Cultural Tours

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet you either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Lhasa, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it,s good if you don,t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it,s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alcohol on first three nights in Tibet. Your guide will introduce you the tomorrow, s program.

2nd day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, in the morning,you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the center attraction of whole lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It is the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in whole Lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or do not show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it is worth taking chance. While visiting monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

3rd day at Lhasa:

Today, we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution, but still some of the original buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of Lhasa. It was founded in 7th century , considered to be one of the first buddhist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise you to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

4thday departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet you either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Lhasa, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it,s good if you don,t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it,s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alcohol on first three nights in Tibet. Your guide will introduce you the tomorrow ,s program.

2nd day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, in the morning,you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the centre attraction of whole lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It,s the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in  whole Lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or don,t show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it,s worth taking chance. While visiting monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

3rd day at Lhasa:

Today, we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution, but still some of the original buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of Lhasa. It was founded in 7thcentury , considered one of the first buddihist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise you to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

4th day Namtso lake(4700mt-250km)：

Today, we have to leave pretty early, as the whole journey will be 8 hours long and have to cover 250 km. As you drive, 40 km, before your arrival to the destination, you will be driving over very high pass, ie 5190mt.,from where you will have phenomenial view of namtso lake. Namtso lake (sky lake 4700m) is known to be world,s highest salted lake.

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4thday Drakyerpa and Ganden monastery( 4500mt, 30km/60km)

Drakyerpa is the main retreat or meditation centre of central Lhasa since 7th century and there are 108 caves around whole mountain. It is 30 km away from Lhasa, it will be good if you do this in the morning as it has some wonderful hiking. The whole Drakyerpa monastery is built up over caves. As you climb over, you will get fantastic views of whole valley. Personally ,this is my favourite site of whole sightseeing around Lhasa.

In the afternoon,we will be driving to Ganden monastery, 60 km away from lhasa. It,s founded in 1409 and known to be 2nd largest monastery of whole yellow hat sect. again, it is worth doing a short trek around the monastery after your visit. You will have opportunity to witness the beauty of whole lhasa valley.

5th day departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet you either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Tsedang, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it ,s good if you don ,t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it ,s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alcohol on first three nights in Tibet. .

2nd and 3rd day  Tsedang – lhasa

Tsedang is a capital city of Tibet prior to Lhasa, and also known cradle of civilization of Tibetan people, and here we will be visiting first palace of the king of Tibet which is dated back to 2nd century and  Tandruk temple and in the afternoon, we will be driving 50 km further to visit Samye monastery, which is known to the first Buddhist monastery ever built up in Tibet  and it was founded in 8th century. We drive to Lhasa, the present capital city of Tibet and it takes 3 hours to reach there..

4TH  day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, in the morning ,you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the center attraction of whole Lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It is the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in  whole Lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or do not show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it is worth taking chance. While visiting monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

5TH day at Lhasa:

Today, we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution, but still some of the original buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of Lhasa. It was founded in 7th century , considered to be one of the first Buddhist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise you to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

6thday departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Lhasa, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it, s good if you don, t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it,s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alcohol on first three nights in Tibet. Your guide will introduce you the tomorrow ,s program.

2nd day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, in the morning, you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the centre attraction of whole Lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet.  In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It ,s the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in whole Lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or don, t show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it, s worth taking chance. While visiting the monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

3rd day at Lhasa:

Today, we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of Buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution, but still some of the orginal buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of lhasa. It was founded in 7thcentury ,considered one of the first Buddhist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

4thday Gyangtse(3900mt,13467ft high, 260 km)

Today, we drive to Gyantse town where you can find authentic life style of Tibetan people. The journey involves crossing of two high passes Kamba La (15,700 ft) and Karo La (16,500ft) and will drive you through beautiful YamdrokTso Lake which is 40 miles long. YamdrokTso Lake is one of the four holiest lakes of Tibet and has turquoise green water. As we leave the lakeshore behind,  the road climbs to Karo La (16,500ft) pass, where you will make a short stop ,you will discover a huge Mt. Nyechenkangsar(7190mt) capped with huge glacier. The whole journey from Lhasa to Gyangtse takes 7 hours long.

