8 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Mt Everest Group Tour, Lhasa

About this activity

This is our best-selling tour package! After a three-day sightseeing tour in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, travelers will head to Shigatse, where they will pass by the stunning holy lake Yamdroktso and the Karola Glacier. Finally, meet with the dreaming Mount Everest and spend a night at the base camp. Enjoy a wonderful time getting close to the heaven!

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At a glance

Duration: 8 days
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 12 people
People per booking: 1–12
Guide: English
Operated by: Great Tibet Tour

Ages: Infants (0–1 years) · Children (2–11 years) · Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Food & lodgings for guide & driver;
Included: Travel-licensed vehicle according to group size & season as itinerary needed including gas and parking fee;
Included: Travel Agency Liability insurance;
Included: Free pickup from airport to hotel at 9:30 am，13:00 pm and 16:00 pm on the first day;
Included: Express delivery fee of Permit (eg. SF. Express)
Included: Breakfast
Included: Government Tax;
Included: Permit: Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit (TTB)
Included: Two bottles of mineral water per person per day;
Included: Free drop-off from hotel to Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 8:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm on the last day;
Included: Free Lhasa Railway Station transfer at all time on first & last day;
Included: Lodgings: 6 Nights, twin room en suite in 3★/4★; 1 Night, dorm bed at GUESTHOUSE or NOMAD TENT;
Included: Oxygen tank for emergency use;
Included: Guide: experienced local English-speaking tour guide;

Not included

Not included: Private Lhasa Airport transfer if your flight isn’t within our free service time, USD 60/vehicle/time.
Not included: Flight or Train
Not included: China Visa
Not included: Lunch & Dinner
Not included: Optional sights
Not included: Super-fast Express delivery of Tibet Entry Permit (eg. China Air Express)
Not included: Additional days caused by unexpected natural disasters. eg. Land Slide, Avalanche, etc.
Not included: Gratuities to guide and driver according to your budget and level of satisfaction.
Not included: Personal expenses
Not included: Personal travel insurance
Not included: Anything not listed in INCLUSIONS

Itinerary

Day 1 · Arrival

Stop 1

Passing by

Pick up and transfer to the hotel.

Stay overnight in Lhasa, 3-star or 4-star hotel

Day 2 · Lhasa Suburb

Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si)

2 hours Admission included

Today's first attraction is visiting Drepung Monastery, which is the world's largest monastery and housed the Dalai Lama for over 10,000 years.
Tibet Museum

one hour Admission included

In the afternoon you will first visit the Tibet Museum. Here you can see life scenes, exquisite clothing, house architecture, and festival customs, etc. to explore the special and mysterious Tibetan customs.
Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden)

2 hours Admission included

Then you will visit Norbulingka, which is a typical Tibetan-style royal garden, the summer resort of the Dalai Lama.

Stay overnight in Lhasa, 3-star or 4-star hotel

Day 3 · Lhasa Sightseeing

Potala Palace

2 hours Admission included

Our guide will meet you at the hotel in the morning and take you to visit the famous Potala Palace, the main landmark of Tibet and the masterpiece of Tibetan architecture. It was first built by King Songtsen Gangpo in the 7th century and later reconstructed by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. It is now a museum and a world heritage site.
Jokhang Temple

2 hours Admission included

In the afternoon, we will visit Jokhang Temple in the heart of Lhasa city. Jokhang Temple is one of the most sacred temples in all of Tibet and has always been bustling with local pilgrims from the early days.
Barkhor Street

2 hours Admission included

After that, you will take a walk around Barkhor Street – one of the most devotional circuits as well as Lhasa's crowded central market. Barkhor Street is a very old round street surrounding the Jokhang Temple and the locals are always proud of it. As a symbol of Lhasa, it is also a must-see place for visitors.

