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A large body of water surrounded by mountains. 2
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5-Night Tibet: Lhasa and Namtso Lake with Travel Permit

By Century Holiday
Free cancellation available
Price is P 55,569 per adult
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Overview

Getting to know the sacred and solemn Tibet by visiting the holiest and sacred monasteries in Lhasa and also appreciate the extraordinary beautiful Namtso Lake. This group tour is available from April to October with fixed Departed Days.

Note: Your local tour operator will apply for a TTP for you (minimum 15 days lead time) and send it to one of the local offices for you to collect. Office locations include Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guilin, Chengdu, Kunming, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Changsha, Nanning and Macau. Please advise which city office is convenient for you upon booking.   TTP can also be delivered by Express Mail Service to your hotel in mainland China.

Activity location

  • Potala Palace
    • No.35 Gongqian Alley, Beijing Middle Road, Cheng Guan District
    • 850000, Lhasa, Tibet, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Lhasa Gongga Airport Parking Lot
    • 850614, Shannan, Tibet, China

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4-star Hotel Deluxe Package in English

  • Activity duration is 6 days6d
    6d
  • Opening hours: Wed 0:00-23:30
  • English

Fixed departure Group Tour: Deluxe Package inclusive of 4-night accommodation in 4* Lhasa Gang-Gyan Hotel & 1-night at Lake Namtso. If your preferred tour date is not shown, choose a random date. inform your ideal travel date.

Language options: English
Price details
P 55,568.72 x 1 AdultP 55,568.72
Total
Price is P 55,568.72

What's included, what's not

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    English-speaking tour guide
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    1-night accommodation and breakfast at Kent or local guest house at Lake Namtso
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    Air-conditioned coach for sightseeing and transfers
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    Shuttle bus to and from Lhasa airport
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    4-night accommodation and daily breakfast at Lhasa Gang-Gyan Hotel Tibet 4 * or Lhasa Yak Hotel 3*
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    Chinese visa invitation letter if required
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    Tibet Travel Permit (TTB)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    China visa
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    Lunch and dinner
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    Airfare and train ticket
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    Taxi fare from/to airport if you choose not to take airport shuttle
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    Additional single supplement for requiring single room for yourself
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    Extra bed for child
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    Over sized and excess baggage storage surcharge
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    Personal expense
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    Gratuities to tour guide and driver (recommended) Other personal expense Gratuities (recommended)

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
  • Adult price is based on twin/triple share of a hotel room
  • Child price is based on child without extra bed
  • Please notice the hotel allows only maximum of 3 persons to stay overnight in one room
  • Please be prepare the hotel facilities and service standard in Tibet will not be as good as cities in inland China. A 4-star hotel in Tibet equals maybe the standard of a 3-star hotel in Beijing. At Lake Namtso, hot water is only available for limited hours.
  • For shuttle bus between airport and hotel, each passenger (except an infant) can check-in a maximum of 2 pieces of baggage, total dimensions per bag shall not exceed 158 cm (62") . Over sized and excess baggage are subjected to the availability of storage space on coach, and surcharge will be charged.
  • If you do not want to wait for the airport shuttle bus, the taxi fare will be paid by yourself.
  • If you travel from a city in China to Lhasa, all foreign travelers need a Tibet Travel Permit (TTP) in addition to a Chinese visa. TTP is inclusive in the package, the local operator in Lhasa will apply for you. China visa application is not included.
  • Please first obtain a Chinese visa from a Chinese Embassy on your own and then book this package at least 20 days prior of your arrival day in Tibet. If the Chinese Embassy requests an invitation letter for Chinese Visa, your local tour operator can prepare one and send it to you.
  • Your local tour operator will apply for a TTP for you (minimum 15 days lead time) and send it to one of the local offices for you to collect. Office locations include Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guilin, Chengdu, Kunming, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Changsha, Nanning and Macau. Please advice which city is convenient for you to pick up upon booking.
  • To apply for the TTP, please provide traveler's name (as appears on passport), nationality, age, sex, occupation, and passport number as well as photocopies of your passport and Chinese visa.
  • The following travelers can not get a TTP issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau: diplomats, journalists, professional media photographers, and government officials. These travelers need to apply directly to the Foreign Affairs Office at Lhasa City Hall: your local tour operator is unable to help.
  • Highly recommend you NOT to travel from Kathmandu to Lhasa as getting TIBET GROUP VISA there is extremely inconvenient.
  • If your travel date is not on our fixed depart list, please choose a random departure date we already have, state your ideal travel date and submit. The local operator in Lhasa will check the availability and come back to you with a final answer: You will be inform if it is OK to form a new group, or 100% refund will be issued

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Lhasa Meet your tour guide at the Lhasa airport. The airport shuttle bus leaves Lhasa Airport at 12:30pm and 4pm daily. Day 2: Lhasa (B) Pickup from your hotel lobby around 8am to start your Lhasa city tour. You'll visit the UNESCO-listed Potala Palace, a focal point for Tibetan Buddhism and home to the Dalai Lama for many centuries, You'll also explore the 1300-year-old Jokhang Temple with its sacred golden Buddha, the spiritual epicenter of Tibetan Buddhism. Free time on  Barkhor Street. It was built to circle the sacred Jokhang Temple. Spend time with pilgrims to worship.  Day 3: Lhasa (B) Today's tour includes two of the “great three” Gelug sect monasteries: Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery. Drepung is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery, founded in the fifteenth century on a mountainside. Sera, not far from Lhasa, was famous for its debates.  Overnight in Lhasa Gang-Gyan Hotel Tibet (4 star) Day 4: Lhasa to Lake Namtso (B) Transfer to the enchanting Namsto Lake.  6 hours on the road. You will pass the Nagenla Moutain Pass (5000m). Free time in the afternoon at lakeside.   Namtso Lake: 4,718 meters above sea level, it is the second largest saltwater lake in China. It's an irregularly shaped lake surrounded by mountains, measuring over 30 kilometers from north to south and over 70 kilometers from east to west. The lake is hemmed in on all sides by broad prairies that could stretch out as far as the eye can see. The lake with the finest meadows is generally rich in natural fishpond and offers moisture and water for the highland pasture around it and a habitat for rare water birds like swans, egrets and sand birds. Pure, solemn and stunning as Namtso is, it is also a sacred place for Buddhism. Overnight in Tent or local guest house at Lake Namtso Day 5: Lake Namtso to Lhasa (B) Enjoy the beautiful sunrise on Namtso Lake. Later today we will be transferred back to Lhasa. Day 6: Depart (B) The airport shuttle bus leaves at 7:30am and 11am from downtown Lhasa. You'll be picked up from your hotel lobby and transferred to the airport. Actual pickup time will be informed by your tour guide. Fixed Departed Days in 2019 April: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28 May: 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30  June: 1, 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 24, 28, 30  July: 4, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30 Aug: 1, 5, 9, 12, 17, 20, 24, 28 Sep: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 23, 26, 28, 30 Oct: 2, 4, 7, 10, 12

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Potala Palace
    • No.35 Gongqian Alley, Beijing Middle Road, Cheng Guan District
    • 850000, Lhasa, Tibet, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Lhasa Gongga Airport Parking Lot
    • 850614, Shannan, Tibet, China

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