5th day Shigatse(3800m,12,785ft high, 90km)

After breakfast, we will visit the PelkorChode and Kumbum Monastery- the main highlights of Gyantse City.  KumbumStupa is the landmark of Gyantse and can be spotted from a long distance. If you are a hiking enthusiast, you may also attempt hiking the historical fortress of Gyantse. View from the fortress over the city is just superb. From Gyantse, its less than 2 hours drive to Shigatse, the second largest city of Tibet.  The journey will be through native people,s farm land and the region has got the most fertile land in whole central Tibet and it is known as “land of barley”. Once we arrive Shigatse, we check in hotel and later take a relaxing walk through the Shigatse’s Flea market which is a nice bargaining place for Tibetan souvenir.  In the afternoon, you will visit the famous Tashi Lhunpo monastery .

6th day trip(280km)

This time, you will be driving through northern road and the whole driving will be along with famous Brahmaputra river and you shall see some deep narrow gorges. The whole journey takes 6-7 hours drive. We are confident that you shall return home with so much beautiful memories and spiritual knowledge to share your friends back in your home town.

7th day departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet you either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Lhasa, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it, s good if you don ,t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it, s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alcohol on first three nights in Tibet. Your guide will introduce you the tomorrow, s program.

2nd day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, in the morning, you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the centre attraction of whole Lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It,s the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in  whole Lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or don, t show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it, s worth taking chance. While visiting monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

3rd day at Lhasa:

Today, we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of Buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution , but still some of the orginal buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of lhasa. It was founded in 7thcentury , considered one of the first Buddihist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. After the visit, we advise you to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

4thand 5thday Drigungtil–Terdom nunnery-Reting

As you start you ,after a while, it takes you through a wonderful journey with its featured drive to off the beaten track ,cutting through isolated villages and alone nomads family tents highlight the rural beauties, then Drigung monastery which is sprouting up on hill and steep ridge and it is known for sky burial . after visiting this, you will be driving further 7 km to Terdom nunnery aloof fromt the tourist crowded cities condition you a beautiful time to relax and enjoy the hot spring water to bathe and next day, you will be driving to Reting monastery ,engrossed with the remarkable juniper trees. Reting was used to be one of the largest monastery of all and you can witness it through the ruins which can be seen even today. If interested, you can make lovely short trek close to it.

6th and 7th day namtso lake(220Km/ 4700m.)

Today, we will be crossing a very high pass ie Lagyen la (5190m) ,from where we can have the best view of the whole trip. Then, we will reach Namtso lake which is known to world,s highest salted lake. After , having a relax, you can wonder around and it will be a nice idea to visit small chapels available there and to walk over the hill to take some pictures. Next day, in the morning , you can take a best picture of lake with sun rise. As we drive towards Lhasa, on the way , we can stop for a shower in famous Yangpachen hot spring water if you are interested.

8th day departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip

Upon arrival, our guide and the driver will greet you either at airport or railway station and drive to your respective hotel in Lhasa, stay at hotel for adapting to the high altitude, as it, s good if you don,t push yourself harsh and take it easy. Even if you want to walk out, make it light as it, s your first day in Tibet. And make sure that you drink mineral water more than usual. Try to avoid having alcohol on first three nights in Tibet. Your guide will introduce you the tomorrow, s program.

2nd day at Lhasa:

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, in the morning, you can visit the treasure house Potala Palace- the centre attraction of whole Lhasa. It is founded in 7th century and since then it had been used as a palace of every successive leaders of Tibet. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit the Sera monastery, which was founded in 1419, in 15th century. It, s the second largest yellow hat lineage monastery in  whole Lhasa. if you are hiking enthusiast or don, t show any sign of altitude sickness, ask your guide to lead an hour hiking through the pilgrimage path around the monastery and it, s worth taking chance. While visiting monastery, you will witness the monks doing philosophical debates in the courtyard.

