中文简要行程(Outline Itinerary in Chinese)
日期 |
今日行程安排 |
住宿 |
用餐 |
今日景点安排 |
D1 |
抵达拉萨 |
经济型酒店 |
无餐 |
酒店休息,适应高原 |
D2 |
拉萨—卡定沟—林芝 |
经济型酒店 |
早 |
卡定沟 |
D3 |
林芝—鲁朗林海—巴松措 |
经济型酒店 |
早/晚 |
鲁朗林海、巴松措 |
D4 |
巴松措—措宗寺—结巴村—拉萨 |
经济型酒店 |
早 |
巴松措、措宗贡巴寺、结巴村 |
D5 |
拉萨 |
经济型酒店 |
早 |
大昭寺、八角街 |
D6 |
拉萨 |
经济型酒店 |
早/晚 |
布达拉宫、色拉寺 |
D7 |
拉萨-江孜-日喀则 |
经济型酒店 |
早 |
羊湖、卡若拉冰川、江孜白居寺 |
D8 |
日喀则-珠峰绒布寺 |
招待所或帐篷 |
早 |
绒布寺、远观珠峰 |
D9 |
绒布寺-珠峰大本营-日喀则 |
经济型酒店 |
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大本营 |
D10 |
日喀则-拉萨 |
经济型酒店 |
早 |
扎什伦布寺 |
D11 |
离开拉萨 |
- |
早 |
酒店到机场(火车站) |
D1
第1天抵达拉萨(乘飞机前我们会把进藏许可交给您)
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿拉萨
行程安排:
下机后,工作人员会带着高原上最热情的笑容和那一抹高原红,迎接您的到来。刚抵达高原的您,最需要的是放慢您的脚步、放松您的心情。我们会将您送至酒店,充分的休息,让身体慢慢适应高原的氛围。扎西德勒!! 拉萨,在藏语中为"圣地"或"佛地"之意,是西藏人心目中的圣城,更是旅行者心中的天堂。随着青藏铁路的开通,拉萨已非遥不可及。繁华和人潮并非拉萨的本来面目,让我们一起去探寻它的神秘魅力。
温馨提示:
1、接送:由于西藏接送火车/飞机都由当地专业接送中心负责安排,工作人员会与您提前联系,请保证手机通畅。外籍及台胞接站时需导游,中国籍则由接站师傅直接接往酒店入住,旅行社会提前告知您酒店拿房方式,直接拿房入住酒店休息。如没收到通知,请及时联系旅行社工作人员(详见出团通知书),及时为您提供帮助。导游会于22点前电话或短信通知第二天的集合时间。 2、高原反应:抵达拉萨当天不要做剧烈运动,当晚不要洗澡,以防感冒。不要饮酒。多饮水及吃水果,勿饱食。多休息,可自备西洋参含片或红景天、高原安等保健药品,以缓解高原反应。听从旅行社工作人员及导游安排,尽量不要外出活动,保持平常心态和充分的休息是预防高原反应的最佳方法。身体不适时,及时到医院接受治疗。
D2
第2天拉萨→卡定沟→林芝(车程约420km,8小时)
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿林芝
行程安排:
一早前往有美誉“西藏江南”的林芝,行驶在升级版的318国道“拉林高速”上,沿着美丽的尼洋河一路南下。 【卡定沟】--天上人间(游览约1小时) 卡定沟有“天上人间”之称。徒步走进峡谷,山沟狭长而幽深,伴随由远及近的潺潺水声俨然走进了原始森林。这里山高沟深,奇峰异石,古树参天,甚至这里还有竹林。 【拉林高速】--中国最美高速公路 作为构成川藏高级公路和滇藏高级公路的一部分,依托雪域高原壮美的自然景观,一路景色有雪山、森林、草原。沿路慢行拍摄风景!
