Small Group: 6-Day Lhasa and Shigatse Discovery Tour

• 3-Star Hotel in Lhasa
• None

Lhasa arrival, pick up from airport or train station to your hotel. We suggest the visitors, especially the first-timer take a good rest in the hotel which is good for adapting to the high altitude.

Good to Know:

There are three free pick-up times from the airport every day: 10 am, 1:30 pm, and 5 pm. Early arrivals need to wait for a set departure time, or you can choose to pay an extra fee for private transfers.

Pick-up from the train station does not have transfer time limitations.

• Breakfast

In the morning, you will visit to visit Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, built in 1416 and used to house up to 10,000 monks. Worth to see its large size and typical architecture and shrines. Requires a bit of climbing to get to the front entrance.

In the Afternoon, travel to Sera Monastery, nestled at the foothills of Salawuzi mountains, which is 3km away from Lhasa. The highlight is the “Monks Debate” at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.

Having tea the sweet tea house to experience Tibetan social culture. 

Dinner at your own arrangement. Your guide will recommend some authentic local restaurants near your hotel.

• Breakfast and Welcome Dinner

Pick you up from the hotel after breakfast, hop on the bus, and start the wonderful day in Lhasa.

Firstly, head to the Potala Palace, the highest building in Lhasa, offering a great view of the city. Get into the building, and you will have a better understanding spirituality and history of the place.

Continue the trip to Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center for Buddhists in Tibet. Outside the temple is Barkhor Street. great to see pilgrims walk in circles around the temple, praying with their prayer wheels.

Stroll around and watch locals; you can shop for everything in the street, ranging from carpets, Tibetan costumes, jewelry, and traditional handicrafts.

You will have a welcome dinner at a local restaurant after the tour.

Good to Know

1. For people who have altitude sickness, suggest bringing an oxygen bottle and drinking water regularly may ease the symptoms.

2. Visitors are not allowed to take photos inside the Potala Palace.

• 3-Star Hotel in Shigatse
• Breakfast, Farm house Lunch

Drive for approximately 7 to 8 hours (340 kilometers) to reach Shigatse. Along the way, you will visit two breathtaking natural landscapes – Yamdrok Lake and the Karola Glacier. You will enjoy a scenic 20-kilometer drive following the disappearing shoreline of the Lake.

We will stop at a village by the lake, where you can walk into the homes of lakeside farmers, explore their households, and indulge in a delightful farmhouse lunch.

After lunch, drive for approximately 1 hour to visit one of Tibet's most beautiful glaciers – the Karola Glacier, the enormous glacier tongue extends to the roadside, resembling a frozen waterfall hanging over the road and above your head.

Following the Karola Glacier, we will pass by Lake Manla and the ancient town of Gyantse, proceed to Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet.  

Dinner is not included.

• 3-Star Hotel in Lhasa
• Breakfast

After breakfast, visit Tashilhunpo Temple, walk in circles around the Tashilunpo Kora with local Tibetan believers, on the mountainside to overlook the panoramic view of Tashilhunpo.

After lunch, we went to the Samdruptse Old Market in Shigatse, the most unique market in Tibet.

Then take a bus/or train back to Lhasa along the Brahmaputra River. (the Longest and largest river in Tibet).

Good to Know

Shigatse to Lhasa’s transfer perhaps by train regarding the traffic condition.

• Breakfast

Bus transfer to Lhasa Airport or train station, the set departure time to the airport at 6:30 am, 8 am, and 12 pm.

Note: If you prefer a private transfer to the airport, an additional fee of CNY 400 per trip applies.