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Tibet
Tibet Autonomous Region is located at the
Southwest part of China, with a land area
of 1.22 million square kilometers and a
population of 2.3 million, in which, 95% are
Tibetan nationality. There are also 30 other
nationalities in Tibet, such as Han, Menba,
Luoba, Hui, Mouggul, Naxi as well as
Cheng and Sharba peoples.
For more info about Tibet, please click:
http://www.chinahighlights.com/tibet/tibetfacts.htm
Tibet is the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
proper, with an average land rise of
4,000 meters above the sea level. It is
well-know as the Roof of the World and
The Third Pole of the Globe. The world
highest summit- Himalayan, which
strides across the boarder between
China and Nepal, claims a height of
8,848 metres above the sea level.
Tibet Permit
Tibet Entry Permit is not available by independent
travelers at the moment(at least before the Olympics).
Travelers have to travel in tour group and ask their
travel agent to apply it for you. Please prepare the
following documents before asking your travel agent to
apply permit.
*a copy of your Passport;
*a copy of your China visa (tourist visa);
*Full names, gender, Date of Birth, Passport number,
nationality, occupation.
If you are F visa (business visa) or Z visa (working visa)
holders, you are required to provide additional
information to Tibet Tourism Bureau to get a Tibet
Entry Permit;
If you are working in China, a certification in Chinese by
your company in China is required;
If you are invited to China for business, research, lecture,
scientific-technological and culture exchanges, shortterm advanced studies or inter practice for a period
of no more than six months, a certification by your
Chinese travel agency is required.
Tibet Travel Tips: please read before you travel to Tibet
http://www.chinahighlights.com/tibet/
XZ-4: 8 days Tibetan Discovery Tour
Day01: arrive Lhasa
Be met at Lhasa airport and transfer to hotel. Rest of day is rest at hotel.
Day02: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Potala Palace; Jokhang Temple; Barkhor Street
Day03: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Sera Monastery; Norbulingka; Drepung Monastery
Day04: Lhasa to Gyantse to Shigatse
Today's Activities: Yomdrok Lake; The Palgor Chorten
Day05: Shigatse to Tingri
Today's Activities: Tashilunpo Monastery
Day06: Tingri to Mt. Everest Base Camp to Tingri to Shigatse
Today's Activities: Rongbuk Monastery; Mt. Everest Base Camp
Day07: Shigatse to Lhasa
Today's Activities: transfer from Shigatse to Lhasa
Day08: depart Lhasa
Be met and transfer to airport
Tour Route Map
Following cities
has flight to
Lhasa daily:
Beijing; Chengdu;
Chongqing; Xi’an
Bird’s view of
snow mountains
Lhasa Gong Ga Airport
Day01: arrive Lhasa
Be met at Lhasa airport and transfer to hotel. Rest of day is rest at hotel.
Lhasa Gong Ga Airport – city 65KM; 1 hour
Yarlung Zangbo River:The Yarlung Zangbo River,
which finds its source on the Gyaimanezong Glacier in
Zongba County in the northern foothills of the
Himalayas, belongs to the water system of the Indian
Ocean. The Yarlung Zangbo River flows from west to
east across the southern section of the Tibet Plateau.
It first runs across Mailing, then turns to north and east
before sharply flowing south toward and then flowing
into India. After it flows into India, its name is changed
to the Brahumaputra River, which later meets with the
Ganges River before joining the Indian Ocean from the
Bay of Bengal
View of Yarlung Zangbo River en route
Day01: arrive Lhasa
Be met at Lhasa airport and transfer to hotel. Rest of day is rest at hotel.
To Sera Monastery
To Drepung Monastery
To Lhasa
Airport
Railway
station
Map of Lhasa
Day02 - Potala Palace
Former winter home of the Dalai Lama, a vast, awe-inspiring maze of corridors and stairs
leading through countless rooms of richly decorated statues, tombs, murals and antiques. You
will climb past the White Palace into the Red Palace, where the file of pilgrims offering silk
scarves, coins or yak butter to burn in the shrines combine to make this an unforgettable
experience.
Day02 - Potala Palace
Tips:
*In order to protect the ancient architecture, the Potala Palace
Management Office has limited the number of visitors to 4,000 per
day. Group tourists have only one hour to make their visit.
*Visitor need to pass the security check before entry the Palace.
*There are many stair in Palace, please wear the suitable shoes.
*No photo is allowed inside the Palace.
Day02 - Barkhor Street
Barkhor Street:
Watch the pilgrims,
wearing local dress
from many different
parts of Tibet, as
they circle clockwise
around Jokhang
Temple with prayer
wheels, or prostrate
themselves near the
front gate. Join the
locals and visitors to
shop for local goods
at the colourful stalls,
or relax in a coffee
shop or tea house to
enjoy the passing
parade
Day02 - Barkhor Street
Tips: Walk through Bakhor Street in a clockwise
direction as it goes around the temple and it is
disrespectful to walk around anti-clockwise. For
your safety, don’t stroll around the street too late.
