

Starting Point: Dzultripuk 

Trekking Finishing Point: Zongdui 

Finishing Point: Darchen 

Distance: about 10.6km, trekking about 6.6km + environment car 4km

Trekking Hour: about 2-3 hours

Trekking Difficulty: 

On the 3rd day of trekking, with the decrease of the altitude, the surrounding colors gradually changed from snow-white to emerald green, and you may see the small animals among the shrubs are lively. Besides the animals, you will see piles of Mani Stones, stacked among the snowy mountain and grassland, like monks concentrating on prayer. After finishing the last 6.6 km, you will arrive at the finishing point of the trekking route in the noon. You may feel tired and exhausted then, and you can take the environment car back to Darchen. You will have a lunch and get ready for your departure to Zanda in the afternoon.

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Day 11
Darchen

Zanda - Guge Kingdom - Earth Forest - Torling Monastery - Darchen

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Jingruihonghao Hotel/Gangdisi Hotel or similar or similar

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We will visit the ruins of the ancientGuge Kingdom】and the【Torling Monastery】. Located in the Ngar Region of Tibet, the ruins of the Guge Kingdom were once an imperial estate that fell into disrepair after the civil war revolt and the invasion of the 8 Allied Forces of foreign countries that destroyed the once prosperous state. Luckily the legendary kingdom has not been totally lost as much can still be learned from what remains of it.

And after that,you will see the magnificent Zanda【Earth Forest】. Entering into Zanda county, the earth forest standing on both sides of Elephant Spring River winds over more than five kilometers. The earth is like warriors defending the mountaintop, some like thousands of horses galloping, and some like devout followers of a religion nurturing themselves, standing there quietly. From different angles, you can see wonderful scenery.

The earth forest in geology is known as "the Level Terrane Physiognomy," formed by erosion, where the sediment of lakes and rivers, mainly composed by sandstone and earth, have formed into various shapes. The Level Terrane has developed upright qualities, and the valley is deep.


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Day 12
Saga

Darchen - Saga

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Saga Hotel/Xinji Hotel or similar or similar

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Today we will drive through the windswept territory of rural Tibet, passing through numerous small villages as well as camps of yak and sheepherders on our way back to Saga. With all of the beautiful scenery surrounding us, we will have plenty of opportunities to stop and take photos if you like.

Meal

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Day 13
Saga

Saga - Sakya

Hotel: Sakya Yuanfu Hotel or similar/ Gyirong Phumtsok Khamsang Hotel or similar or similar

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Drive from Saga to Sakya and enjoy the scenery on the way. You will spend a night at Sakya.

Drive from Saga to Gyirong, which is called the back garden of Sino-Nepal Border, where you can experience the local villages influenced by the Nepali Culture. On your way to Gyirong, you may encounter the snow-capped mountains at the border, the green forest, valleys and waterfalls. All the clients will go to Gyirong border and enjoy the valleys and suspension bridge on the way. Then, we will say goodbye to the clients who will pass the border and spend our night at Gyirong Town.

【Notice】: Line F1 (16 days Ali tour back to Lhasa) and Line F2 (13 days Ali tour to Nepal) will be together. If there are tourists of

Line F2, the itinerary will be adjusted as: Saga→Gyirong Valley→Gyirong

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Day 14
Shigatse

Sakya - Sakya Monastery - Shigatse

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Yongze Lakeside International Hotel/Gesar Hotel-Tibetan Style building or similar / Sakya Yuanfu Hotel or similar

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【Sakya Monastery】

Sakya Monastery is a monastery of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism and the main temple of the Sakya sect. It was listed as a national key cultural relic protection list by the State Council in 1961. Sakya is divided into the North Temple and the South Temple. The wall of scriptures located behind the main hall contains tens of thousands of books, an astonishing number, and is very well protected in Sakya Monastery. At the same time, Sakya Temple also has more than 3,000 exquisite murals, with themes ranging from religion, history, culture and social life.

