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10 Days / 9
Nights Tibet Travel To Lhasa, Gyangtse,
Shigatse, Dingri And The Everest Base
Camp
Destinations:
Lhasa,
Gyangtse,
Shigatse,
Dingri,
the Everest
Base Camp
Tour Code:
TB_09
Departure: Daily
1. Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Arrive
in Lhasa
Arrive in Lhasa,
you will be met by our guide and
transferred to your Hotel. Our
guide will greet you at the airport
outside the luggage claim area,
holding a sign with your name
on it. Visit the Nietang Buddha
on the way. |
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| Day
02 |
Lhasa
(Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Tour to the Potala Palace, the
Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka
and visit a Tibetan family.
Potala
Palace: At an elevation of
more than 3,700m, the Potala occupies
an area of more than 360,000m.
Its 13-story main portion rises
117m. The whole complex, consisting
of halls, stupa-tomb halls (where
the relics of the supreme lamas
are preserved), shrines, prayer
rooms, monks' dormitories and
courtyards, is recognized as the
world's highest and largest castle
palace.
Sera
Monastery: Located at the
southern slope of the Serawoze
Mountain in the northern suburb
of Lhasa, the monastery covers
an area that was once strewn with
wild roses called Sewa. It was
built by Sagya Yeshes (1354-1435,
who was given the title of the
Great Mercy Prince of Dharma during
the Ming Dynasty), one of the
eight disciples of Zongkapa, founder
of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism,
in 1419. In 1982, the monastery
was put under national protection.
Norbulingka: Norbulingka,
meaning "treasure park"
in the Tibetan language, is a
palace and surrounding park in
Lhasa, Tibet, which served as
the traditional summer residence
of the successive Dalai Lamas
from the 1780s until the late
1950s. |
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| Day
03 |
Lhasa
(Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Tour to the Jokhang Temple, the
Drepung Monastery, the Tibet Museum
and visit the Barkhor Street.
Jokhang
Temple: Jokhang Temple is
the spiritual center of Tibet.
Everyday pilgrims from every corner
of Tibet trek a long distance
to the temple. Some of them even
progress prostrate by body length
to the threshold of the temple.
Pilgrims fuel myriad of flickering
butter lamps with yak butter,
or honor their deities with white
scarves (Kha-btags or Hada) while
murmuring sacred mantras to show
their pieties to the Buddha.
Drepung Monastery: Drepung
Monastery is actually a collection
of Buddhist chapels and colleges
located about 8km west of Lhasa.
The word Drepung can be literally
translated as "rice pile", a name
whose meaning becomes clear when
you see the white-walled buildings
scattered along the hill. Originally
founded in 1416, the monastery
in its heyday was home to 10,000
monks (around 1600). In 1530,
the second Dalai Lama built his
palace here, known as the Ganden
Palace, which was used until the
fifth Dalai Lama built the Potala.
Tibet Museum: The Tibet Museum
was officially inaugurated in
October of 1999, with a permanent
collection that celebrates the
History of Tibetan Culture. The
design of the exhibit uses traditional
Tibetan architecture such as Tibetan
doors, beam-decoration, patterns
and so on, in order to create
the atmosphere of authentic Tibetan
art
Barkhor
Street: Located in the old
area of Lhasa City, Tibet, Barkhor
Street is a very ancient round
street surrounding the Jokhang
Temple and the Tibetan people
are always proud of it. As a symbol
of Lhasa, this street is also
a must-see place for the tourists. |
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| Day
04 |
Lhasa - Gyangtse
(Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Drive to Gyangtse in the morning.
Visit the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake
on the way, enjoy the snow mountain
scenery. Visit the Gyangtse Old
Street and Palkhor Monastery.
Yamdrok
Yumtso Lake: Yamdrok Yumtso
is an outflowing lake which is
connected with the Yarlung Tsangpo
River. Yamdrok Yumtso has an elegant
view and it is said that a fairy
maiden left the Heaven and turned
into the lake on earth. There
are more than 10 islands in the
lake, the large ones can hold
5 to 6 households while the small
ones are only 100 square meters
or so.
Palkhor
Monastery: Palkhor Monastery
is a kind of typical Tibetan Buddhism
monastery architecture combined
stupa and temple, with temples
in the stupa, stupas in the temple.
The stupas and temples stay harmoniously
and bring out the best in each
other. Its architecture fully
represents a typical style of
monasteries from thirteenth century
to fifteenth century in Later
Tibetan area, which is also the
unique monasteries with both the
temple and stupa being kept well
today. |
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| Day
05 |
Gyangtse
- Shigatse (Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Drive to Shigatse - the second
largest city in Tibet. Visit the
New Palace of Panchen and
the Tashilhunpo Monastery.
