10 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp and Namtso Lake Small Group Tour

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Duration

10 DAYS

Group Type

PRIVATE

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Overview

This is the Classic tour itinerary to visit Lhasa, Everest Base camp and the holy lake Namtso lake where its surrealistic beauty will take your breath away in no time.

Highlights

Potala Palace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama
Jokhang Temple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet
Sera Monastery: One of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, the hot attraction is monks debate
Drepung Monstery: Drepung used to be a seat of central government until the 5th Dalai Lama built Potala Palace
Namtso Lake: It is the
Mt. Everest: The highest mountain in the world

What's Included

Inclusions

All necessary travel permits for Tibet (excluding the Chinese visa)
Tourist bus/minibus transportation with experienced local driver during tour
Tourist bus/minibus transportation between airport/train statin and Hotel at designated period of time
Experienced Local Tibetan private guide
7 nights of 3 star hotels twin sharing accommodation with breakfast, 2 night Dorm or Big Tent with humble accommodation at Rongpuk Everest area and the shore of Namtso Lake
One welcome or welfare dinner
All admission fee of tourists sites listed in the itinerary
Oxygen bottles/Oxygen tank cylinder provided during the tour days in Tibet

Exclusions

Chinese visa
Lunches and Dinners, Breakfast at Rongpuk at Namtso Lake
Tips to driver and tour guide
Single room supplement if clients request a private room in hotels

Itinerary

Arrival in Lhasa

After arriving in Lhasa, a local tour guide will welcome you at the airport/train station, then transfer the guests to the hotel. Acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel. Overnight stay in Lhasa.

Lhasa City, Potala Place and Barkhor Street

The tour will begin from the UNESCO World Heritage site - Potala Palace, which is also the winter palace of Dalai Lama. It's situated at 12,139 feet above sea level and is a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artefacts. Then continue to Jokhang Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site and is a spiritual centre for Buddhists in Tibet. Next, to the temple there is Barkhor Street, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewellery.

Monasteries in Lhasa, Drepung and Sera

In the morning, tourists are going to visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416. Ganden palace is used as Dalai Lama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala Palace. In the afternoon you will visit Sera Monastery which was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1419. The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.