Namsto Lake:Namsto Lake is the highest lake in the world and is 4,718 meters above sea level. It is 72 kilomters long from east to west and 30 kilometers wide from south to north. It has an area of 1,940 square kilometers. Some 60 kilometers to the northwest of Damxung County seat, it is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and receives high respects among the local people. On the Tibetan year of sheep, pilgrims from faraway come here to walk around the lake. It takes more than 10 days to circle the lake once.
Ranwu Lake :Ranwu Lake is just by the Sichuan-Tibet road, surrounded by glaciers and snow mountains. Thawed snow makes the body, the water appears different colors in different seasons, from aquamarine to turquoise. By the lake are the verdant grassland and plants.
The Namjagbarwa Peak:The Yarlung Zangbo River has a big turn at the juncture of four counties of Nyingchi, Mainlling, Medog and Bome. To the east of the turn stands the 7,782-meter-high Namagbarwa Peak, the 15th highest peak in the world. In face of the Indian Ocean, it reflects an obvious vertical landform. In its valley is tropical rain forest and above the snow line, it is a snow world.
Mt. Everest:Mount Qomolangma, also called Mt. Everest, is the highest peak in the world. Its Tibetan meaning of Goddess the Third adds more mysterious color and magic power to the subject. As a result, it has intrigued all kinds of people since it was first discovered. Pilgrims trek long distances to present a pious worship, climbing enthusiasts run great risks to challenge its high altitude and the common tourists also yearn for a reverent look at this holy peak.
Yamdroktso:On the old road between Gyantse (4040m) and Lhasa, the dazzling Yamdroktso (4441m) can be seen from the summit of the Kamba-la pass (5030m ). In clear weather, the lake is a fabulous shade of deep turquoise. Leaving Yamdroktso is as spectacular as arriving, since you have to cross the 5045m Karola, with its awesome roadside views of the Nojin Kangtsang Glacier.
Yombulagang Palace:The palaces said to have been built specially for the first Tibetan king, Nyetri Tsanpo who was believed descending from the heaven in the 2nd B.C. The legend says that the first Tibetan scripture and some other religious objects landed here from the heaven during the reign of the 28th king Lhatotorinyetsan. These legends really fascinate a lot of people from home and abroad.
Tour Route: Arrive in Lhasa-Lhasa-Niyang River-Basomtso-Nyingchi-LuLang-Namjagbrawa Peak -Ranwu lake-Midui Glacier-Bome-Nyingchi-Yomdrok Lake-Shigatse-Rongphu Monastery-Mt.everest-Tingri-Shigatse-Tashilunpo Monastery-Lake Namtso-Lhasa-The Potala Palace-The Jokhang Temple-Barkhor Street-Depart Lhasa
Tour Length: 11 nights &12 days
Tour Type: Private Tour (English guide,licensed driver,By 4WD)
Destination: Inter-city Transfer: Flight not included
Service Provided: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Lhasa)
Meals: Not included
Hotels: live in Lhasa
Detailed Itinerary: On arrival you will arrive at the airport and be greeted by your tour guide. Then you will drive to hotel and have a rest at your hotel.
(You can start this trip entering from Kathmandu, in Nepal side, as well as from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Canton (Guangzhou), Chongqing, Kuming, Xian, Xining all these cities in China side by Air or available trains for your convenience)
Destination: Lhasa to Nyingchi
Destination: Nyingchi - Boimi - Lake Rawo-tso
Destination: Lake Rawo-tso to Nyingchi
Service Provided: The Namjagbarwa Peak;The Midui Glacier;The Yarlung Zangbo River
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch、Chinese dinner
Hotels:live in Nyingchi
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch、Chinese dinner
Hotels:live in Tsedang County
Destination: Tsedang County to Shigatse
Service Provided: Yongbu Lakang,Yomdrok Lake
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch、Chinese dinner
Hotels:live in Shigatse
- Yongbu Lakang:the palace for the 1st tubo king niechi in the yalong river valley. it is also called "the mosher and song holy hall". full day city tour of jokhang temple, barkhor street, and the potala palace.