【Notice】: Line F1 (16 days Ali tour back to Lhasa) and Line F2 (13 days Ali tour to Nepal) will be together. If there are tourists of

Line F2, the itinerary will be adjusted as: Gyirong→Sakya Monastery→Sakya


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Day 15
Lhasa

Shigatse/Sakya - Tashi Lhunpo Monastery - Lhasa

Hotel: Standard Hotel: Susheng Guizang Manor Hotel/Lhasa Himalaya Hotel/Metro Polo Jinjiang Hotel or similar or similar

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【Tashi Lhunpo Monastery】

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the seat of Tibet's second highest incarnation-the Panchen Lama. The immense complex is a rambling warren of chapels, shrines, and halls linked by mysterious alleyways and steep staircases. At the center of the monastery is a courtyard that was used as a theater for religious dances. Just off the great courtyard in Tashi Lhunpo's main hall, where, like the explorer Sven Hedin, we may hear "the monks…intone a chant…enthralling, mystical, full of yearning…soothing as a cradle, intoxicating as wine, and sedative as morphia." We'll visit this dark and evocative chamber and its many side altars, as well as a distinctive red building called the Jamkhang Chenmo, which houses a massive yet lyrical 90-foot tall statue of Maitreya, the Future Buddha, built in 1914 by the Ninth Panchen Lama while Europe was madly at war.

【Notice】

Please note we will arrange you to take train or tourist vehicle back to Lhasa from Shigatse according to conditions. No designation will be acceptable.

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Day 16

Lhasa Departure

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Today you will have free time until your tour guide escorts you to the Lhasa train station or airport for your departing train or flight from Lhasa. This will end your tour services in Tibet.

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Please note that order of day-to-day itinerary is adjustable depending on tour start day.

Pick-up Details / Transfers

Free pick up and drop off services are provided only based on the first and last date of the Join-in Group:
Flights(Lhasa Gongga Airport): Free pick up, during 08:00am-22:00pm
                                                  Free drop off, during 08:30am-22:30pm
Train(Lhasa Train Station): Free pick up and drop off
* If the pick up and drop off services are beyond the first or last date of the group, an extra pick up or drop off fee should be afforded by yourself.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Package Includes

    • Transportation: Tourist buses:7-23 seats (If it's less than 4 travelers doing Lhasa city tour, we will let tour guide to take a taxi instead. Taxi fee will be at the tour guide expense)
      - Reception capability of Tibet tourism is relatively limited, tourist vehicles are comparatively old, the condition are not as good as those in mainland cities. Travelers might change tourist vehicle and tour guide due to Join in the Group tour.
      - Sometimes air conditioners of tourists vehicles cannot work normally due to Tibet special climatic conditions(it may cause engine decelerated or tourists catch a cold due to large temperature difference)
      - In certain part of roads, it requires limited speed (for example, It needs to take at least two driving hours to complete the appointed kilometers), so the driver will randomly choose the stopping place to rest
      - The driver will pick up each tourist at different hotels before departure and you may wait for driver. Please abide by the appointed time. If tourists give up the itinerary, no refund for the vehicle fee
      - Luggage specification: Each tourist can maximally take one 26-inch suitcase and one backpack. Tour guide will inform you of storing the excess luggage at the counter of Lhasa hotel. As Tibet has high altitude, much luggage will lead the insufficient power of tourist vehicles, which make the uncomfortable of tourists
    • Accommodation: Twin sharing room basis with breakfast(We don't guarantee double bed room, extra breakfast fee beyond the room rate will be on your own)
      - If there is a single room due to gender reasons, we will arrange a triple room (or double standard room with and extra bed) or pay the single room supplement by the yourself. Join-in Group tour, hotels are arranged by travel agency. Designated hotels are not accepted
    • Meals: 7 breakfasts + 2 featured meal (Free of charge, complimentary meal is non refundable) : Tibetan welcome banquet in Lhasa & The world's highest altitude hot pot experience at EBC
      - Free featured meal can be lunch or dinner. Please take care of rest meals by yourself. If travelers are not used to dining in Tibetan areas, you can prepare your own meals
      - Please note that the journey through this region is lengthy and there are limited restaurants along the way. As a result, it is possible that lunch may not be available on time. To ensure you don't go hungry, we recommend preparing snacks and dry food in advance
    • Guide: Professional English, Chinese or Chinese-English speaking tour guide
      - Join-in Group, travel agent will arrange corresponding tour guide according languages. If there are native Chinese and English speaker in same group, we will arrange Chinese-English speaking tour guide. We will not make any reimbursement for tour guide language reason
      - Travelers might change tour guide and tourist vehicle due to Join in the Group tour
    • Entrance ticket: Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Potala Palace, Traditional Handicraft Center, Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier, Gyantse Kumbum Monastery, Rongbuk Monastery, EBC+Eco-bus, Lake Manasarovar, Mt. Kailash+Eco-bus, Ruins of Guge Kingdom, Zanda Earth Forest, Torling Monastery, Gyirong Valley, Sakya Monastery, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
      - We guarantee travelers visit all scenic spots listed above. If listed scenic spot can't be visited due to policy reasons or weather conditions, the ticket fees will be fully refunded or exchange to another scenic spot
      - The group tour fee in the off-season is already based on the winter ticket discount. There is no refund or price difference for tickets
    • Tibet Permits: Tibet Entry Permit, Alien Travel Permit, Border Pass, etc.
      - Some scenic spots need border pass, but the processing for border pass in Tibet vary. We may notify Chinese tourists to apply for border pass in advance at the local public security bureau before the group tour starts
    • Travel Insurance: Travel Accident Insurance, Vehicle Seat Insurance, Travel Agency Liability Insurance
    • Pick up and Drop off: Free pick up and drop off services are provided only based on the first and last date of the Join-in Group:
      - Flights(Lhasa Gongga Airport): Free pick up, during 08:00am-22:00pm
                                                             Free drop off, during 08:30am-22:30pm
      - Train(Lhasa Train Station): Free pick up and drop off
      - If the pick up and drop off services are beyond the first or last date of the group, an extra pick up or drop off fee should be afforded by yourself
      - If travelers' flight is not in the free pick up/drop off service time, there will be extra fee on your own. You may stay 2 hours at the airport to wait for other group members if the flights/trains arriving time is close. Travel consultant will let you know the pick up time one day in advance. If you do not hope to wait for others, you need to inform travel consultant and we will arrange the individual pick up service. Extra fee should be paid by yourself
    • Oxygen and Water
      - 1 bottle of portable Oxygen for emergency use
      - 2 bottles of drinking water per person per day(300ml)
      - 4L Medical oxygen cylinder with car
    • Service fee
      - All taxes, fees and handling charges
      - Reservation fee for visiting Potala Palace
    • - Board and lodging subsidies for guide and driver

