Tibet Lhasa Tour

  • Duration 4 Days
  • Trip Grade Easy
  • Destination Tibet
  • Start/End Kathmandu
  • Style Lodge/Hotel
  • Group Size 2+
  • Max Altitude 3,650 m / 11, 975 ft
  • Best Time March to November
All Inclusive PriceUS $999US $1099
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Highlights

  • Tour on top of the world city within fabled city Lhasa of great cultural charm
  • Scenic flight facing panorama of Himalayan mountain range with Mt. Everest
  • Enjoy impressive tour of Lhasa visiting beautiful sites of great historical interest
  • Magnificent, majestic stunning Potala Palace the main highlights of Lhasa-Tibet

Trip Introduction: 4 Days Tibet Lhasa Tour-‘on rooftop of the world highest in fabled city at Lhasa’

Tibet Lhasa Tour a short trip of less than week duration that allows travelers with opportunity to get glimpse of Tibet and fabled city Lhasa of great charm and as well for historical and religious interest.

Tibet, Lhasa Tour much suitable for all age-group as well for interested travelers from family, school / college students to corporate executive as one will have time to enjoy along with much days in Lhasa to get accustom and acclimatize with high altitude.

On this tour around beautiful city in Lhasa where you will two different parts of the city the western section of modern metropolitan types where the eastern part of the city retains the old heritage sites, with more Tibetans community.

Tour in Lhasa takes you at the height of 3,650 m and 11, 975 ft located within green Kyichu valley enclosed within grey barren hills where it gets covered with snow sometimes, Lhasa a capital and major city of whole Tibet where tour takes you around great fascinating places.

Starts with scenic flight from Kathmandu, Nepal of little more of an hour duration where you can enjoy panorama of Himalayan white snow peaks range with Mt. Everest, as plane gets to other sides of massive Himalaya to land at Gongor International airport of Tibet.

From the airport with visa and passport formalities where our counterpart agent with local Tibetan guide receives you for short drive in the heart of Lhasa where most nice tourist hotels located close within colorful Barkhor Square.

In Lhasa enjoy exciting tour of its famous monasteries that includes great Drefung located on a hill top that looks like a heap of rice with white colored paint that is why the name Drefung, in early days a resident of Dalai Lama before Potala Palace was built.

Tour extends to another famous Shera Monastery located north of the city an interesting place to observe young monks in religious activities, tour completes with visit of beautiful Potala Palace the charm and landmark of Lhasa and Tibet.

A magnificent building which housed many head Buddhist priest from 5th to present I4th Dalai Lama before he was exiled from Tibet, a great palace situated in the middle of the city that dominates all of Kyichu valley.

After a marvelous time with exciting memories and experience in Tibet where short scenic flight brings you back at Kathmandu after a glorious time on Tibet and Lhasa Tour.

Itinerary

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Morning as per flight time for Lhasa flight transfer to Kathmandu airport for scenic flight of an hour or more to land at Gongar in Tibet international airport, which is close to Lhasa, during air views of world’s highest mountains with Mt. Everest.

As plane lands at Gongar Airport, after going through security and immigration then received by our Tibetan guide and driver for short drive towards eastern side of Lhasa city within great areas populated mostly by Tibetans.

Afternoon relax and take a short walk around Barkhor market square where most of the hotels are located.

    During these two days where you will be engrossed with exciting tour around Lhasa visit of Drefung Monastery, one of largest and important monastery in Tibet, built as university for Tibetan Buddhism in earlier days.

    After Drefung, tour of Jorkhang Temple which is another important and interesting site to visit as it boasts historic importance and tales of old days. The tour concludes for the day visiting Bharkor Bazaar.

    Next morning guide will take you on tour to famous and magnificent Potala Palace, originally built during 640 AD. Potala Palace the landmark of Lhasa and Tibet dominates the Kyuchi or Lhasa valley.

    Afternoon tour of another interesting and important Shera monastery and watch young monks in debates one of the high light of the visit. Rest of the day free for individual activities and shopping souvenirs.

      Morning as per flight time for Kathmandu or other destination, guide will transfer you to Gongar airport of an hour interesting drive, after bidding farewell to Tibetans guide and driver board in big aircraft for scenic flight to Kathmandu, Nepal or other destination.

        Tibet Lhasa Tour provided with standard Itinerary days where some day tour can be shorter or longer, designated overnight stops provides you with all meals while on tour in Lhasa, Tibet.

        We will follow the itinerary if its need to be changes in case of bad weather and local political and government rules, our leader and guides decides holding full authority for Trekking Planner Inc, USA.

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        Essential Info

        If you have an Indian passport, the cost of trekking to Everest Base Camp is INR 100,000. When breaking down the cost, Indian citizens pay slightly less than citizens of other nations because India is a member of the SAARC (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka), which lowers the cost of a permit. Additionally, Indian citizens pay less for airline tickets than citizens of other nations, which further lowers the cost of the trip. 

        People travelling from SAARC countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka). have low-cost permits, the cost of trekking to Everest Base Camp can be 20 to 50 dollars less for holders of these kinds of Trekkers and travelers coming to Nepal.

        Best Seasons for Tibet Lhasa Tour:

        In Tibet and Lhasa tour one can visit from April to October including the monsoon wet months of June to August, as Tibet falls within rain-shadow where all black heavy rain clouds blocked by high Himalayan Mountain that makes Tibet a dry and arid country.

        The best times from April to June during spring and pre-summer season and from September and October months during autumn / fall.

        April to June much longer sunlight hours where most days are clear from morning till late afternoon, can get cloudy sometimes with chance of snows around higher elevation cold in the morning and night time.

        September and October during autumn / fall when days are crystal clear from morning till mid-afternoon, but days are shorter with sunlight hours, much cold with freezing temperatures in the morning and night as well in shades.

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