Tashilhunpo
Monastery: Tashilhunpo Monastery,
also called the Heap of Glory,
is one of the Six Big Monasteries
of Yellow Hat Sect in Tibet. Tashilhunpo
is the seat of the Panchen Lama
since the Fourth Panchen Lama
took charge in the monastery,
and there are now nearly 800 lamas. |
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| Day
06 |
Shigatse
- Dingri (Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
After breakfast, drive to Dingri.
Visit Sakya Monastery.
Sakya
Monastery: Construction of
the Sakya Monastery was begun
in 1073 by Kung Gung Quijiepuo
on the orders of Basba. It resembles
a castle in typical Yuan Dynasty
style. The monastery contains
over 10,000 volumes of Tibetan
books on astronomy, medicine,
calligraphy, and history. |
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Day
07
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Dingri -
Everest Base Camp - Dingri
(Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Drive to the Everest Base Camp.
Visit Rongbuk Monastery. Drive
back to Dingri in the afternoon.
Mt.
Everest: Mount Qomolangma,
also called Mt. Everest, is the
highest peak in the world. Its
Tibetan meaning of 'Goddess the
Third' adds more mysterious color
and magic power to the subject.
As a result, it has intrigued
all kinds of people since it was
first discovered. Pilgrims trek
long distances to present a pious
worship, climbing enthusiasts
run great risks to challenge its
high altitude and the common tourists
also yearn for a reverent look
at this holy peak.
Rongbuk
Monastery: Rongbuk Monastery
is located in the Shigatse Region,
southwest of the mysterious Tibet
Autonomous Region, and to the
north of the oblate Mt. Everest,
the highest peak in the world.
Seen from here, Mt. Everest appears
like a lofty pyramid surrounded
by mountains that touch the sky.
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| Day
08 |
Dingri -
Shigatse (Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Drive back to Shigatse. |
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| Day
09 |
Shigatse
- Lhasa (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Drive back to Lhasa. |
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| Day
10 |
Departure
from Lhasa (Breakfast)
Transfer to the airport ready
for your departure. We wish you
have a pleasant journey home.
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2. Hotel Accommodation
| Destination |
Luxury |
Standard |
Comfortable |
| Lhasa |
Xin Ding
Hotel
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Yuanfeng
Hotel
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Xiangbala
Hotel
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| Gyangtse
|
Gyangtse
Hotel
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Gyangtse
Hotel
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Gyangtse
Hotel
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| Shigatse
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Shigatse
Hotel
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Shigatse
Hotel
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Shigatse
Hotel
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| Dingri
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Everest
Hotel
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Everest
Hotel
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Everest
Hotel
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3. Tour Price
Please send us
an email and provide the information
below, we will quote LATEST
FAVORABLE PRICE
for the above tour.
1. Your name and nationality;
2. The number of persons in your
party, if there are childre, please
let us know their age;
3. Your travel date;
4. The code of the tour that you
are interested in (each tour has
a code like: CNT_18, you can find
the code of a tour at the top of
the page where the tour is);
5. Please let us know would you
like 5-star luxury hotels or standard
4-star hotels or comfortable 3-star
hotels for your tour;
6. If you would like us to tailor
make a new tour for you that is
different from above tour, please
let us know your requests.
4. Quotation Inclusions For The Above Tour:
1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons
sharing one twin or double standard
room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast
at the hotel, Chinese lunch and
dinner in local Chinese restaurant
as specified in the itinerary.
3. Private
Transport
Private transport between airport
or railway station and hotel and
all the sights by air-conditioned
vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class air tickets of
the domestic flight or soft berth/seat
train tickets between cities as
specified in the itinerary.
5. Entrance
tickets
The main entrance tickets for the
sights mentioned.
6. Guiding
service
All normal sightseeing tours in
each city with English-speaking
guide and admission fees where applicable.
Our guide will not fly with you
from one city to another. Upon your
arrival at each city, a new local
guide and driver will pick you up,
be with you for local tour and see
you off after you finish the itinerary
of each city. The cruise shore excursion
is in-group assigned by the cruise
company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty
Insurance. We highly recommend that
you purchase full coverage travel
insurance from you country of origin.
8. Tibet
Travel Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application
fee if your tour covers Tibet.
5. Quotation Exclusions For The Above Tour:
1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to
enter China.
2.
Charge of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air
/ train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single
Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by
a single guest, supplement of the
twin room will be charged.
What
is single supplement?
The hotel is based
on double occupancy. If the visitor
travels alone or the number of the
travelers is odd (such as 3,5, 7...),
who stays in one single room has
to pay the single room supplement.
As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal
Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such
as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone
call, optional activities or sightseeing,
overweight baggage charges or meals
not indicated, ect.
5. Optional
Programs
Optional programs which are not
specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips
to guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD10-14 to tour
guide per day, USD 8-10 to driver
per day, but depending on their
service, it's up to you, entirely
voluntary.
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