Tour Overview
The essential Tibet experience — Lhasa's sacred sites plus Gyantse and Shigatse, featuring turquoise Yamdrok Lake and the seat of the Panchen Lama.
Duration: 7 Days | Type: Private Tour | Destination: Tibet | Start: Your hotel in Tibet
Highlights
- ✅ Potala Palace & Jokhang Temple
- ✅ Sera & Drepung Monasteries
- ✅ Yamdrok Lake — sacred turquoise waters
- ✅ Karola Glacier
- ✅ Gyantse Kumbum Stupa
- ✅ Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse
- ✅ Himalayan panoramic views
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Lhasa
Acclimatization. Gentle Barkhor Street walk. Tibetan welcome tea.
Day 2: Lhasa Sacred Sites
Potala Palace (morning). Jokhang Temple (afternoon). Barkhor kora.
Day 3: Lhasa Monasteries
Drepung Monastery & Sera Monastery debates. Tibetan dinner.
Day 4: Yamdrok Lake
Drive across Kamba La Pass (4,794m) to Yamdrok Lake — breathtaking turquoise waters with snow peaks behind. Continue past Karola Glacier to Gyantse.
Day 5: Gyantse to Shigatse
Gyantse Kumbum — 108 chapels in one stupa. Pelkor Chode Monastery. Drive to Shigatse. Visit Tashilhunpo Monastery.
Day 6: Return to Lhasa
Drive back along the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River. Visit a traditional Tibetan village. Free evening in Lhasa.
Day 7: Departure
Morning shopping at Barkhor. Airport/train transfer.
What's Included
- ✅ Guide
- ✅ Vehicle for full circuit
- ✅ All monastery entries
- ✅ Permits
- ✅ 6 lunches
- ✅ Airport transfers
- ✅ Insurance
What's Excluded
- ❌ Hotels
- ❌ Dinners
- ❌ Lhasa flights
- ❌ Tips
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