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Classic Tibet Tour

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Price starting from

$3,878 USD 2,778

per person

Duration

10 days

Max. Elevation

3950m

Group size

2+ Above

Level
MODERATE
Transportation
private touristic vehicle and flight ticket
Best Season
February-may, august-December
Accomodation
Three-star hotel in Kathmandu; Tourist Standard Hotels in Lhasa Tibet trip
Meals
Breakfast is included
Starts at
Kathmandu
Ends at
Kathmandu
Trip Route
Kathmandu-Tibet Gongar International airport Lhasa Lhasa-Drepung-Shera Monasteries-Jhorkang Temple-Potala Palace-Norbulingka summer palace-Shigatse-Gyantse-Phalkor-Kumbum Stupa-Gyantse-Morning tour-Tashilumpo Monastery-Lhasa-Gongor-Kathmandu.

Highlights

  • explore the beautiful cities enriched with ancient culture and old monuments.
  • Sweeping panoramic flights over an array of high Himalayan Mountain ranges.
  • Views of world highest peaks Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho-Oyu, and Shisapangma.
  • Explore the fabled city Lhasa enriched with ancient glorious religious sites.
  • Magnificent Monasteries of Drepung, Shera, and Jhorkang with Potala Palace. 
  • Observe the fascinating culture of age-old heritage and the traditional life of Tibetans.

Overview

Classic Tibet Tour with Hiker Himalaya takes you to experience the wonderful cities of Lhasa and Shigatse. You will be impressed by its beautiful monasteries and historical sites of great religious interest within a little less than a week's duration. Classic Tibet Tour, is suitable for all interested travelers that lead to a leisure and exciting tour around Tibet’s best places. The country is steeped with ancient monuments of great fascination visiting its most important sites of architectural wonders.

The culture and heritage life of Tibetans retain their past glory as they were for hundreds of centuries. A weeklong interesting and exciting time in Tibet, the journey is just as good as the destination. Blended with traditional and modern influences represents the beautiful city of Lhasa and Shigatse from delightful cuisine to the arts. A tour takes you beyond the city areas to its scenic landscapes within the world's highest and largest plateau. For some, it will be a dream destination a mixture of modernization and medieval era time background. Observing how mankind and nature co-exist together, within harsh and barren amazing landscapes of dry Tibetan country. It is certainly a great trip to enjoy and experience on this wonderful Classic Tibet Tour visiting its lovely and exciting places.

Where travelers on this tour catch an eyeful of the unique country with ancient history and splendor scenery. Classic Tibet Tour begins with an exciting flight over the great Himalayas range of peaks with views of Mt. Everest to land at Tibet airport. Our fascinating tour starts from the city of Lhasa, the capital and hub of Tibet, where the visit leads to its ancient glory. Around the country’s famous monasteries of Drepung, Shera, and Jhorkang temple with majestic Potala Palace, the pride and landmark of Tibet. Enjoying a tour within Lhasa's important sites, the tour extends beyond Lhasa to visit Tibet’s second-largest city of Shigatse. During the drive crossing scenic passes of Khamba-La and Karo-La with the most exciting views of snow peaks and glaciers.

The drive passes beautiful turquoise Lake Yamdrok Tsho to reach Gyantse, a city with a famous Kumbum pagoda stupa. Spending time at Gyantse, then heading towards Shigatse city, where the tour takes you to the magnificent Tashilumpo monastery complex. Enjoy an interesting tour of monastery interior treasures great religious paintings with the tallest statue of Buddha and other great saints. From Shigatse, then heading back to Lhasa on an alternative short route for the last overnight in Tibet. After a most memorable experience on Classic Tibet Tour, the next morning drive to Tibet International airport near Lhasa for a scenic flight to Kathmandu.

Important Note

  • Group tours are unavailable for this trip, however, you can opt for the private trip. The private trips are available on any date of your choice at any time of the year. Let us know about your preferred travel dates and we shall organize them at your convenience. Get in touch with your query now.
  • The cost will be valued by Your standard of hotels, service, group size, and other extra activities. Please kindly let us know.
  • The above itinerary is basically a guideline. If you're not satisfied or have an alternative plan please feel free to discuss it with us.

