7 Days Tour From Lhasa To Namtso Lake Via Gyangtse And Shigatse

Itinerary

• Day 1 -

  Arrive in Lhasa

  Your guide and driver will meet you at the train station or airport and transfer you to your hotel.

  Over night in 4 star hotel.

• Day 2 -

  Visit Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor Circuit

  Lhasa, elevation 3650m, is the holiest city in Tibet and each day pilgrims from across the Tibetan Plateau arrive in the city to worship at one of the many temples found there.

  The first day you will visit Jokhang Temple, the most famous temple in Tibet.

  From the rooftop you will see religious pilgrims prostrating in front to the Jowo Buddha statue inside the monastery.

  Afterwards, you will explore the endless maze of markets and restaurants that line the ancient Barkhor circuit.

  While exploring the Barkhor circuit, you will rub elbows with Tibetan pilgrims who are prostrating their way around the Tibetan Quarter. and Drepung Monastery.

  Drepung was formerly the largest monastery in the world and is still one of the 3 most important monasteries in Tibet.

  Over night in 4 star hotel.

• Day 3 -

  Visit Potala Palace and Sera Monastery

  In the morning, you will visit the Potala Palace, the most recognizable structure in Tibet. Built in the year 637, the Potala Palace rises 13 stories and has more than 1000 rooms.

  In the afternoon, you will visit the great monastery of Sera, where monk debates take place each day.

  If you are interested in hiking, there is a pilgrimage circuit around the monastery that takes about an hour to complete.

  Over night in 4 star hotel.

• Day 4 -

  Lhasa-Yamdrok Lake-Gyantse --Shigatse 350kms, 6.5 hours

  You will travel from Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake, one of Tibet’s holiest and most beautiful lakes.

  Yamdrok Lake sits at 4450m and is an amazing turquoise color.

  The 7191m Mt. Nojin Kangtsang can be seen in the distance.

  After visiting the lake, you will drive to the mid-sized town of Gyantse.

  Gyantse, elevation 3950m, is famous for its massive hilltop military fort and for the Pelkor Chode Monastery, which has the tallest Tibetan Buddhist stupa in Tibet. you will depart Gyantse for Shigatse,

  Tibet’s second largest city. Shigatse, elevation 3840m, is home to the Tashilhunpo Monastery.

  Along with exploring the monastery, you can also hike the ancient pilgrim circuit along with hundreds of Tibetan worshippers.

  Over night in 3-4 Star hotel.

• Day 5 -

  Shigatse-Nyemo valley-- Namtso lake -7hours

  Drive through friendship highway and turn from Nyemo town into Nyemo valley to see farmers and Nomads and no tourist area, this will be highlight for the day then drive to Yangpachen hot spring(If you prefer to go in pool then you can when you get there)

  From Yangpachen we drive to Damxung and we will see the view of Mount Nenchen Tangla,

  Stay overnight in Damxung in 2 star hotel.

• Day 6 -

  Damxung --- Namtso lake –Lhasa -4-5hours

  This day you will drive to Namtso lake and spend lots of time at the lake.

  You can walk towards the monastery near the lake.

  Tashidor monastery and then drive back to Damxung til Yangpachen and then turn south to Lhasa.

  Over night in 4 star hotel.

• Day 7 -

  Depart from Lhasa

  Transfer to train station or Airport