- Yomdrok Lake: It lies within the boundary of Nankartse county, on the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, Lhokha Prefecture, surrounded by mountains. Beautiful Holy lake which everybody is looking forward to.
Destination: Shigatse to Everest Base Camp to Tingri
Service Provided: Rongphu Monastery; Everest Base Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch,Chinese dinner
Hotels:live in Tingri
- Rongphu Monastery: Rongphu Monastery is 90 kilometers away from the Tingri County seat and is 5,800 meters above sea level, the highest of its kind in the world. Annually it holds three-day sorcerers activities on the 15th of the fourth month and the Ghost-Beating Festival on the 29th of the 11th month of the Tibetan calendar.
- Everest Base Camp: Mt. Everest, called Mount Qumulangma in Tibetan Language, is the highest peak of the Earth and probably the most coveted mountain in adventurous travelers’ eyes. Journey to Mt. Everest Base Camp is a both physical as well as psychological challenge to you, but it will definitely reward you with the most unparalleled views – a panorama of Himalayan peaks - and never-forgotten beautiful memories.
Destination: Tingri to Shigatse
Service Provided: Himalayas
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese dinner
Hotels:live in Shigatse
Destination: Shigatse to
Hotels:live in
- Tashilunpo Monastery: Painted in red and white, the buildings in the kloster stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view. Tashilunpo Kloster represents the Tibetan super architecture art in the Last Tibetan spirit. The Kloster attracts thousands of Buddhists and tourists from domestic and abroad to travel and worship every year.
- Lake Namtso: Lake Namtso is the second largest saltwater lake in China. The lake is beautiful with its azure water and surrounding snow capped peaks. There is a gravel road from Damxung to the lake. In the rainy season, the route can be quite difficult.
Destination: Lake Namtso to Lhasa
Hotels:live in
- Yangbajain: It is famous for its hot spring and is a nice choice for those who want to get a close look at the Tibetan herders (drokpa) and their semi-nomadic lifestyle. Covering an area of about 150,000 square meters, Yambajan, 87 kilometers away from Lhasa, is situated in the basin at the foot of Nyainqentanglha Mountains to the northwest of Lhasa.
Destination: Lhasa
1、Tour price
travel in party of | tourist class | |
1 person | 31500 RMB/per person | 33700 RMB/per person |
2 persons | 17500 RMB/per person | 19700 RMB/per person |
3 persons | 13500 RMB/per person | 15700 RMB/per person |
4 persons | 11500 RMB/per person | 13700 RMB/per person |
single room supplement | 2090 RMB | 3190 RMB |
hotels in this tour | 3 star hotel | 4 star hotel |
2、Price Inclusion
Tibet Travel Permits
1. Chinese Visa - you can apply for in Chinese Embassy in your country;
2. Tibet Entry Permit - It is issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau and is a must for foreigners entering Tibet;
3. Travel Permit: It is required when you are planning to travel to the closed areas in Tibet,which you can obtain it after you arrive in Tibet
4. Military Permit - you have to obtain if you are planning to travel to some military sensitive areas.
As Tibet Going-Mad Travel 4WD Club, China Highlights is able to assist you to process all of those above documents if you book a Tibet tour with us.
Passport & Visas
All individuals entering Tibet must hold a passport valid for at least six months. If you are entering Tibet from China, Tibet Going-Mad Travel 4WD Club remind you, your Chinese visa must be valid. Only travelers with tourist visas (not business, resident or student visas) are permitted. Entering Tibet from Nepal, either by friendship highway or by air requires a separate visa valid for Tibet from the Chinese embassy in Katmandu (30-60 day visas are the normal and it normally takes 2 weeks to obtain it.). You may apply for a group visa from us (minimum of two people in a group and you must leave China with this person unless you can change the visa inside China). Continue to read Latest FAQs about China Visa
Tibet Entry Permit
Customers whose travel arrangements are made by China Highlights will receive their Tibet Entry permit from our local office in the city where they depart for Tibet e.g. Chengdu if by air, Golmud if by Qinghai-Tibet Highway. You are required to present this document when boarding the flight to Tibet. China Highlight will make all necessary arrangements to obtain the correct documentation for you if you book a tour with us.
