4-day Lhasa Holy City Tour

Day 1  Arrive in Lhasa by plane or by train

You are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station/airport by our professional employee and send you to reserved hotel in Lhasa. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon. 

 

Meals included

Hotel:  Lhasa YAK Hotel（or other similar Hotel）

 

Day 2  Lhasa (B, D)

The tour will begin from 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. It's a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals, and artifacts.

Then continue to Jokhang Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s a spiritual center 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 jewelry.

 

   

Meals included:  Breakfast & Dinner

Hotel:  Lhasa YAK Hotel （or other similar Hotel）

 

Day 3  Lhasa (B)

In the morning, you 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.

Afternoon, Sera Monastery---It 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.

   

Meals included:  Breakfast 

Hotel:  Lhasa YAK Hotel（or other similar Hotel）

 

Day 4  Depart from Lhasa (B)

Transfer to Lhasa airport or train station.   

Service ends.

Meals included:  Breakfast 

 

Services Included

1. All necessary travel permits for Tibet (excluding Chinese visa);

2. Professional Tibetan English speaking tour guide;

3. Admission fee of all tourist sites listed in above itinerary;

4. Tourist bus/minibus with local driver for transportation between airport/train station and Hotel at designated period of time, and transfers for above tours;

5. Accommodation of 3 nights (3-star hotel) with daily breakfast;

6. Welcome Tibetan dinner. 

 

Services Excluded

1. China Visa;

2. Lunches and Dinners;

3. Tips to guide and driver;

4. Insurance;

5. Other personal expense;

6. Any air tickets/ train tickets.  

 

Important Notes: 

1. Our free airport--Hotel transfer is based on bus transfers on below timings: 

Lhasa airport--hotel:  12:20 noon,  4:00 pm

Hotel--Lhasa airport:  07:30 am;   11:00 am

If you miss the above timing, or if your flight cannot match the above time, or if your flight delay, or if you don't want to wait for other people, or if you prefer your own private transfer, we can arrange the following for you at extra cost: 

   500 Yuan/per taxi with a guide for the airport--hotel or vise verse (all year);

   650 Yuan/per 5 seats Chinese business van with a guide for the airport--hotel or vise verse(all year except July--Oct)

   750 Yuan/per 5 seats Chinese business van with a guide for the airport--hotel or vise verse (July--Oct)

--please note transfers include tour guide is per government requirement.

 

2. Lhasa train station--hotel in Lhasa transfer is free on tour date

If you miss the above timing, or if your train cannot match the above time, or if your train delay, or if you don't want to wait for other people, or if you prefer your own private transfer, we can arrange the following for you at extra cost: 

   350 Yuan/per taxi with a guide for train station--hotel or vise verse (all year);

   480 Yuan/per 5 seats Chinese business van with a guide for train station --hotel or vise verse(all year except July--Oct)

   580 Yuan/per 5 seats Chinese business van with a guide for train station --hotel or vise verse 

(July--Oct)

--please note transfers include tour guide is per government requirement.

 

3. We can upgrade your hotel with extra cost. 

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Tashi Delek  &  Enjoy Tibet and Tibetan culture!