Enjoy 7 Days Tibet Tour from Kathmandu undertaking Classic Tibet Tour covering Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse. Explore Tibetan Culture, Heritage and faces.
Overview
Enjoy 7 Days Tibet Tour from Kathmandu undertaking Classic Tibet Tour covering Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse. Explore Tibetan Culture, Heritage and faces.
You will enjoy two full-days sightseeing tour of Lhasa covering major tourist sites inside Lhasa. You will explore Potala palace, Norbulikha monastery, Barkhor, Sera, Drepung and Jokhang temple. Potala is major cultural hub of Tibet. Potala Palace is a state museum, a popular tourist attraction, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built on a rocky hill overlooking the city of Lhasa, the Potala Palace has a sturdy fortress-like appearance. It contains more than a thousand rooms spreading over an area of 1,300 feet by 1,000 feet. The stone walls are 16 feet thick at the base, but more finely constructed (without the use of nails) in the upper stories.
Drive South of Lhasa to visit Gyantse city via Yamdruk Tso crossing Khaba la and Koro La pass.
Yamdrok Lake is also known as Yamdrok Yumtso or Yamzho Yumco. This is a freshwater lake in Tibet and is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. It is over 72 km (45 mi) long. The lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by numerous small streams. The lake has an outlet stream at its far western end.
Around 90 km to the west of the lake lies the Tibetan town of Gyantse and Lhasa is a hundred km to the northeast. According to local mythology, Yamdok Yumtso lake is the transformation of a goddess.
In Gyantse visit Kumbum Chorten, Pelkhor Chorten. The Palcho Monastery is also commonly called as Pelkor Choden or Shekar Gyantse is the main monastery in Gyantse. The monastery precinct is a complex of structures, which, apart from the Tsuklakhang Monastery, also includes its Kumbum, believed to be the largest such structure in Tibet, that is most notable for its 108 chapels in its several floors and the old Dzong or fort.
The another destination is Shigatse which is second largest city inside Tibet, Visit Tashilumphu monastery, Shalu Monastery, and Shigatse Dzong.
Tashi Lhumpo Monastery was founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama. It is a historic and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet.
Our 7 Days Tibet Tour is fly in out basis means you will fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa and after completion of tour you will fly back to Kathmandu.
Tour Duration: 6 nights/7 days
Tour Theme: Cultural and Heritage Sites Tour
Tour Type: Private Tour (Fly In and Out)
Highlights: Lhasa City, Yamdruk Tso Lake, Gyantse and Shigatse