7 days Tibet holidays explore central Tibet. It explores important places of central Tibet like Lhasa, Yamdrok Lake, Gyantse and Shigatse. Tibet has much to reward the curious visitors. This holidays set you high on the roof of the world, Tibet is a place that has long attracted travellers with its aura of magic and mystery.
Tibet holidays 7 days package begins from Lhasa and also ends in Lhasa. It highly recommends for backpacker travellers. This is a suitable trip if you want to visit Tibet at cheap budget cost. It discovers beautiful historical and landmark sites arounds Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse. That includes like Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse and Yamdrok Lake.
The twin sharing standard hotel accommodation with breakfast, entrance fee, Tibet travel permit, a professional good english speaking Tibetan tour guide and also private van transfer with drive includes in the package. But the lunch and dinner, flight and train ticket cost, also Tibet/China paper group visa does not includes in the package. It costs 15 to 20 USD per day for lunch and dinner in Tibet.
All around the year, Tibet holidays is possible, but April to October is the best time of year. Eventhough, July and August is rainy season in Tibet. Tibet has little rain fall. Even July and August is also suitable time for Tibet holidays trip. We also have a few group departure for Tibet holidays.
One of the best holidays in Tibet, we drive through a spectacular roller-coaster road enjoying the supper natural and cultural beauty of Tibet. It gives you an opportunity to experience exotic culture and spectacular nature of and its surrounding. This trip highly recommends. If you are looking for short holidays in Tibet, we also have 4 days Lhasa group tour.
Trip Itinerary
Day 01Arrive in Lhasa(3600m)
Half day Sightseeing AP Plan-Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Standard Accommodation Hotel in Lhasa
Upon arrival in Lhasa, you will be met by your guide and transported to your hotel. You can spend the afternoon wandering around the Barkhor, Tibet’s ancient market area that surrounds Jokhang Temple. Each day thousands of Buddhist pilgrims make their way around this sacred temple.
Day 02Lhasa Tour
Full day Sightseeing AP Plan-Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Standard Accommodation Hotel in Lhasa
You will explore the Jokhang, the holiest Buddhist temple in the Himalaya’s. Founded nearly 1400 years ago, Jokhang Temple houses the most sacred statue of Buddha. You will work your way through this fascinating temple alongside Buddhist pilgrims from the faraway regions of Tibet. The sound of pilgrims chanting mantras fills the air as does the smell of yak butter candle offerings. In the afternoon, you will go to the 600 year old Sera, one of Tibet’s largest Buddhist monasteries. Each weekday afternoon starting at 3pm, monks engage in Buddhist philosophy debates, which are fun to photograph.
Day 03Lhasa Tour
Full day Sightseeing AP Plan-Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Standard Accommodation Hotel in Lhasa
You will start the day by exploring the Potala Palace, Tibet’s most iconic building. Towering above Lhasa with more than 1000 rooms, the Potala Palace served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lama’s for hundreds of years. After lunch, you will go to Drepung, another of Tibet’s huge monastic complexes. The pilgrimage circuit around Drepung takes about an hour or so and offers spectacular views.
Day 04Lhasa—Yamdrok Lake—Karo La Glacier—Gyantse(260km, 3980m)
260 km, 5 hours AP Plan-Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Standard Accommodation Hotel in Lhasa
After breakfast, you will hit the road and begin the next part of your Tibet adventure. From Lhasa, you will drive along the scenic Kyi Chu River Valley and then ascend to the top of the 4794 meter Kamba La Pass, which has a breathtaking view of Yamdrok Lake and 7191 meter Mt. Nojin Kangtsang. You will then descend and drive along the lakeshore before making your way back up to the Karo La, a beautiful glacier that comes down almost to the roadside. In the late afternoon, you will arrive in Gyantse.
Day 05Gyantse Pelkhor Monastery—Shigatse—Tashi Lhunpo Monastery(95km,3840m)
95 km, 1 hours AP Plan-Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Standard Accommodation Hotel in Lhasa
You will begin by exploring Pelkhor Chode Monastery and the Kumbum Stupa, the largest Buddhist pagoda in Tibet. This beautiful monastery lies within a walled complex in the Gyantse Old Town. A short hike to the top of the wall offers an excellent panoramic view of the monastery, town and the snow-covered mountains in the distance. Afterwards, you will make the short drive to Shigatse, Tibet’s second largest city. Along the way from Gyantse to Shigatse, you can stop at a couple of interesting farming villages to experience traditional Tibetan farming culture. In Shigatse, you will visit the huge monastery of Tashi Lhunpo. The excellent pilgrimage route around the monastery takes about 2 hours to hike and has fantastic views.
Day 06Shigatse—Lhasa(270km, 3600m)
270 km, AP Plan-Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Standard Accommodation Hotel in Lhasa
The last full day of your Tibet journey will lead you from Shigatse back to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa along the scenic Yarlung River. You will arrive back to Lhasa with plenty of time to do some last minute souvenir shopping and walk around the holy Jokhang Temple one more time.
Day 07Depart from Lhasa
Before 3 hours you will have go to Lhasa Airport BB Plan-Breakfast Back to your own destination
In the morning, you will be transferred to the Lhasa airport and depart Tibet.