D3
第3天林芝→色季拉山口→鲁朗林海→巴松措(车程约320km,6小时)
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿巴松措
行程安排:
【色季拉山】坐落在林芝县的东面,属于念青唐古拉山脉的一部分, 海拔4728米,站在垭口处,可以尽情地观赏云海、林海, 还可以远眺海拔 7782 米2005 年被《中国地理人文杂志》评选为“中国最美的山峰” 的南迦巴瓦峰。 【鲁朗林海】是一处云山雾海的森林,有“叫人不想家”的美誉,整个景区如诗如画,周边雪山林立,沟内森林葱茏,林间还有整齐如人工修剪过的草甸。 【特色美食-石锅鸡】 西藏林芝地区著名美食,以手掌参和土鸡为原料,经石锅慢火炖制的鲁朗石锅鸡风味非常独特,汤味有一股淡淡的药材清香,鸡肉嫩而有弹性。炖鸡用的石锅是用一种叫做“皂石”的云母石砍凿而成,而这种石头仅产于墨脱,要靠背夫从墨脱把原始石材背出来后,再由门巴族人用整块石材手工细 心凿制,加工时要求下手力道匀称,一旦心急,皂石立被凿穿,所以这种石锅售价也非常昂贵。墨绿色的云母石锅,保温性特别好,而且据说富含镁铁等17种矿物微量元素。
D4
第4天巴松措→措宗寺→结巴村→拉萨(车程约360km,6小时)
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿 拉萨
行程安排:
早晨在【巴松措】景区的湖光山色中醒来,(游览时间约1小时),巴松措景区集雪山、湖泊、森林、瀑布牧场、名胜古刹为一体,景色殊异,四时不同,属国家级森林公园、5A级景区。 【湖心岛】-寺院私岛 湖心岛沿顺时针方向转岛,可以看到桃抱松、以前的水葬台、树叶上有自然形成的藏文字母的“字母树”、莲花生洗脸的神泉、远山与湖水交融…… 岛上有一座古老的【措宗贡巴寺】,可以看到西藏宗教的另一面——生殖崇拜,它们分别摆放在寺庙石阶的两侧,男左女右,也是象征对生命的尊重。 童话般的【结巴村】 是观赏巴松错和周围两座雪山“国王宝座”和“燃烧的火焰”的最佳位置。 这里没有被开发,没有商业气息,我们所看到的一切都是大自然赋予的。清澈的小河被群山环绕,缓缓流淌;草场上如星星点缀的马儿牛羊,悠闲的吃草漫步
D5
第5天拉萨市内游(初见圣城):大昭寺→色拉寺→八廓街
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿 拉萨
行程安排:
西藏的灵魂【大昭寺】(游览约1小时) 大昭寺融合了藏、唐、尼泊尔、印度的建筑风格,成为藏式宗教建筑的千古经典。寺前终日香火缭绕,信徒们虔诚的叩拜在门前的青石地板上留下了等身长头的深深印痕。万盏酥油灯长明,留下了岁月和朝圣者的痕迹。在这里,对神的膜拜是不分昼夜的。 世界文化名街、神圣的转经之路【八廓街】 自由活动逛八廓街,环大昭寺外墙一圈称为“八廓街”即八角街。便是藏民们行转经仪式的路线。它汇聚着来自各地的朝拜者,在老老的街道,在旧旧的小巷,穿着鲜艳民族服装的藏胞和衣衫褴褛的信徒拥挤在同一条转经道上…… 八廓街地摊假冒伪劣商品较多,购买工艺品的时候请谨慎,以免上当受骗。 【色拉寺】作为藏传佛教格鲁派6大主寺之一,也同时与哲蚌寺、甘丹寺合称为拉萨三大寺。寺内保存有上万个金刚佛像,其中最著名的塑像“马头明王”金刚像位于吉扎仓的护法神殿内,当地人会把头伸进一个小神龛内,用头触碰雕像的底座。除去寺庙的庄严之外,色拉寺还有一大特色,即为在寺喇嘛的辩经活动。辩经场正中央有喇嘛们正在辩论知识,有的用有力的击掌声催促着对方的回答,有的拉动佛珠借助佛珠的力量来战胜对方。驻足在辩经场,便是置身在热闹的声音中,游客虽无法听懂他们的禅意,却能真实的感受到藏传佛教的信仰和力量。辩经时间一般从15:00开始。如遇寺庙临时举行法会等活动,或接待特定人士时,可能会取消辩经活动,敬请谅解!!!
D6
第6天拉萨市内游(探秘圣城):布达拉宫→藏文化体验
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿拉萨
行程安排: 穿越中世纪的“圣殿”【布达拉宫】(游览上限1小时) 松赞干布用生命中一半的时间荡平吐蕃,用另一半时间建筑辉煌的宫殿和寺庙。游走于金碧辉煌的佛殿、灵塔、寝宫和回廊之间,灯光渺渺,窗帏低垂,酥油的味道四处弥漫,好像落入了一个古老的梦境,不由自主地迷失在那些经书、佛像、壁画和遥远的传说中。 【布宫门票预订说明】:
- 布达拉宫门票实行实名预约制,需提供有效证件(身份证、户口本或护照)进行预约,预约成功后从参观当日起7日内无法二次预约门票,若因游客提供错误数据导致无法进入布宫参观,旅行社对此无需承担任何责任和后果。游览前游客必须要携带有效证件原件,若姓名或证件号与实际使用的证件不一致将无法进入参观,门票购买费用已实际产生无法退还,敬请理解!
- 布达拉宫的参观时间由布宫管理处统一计算机随机出票,无法指定参观时间,敬请谅解,同时实际游览线路顺序可能会与所给参考行程有所出入。
- 旺季布宫限制参观,西藏各家旅行社每天仅有有限的团队预订名额,为保证游客的顺利参观,旅行社会通过不同的管道来解决问题,因不同管道的购票特殊要求,敬请游客听从导游安排。以下情况均属正常安排:
1)每个团可能会拆分成多个小团体(可能需将团队或者一起预订的游客拆散,存在与其他陌生团友拼在一起进入参观的情况)。 2)每个小团体分成不同的时间/日期进行参观。 3)每个小团体跟随不同导游进入参观。 4)有时由于有些特殊票不能有导游带入参观,敬请理解。 5)儿童价格并未包含布宫门票费用,默认1.2米(不含)以下的儿童随大人免费参观,所以身高1.2米及以上的儿童请在报名时告知旅行社并支付布宫门票和综费由旅行社提前预约购买门票,若未提前告知,将无法随大人进入布宫参观,只能在车上等候,敬请理解。
【藏文化体验】来到了拉萨,还是可以去体验一下传统的藏式手工艺。导游会带领游客前往藏文化体验中心,了解沁人心脾的藏香是如何制作的同时,还可以亲手参与制作,与购买的藏香意义截然不同。还会有专门的老师教您学习自己的名字藏文书写,并进行雕版印刷。亲手制作的藏香和印刷出的文字,可以带回家作为藏文化体验的纪念。
【布达拉宫和大昭寺参观温馨提示】:
- 因布达拉宫和大昭寺都是实名预约制,请游客朋友务必携带好您的有效证件原件,听取导游的安排,严格按照预约规定时刻进入参观。
- 参观时,为了便于爬行楼梯建议穿着平底鞋。服饰仪容须大方、庄重,不可短裤短裙、袒胸露背,不可穿露脚指头的拖鞋,进殿请摘帽、取下墨镜。
- 请勿在殿内大声喧哗、追逐、攀爬、躺卧、随地吐痰、乱扔杂物、触摸文物,大昭寺、布达拉宫宫殿和雪城各景点内部严禁拍照和摄像、触摸文物和壁画,不要将液体饮料带入宫内,严禁使用明火。
- 布达拉宫宫殿较高,上下需慢行。殿内比较阴冷,即使夏季也建议准备件外套。因布达拉宫主体参观时间限定为1小时,布达拉宫内不允许导游在殿内长时间逗留和大声讲解,只能在外面讲解完。请各位游客文明出行,遵守文物保护单位的规定。
布达拉宫和大昭寺建筑古老,通道狭窄并有许多木质楼梯,加之上下共享一个狭窄的楼梯,接纳过多游客容易造成安全隐患,所以参观完了就尽就尽快离开,请游客参观和上下楼梯时一定按秩序行走,注意安全,不要拥挤。
D7
第7天拉萨—羊湖—白居寺—日喀则
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿 日喀则
行程安排:
出发后,沿途为雅鲁藏布江河谷,可鸟瞰雅江。101省道的雅鲁藏布江是拉萨附近最宽阔的江面,沿雅江河谷进入307省道行驶到半山腰鸟瞰雅鲁藏布江,视野辽阔,恢弘壮美。 冈巴拉山-最佳视角,看羊湖最美一面,最蓝的天,最蓝的湖,都在这里。在这里,你会明白“天上天使泪,人间羊湖蓝”为何意,但也有很多摄影师说:“无论拍多少次羊湖,都拍不出她的美……” 冈巴拉山上很多藏民可以提供牦牛拍照,请先讲好价格,以免造成不必要麻烦。
【羊卓雍湖】是西藏三大圣湖之一的淡水湖,湖水如羊脂般清澈,湖水甘甜,可以饮用。湛蓝的湖水与远方的雪山连为一体,加上两岸各色的山脉、极具特色的藏民族村落、遍地的牛羊,一路走来,心旷神怡。羊湖湖水面积638平方公里,湖面海拔4441米,湖岸线长达250千米。此湖也被认为是神女遗落在人间的松石耳串。站在海拔4950米的岗巴拉山顶向南眺望,羊卓雍错像一块镶嵌在群峰之中的蓝宝石,碧蓝的湖水平滑如镜,明蓝映天。 【卡若拉冰川】,逐渐消逝的冰川(游览约20分钟) 西藏三大大陆型冰川之一,冰川背靠西藏四大高峰之一的乃钦康桑雪山,巨大的冰川从山顶云雾飘缈处,一直延伸到离公路只有几百米的路边。虽然由于长年受公路上灰尘的影响,冰川整体呈黑白分层形态,但冰川上半部在阳光的照耀下,犹如一副巨型唐卡挂在山壁上,熠熠生辉。由于先后有电影《红河谷》、《江孜之战》、《云水谣》曾在此拍摄外景,而声名远扬。 夜宿日喀则—后藏中心 日喀则,藏语意为“最好的庄园”,是“西藏的粮仓”之一。是历史上后藏的政治、宗教、文化中心,也是历代班禅的驻锡之地。已有500多年历史,是目前西藏的第二大城市。
温馨提示:
除入藏函外,同车前往珠峰的外籍游客需统一在日喀则办理旅行证,导游会根据旅行证办理情况合理调整安排行程,请游客听从导游安排并积极配合
若偶遇系统故障或旺季游客数量暴增排队导致办理旅游证时间过长,敬请谅解
D8
第8天日喀则→加乌拉山口→绒布寺→珠穆朗玛峰(车程约340km,7小时)
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿 珠峰
行程安排:
走最美边境公路,观壮美雪山群,沿途远眺世界第三高峰干城章嘉峰、世界第四高峰洛子峰、日玛那雪山 【珠穆朗玛峰】 珠穆朗玛峰海拔8848米,为世界第一高峰,位于喜马拉雅山中段中尼边界上。峰顶终年积雪,远望冰川悬垂,银峰高耸,景色无比奇特壮观 【定日珠峰观景台】 珠穆朗玛峰观景台位于日喀则定日县珠峰路22公里处,这是到珠峰大本营的必经之路。观景台海拔达5200 米。从这里向南瞭望,可见珠峰等诸座高达8000米雪山 【绒布寺】 绒布寺海拔约5100米,地势高峻寒冷,景观绝妙。新的珠峰大本营营地就在附近。有幸还可以看到如生命之火般飘荡的珠峰旗云
温馨提示: 住宿为珠峰营地帐篷(8-15人/帐篷,多人间床位,条件有限):总体还算干净整洁,跟市内酒店差距较大,敬请理解,每年10月-次年4月因天气寒冷,帐篷会撤离珠峰营地,则改为住珠峰附近村庄的民宿 此日食宿较差,海拔较高,气温较低,请注意防寒。注意安全,防止高原反应。夏季晚上0-8度左右,请带好御寒衣物,也可在大本营租赁羽绒服保暖
D9
第9天珠峰→嘉错拉山口观景台→日喀则(车程约340公里7小时)
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿 日喀则
行程安排:
【观珠峰日出】 早上一定要全副武装,日出前山口的气温可达0度以下,加上强风劲吹,请务必做好保暖装备。站在地球之巅迎着阳光仰望珠峰,峰顶终年积雪,远望冰川悬垂,银峰高耸,一派圣洁景象,摄珠峰日出时分的场景(拍摄效果视天气而定) 【温馨提示】:
- 能否看到珠峰日出受到天气、实际走团情况制约,敬请谅解
【嘉措拉山口】 嘉措拉山是前往世界第一峰—珠穆朗玛峰的必经之路,山口海拔5252 米是中尼公路上的最高点,如果天气晴朗站在嘉措拉山山口可以远眺珠穆朗玛峰,亦可观赏到卓奥友峰洛子峰和马卡鲁峰。
D10
第10天日喀则—扎什伦布寺—拉萨
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿 拉萨
行程安排:
【扎什伦布寺】(游览约1小时) 扎什伦布寺,也称“吉祥须弥寺”,日喀则地区大的寺庙,与拉萨的哲蚌寺,色拉寺和甘丹寺以及青海的塔尔寺和甘肃的拉卜楞寺并列为格鲁派的六大寺庙。由宗喀巴的弟子一世达赖根敦珠巴于 1447年倡建。扎什伦布 寺极盛时房间总数达3000余间,寺僧5000余人,下属寺庙50余座,庄园牧场30余处。从第四世班禅起,后世班禅均以此寺为驻锡地,现在的扎什伦布寺共有:扎仓4个,经堂 56座,房务3600余间,寺僧800余名,总占地面积30万平方米。 游玩亮点:
- 被誉为后藏自尊,是历代班禅的驻锡地,也是后藏地区大的寺庙,与拉萨三大寺并称为藏地四大寺。
- 强巴佛殿内供奉着铜塑佛像,共享黄铜231400 斤,黄金6700 两,仅镶嵌佛像两眉,就用了大小钻石珍珠 等1400 多颗。
- 寺内供奉有造型精美绝伦的班禅舍利塔,使用黄金、白银、铜、绸缎、珊瑚、珍珠、玛瑙、绿松石等多种 材质不计其数
温馨提示: 当日从日喀则返回拉萨或乘坐旅游车或乘火车,视旅行社具体安排情况而定,不接受指定,敬请谅解
D11
第11天拉萨自由活动 离开拉萨
用餐早餐 午餐 晚餐
住宿 不含
行程安排:
今天将在圣地做最后的巡礼,之后沿着拉萨河谷前往贡嘎机场离开拉萨结束行程。
Day 1: Arrival Lhasa Upon your arrival at Lhasa airport, your guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help you check in. You will have the rest of the day and evening to rest and relax to become acclimatized the higher altitude of Tibet. 【Travel Tips】: Pick up/drop off: Foreign and Taiwanese travelers need a tour guide to pick up/drop off according to the regulations of the Tourism Administration. Chinese traveler without foreign partner will pick up/drop off by local professional Transfer Center. Our staff/guide will contact you in advance, please ensure that your mobile phone is unobstructed. Altitude sickness:With its much higher elevation, some visitors may experience symptoms of altitude sickness. We recommend taking everything slowly, getting plenty of rest the first day and staying very well hydrated by drinking plenty of water to minimize the effects of the high altitude. Usually, you will fine by the second day, but if you do experience severe and/or worsening symptoms, please contact your guide or a member of our staff immediately.
Day 2: Lhasa →Kadinggou →Nyingchi(B) 【Kadinggou】 (about 1 hour tour) Kadinggou is known as "Heaven on Earth". Walking into the gorge, we can see the ravine is long and deep, accompanied by the sound of gurgling water from far and near into the virgin forest. There are high mountains and deep valleys, strange peaks and rocks, towering old trees, and even bamboo forests here. Lalin Expressway (The most beautiful highway in China) As part of the Sichuan-Tibet high-level highway and Yunnan-Tibet high-level highway, relying on the magnificent natural landscape of the snow-covered plateau, there are snow-capped mountains, forests, and grasslands along the way. Slow down the road to take pictures of the scenery!
Day 3: Nyingchi →Segrila Pass →Lulang Forest →Basumtso Lake(B,D) After breakfast, we will drive to Sejila Mountain. If the weather is fine, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the Namjagbarwa (Namcha Barwa) from a distance in Segrila Pass (the specific viewing effect depends on the weather conditions).
The【Lulang Forest】area is covered by numerous different types of trees that are inhabited by many cuckoos, found here in their native habitat. Among all of the trees we will still be able to find broad meadows filled with herds of cattle around the small villages in the area. We will visit a viewing platform in the Lulang Forest that will give us great views of Namche Barwa (peak elevation 7756 meters), Gyala Pelri, and other high snow-capped mountain peaks. After that, we drive to Basumtso for the night. Featured Food Arrangement:Lulang Stone Pot Chicken.
Day 4: Basumtso →Cuozong Temple →Jieba Village →Lhasa(B) 【Basumtso Lake】 Basumtso integrates snow mountains, lakes, forests, waterfalls, pastures, etc. The scenery is different at different times, it is a national forest park and 5A scenic area. 【Fairytale Jieba Village】 It is the best place to watch Basumtso and the surrounding two snow mountains, which called "King's Throne" and "Burning Flame".
【Travel Tips】: Due to the limited reception capacity of the scenic spot, if the hotel in the scenic spot has no enough rooms, you will be adjusted to the hotel in Nyingchi City. Please kindly note there is no price difference and refundable. The price will not increase or decrease, and the attractions in the itinerary will not be affected.
Day 5: Lhasa city tour:Jokhang Temple→Sera Monastery→Barkhor street(B) 【Jokhang Temple】(about 1 hour tour) The Jokhang Temple is the final destination for pilgrims. A statue of the 12-year-old Sakyamuni, who lived in India in the fifth century BC, and who was the creator of Buddhism, is collected in the monastery. This is the reason why Buddhists consider Lhasa a Sacred Land. 【Ticketing tips for the Jokhang Temple】:
- The Jokhang Temple needs real-name online ticketing. From 7:00am to 23:59pm every day, the tickets for the next day will be open on the WeChat applet "Jokhang Temple Reservation" until the number of reservations is full. Therefore, tickets must be reserved one day in advance.
- The Jokhang Temple does not open group reservation and you should make reservation by yourself. Travel consultant or tour guide will instruct you how to make reservation. If you fail to reserve at your own reasons, we do not bear any responsibility and consequences.
- The Jokhang Temple is a religious temple rather than a tourist attraction. Please note if encountering important religious activities or important activities, you can not visit the Jokhang Temple.
【Barkhor Street】 Located near the Jokhang Monastery, the Barkhor Street was only a place for Buddhists to do a religious circumambulation in ancient times. Nowadays, tourists can buy exquisite souvenirs on the street, such as handicrafts, costumes, tea, prayer wheels and Tibetan incense. 【Sera Monastery】is held in the courtyard almost every day between 3:00pm and 5:30pm. Please note that in case of some special monastery activities such as the Dharma Meeting or the reception of VIPs, the monk debates may be canceled that day. After our visit to the monastery, feel free to stroll around the streets of Lhasa as you absorb the atmosphere and spirit of the devoted Tibetan people, or you may return to your hotel to rest and relax from this wonderful Tibetan cultural experience.
Optional: With time permitting, you may go with tour guide to visit Tibetan handicraft art or Tibetan Traditional Medicine center. You can upgrade your service to enjoy Tibetan Culture Show in the evening (fr. 60USD) Stay overnight in Lhasa
Day 6: Lhasa City Tour:Potala Palace→Lhasa Traditional Handicraft Art center (B,D) 【Potala Palace】(about 1 hour tour) Initially built in 641 AD and listed as a world heritage site in 1994, the Potala Palace is the most popular tourist attraction in Tibet. The halls, murals, statues and mountain views will make you shocked even if you are not a Buddhist.
【Ticketing tips for the Potala Palace】:
- The Potala Palace needs real-name online ticketing and valid document (such as ID card, household registration book or passport) is required to make the reservation. After the reservation is successful, the ticket cannot be re-booked within 7 days from the day of the visit. If you can not enter the Potala Palace due to the wrong documents provided by yourself, we do not bear any responsibility and consequences.Therefore, it is important to take the valid documents. If the name or ID number or document does not match the information provided before, you will not be able to enter the Potala Palace. Please note the ticket fee has actually been incurred and cannot be refunded.
- The visiting time of the Potala Palace is randomly issued by the Potala Palace Management Office and it can not designate the visiting time. Please note the actual visiting route sequences may be different from the provided one.
- In peak season, there has restrictions in visiting the Potala Palace and each travel agency has only a limited number of group bookings every day. In order to ensure the group tour visiting, we solve the problem through different channels. Due to the special requirements for ticket purchases in different channels, you are requested to obey tour guide arrangement. The normal arrangements are as below:
1)The group tour may be divided into multiple small groups (tourists who book together might be divided, and they join with other small group to visit the Potala Palace). 2)Each small group is divided into different times/dates to visit. 3)Each small group follows the different guide to visit. 4)Sometimes due to some special tickets, the tour guide cannot be with the tour to enter the Potala Palace. 5)The group rate of children does not include the Potala Palace entrance fee. Children under the height of 1.2 meters (excluding) can visit for free with adults. Children over the height of 1.2 meters should inform us when confirming the tour and paying the Potala Palace entrance fee and related service fee so we can make an appointment to purchase tickets in advance. If visitors do not inform in advance, children may not be able to enter the palace with adults and can only wait in the tourist vehicle.
【Traditional Handicraft Art center】 This day will take you to fully immerse yourself in experience traditional Tibetan handcraft art center, including making Tibetan incense, Tibetan calligraphy-the methods behind Tibetan calligraphy and the secrets of block printing 【Warm tips for visiting the Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple】:
- Both the Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple need real-name online ticketing and valid document (such as ID card, household registration book or passport) ,masks and health green code on “Zangyitong” mini programme and nucleic acid report are required. You need to obey tour guide arrangement and visit at the designate time.
- You should respect the rules while visiting. Do not wear hats, wear revealing clothes or step on thresholds as these actions violate local customs.
- Do not make loud noise, chase, climb, lie down, spit, throw debris, touch cultural relic in the hall. It is forbidden to photography, taking of videos and touching cultural relics and mural in the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple and other temples in Tibet. Do not bring liquid drinks into the temple or palace and do not smoke or use bright fires.
- There are many steps at the Potala Palace, so it’s better to take it slowly to avoid possible altitude discomfort. The hall is relatively cold, even in summer, it is recommended to prepare a coat. The limitation of visiting time is one hour and the tour guide is not allowed to stay and explain loudly in the hall for long time, so the tour guide can only explain outside. You are requested to travel civilized and abide by the regulations of cultural relics protection units.
The buildings of the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple are ancient, with narrow channels and many wooden stairs. In addition, too many visitors might cause hidden dangers. Therefore, you shall leave as soon as possible after visiting. When going up and down the stairs, you should pay attention and do not crowd.
Day 7: Lhasa→Yamdrok Lake→Karola Glacier→Shigatse(B) This morning we’ll take a drive up to the Kampala Pass (elevation 4797 meters) where you’ll have a glimpse of 【Yamdrok Lake】 down below as well as spectacular views of the holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar in the distance. You will want to have your camera at the ready for the turquoise waters of Yamdrok Lake, which is one of the three holy lakes of Tibet, and the beautiful Mt. Nyenchen Khangsar glacier as seen from the Karol la Pass. Later on we’ll be able to visit the【Karola Glacier】. 【Warm Tips】: Except Tibet Travel Permit, Aliens' Travel Permit for those who will visit Mt. Everest will be processed in Shigatse. The tour guide will arrange itinerary considering the process of permits. You shall obey tour guide arrangements. Please note the Aliens' Travel Permit processing time might be longer than as usual because of peak season or system failure occurs.
Day 8: Shigatse→Gawula Pass→Rongbuk Monastery→EBC(B,D) After breakfast we’ll set out towards the peak of the world – Mount Everest. Departing from Shigatse you will see some of the most beautiful and unique scenery in the world – incredibly blue skies, floating high clouds, endless grasslands and the highest mountain peaks in the world. We’ll also stop by the【Rongbuk Monastery】 – the world’s highest altitude monastery before spending the night at the【Everest Base Camp】. 【Warm Tips】: Tibetan Tent or guesthouse (8-15 pax/tent, multi-beds room), from Oct to April next year due to the withdraw of Tibetan Tent in Base Camp, travelers will stay in Basongcun/Tashizongcun guesthouse(multi-beds room) Today the accommodation is poor, the altitude is high, and the temperature is low. Please pay attention to keep warm and prevent altitude sickness. The temperature is about 0-8 degrees in summer night, so please bring down jackets, or rent one in the Base Camp.
Day 9: EBC→Gyatso La Pass→Shigatse We will get an early start today to cross the【Gyatso La Pass】, also known as the Dingri Boundary, At an altitude of 5248 meters. In the afternoon we will drive back to Shigaste. 【Warm Tips】: If you are lucky enough, you can enjoy the sunrise at the Base Camp. It depends on the weather conditions and other factors.
Day 10: Shigatse→Tashilumpo Monastery→Lhasa(By tourist bus or train) 【Tashilumpo Monastery】 Tashilumpo Monastery, the seat of Tibet's second highest incarnation-the Panchen Lama. The immense complex is a rambling warren of chapels, shrines, and halls linked by mysterious alleyways and steep staircases. At the center of the monastery is a courtyard that was used as a theater for religious dances. Just off the great courtyard in Tashilumpo’s main hall, where, like the explorer Sven Hedin, we may hear “the monks…intone a chant…enthralling, mystical, full of yearning…soothing as a cradle, intoxicating as wine, and sedative as morphia.” We'll visit this dark and evocative chamber and its many side altars, as well as a distinctive red building called the Jamkhang Chenmo, which houses a massive yet lyrical 90-foot tall statue of Maitreya, the Future Buddha, built in 1914 by the Ninth Panchen Lama while Europe was madly at war.
【Travel Tips】: Please note we will arrange you to take train or tourist vehicle back to Lhasa from Shigatse according to conditions. No designation will be acceptable.
Day 11: Depart from Lhasa (B) The guide will transfer you to the airport or train station and help you get on board. |