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The Lure of Lhasa

Travel days:  5 days
 /  4 nights
Depature on every Tuesday.Saturday/minmum of 2 pax
Booking

  • Flight ticket mentioned in the program (economy class) including flight tax and fuel surcharge
  • Soft sleeper train from Lhasa to Xining.
  • Tibet Permit.
  • Seat in coach transfers mentioned in the program with air-conditioned vehicles.
  • First entrance fee for all sights mentioned in the program.
  • Accommodation in mentioned hotel with breakfast.
  • Shared English speaking local guide for all mentioned sightseeing.
  • All meals mentioned in the program (B: breakfast, L: lunch,).
  • 24 hour TUI China telephone hotline (German or English): +86 13910187388
  • Tips.
  • Personal expenses.
  • All expenses not mentioned above.
  • Lhasa Zedang hotel or Lhasa Kyichu hotel
  • The above quotation is based on a minimum of 2 people traveling together.
  • The above mentioned rates are subject to availability. Kindly note that no reservation has been made at this moment.
  • For certain sightseeing venues, if a child is taller than 120 cm, entrance fees are calculated as an adult. For further visits or re-entry at some sites, the entrance fee must be paid again and this will be the responsibility of the client.
  • If you have any further ideas, please feel free to contact us. We will do our best to adjust the offer according to your wishes
  • Quotation is based on seat-in-coach travel.
  • Attention: Kindly note that we stay in places up to 5,000 meters above sea level. Please ask your doctor for advice, if you think that you might suffer from the effects of altitude. However, you will have time to acclimatize. Trips to Tibet require adaptability, improvisation, and flexibility from all travelers.
  • Note also that meals in Tibet cannot match those of the cities in eastern and southern China.
  • Road conditions in Tibet have improved remarkably, although they are still not comparable to well developed areas.
  • Potala Palace get a limitation 2300 person per day to protect the Historical Heritage. The sequences of sightseeing supposed to be adjusting according to the situation of entrance permission. And meanwhile all of tour guides get a limitation of their explanation and interpretation inside Potala Palace.
  • The Local travel agency will promise that you can visit Potala Palace during your stay in Tibet, but we cannot guarantee to buy certain time and date which clients asked or requested.
  • In Tibet, tourist vehicle are not installed with Air-Condition as AC consumes gas, which is not good to environment.

Travel content

Join this city break with a difference to the holy capital of Tibet – Lhasa. A city as rich in history and enchanting as any other Asian capital, what marks Lhasa apart is the abundance in temples and religious activity. With this seat in coach tour it is a more economical way to see Lhasa. Lose yourself in the alleys and markets and rediscover yourself again in one of the city's many holy sites

Travel Itinerary

  • Day 1:
    Beijing/Shanghai - Lhasa
    • Flight from Beijing/Shanghai to Lhasa.
    • Arrival in Lhasa, your guide will meet you at the airport or train station upon arrival.
    • Transfer from the airport or train station to Lhasa City.
    • Time to relax and acclimatize after Lunch.
    • Overnight in Lhasa
  • Day 2:
    Lhasa (B, L)
    • After breakfast, guided sightseeing with the Lhasa’s cardinal landmark-Potala Palace. This massive 13-soreyed building used to be the highest building prior to the early period of last century, used to be the former winter abode for the Dalai Lamas. It looks incredibly magnificent from a distance and could be viewed from various places around the town. As the nation’s supreme relic, the palace dates back to 7th century A.D.
    • In the afternoon, visit of Sera Monastery, which was founded in 1419 by Sakya Yeshe, a disciple of Tsongkhapa. The “Buddhism Scriptures Debating” in Sera is very famous.
    • Overnight in Lhasa
  • Day 3:
    Lhasa (B, L)
    • After breakfast guided sightseeing of the most revered religious structure in Tibet-Jokhang Temple. Jokhang, the most sacred temple in Tibet, refers to “Buddha’s House” in Tibetan language because the main statue enshrined is said to be made by Buddha Sakyamuni himself in his lifetime. Jokhang Temple is the convergence of Tibet’s Spiritual and secular life, like Mecca for the Muslims, here you can meet all the tribes from Tibetan plateau.
    • The surrounding market is called Barkhor, one of the most important religious paths, which also assembles people for shopping.
    • In the afternoon, visit of Norbulingkha, the summer palace of the Dalailama.
    • Overnight in Lhasa
  • Day 4:
    Lhasa - Xining(B)
    • Transfer to train station for the train to Xining
    • overnigh on the train
  • Day 5:
    Xining-Beijing/Shanghai
    • Arrive in Xining train staion and meet your guide.
    • transfer to airport for the flight back to Beijing/Shanhgai
    • End of service