Lhasa City Essential Group Tour
- Duration:
- 4 Days
- Price:
- From USD510
- Route:
- Lhasa
- Season:
-
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- Tour Type:
- Group Tour
- Group Size:
- Max 12
Overview
The 4-day Lhasa highlights tour is a short Tibet tour, which is suitable for those who have limited time but still want to have a high-quality travel experience. Despite being a very popular destination for travelers, you will have the local Tibetan English-speaking guide to take you through the best parts of the holy city Lhasa and get the most out of every minute to appreciate its prominent historical architecture of Potala Palace, the mystical Jokhang temple, sprawling Drepung monastery and Dalai Lama's royal garden Norbulingka. In addition, you can gain an in-depth understanding of the history of Lhasa, experience the life of the local Tibetan people, and wander leisurely in the old quarter of Lhasa city.
Day | Route | Attractions & Activities | Accommodation | Meals |
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1 | Arrival in Lhasa (3,650m) | Pick up and transfer to the hotel | Lhasa, 3★/4★ | |
2 | Lhasa Sightseeing | Drepung Monastery, Tibet Museum, Norbulingka | Lhasa, 3★/4★ | B |
3 | Lhasa Sightseeing | Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street | Lhasa, 3★/4★ | B |
4 | Lhasa Departure | Send off to the airport/train station | B |
Daily Itinerary
CollapseWhen you arrive in Lhasa, our staff will pick you up at Lhasa Airport/ Railway Station and transfer you to the hotel. From the airport, it takes about 1 hour. From the train station, it only takes 20 minutes. Afterward, it's better to relax and take it easy on the first day to get acclimatized to high altitude and alleviate the jet lag. You might go to the local market and wander around the city on your own but try not to overtax yourself.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
After breakfast in the hotel, the tour guide will take you to Drepung Monastery, the biggest Tibetan monastery that housed more than 10,000 monks in the past. Drepung means Rice Heap in the Tibetan language. The entire monastery is large in scale and the white buildings cluster and cover the hillsides. It's the highest-ranking monastery in the Gelug Sect.
In the afternoon you will first visit the Tibet Museum. Here you can see life scenes, exquisite clothing, house architecture, and festival customs, etc. to explore the special and mysterious Tibetan customs. Then you will visit Norbulingka, which is a typical Tibetan-style royal garden, the summer resort of the Dalai Lama.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
- Meals:
- Breakfast
On your third day, you will be feeling much more acclimatized to Lhasa’s high elevation. It is an excellent idea to spend the day exploring the Potala Palace, which is the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. The most valuable collections of Potala Palace are the gilded burial stupas of former Dalai Lamas and the meditation cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet. It's best to explore the inside of the Potala in the morning for 2-3 hours. Afterward, you may walk the pilgrimage route around the Potala Palace.
In the afternoon, you will head to the Jokhang Temple, which is well known as the center of Tibetan Buddhism and features Buddhist prayer wheels, reclining deer, and golden sutra streamers, etc. Also, you can see many pilgrims praying in front of the temple and doing kora.
After visiting the Jokhang Temple, you will stroll in the old alleys of Barkhor Street, where you can drink sweet tea, chat with locals and even bargain with the street vendors to understand the real-life in Lhasa.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
- Meals:
- Breakfast
- Meals:
- Breakfast
Cost & Calendar
All prices are in US Dollar / Person
Economic Class (3-Star Hotels)
2025-07-01 ~ 2025-10-10 | 2025-10-11 ~ 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-01 ~ 2026-02-28 |
USD650 | USD550 | USD510 |
Comfortable Class (4-Star Hotels)
2025-07-01 ~ 2025-10-10 | 2025-10-11 ~ 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-01 ~ 2026-02-28 |
USD690 | USD590 | USD550 |
Schedule
Starting Date | Price From | Booked | Book Now |
---|---|---|---|
2025-10-05 | USD650 | 12 | Booked |
2025-10-06 | USD650 | open for booking | Booked |
2025-10-09 | USD650 | 2 | Booked |
2025-10-10 | USD650 | open for booking | Booked |
2025-10-13 | USD550 | 7 | Booked |
2025-10-16 | USD550 | 1 | Booked |
2025-10-17 | USD550 | 2 | Booked |
2025-10-20 | USD550 | 8 | Booked |
2025-10-21 | USD550 | 12 | Booked |
2025-10-23 | USD550 | 3 | Booked |
2025-10-24 | USD550 | open for booking | Booked |
2025-10-25 | USD550 | 4 | Booked |
2025-10-27 | USD550 | open for booking | Booked |
2025-10-29 | USD550 | 2 | Booked |
2025-10-31 | USD550 | 2 | Booked |
No desired date of departure? Please send us an inquiry and we will try to arrange your tour according to your plan.
Discount Policy
You may only enjoy one of the advantageous policy, not both.