Trip Itinerary

Day

1

On arrival in Kathmandu and Nepal International Airport via various international airlines, received by our guide and staff for a short transfer to the heart of Kathmandu city. Where is your hotel located, after checking into your rooms, and then meeting other members of the trip at the hotel lobby for a briefing?

The briefing. includes important information regarding Classic Tibet Tour, to make your holiday in Tibet and Nepal more enjoyable. The evening group welcomes dinner in a lovely Nepalese Restaurant with an introduction to the culture of Nepal with folk dance and music.

Day

2
A free day in Kathmandu preparation for the trek includes a sightseeing tour around Kathmandu valley at places of great historical and religious interest. The city is steeped with ancient world heritage sites, where the tour takes you around renowned landmarks, like the old Durbar/Palace Square with old Swayambhunath of more than 2,500 years old Stupa, a Buddhist religious monument. Includes holy Hindu temple of Pashupatinath and large dome stupa of Bouddhanath of great cultural and religious interest.

Day

3

Morning is a time for the exciting flight to Lhasa in Tibet, transfer to Kathmandu International airport, as the Air China flight takes off facing a breathtaking panorama of Himalayan peaks with the world's highest Mt. Everest. The plane then heads over the mountains to reach within Tibetan sky and then lands at Gongor Tibet International Airport, where our Tibetan guide and drivers receive you for a short drive into the city of Lhasa with a glimpse of the magnificent Potala Palace that dominates the city.

On reaching Lhasa transfer into a nice hotel with warm Tibetan hospitality, the hotel is located close to Barkhor Square the main hub of the city, and an interesting place to be.

Day

4

The morning after breakfast, our Tibetan guide meets you at the hotel, for an enjoyable day around Lhasa around place of great historical, religious and cultural interest. Drive west of the city and then uphill to the huge white monastery of Drepung, the seats and residence of many Dalai Lama, before Potala was built. Tour takes you to visit the monastery interior enriched with impressive arts and statues placed in the main prayer hall and enjoy observing the monastery activities.

From here head towards Jhorkang Temple amidst busy Barkhor Square and markets. The oldest shrine of Tibet enjoys views of the city from the terraces of Jhorkang temple with views of Potala Palace. Afternoon short drive north of Lhasa to visit another important Shera monastery, and watch young monks debating regarding social and religious subjects, one of the highlights of this monastery. After a great day, the rest of the afternoon is free for a stroll around the streets of Lhasa and to witness local people of great cultural interest.

Day

5

After breakfast, at the usual time for the tour to the famous landmark of Tibet, the Potala Palace is situated on a red hill, within the center of Lhasa. A winter palace and resident from 5th to present 14th Dalai Lama, head of state where visitors are allowed to enter a few main halls and prayer rooms from its 100 rooms. The Palace was built in early 640 A.D. during the time of the 5th Dalai Lama.

After an interesting visit with a free afternoon for individual activities and shopping souvenirs. The afternoon tour continues with short drive southwest to Norbulingka, a summer palace of semi-modern with lovely large gardens and tall trees, our guide will take us around the summer palace's important sites, and then end the day tour with the rest of the day free at leisure.

Day

6

An early morning start after breakfast, for a long scenic drive beyond Lhasa city and the valley heading past farm villages. As the drive continues uphill to the high pass of Khamba-La pass 4,800 m high. From the top enjoy a grand panorama of vast Tibetan scenic landscapes including views of distant snow peaks.

After a wonderful stop downhill towards the beautiful turquoise Lake of Yamdrok Tsho, then arrive at Nagarktse town for lunch in a nice Tibetan restaurant. The afternoon ride crosses Kara-La pass at 5,050 m high, facing views of Nzongkhangsa peak and its ice-fall and glaciers located close to the main road. Drive then heads past nomads camps, and witness yak grazing on a vast field then reaching Gyantse town.

As time permits tour of famous Gyantse Dzong (fort) Pelkor Chode Monastery and Kumbum Stupa, after a short break and tour of Gyantse famous sites, a drive of a few hours to reach Tibet 2nd largest Shigatse city for an overnight stop.

Day

7

After breakfast, a short drive to another famous monastery of Tibet the Tashilumpo, a huge religious complex with a golden rooftop. Enter the main monastery interior of prayer rooms within a big hall, the seat of his holiness Panchen Lama, the second head of state after Dalai Lama. Enjoying an interesting tour with a tall bronze statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha which is 21 meters tall.