How to apply for a Tibet Entry Permit?
Tibet Entry Permit is not available by independent travelers at the moment(at least before the Olympics). Travelers have to travel in tour group and ask their travel agent to apply it for you. Please prepare the following documents before asking your travel agent to apply permit.
1. a copy of your Passport;
2. a copy of your China visa (tourist visa);
3.Full names, gender, Date of Birth, Passport number, nationality, occupatio
Additional Requirements for F visa customers
Tibet Going-Mad Travel 4WD Club remind you, If you are F visa (business visa) holders, you are required to provide additional information to Tibet Tourism Bureau to get a Tibet Entry Permit:
1. If you are working in China, a certification in Chinese by your company in China is required;
2. If you are invited to China for business, research, lecture, scientific-technological and culture exchanges, short-term advanced studies or inter practice for a period of no more than six months, a certification by your Chinese travel agency is required.
As for the certification, you are required to provide your full names, nationality, passport number, dates of entry and exit China, and the stamps of your company or your travel agency.
Travel Permit
Whats Travel Permit?
Travel Permit, also called Aliens Travel Permit (A.T.P), is required to visit closed areas. It is issued by Foreign Affairs Section of the Local Public Security Bureau (PSB). The Law on the Control of Entry and Exit of Foreigners (Order of the President of the Peoples Republic of China (No.31), 22.11.1985, Chapter 4), says:
1. Article 20: Foreigners who hold valid visas or residence certificates may travel to places declared open to foreigners by the Chinese Government.
2. Article 21: Foreigners who desire to travel to places closed to foreigners shall apply for travel permits from local public security organs [i.e., the police].
How to apply for it?
We will assist you in applying for it after you entering Tibet. Our guide will ask you for your passport and the Tibet Entry Permit and submit it to the Foreign Affairs Section of PSB. It normally takes several hours and the cost is 50 yuan/person.
Which parts of Tibet are listed as the closed areas?
At the present, you have to apply for a Travel Permit if you are planning to visit the following places:
1.Tsetang: Samye Monastery, Tomb of Tibetan King, Changdruk Temple, Yumbulakhang
2.Shigatse: Sakya Monastery, The Mt. Everest, Rongbuk Monastery
3.Gyangtse: Pelkor Chode Monastery & Kubum Stupa
4.Nqari Region
5.Basumtso lake in Nyingchi Region
6.Chamdo Region
Lhasa and Nagqu regions are open to foreign travelers and no need for Travel Permit.
Military Permit
Military Permit is required if you are planning to travel some areas of Ngari, Nyingchi, and Nagqu which are regard as the military sensitive areas in Tibet. It is issued by the Military office in Lhasa and we will need you to provide your passport, Tibet permit to apply for it. It normally takes 1-2 week days and the cost is 100 yuan/person.
NOTE: This page is last updated on August 12, 2008. Please contact us for the lastest policy or share the latest news related to this if you have any good resources.
DISCLAIMER: China Highlights will try our best to arrange a Tibet permits for our customers who booked tours with us. But we are not 100% sure that you can get the permit from Tibet Tourism Bureau even you provide all of the information they need. China Highlights is not responsible for any cancellation of your Tibet tours if you are refused to get a Tibet permit by the Tibet Tourism Bureau.
Tips for applying for a China visa:
It’s better not to mention Tibet as your travel destination when you are applying for a visa to China. Because you may be refused by stating that you will go to Tibet. However, it will be much easier if you travel to Tibet after you have got a valid China visa after you entering China.
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