Package Excludes

    • Single Room Supplement: Hotels default to double occupancy. If a traveler chooses to stay in a single room, an additional single room supplement must be paid
    • Room Loss fee: Any room charges incurred due to changes during the itinerary since the rooms are booked in full
    • Personal Expense: Laundry, drink, fax, telephone call, optional tour activities, etc.
    • Force Majeure: Due to irresistible objective reasons and non-travel agency reasons (such as natural disasters, wars, strikes, etc.) or airline flight delays or cancellations, consulate visa delays, insufficient number of travelers and other special conditions, travel agency has the right to cancel or change the itinerary, everything beyond Expenses (such as visa fees, accommodation, meal and transportation fees, air ticket fees adjustments, etc.) The travel agency has the right to charge travelers additional fees
    • Tips: Tips for tour guide and driver. Tips are not required but expected, we suggest 30 CNY per guest per day to the guide and another 30 CNY per guest per day to the driver
    • Tickets: Flight/Train tickets in and out of Tibet

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation made within:

  • 0 - 03 Days Prior to Departure Date - Non-refundable
  • 04 - 08 Days Prior to Departure Date - 50% of total purchase amount can be refunded
  • 09 - 16 Days Prior to Departure Date - 70% of total purchase amount can be refunded
  • 17 - 31 Days Prior to Departure Date - 80% of total purchase amount can be refunded
  • 32 or More Days - 90% of total purchase amount can be refunded

