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6 Days Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse Tour

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We adjust the price and itinerary slightly according to the road condition and the increase of the cost. We will keep you the previous price if you have booked the tour with us before March 28th, 2011.

Travel time:	5 nights 6 days	Group Size	2-15 people
Tour code:	GTT-090506B	Travel Route:	Lhasa-Gyangtse-Shigatse-Lhasa
Vehicle:	Luxury Tour Bus or Commercial vehicle	Tour Type:	Fixed departure, Join-in small groups

Remark: B stands for Breakfast

Itinerary with day by day arrangements

Day01 Arrival in Lhasa [3658m] 1.3 hrs’ driving from airport and 20minutes from the train station. B
Be greeted by your Tibetan guide in Lhasa Gonggar airport or train station and transfer to hotel in Lhasa to acclimatize the high altitude.
Day02 Lhasa City sightseeing, visit Drak Yerpa 2.5 hr about, and Sera monastery 2 hrs, overnight in Lhasa, B, D

Drak Yerpa is a place that has deep meanings in the Tibetan spiritual culture. There is a saying goes like this: "Lhasa is the shrine of Tibet, Drak Yerpa is the shrine of Lhasa. Not seeing Drak Yerpa in Lhasa is just like making a dress without the collar." The entrance to the Yerpa Valley is about 16 km northeast of Lhasa on the northern bank of the Kyichu River. From there, it is another 10 km to the famous ancient meditation caves.
Sera Monastery:it is at the foot of Tatipu Hill, located in the northern suburb of Lhasa City. It is one of three famous monasteries in Lhasa along with the Drepung Monastery and the Ganden Monastery. The Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Sect of Tibetan Buddhism studies Buddhist doctrines using a step-by-step process. As a part of their study, lamas must participate in debates to further their comprehension and proceed to more advanced levels of study. The debating traditions in the Sera Monastery are unique among the three famous monasteries in Lhasa. Debates are conducted by the lamas in the monastery every day beginning at 3.a.m. In a battle of words, they supplement their efforts by using a variety of gestures including clapping their hands, pushing their partners for an answer, or plucking their prayer beads to win the virtue of the Buddha. For a clear view of this unique event, an early arrival is recommended.
Day03 Lhasa City sightseeing, visit Potola Palace 1hr & Jokhang Temple 1hr, overnight in Lhasa, B

Both of Potala Palace and Jokhang temple are the focal points of pilgrims from entire Tibetan world, multitudinous pilgrims are circumambulating and prostrating in their strong faith. Potala Palace is the worldwide known cardinal landmark of Tibet. The massive structure itself contains a small world within it. Mostly it is renowned as residence of the Dalai Lama lineages. Jokhang temple is the most scared shrine in Tibet which was built in 7th century and located at the heart of old town in Lhasa, the circuit around it called Barkhor street, which is a good place to purchase souvenirs.
Jokhang Temple: one of the spiritual center of Tibet,It lies at the center of the old Lhasa, Everyday pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance to the temple,Some of them even progress prostrate by body length to the threshold of the temple.The temple keeps many invaluable cultural relics. The most famous and valuable one is the Sakyamuni statue aged 12, which is devout Tibetans by thousands of pilgrims day and night. After then, stroll around the around the temple is the Barkhor Street, the oldest street in a very traditional city in Tibet.