3rd day at Lhasa:

Today, we will visit Drepung monastery, it was once the largest yellow hat lineage monastery of whole of Tibet and it was founded in 1416 and one get to see some magnificient statues of Buddha which are dated back to 15th century. Even if it was badly affected during the cultural revolution , but still some of the orginal buildings which are dated back to 15th century can be seen even today.

In the afternoon, your guide shall guide to the Jokhang temple which is situated in the old Tibetan quarter of lhasa. It was founded in 7thcentury , considered one of the first buddihist temple ever built up in whole Tibet, founded even before the full fledge Buddhism came to Tibet. Founding this Buddhist temple is a mark of initiating the Buddhism here. After the visit, we advise you to take a circumambulation around the temple, as you can witness some of hundred years old authentic buildings and you will come across hundreds of local pilgrims doing pilgrimage circuit around the temple. If you are interested in shopping, you will be welcomed by souvenir shop owners. You will be escorted to the hotel by our tour guide.

4thday Gyangtse(13467ft high, 260 km)

Today, we drive to Gyantse town where you can find authentic life style of Tibetan people. The journey involves crossing of two high passes Kamba La (15,700 ft) and Karo La (16,500ft) and will drive you through beautiful YamdrokTso Lake which is 40 miles long. YamdrokTso Lake is one of the four holiest lakes of Tibet and has turquoise green water. As we leave the lakeshore behind, the road climbs to Karo La (16,500ft) pass, where you will make a short stop ,you will discover a huge Mt. Nyechenkangsar (7190mt) capped with huge glacier. The whole journey from Lhasa to Gyangtse takes 7 hours long.

5th day Shigatse(12,785ft high, 90km)

After breakfast, we will visit the PelkorChode and Kumbum Monastery-the main highlights of Gyantse City.  Kumbum Stupa is the landmark of Gyantse and can be spotted from a long distance. If you are a hiking enthusiast, you may also attempt hiking the historical fortress of Gyantse. View from the fortress over the city is just superb. From Gyantse, it is less than 2 hours drive to Shigatse, the second largest city of Tibet.  The journey will be through native people, s farm land and the region has got the most fertile land in whole central Tibet and it is known as “land of barley”. Once we arrive Shigatse, we check in hotel and later take a relaxing walk through the Shigatse’s Flea market which is a nice bargaining place for Tibetan souvenir.  In the afternoon, you will visit the famous Tashi Lhunpomonastery .

6th and 7thShegar(4300) and mt.Everest base camp(5200mt)

Since you are all set with acclimatisation, we gradually ascend into the mountainous Himalayan terrain by traversing few remarkable passes, you will have the best view of five Himalayan mountains which are above 8000 m. from the ridge of Gyawu la pass (5150mt), numbers of snow capped peaks appearing out from the rest like warriors among the soldiers, through the barren mountains but astonishing landscapes and photogenic villages within the hilly valleys. As, we arrive Rongbuk(4900mt), you will have seriously a marvellous view of world,s tallest mountain. So, you either check in Guest house or tent to spend your night . In the afternoon, You can either trek or take a eco bus to reach the famous mt. Everest base camp, as we have to cover 8 km more from Rongbuk monastery.

8th day trip

We will have a sunrise view of mt.Everest and farewell the mighty Himalayan mountains and then we retrace the road back to shigaste .

9th day trip(280km)

This time, you will be driving through northern road and the whole driving will be along with famous Brahmaputra river and you shall see some narrow gorges. The whole journey takes 6-7 hours drive. Here we conclude whole mt. Everest trip and we are confident that you shall return home with so much beautiful memories and spiritual knowldeges to share your friends back in your home town

10th day departure from Tibet

Our representative and driver will drive you either airport or train station. Ends the trip