Special Notes

    • The tour requires 2-15 pax to operate.
    • Groups during Saga Dawa Festival tour fee needs + 600RMB/person.
    • Travel agency has right to choose final hotels according to the arrangement, and does not accept designated hotels.
    • Without affecting the original standards and scenic spots, we might change the sequences of scenic spots according to the actual situation on the day of the trip.
    • The above routes accept Chinese people(people from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) and foreign visitors to attend the group booking, foreign guests and Taiwan tourists to Tibet, please contact us to apply for Tibet Permit!
    • We can not guarantee travelers in one group are all English speakers. Our professional tour guide will provide Chinese-English service if there has English speakers in the join-in group. Therefore, we will not make any reimbursement for tour guide language reason.
    • June, July, August, September is peak season. Joining our group can guarantee the ticket of Potala Palace. The Potala Palace may be adjusted to the other days because of the current limitation of 2,300 visitors per day to protect the historic site.
    • Without affecting the original standards and scenic spots, we might change the sequences of scenic spots according to the actual situation on the day of the trip.
    • Patients with severe hypertension, asthma or heart disease should not join the group. Patients with colds should only go to Tibet after recovery.
    • Due to force majeure factors in case of landslides, mud-rock flow, avalanche, flood, earthquake and other natural phenomena influence or airline flight delay, cancel to causes such as the increase of expenses or unable to follow a normal schedule, we shall not bear the liability for compensation according to the tourism related regulations, but we will actively coordinate processing, in order to ensure a smooth trip.
    • Any failure to complete the activities during the tour due to the guests' own reasons or early departure will be considered as a waiver and the fee will not be refunded.
    • Tibet is a borderland area inhabited by ethnic minorities with limited tourist reception conditions. We hope that visitors can have reasonable expectations, respect the cultural beliefs and living habits of ethnic minorities and live in harmony with each other.
    • If there is a single room due to gender reasons, we will arrange a triple room (or double standard room with and extra bed) or fill the single room difference by the guest.
    • The shops in scenic spots do not belong to the travel agency's shopping shop arrangement. Please consider carefully.
    • Self-paid items are considered according to the time and the proportion of the approved members on the day, and no mandatory consumption is made.
    • Travelers with severe high blood pressure or heart disease should not go to Tibet. Please do not bring serious colds into Tibet. Don't go before the serious colds recovered!
    • Tibet is located in the plateau and most of the travelers might have plateau reaction. Please pay attention to rest and have proper diet (do not eat too full, because it will increase the burden of the stomach). Travelers can be appropriate to take some drugs, such as: Gaoyuan An, Rhodiola, Nuodi Kang; travelers with serious can appropriately take oxygen or hanging saline.
    • Because of the long drive in Tibet, travelers will spend a lot of time in the car, and inevitably can not eat on time, please bring some snacks and biscuits during drive.
    • Due to the special conditions in Tibet, please pay attention to keep warm. On the first day of arrival, please do not try to take a bath. Taking a bath will accelerate blood circulation and increase the body's demand for oxygen.
    • Tibet has a strong sunshine, especially dry climate, sunscreen, sunglasses, lip balm and other essential are necessary.
    • From April to November is the best time for sightseeing.
  • Depending on your arrival time, your hotel room may not be available until the afternoon. Most hotels allow check-in between 1:00pm-3:00pm, however some charge a fee for early check-in. Please check at the hotel desk to see if you may store your luggage at the hotel if you wish to explore the city on your own before check-in.
  • The time we mentioned in the itinerary is for reference only. Please refer to your guide on tour for the actual arrangement. The visiting order and duration might be changed according to actual and practical situation for better service.
  • This tour/activity is overseen by a select local operator in the region. Upon booking your tour or activity and after receiving confirmation, you will be issued an e-ticket detailing the local operator's name and contact information. If you require assistance finding a specific tour, please contact us for more information.

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* Price for Single Occupancy applies when one person stays in one standard hotel room.
* Price for Double Occupancy applies when two people stay in one standard hotel room respectively. 
* Maximum room capacity: 2 people including adult and child/infant.

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    1.Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a Receipt of Reservation via email.
    2. Within one to two business days of submitting your reservation you will receive a status update email from us. If you need to book an airline ticket, we recommend that you do so after you receive a confirmation of your tour reservation from us.
    3. An E-Ticket will be sent to you via email as soon as details of your reservation are confirmed or your supporting information is received by us. We will provide you with all detailed information about your tour on the E-Ticket. Contact information for local tour provider will be included on E-Ticket for your convenience or re-confirmation purpose if re-confirmation is required.
    4. Simply print your E-Ticket and present it with your valid photo ID on the day of your activity to your tour guide. Please remember E-Ticket is your proof of purchase.

Terms and Conditions

    - Your purchase does not guarantee confirmation. Your purchase will initiate a reservation process. We will confirm with you via email within one to two business days.
    - Prices may vary due to availability. We reserve the right to make price adjustment without prior notice.
    - Please refer to our Standard Amendment, Cancellation and Refund Policy before you make reservation.
    - Please refer to Customer Agreement before you make reservation.
    - Local tour provider reserves the right to make modifications to tour arrangements including order of tour activities, hotel and its location if deemed necessary.

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