Stay overnight in Lhasa, 3-star or 4-star hotel

Day 4 · Lhasa- Gyantse(4040m)- Shigatse(3840m), 360km, approx 6hrs

Yamdrok Yumtso Lake

one hour

On our way from Lhasa to Shigatse, we will pass by Kampala Pass (4,790m) and visit Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Standing at the lake shore, you can see the blue water shimmering with beautiful light, as well as the snow-capped holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar (7,191m) in the distance.
Karo La Glacier

one hour

Next, we will pass by the Karola Glacier and enjoy it on the roadside. It is about 300m from the main highway on your way to Gyantse.
Stop 3

Passing by

Then visit the main monastery in Gyantse - Pelkor Chode Monastery. Pelkhor Choede in Gyantse town is located about 230km to the south of Lhasa and 100kmto east of Shigatse. The monastery is a short walk from the heart of the town.

Stay overnight in Shigatse, 3-star or 4-star hotel

Day 5 · Shigatse - Tingri - EBC(5100m), 350km, approx 7hrs

Qomolangma National Nature Preserve

10 hours

In the morning, you will depart from Shigatse to Lhatse, a small town located 150 km from Shigatse, and you may have lunch at a local restaurant. After a brief break, you 'll proceed to Tingri. You will pass Tsola Pass (4600M) and Gyatsola Pass (5248M). In the late afternoon, you will enter the Mt. Everest National Nature Reserve. You can take in the panoramic view of the Himalayas at Gawula Pass (5198m).

Then, we drive along the new zigzag road to Rongpuk or the Tent Camp to stay overnight. If the weather is good, you can have a clear view of the sunset of golden Everest peak.

If it's summer (usually from May to October), you will stay overnight at the nomad tents at the new Everest Base Camp. If it's winter (usually from November to April), you will stay at the Rongbuk Monastery's guesthouse. Both places have only dorm bed lodging available. You can see the beautiful Everest sunset in both places if the weather is good.

Stay overnight in Nomad Tent(Dorm Bed)

Day 6 · EBC - Shigatse, 350km, approx 6hrs

Qomolangma National Nature Preserve

4 hours

If the weather is good, you can rise early and enjoy the sunrise at the Everest Peak Lodge.

Stay overnight in Shigatse, 3-star or 4-star hotel

Day 7 · Shigatse - Lhasa, 300km, approx 5hrs

Tashilunpo Monastery

2 hours Admission included

In Shigatse, we will visit Tashilunpo Monastery, the home of Panchen Lama. The monastery was founded by the 1st Dalai Lama in 1447 and is a historically and culturally significant site in Shigatse and the second-largest city in Tibet. The monastery is located on a hill in the city center. Its full name in Tibetan is "all fortune and happiness gathered here" or "heap of glory". Take the Friendship Highway back to Lhasa from Shigatse, the northern way to Lhasa. On your way, you'll see the Yarlung Tsangpo valley.

Stay overnight in Lhasa, 3-star or 4-star hotel

Day 8 · Depart from Lhasa

Stop 1

Passing by

Today, your guide and driver will escort you to the airport or railway station for your next destination. Before your departure, we would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to evaluate our services by filling out the feedback form or simply sending us an email when you return home. Your entire trip has officially come to an end.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Lhasa Airport

Lhasa Railway Station transfer at all times on the first & last day;
Pick-up from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to your hotel at 9:30 am, 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm on the first day;
Drop-off from your hotel to Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 8:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm on the last day.

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Passport name, number, expiry, and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit (TTB) usually takes about 12-working-day to apply. If you couldn’t provide the required docs & info on time, an extra abt USD 50~80/permit will be charged;
We reserve the right to change the itinerary order and attractions in Lhasa;
If you prefer to book your own hotels over those included in our group tour, please meet the rest of the group at their daily hotel on time. We don’t include the transfers to your own hotels;
We need to pick up and drop off all members of the group on first & last day from Lhasa Airport/Railway, thus there may not always have guide presence but driver;
Due to the special nature of Tibet travel, any unforeseeable and unavoidable objective circumstances, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, terrorism, riot, civil commotion, strikes, public health emergencies, government action, major traffic jams, delay or cancellation of flight/train, attractions temporarily closed. etc., resulting in a change of itinerary, the increased cost will be paid by travelers; if any attraction visits have to be canceled due to the same reasons above, we won't be held responsible for a refund except certain attraction entrance fee which will be solely decided by us.
Single Supplement: our quote is based on twin rooms. For single travelers, single supplement is required at the time of booking. If later we manage to match you with another traveler to share the twin rooms, the single supplement will be refunded.