Tibet Cultural Tour GC11
18 Days From £1774 (2,793 USD)
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Explore Tibet on this cultural private tour which features many unique points. This tour is elegantly designed to allow travelers the opportunity to visit many of the special places in Tibet. For full no obligation pricing options and operator contact details please enquire: 
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Explore Tibet on this cultural private tour which features many unique points such as camping overnight near Yamdrok and important monasteries such as Ganden. This tour is elegantly designed to allow travelers the opportunity to visit many of the special places in Tibet such as Chimpu; 900 years in existence where famous meditators lived like the founder of Samyemonastery. The tour finishes with the highest train in the world the Shangri La express back to Chengdu or Beiing.
A full day by day itinerary will be provided by the tour operator when you make an enquiry about this holiday.
Includes
- Round trip airport transfer in Chengdu
- 1 night hotel in Chengdu at Sam`s guest house or similar
- Transportation with private driver for the overland trip outside Lhasa
- Landrover for airport – Lhasa and Ganden day trip
- All necessary permits
- Local guide for tour as per itinerary
- 6 nights hotel in Lhasa at Mandala, Mandala Hotel
- 2 nights monastery guest house in Samye
- 1 nights camping sleeping tent and mats
- 1 night hotel in Gyangtse
- 1 night hotel in Damshung
- 1 night Tashi Dor guest house
- 1 night Reting monastery guest house
Excludes
- International flights
Prices per person, based on 2 people traveling - please submit an enquiry to receive a personalized itinerary and costs.
| Flight to Chengdu | |
| Arrival in Chengdu, transfer to hotel in Chengdu, late afternoon free to walk around to visit the local traditional tea houses, over night Sam`s guest house in Chengdu | |
| Transfer to airport for morning flight to Lhasa, you will be received by our local Tibetan tour guide and driver, transfer to hotel in Lhasa, en route we will make stops at the Nethang rock-carving Buddha, hotel stay in Lhasa, we have our hotel arrangements made in the old town Lhasa, in around Barkhor area | |
| Morning, we visit the most sacred shrine of Tibet, The Jokhang temple and the Barkhor market, afternoon we will make an appointment for the Tibetan medical center where we have a Tibetan doctor who explains about Tibetan traditional medicine culture | |
| We will visit the blind school in the morning and then we will visit the Potala palace, later afternoon free excursion around in the old town | |
| We have a cultural local English speaking tour guide to take us to Pabonka where we can visit the nunnery and their ceremony there and then we do a short hiking to Sera monastery where we can visit the monks debating and the monastery, late afternoon come back to Lhasa | |
| Drive Lhasa to Ganden monastery, touring the monastery, option to do a 3 to 4 hrs trek crossing Ganden ridge to Trup Shi village where we can visit a local Tibetan family for some local drinks and snacks, then meet our driver and drive back to Lhasa, stay in Lhasa | |
| Lhasa / Samye monastery, visiting the monastery ( the very first Buddhist monastery founded by the 37th king of Yarlung Dynasty with the participation of the famous Indian Tantric master Guru Ringpo Che and Kenchen Shiva Tso in the 8th century. The very monastery where the very first 7 Tibetan monks had been ordained and translated Buddhist scriptures from Sanskirit and Pali in to Tibetan for the very first time ), the structure of the monastery is so unique and fascinating for its distinction! And also surrounding area the village, a short hiking up Hebu hill is a great late afternoon experience to enjoy the view of Yarlung valley drained by the Bramaputra river, sun-set and the full view of the monastery, Over night at Samye monastery. | |
| A day's hiking around the Chimpu valley where there are hermitage caves, and where monks and nuns practice meditation. Late afternoon return to Samye monastery. | |
| Driving from Samye, crossing Kampala pass to Yamdrok Lake, spend the full afternoon free hiking along the shore of Yamdrok Lake. Over night camping at Yamdrok Lake (take care to bring enough food for your own dinner and breakfast the next day - such as bread, sandwich fillings, tinned food, noodles) | |
| After enjoying your breakfast at the lake accompanied by the sun-rising, drive to Gyangtse, via the Karola pass and Norjing Gang Sang glacier. Lunch in Gyangtse, followed by a choice of afternoon activities; you can visit the Palchor Chode monastery, the Kumbum and the local ancient Gyangtse fort; or choose to simply laze around Gyangtse old town. Either way, over night at hotel in Gyangtse. | |
| Drive to visit Shalu monastery, then turn north-eastwards to cross Shug la pass, and onwards to the hot spring at Yang Pachen monastery, over night at hotel in Damshung | |
| Driving to Namtso lake, spend the full afternoon exploring Tashi Dor hermitage caves and the surrounding area, enjoy the sun-set, guesthouse stay. | |
| Drive from Namtso to Reting, spend the full afternoon visiting the Reting monastery. We could also do a short hiking through the juniper forests to the nunnery, Over night Reting monastery guest house. | |
| Drive from Reting through the Penbo valley, en route we will make a stop at the ancient Nalanda monastery and Taklung monastery, we make stops at local villages and visit a local farming family, late afternoon back in Lhasa for the night | |
| Day at leisure and free, Day just in case of train availability as the train is every other day !!! ( This over night stay is not included just in case we have to use ) | |
| We take the Shangrila Express train from Lhasa to Chengdu | |
| On the train | |
| Arrival in Chengdu and transfer to airport for flight. |