Day04 Lhasa—Yamdrok Lake—Naiqinkangsang Snow Mountain—Karo-la Glacier— Gyantse[4040m] —Pala Manor—Shigatse [3836m],360KM 5hrs drive, overnight in Shigatse B
It will take you about 1.5 hours to drive up to Kambala pass[4794m high] from Lhasa, you will have a glimpse of Yamdrok Lake there, which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Then drive about 1.5 hours and arrive at the foot of Naiqinkangsang Snow Mountain. It is one of the holy mountains of Tibet. If you look up to the Snow Mountain you'll see the beautiful "flag cloud"(the creature of the wind and the snow) floating and shining in the air.
20 minutes’ drive later, Karo-la Glacier will be in your eyes. It has a good fame of “Ice Queen” on the roof of the world. It is about 5,600 meters north of the main peak of Karo-la Mountain. You’ll have a long-distance of this masterpiece of nature. You’ll arrive at a valley and see Manlha Water Control Project from a distance later on. It is located in Gyantse County. It consists of a dam, flood water discharge tunnels and a power station. The power station' s installed capacity reaches 20,000 kilowatts. The project will provide irrigation for more than 43,000 hectares of farmland. After lunch in Gyantse, drive to Pala Manor. Pala Manor is the best-preserved manor in Tibet. It’s about ten minutes’ driving from Gyantse downtown. It will show you the lifestyle of the previous wealth owers’ family. The Pala Manor we see today still has 57 houses on an estate of 5000 square metres. The maze of rooms is richly decorated with exquisitely carved beams and painted rafters. You can feel how extremely luxurious life they had then. However, by contrast to the luxury of the lairds, the whips, ankle-irons and punishment cells that were used for controlling and persecuting the poor slaves and their low, narrow, wet and dark rooms will deeply astound you forever. Late afternoon drive to Shigatse.
Day05 Shigatse—Tashilump Monastery—Dolma Lhakhang temple( optional)— Lhasa 300KM, 4.5hrs drive
Visit Tashilump Monastery in the morning. Tashilunpo Monastery was Built in1447 by the first Dalai Lama. Have lunch in Shigatse.
Enjoy the desert scenery and the scenery along the Brahmaputra on the way back to Lhasa. You can also see devout Christians prostrating and measuring their pilgrimage route with their flesh and blood on Tibetan Plateau if you’re lucky.

Tashilumpo monastery-The residence of Panchen Lama!

Visit Dolma Lhakhang temple on your own expense on the way to Lhasa if you would like to. It is located in Nyethang (approx. 30 kilometers southwest of Lhasa) district, Chushu County. Late afternoon drive back to Lhasa.
Day06 Leave Lhasa for your next destination, B
Your guide and driver will see you off at the airport or train station. Your Tibet tour ends.
Quotations:

Departures	Inexpensive	Comfortable class	Best available	Luxurious
November to next May	RMB ￥2757	RMB￥2982	RMB￥3657	RMB
June to July 15th;September 1st to October 31st	RMB ￥3065	RMB￥3290	RMB￥4140	RMB
July 16th to August;	RMB ￥3365	RMB￥3665	RMB￥4715	RMB

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Note:

1) Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy and breakfast. The single supplement is from RMB 425 to RMB 1900 per person due to different seasons and hotel categories.
2) The difference of different tour categories just because of the different accommodations. The accommodation of Inexpensive class is guesthouse or hostel, and 3-star standard hotels for comfortable class, 4 star standard hotels for best available class, the accommodation of luxurious class will be 5 star standard hotel.
3) The listed prices do NOT include transportation cost to and from Lhasa.
4) To make your tour much easier, a free of charge transfer service from airport to Lhasa at 3:20 pm and Lhasa to airport at 12:00 pm. So in order not to miss it, please book your flight accordingly or have your flight ticket handled through our assistance.
5) If you have your own flight time that may not make it to match our free of charge service, an individual/separate transport with extra charge would be provided.
6) If you take the train to/ from Lhasa, an individual/ separate transport with extra charge would be provided.
Price Includes:
1) 5 nights accommodations match different tour classes.
2. All the necessary Permits: including TTB, Tibet Entry permit and PSB, Aliens' Travel permit.
3. Breakfasts
4. Mini Van according to group size
5. Gas and parking fee of the vehicle
6. All transportation in Tibet between sightseeing places and free airport pick-up in high-season at 3:20 p.m. and drop off once at 12:00 p.m.
7. Experienced local English-speaking Tibetan tour guide
8. All sightseeing entrance fee mentioned in itinerary
9. Government Tax
10. Oxygen
Delivery fee of Tibet Entry permit(only for EMS)
Price Excludes:
1) China visa, All air tickets and train tickets to and from Tibet.
2) Accommodation & Services of non-Tibet parts;
3) Lunch and dinner, your guide will assist you to find the local comfortalbe restaurants.

4) Private expense like laundry, IDD calls, drinks in the room, etc.
5) Extra expenses and/of additional days caused due to unexpected events (delays, porterage because of land slides and other natural events.)
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