Option A: | 3 or More from You Join Together | $15 Off / person |
Option B: | Tour in Apr~Oct |
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Our Service
Inclusions
* Lodgings: 3 Nights, twin room en suite in 3★/4★;
* Meals: 3 breakfasts & 1 welcome dinner;
* Travel-licensed vehicle according to group size & season as per itinerary needed including gas and parking fees;
* Lhasa Railway Station transfer at all times on first & last day;
* Pick-up from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to your hotel at 9:30 am, 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm on the first day;
* Drop-off from your hotel to Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 8:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm on the last day;
* Guide: experienced local English-speaking tour guide;
* Attractions: all entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary;
* Permit: Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit;
* Travel Agency Liability Insurance;
* Government Tax;
* Express delivery fee of Permit (eg. SF Express);
* Oxygen tank for emergency use;
* Two bottles of mineral water per person per day;
EXCLUSIONS
* International flight to and from China;
* Domestic flight/train to and from Lhasa; (We can help you book the domestic flight/train ticket at the BEST price. Please contact us for details.);
* If you miss the free transfer schedule due to flight delay or cancellation, then you are required to pay a private transfer from USD 80/vehicle/time;
* Lunch & Dinner are not included but we will recommend some good ones for you according to your requirements. Usually, it takes USD 5-15/person for each meal;
* While the gratuity for guide and driver is NOT mandatory, it is expected. Based on their service, you can tip them on the last day of the tour. You are suggested to tip each of them USD 8-15/day in total;
* All the commission and tax charged by PayPal, Bank, and government when making payment. (e.g. PayPal --- 4.4%. Wire transfer --- 2%);
* Personal expenses;
* Anything not mentioned in the Inclusions;
Note
* Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit (TTB) usually takes about 12 working days to apply. If you couldn’t provide the required docs & info on time, an extra handling fee will be charged. Please consult your travel consultant for details;
* We reserve the right to change the itinerary order and attractions in Lhasa;
* If you prefer to book your own hotels over those included in our group tour, please meet the rest of the group at their daily hotel on time. Transfers to and from your own hotels are not included;
* We need to pick up and drop off all members of the group on the first & last day from Lhasa Airport/Railway Station, thus there may not always be a guide's presence but a driver;
* Due to the special nature of Tibet travel, any unforeseeable and unavoidable objective circumstances, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, terrorism, riot, civil commotion, strikes, public health emergencies, government action, major traffic jams, delay or cancellation of flight/train, or attractions temporarily closed. etc., resulting in a change of itinerary, the increased cost will be paid by travelers; if any attraction visits have to be canceled due to the same reasons above, GTT won't be held responsible for the refund, except for certain attraction entrance fees, which will be solely decided by GTT;
* Single Supplement: our quote is based on twin rooms. For single travelers, a single supplement is required at the time of booking. If later we manage to match you with another traveler to share the twin room, the single supplement will be refunded;
* All members of the same group must be with the same tour guide during the whole trip. So all members must follow the same itinerary and visit the same attractions. If anyone requests to change the scheduled arrangement for own reasons, you need to get permission from other members and accept the possible payment change if any;

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Typically Asked Questions from Our Clients
Asked by LEW ***
my boss and my colleague is planning to fly in from Hong Kong to Lhasa on 17th Oct 2025, and fly out Lhasa-Chendu on 20th Oct 2025.
can we get the Tibet Travel Permit on time, if we send you the passport page today?
we need the TTP to send to Hong Kong Hotel on 15th -16th Oct 2025 before we fly from HK to Lhasa on 17th. is that possible to deliver the TTB to HK Holiday Inn Golden Miles Hotel?
we need 2 room for 2 guest
Dear Lew****,
We can arrange the Tibet tour for you. I will answer your questions one by one.
1. We can't deliver the Tibet Travel Permit to Hongkong. May I know if they will stopover via mainland China, such as Chengdu, Kunming, etc. We can send it there.
2. If you give us their passport, we can submit it today. If it is too late, we will expedite it.
Asked by Gerw***
Hi! I was wondering if you offer a 3-4 day tour of Lhasa.. Just a simple one touching on basics. No need for real luxury. We're two people, me and my partner, planning to leave around November 1-6 (anytime within the frame) coming from the Philippines. Thank you so much and have a great day ahead :)
Dear John,
We can open a 4-day Lhasa City Essential Group Tour for you departing on 3 November.
Asked by inma***
We are interesting in the 4-day Lhasa trip. But we need the flights since Katmandu too. Go from and came back to Katmandu.
Dear Inmaculada*****,
We can open a 4-day Lhasa City Essential Group Tour departing on 28 October.
I checked the round-trip flights between Kathmandu and Lhasa. There are no direct flights after October 24, but connecting flights via Chengdu/Chongqing are available. If you prefer, we can help you book the tickets.
Asked by Alex***
Hello,
I have, rather amateurishly, booked my flights before realising I needed a permit. I have a flight from Xi'an into Lhasa that lands at 12:15 on 26/09/25. The outward flight to Chengdu is at 17:25 on 29/09/25. I'd be interested to know if you could fit me into one of your group tours!
Dear Alex***,
We can arrange the 4-day Lhasa tour for you. Currently, we don't have a group departure on 26 September. We have a group departure on 25 September. Could you change your flight and arrive in Lhasa on 25 September, and leave Lhasa on 28 September?
Asked by Ms A***
Hi! we are going to be travelling around China and we are planning to go to Tibet for around 4 days this September, we plan to be back in Beijing on the 13th of September, so would like to know if there is a 4 days tour arranged for the days before, what does include (TTB permit, accomodation, food, etc) for both of us. If you can please send us some options so we can start our reservation, I'dd highly appreciate that. Thanks you very much for your time and looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Dear Ms Andr****,
We can arrange the 4 Day Lhasa City Essential Group Tour for you in early September.
Up to now, we have confirmed group departure dates on Sep 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 9th and 7th, may I know if your time is available? If not, I can open a group departure date per your request.
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