From here take lunch in a nearby restaurant with tourist standard food served including typical Tibetan cuisine. Afternoon visits to the market the main shopping and bartering area of the locals, an interesting place to observe the Tibetan way of life and culture. After an exciting day back to the hotel, with time to relax and for a short stroll around the streets of Shigatse city.

Day

8
Morning an interesting drive on the shorter route to reach Lhasa for the last overnight in Tibet, as the drive follows Brahmaputra River / Yarlung Tsangpo flows from Mt. Kailash southwest of Tibet. After a scenic journey of four hours reaching Lhasa, with time for individual activities and shopping for Tibetan souvenirs.

Day

9
Having last breakfast in Tibet, a short drive of an hour to Gongor International Airport, they bid farewell to Tibetan guide and drivers, and then check in with customs and visa formalities. After going through security into the plane for the scenic flight back to Kathmandu and to your hotel, the rest of the day is free for individual activities on the last day in Nepal.

Day

10
Last day in Nepal, enjoy a memorable adventure and experience on Classic Tibet Tour, as a time for your international flight our staff transfer you to the airport for homeward bound.

Inclusions

  • All ground transportation by private vehicle including airport transfers.
  • Three nights’ accommodation with breakfast at a 3-star category hotel in Kathmandu (Twin sharing basis).
  • All fees for sightseeing and visits to monasteries as per itinerary.
  • Accommodation with breakfast at a 3-star category hotel in Lhasa and Shigatse (Twin sharing basis).
  • Best available guesthouses with breakfast at Shegar, and Zhangmu (Twin sharing basis).
  • best available accommodation with breakfast as itinerary (Twin sharing basis).
  • Tibet travel permits and Chinese Visa fees.
  • Kathmandu-Lhasa-Kathmandu flights in economy class.
  • Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) approved the Tibetan guide including his salary, food, accommodation, insurance, etc.
  • All applicable taxes and service charges.
  • farewell dinner before departure.
  • International airfare and  Nepal visa fee.
  • Lunch and Dinner in Kathmandu.
  • Personal Insurance.
  • Meals not specified in the 'Meal Inclusions' in the itinerary”.
  • personal expenses (phone calls, internet, laundry, bar bills, battery recharge, extra porters, bottle or boiled water, etc...
  • Personal shopping and laundry.
  • Photography charges.
  • Emergency rescue evacuation cost.
  • Tips for guide and driver (Tipping is appreciated but it is not mandatory).

Complimentary

    • Welcome dinner in a famous Nepali restaurant with a Nepali culture dance program.
    • Complementary duffel bag/agency T-shirt.
    • Certificate of achievement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, nearly 90 % are largely populated by Buddhism followers with some minority of Tibetan Muslims, which you can notice in the cities of Lhasa and Shigatse.

Where in all hotels in Kathmandu and Tibet you have the facilities to charge you electronic gadgets, where the flow of current and voltage can differ. In Kathmandu / Nepal capacity 609 MW in Integrated Power System, of 230 volts in A.C. single phase and 400 volts in three phases for general. Electricity in Tibet / China is 230 volts AC, 50 cycles. We do have two pins & 3 pins power sockets, you better have two Pin travel plug adapter which will be useful to charge your batteries.

In Tibet where Chinese currency is used, which is about the US $1 equals 6: 50 Chinese Renminbi Yuan, which is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and translates to “people's money.

Tibet, similar to mainland China uses Beijing Standard Time. Which is 8 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) 2 hours and 15 minutes ahead of Nepal Standard Time Zone. 

The chances are small and rare, as you will be spending three overnights in Lhasa at 3,660 m altitude, enough time to get acclimatized before heading towards other higher areas of Tibet, beyond Lhasa. However, some people might catch a slight headache from altitude gain, it will soon recover having rest, drinking enough water that helps to acclimatize from the symptoms of AMS or altitude sickness.

April to May and September and October are the best months for travel to Tibet as well for this tour. The weather is fine and clear most of the season, as the land with high altitude gets much sun for long hours, although cold morning and from late afternoon till night time. Can get very windy especially on the drive to Shigatse during the afternoon time till 4 p.m. Chances of snowfall sometimes around high passes and altitude wise, do get light rain around monsoon time of June to mid-September, but the mostly dry and arid country as weather-wise. Does not get heavy rain like in southern countries of the Himalayas range.

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