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Tour Code:CHT-TB-11
Departure Date: Daily
Features: Private Tour Guide Private Car & Driver Authentic Local Restaurants
We need at least 20 working days to apply the Tibet Travel Permit, so we recommend that you confirm the tour 30 days before your arrival in Tibet.
Beijing, Xian and Shanghai are known in China as the Golden Triangle. This trip includes all the history and culture of the Golden Triangle but also includes amazing Tibet and the trip from Qining on the Tibet Railway. It's a not to be missed adventure.
Highlights
- Labrang Monastery
- Qinghai Lake Cruise
- Qinghai Lake
- Norbulingka
- Drepung Monastery
- Jokhang Temple
- Yomdrok Lake
- The Palgor Chorten
Tour Details
Our guide will meet you at the arrival hall of the airport. A comfortable vehicle and driver will be ready and waiting to take you to the hotel.
- Meals: No Meals
- Hotels: Sunshine Plaza | Lanzhou Legend Hotel | Gansu International Hotel
Labrang Monastery
In the morning, we will visit Labrang Monastery which was built in 1710 and it is the largest center of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan culture among Gansu Province, Qinghai Province and Sichuan Province. After have a lunch at local restaurant, we will go to Xiahe.
- Meals: Lunch at Xilin Hotel, dinner
- Hotels: Wangfu Hotel | Wangfu Hotel | Wangfu Hotel
After breakfast, we will drive from Xiahe to Tongren. Firstly, we will visit Longwu Monastery which is one of the Gelukpa (Yellow Hat) sects and is a center of Tibetan Thangka painting. It has more than 800 year’s history.
- Meals: Lunch at Local Restaurant, dinner
- Hotels: Repkong Hotel | Repkong Hotel | Repkong Hotel
In the morning, we will visit Wutun Monastery which is consisted by two Monasteries. One is upper Wutun Monastery, another is lower Wutun Monastery. These Monasteries is famous throughout Tibet for its beautiful artwork of Buddhist art of Thangka. After have lunch at a local restaurant we will back to Xining.
- Meals: Lunch at Local Restaurant, dinner
- Hotels: Yinlong Hotel | Qinghai Hotel | Xining Hotel
Qinghai Lake
In the morning, we will drive about three hours to visit Qinghai Lake which is China's largest inland salt water lake is at 3200 meters above sea level and is situated at the east of Qinghai province. We will take a cruise on the lake. After have a lunch at local restaurant, we will back to Xining and take the overnight train to Lhasa.
- Meals: Lunch at Local Restaurant
- Hotels: No
Arrived at the Lhasa, our guide and driver will transfer your to the hotel. Please have a rest to adapt to the attitude sickness.
- Meals: No Meals
- Hotels: Brahmaputra Grand Hotel | Xinding Hotel | Dhood Gu Hotel Lhasa
Drepung Monastery
After breakfast, we will visit the biggest temple in Tibet -Drepung Monastery which is in west of Lhasa under Mt. Gambo Utse. Built in 1416, it is one of the largest monasteries in the six principle monasteries of Gelu Sect in China which there were once 10,000 monks. Then, have lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, we will visit the Norbulingka which was Dalai Lama's summer palace. Continue our tour to visit Sera Monastery where the monks will debate scriptures 3 pm. (except Mondays) Tips: Every day (except Mondays) at 15:00, there is a debate about Buddhist doctrines among the monks at Sera Monastery. The debating is held in the grounds and is a necessary way of learning sutras and scriptures. Visitors can watch the debate, but it is advised to keep quiet.
- Meals: Lunch at Kechu Hotel
- Hotels: Brahmaputra Grand Hotel | Xinding Hotel | Dhood Gu Hotel Lhasa
Potala Palace
In the morning, we will visit Jokhang Temple which is the first temple in Tibet. It is also the old city center of Lhasa and heart of a rich and living Tibetan Buddhism. After have a lunch at local restaurant we will come to the Barkhor Street which is built about 1,300 years ago and around the Jokhang Temple. At the last, we will visit Potala Palace. It is Tibet largest and most beautiful palace which was the winter palace of Dalai Lama.
- Meals: Lunch at Steak House Restaurant
- Hotels: Brahmaputra Grand Hotel | Xinding Hotel | Dhood Gu Hotel Lhasa
In the morning, we will go to the Yomdrok Lake. There are many small islands in the lake, where we can visit the world's highest hydropower station. The lake is also the largest water birds habitat in Tibet. After have a lunch, continue to visit he Palgor Chorten (Palcho Monastery) which lies about 270 kilometers (168 miles) south of Lhasa and 100 (62 miles) east of Shigatse at the foot of Dzong Hill. This temple is very famous for its architectural style, paintings, and Buddhism statues.
- Meals: Lunch at Local Restaurant
- Hotels: Shigatse Hotel | Shigatse Hotel | Shigatse Hotel
Tashilunpo Kloster
In the morning, we will visit Tashilhunpo Monastery which was founded in 1447 by Gyalwa Gendun Drup (1st the Dalai Lama) and is a historically and culturally Important monastery in Tibet. We will see the biggest copper Buddhist statue in the world which is used over 115,000 kg of copper. The building is painted in red and white, stand closely together in terraced rows, also can see many monks read the Scriptures in the building.
- Meals: Lunch at Popular local restaurants
- Hotels: Brahmaputra Grand Hotel | Xinding Hotel | Dhood Gu Hotel Lhasa
In the morning, our guide and driver will escort you to the airport to take your flight.
- Meals: No Meals
Price Per Person
Price Includsion
- Entrance Fees to the Scenic Spots as Listed in the Itinerary
- Central Location Hotels
- Centrally Located Hotels with daily western & Chinese buffet breakfasts
- Authentic Chinese Food
- Private Cars and Drivers
- Private Guides
- Flights & Transfers in China
- Airport Taxes and Fuel Fees
- Service Charge & Government Taxes
- Travel Insurance
- Luggage Transfers
Price Exclusion
- International Airfare or Train Tickets to enter or leave China.
- China Entry Visa Fees
- Single Room Supplement
- Personal Expenses: such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary
Guide and Vehicle
Question and Feedback
Important Tibet Travel Tips
What things in China are best suited to children?
There are many things to do with children in China. We selected some interesting and popular activities for children in our family tours, which include Panda experience, Kungfu and Acrobatic show, Kite Flying, Chinese cooking class, kayaking, cycling on the City Wall and countryside and Cricket Culture.
How to get my Tibet travel permit?
Foreign visitors wishing to travel to Tibet must travel with a tour group with a guide and get Tibet Entry Permit with the help of the travel agent. To apply for a permit, you need to provide the following documents or information to us:
Tibet Travel Packing List
How to avoid altitude sickness.
In general, most healthy people will experience altitude sickness when travel into Tibet for at least two days. People will get sick and headache when in altitude over 3,000 meters (9,843 feet) is usually defined as high altitude. Since most places in Tibet are higher than this level, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), also called Altitude Sickness is the biggest health risk to tourists in Tibet. Lhasa sits at a heady 3,650 meters (11,500 feet), and it is one of the lower altitude destinations in Tibet. We suggest prepare far enough in advance before the trip by some aerobic exercise and a thorough physical examination is necessary.
The following precautions may help to prevent or lessen the effects of AMS: