The most popular visiting place of Tibet is Lhasa city, it is the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region, also the spiritual center and cultural heart of Tibet area. Normally, it takes you 2 or 3 days to enjoy in Lhasa. The main attractions are Potala Palace, Jokhang temple and the traditional pilgrimage circle of Tibetans, they are belongs to the world heritage sites since 1994, In Lhasa city, some other must-see places are Drepung monastery, the biggest monastery in Tibet, Sera monastery, there you can enjoy the exciting lection debating, Norbulingka park, the former summer palace of Dalai Lama. Tibet Museum, you can feel the mysterious Tibetan culture and life style. Take one more day, one of the best choice is visit one of the three most sacred lakes in Tibet, Namtso lake, it is located in the northwest of Lhasa area. On the way back, visiting Reting monastery of Lundrok county is a good idea. On the way back to Lhasa city, Drak yerpa medition caves are another highlight of your trip. Please click here for the day by day arrangements of Lhasa city tour.
With another couple of days, you can visit another spiritual center of Tibet, Shigatse city. The highlight of Shigatse prefecture are Tashilumpo monastery and the Palkhor monastery with Kumbu pagoda. Tashilumpo monastery was built in 1447 AD, the oldest and largest Gelugpa monastery in Tibet, also the seat of Banchen LamaShalu monastery. Usually we will arrange your tour firstly drive to Gyantse town from Lhasa city, enjoy the stunning lake Yamdrok Lake, one of the three most sacred lakes. After you visit Shigatse, will drive back to Lhasa directly along the Yarlung Tsangpo River, so that we can avoid backtracking. Or drive back to Lhasa city from Yangpachen, where you can enjoy the famous hotspring. Are you interested in this tour? Just see the details with day by day arrangements here and contact us.
To most of the people visit Tibet, there are two main reasons, the mysterious Tibetan culture(including Tibetan buddhism) and the Natural wonders.
First famous natural wonders should be Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is called the third pole of the earth. After you visit Gyantse, Shigatse, drive one day or two to Mt. Everest Base Camp. One nights overnight near Everest Base Camp is a dream of many adventure travelers. And you will not miss the wonderful view of the sunrise and sunset. Mt. Everest travel is already one of the hottest travel routes in Tibet for many years.
Secondly, Nyingchi prefecture with Basum tso Lake. Nyingchi was called " Switzerland of Tibet", is located in southeast Tibet, where the Himalaya Mountains and Nyainqentanglha Mountains extend from west to east, like parallel huge dragons, to join the Hengduan Mountains in the east. If you would like to see the other side of Tibet or if you want to take the pictures of Natual scenery, Nyingchi prefecture is one of the best places.
Ngari prefecture is so called the real Tibet, is one of the best choice for the real adventure. Not only the high altitude, far away the cities, but also the culture, Immemorial legend, splendent Guge Kingdom, its site remains today, the lonely Zhada desert canyons and amazing eroded mountains
After you visited Shigatse, drive ahead to west of Tibet, about two days' driving, you can enjoy the third scared lakes of Tibet, called Manasarovar Lake. Also Mt. Kailash, the center of the world in Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism and Tibetan Bon.
4 Days Lhasa city tour, 5nights 6days Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse tour, Mt. Everest tour, Lhasa - Tsedang tour, 9 days overland travel from Tibet to Kathmandu, Mt. Kailash tour...