Every day after 6pm it turns into a fair trade
market, mainly selling small articles of everyday
use. There are many narrow lanes and side
roads along the street. You may easily get lost if
you venture down them in the dark.
Jokhang Temple: Smaller and more manageable than the Potala, this 4-storey, golden-roofed temple is at the
heart of a rich and living Tibetan Buddhism. Many locals pray here regularly; the Temple is surrounded by Barkhor
Street and thronged with pilgrims and visitors. Yak butter lamps burn in front of rich statuary that includes the
Sakyamuni Buddha brought to Tibet by Princess Wen Cheng in the 7th Century.
Day02 - Jokhang Temple
Tips: no photo is allowed inside the temple
Day02 - Jokhang Temple
Sera Monastery: It is known as one of the three greatest monasteries of Tibet. As one of the three main
monasteries of Lhasa, it is here that the monks 'famous daily debates' take place.
Day03 - Sera Monastery
Day03 - Norbulingka
Norbulingka: Norbulingka means 'Jeweled Garden'. It was constructed as a summer
palace for the Dalai Lama and later served the whole governmental administration
Day03 - Norbulingka
Day03 - Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery lies in west of Lhasa under Mt. Gambo Utse, clustered round by the black
mountain, its white grand buildings shining under the sunlight. Built in 1416, it is considered as one of
the largest monasteries in the six principle monasteries of Gelu Sect in China. Drepung Monastery
used to be the living palace of Dalai Lamas before the reconstruction of Potala palace (after the 5th
Dalai Lamas was bestowed by Qing emperor Qianlong)
Day03 - Drepung Monastery
Day03 - Drepung Monastery
Shangbala Hotel
Recommended: 3 star Lhasa Shangbala Hotel
Lhasa Hotel
Recommended: 4 star Lhasa Hotel
Brahmaputra Grand Hotel
Recommended: 5 star Lhasa Brahmaputra Grand Hotel
Day04 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse
Yomdrok Lake
Yomdrok Lake: It lies within the boundary of
Nankartse county, on the north bank of the
Yarlung Tsangpo River, Lhokha Prefecture,
surrounded by mountains. Beautiful Holy lake
which everybody is looking forward to
Day04 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse
Day04 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse
Yomdrok Lake
You will have lunch (lunch box) by Yomdrok Lake, which was brought from Lhasa
Day04 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse
Tibetan family visit
Gyantse (at an altitude of 3950 m or about
13000 ft) is 254 km southwest of Lhasa. It is the
third largest town in Tibet and was the scene in
1904 of a major battle between Tibetans and
British troops under Colonel Younghusband as
the British advanced on Lhasa. The town still
has the feel of a frontier town, with horses and
yaks on the main streets
Gyantse
Day04 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse
Day04 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse
Gyantse
Pelkhor Choede (Kumbum), also named
Palcho Monastery, is very different from other
monasteries. Built as a Tibetan monastery, its
structural style is very unique, reputed as the
lord of Tibetan stupas. In addition, it is famous
for the architecture, sculpture, and mural
painting art. It lies about 230 kilometers (143
miles) south of Lhasa and 100 (62 miles) east
of Shigatse at the foot of Dzong Hill
Shigatse Hotel
Recommended: 3 star Shigatse Hotel
Shigatse Shan Dong Hotel
Recommended: Shigatse Shan Dong Hotel
Shigatse Shen Hu Hotel
Recommended: Shigatse Shen Hu Hotel
Day05: Shigatse to Tingri
Tashilunpo Monastery: Painted in red and white, the buildings in the kloster stand
closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view. Tashilunpo
Kloster represents the Tibetan super architecture art in the Last Tibetan spirit. The
Kloster attracts thousands of Buddhists and tourists from domestic and abroad to
travel and worship every year
Day05: Shigatse to Tingri
Tashilunpo Monastery
the stupa chambers for
keeping the passed Panchan
Lhama
Day05: Shigatse to Tingri
Tashilunpo Monastery
Day05: Shigatse to Tingri
Recommended: Tingri Everest shanghai Hotel
Recommended: Tingri Qumo Langma Hotel
Day06: Tingri to Mt. Everest Base Camp to Tingri to Shigatse
Day06: Tingri to Mt. Everest Base Camp to Tingri to Shigatse
Rongbuk Monastery: With an altitude is 5,100 meters (16728 feet), the monastery is
the highest on earth. From there you will get a great view of Mt Everest
Day06: Tingri to Mt. Everest Base Camp to Tingri to Shigatse
Mt. Everest, called Mount
Qumulangma in Tibetan
Language, is the highest
peak of the Earth and
probably the most coveted
mountain in adventurous
travelers’ eyes. Journey to
Mt. Everest Base Camp is a
both physical as well as
psychological challenge to
you, but it will definitely
reward you with the most
unparalleled views – a
panorama of Himalayan
peaks - and never-forgotten
beautiful memories.
Mt. Everest Base Camp
Altitude 5200 meters
Day07 Shigatse - Lhasa
Day08: depart Lhasa
Be met and transfer to airport
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