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in Tibet: Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse
Departure Date: Feb.22nd,Mar.14th,Apr.11th,
May 13th,Jun.17th,July 17th,Aug.1st,
Sep.11th and 29th,Oct.16th, Nov.6th
and 13th,Dec.4th and 24th,2008
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Tour code
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ATI-05
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Length
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8
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This trip is designed for
the travelers who don't have a long time for the exploring
Tibet but are keen on the Tibetan culture and the amazing
highland scenery. It will start in Lhasa, the holy capital
of Tibet, where we will explore its monasteries, temples
and local Tibetan's daily life under the guidance of
our experience Tibetan Guide. We will also make our
way to Gyantse and Shigatse to visit the famed Gyantse
Castle, Yamdrok Lake one of the most sacred Lake in
Tibet, Karola Glacier and Tashilhumo Monastery.
ITINERARY
Day 1 Beijing/Lhasa(by air)
Take flight from Beijing to Lhasa, meet and greated by your local guide
and driver. Transfer to the hotel for a good rest. Stay in 3-star hotel
in the center of the old town.
Day 2 Lhasa(altitude 3,700m, BL)
Since we have just made a sudden ascent from lowland to an altitude of over
3,700 meters (12,139 ft), today¡¯s itinerary is not so tight. Visit Drepung
Monastery, Sera Monastery, and Norbulingka. Stay in the same.
Drepung is about 8km west of central Lhasa, once world's
largest monastery with about 10,000 monks. This day's sightseeing begins
with these white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside. Walking up
to the hill is a pleasant thing, an easy break from the solemn ambience
inside the halls and chapels. At the plat roof of hillside, you can have
very good views of the whole Lhasa city and the distant mountains.
Sera Monastery sits at the foot of the mountains. One of
the three main Gelupka monasteries in Lhasa, Sera is an important spiritual
center for Buddhist monks. If we are lucky enough, we could watch the Lamas
in their traditional theological exercise of lively debating.
Norbulinka (the summer palace of dalai lamas):"Norbu
Linka" means beautiful gardens. This garden covers an area of 36 hectares
and it is the annual vacation home for the 7th to the 14th Dalai Lama, who
would move here from the Potala Palace to this summer palace and spend most
of their summer here.
Day 3Lhasa(BLD)
We will visit the Potala Palace, landmark of Lhasa and spiritual symbol
of Tibet - you will join many pilgrims on your way to the top of a hill
where this 13-storey architectural wonder is perched upon. The approach
to the Potala is not easy, and requires climbing many steep steps, so we
take it slowly and allow ourselves to leisurely enjoy the Palace and its
surroundings. We enjoy strolling through its winding corridors and peaking
in some of its thousand rooms, and can only imagine what life here was once
like. In the afternoon, we visit the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center
of Lhasa. As we make the inner circuit around the courtyard, spinning numerous
prayer wheels as we go, we are swept up in the energy of the devout. From
the rooftop, we get stunning views of the Potala, and the snow capped peaks
off in the distance. Around the Temple runs the Barkhor, a holy circuit
which pilgrims undertake and a bustling commercial market. The rest of the
time is left free for you to venture around Bakhor market, where you will
feel you are right at the heart of Tibet. Stay in the same.
Day 4Lhasa/Gyantse/Shigatse (BLD, altitude 3900m)
Drive from Lhasa to Gyangtse (3,950 m or 12,956 feet)
vs Yamdrok Tso Lake (4408 m),one of Tibet¡¯s three holy
lakes and located 110km outside of Lhasa. It takes three
and a half hour to Yamdrok Tso Lake, most of the time
we are driving on the mountain road, winding and bumpy.
Far in the distance is the huge massif of Mt. Nojin Kangtsang
(7191m). At arrival at Gyantse visit the Pelkor Chode
monastery and its associated Kumbum (three dimension mandala)
temple. Gyantse is a relaxed town offering a splendid
sight of the Kumbum Stupa situated at its Northern edge.
Housed within the compound of a rather barren looking
Pelkor Chode Monastery, Kumbun consists of 8 levels and
a total of 75 chapels with wonderful murals revered by
art scholars around the world. Drive back to Shigatse.
It would be a long day for about 10 hours. Stay in Shigatse
Hotel or similar
Note: Originally, the itinerary on our website is driving
directly from Lhasa to Gyangtse. Presently the road from
Lhasa to Gyangtse vs Yamdrok Tso Lake is under construction,
we have to take the new road vs Shigatse to Gyangtse.
Day 5Shigatse/Lhasa (BLD)
Today we will visit Shigase---the second largest city in Tibet. We will
have enough time t explore the Tashilhumo Monastery, the seat of Panchen
Lama built in 1447. The monastery houses a giant statue of the Maitreya
Buddha and a tomb of the 4th Panchen Lama containing masses of jewels and
gold. Then drive back to Lhasa. Tibetan dinner with dancing and singing.
Stay in 3-star hotel.
Day 6-8 Lhasa/Beijing(B)
Transfer to the railway station for the train T28(08:00-3rd 08:00 )back
to Beijing. The end of the tour.
Suitable time: All year around.
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Pax
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2-5pax
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6 - 9 pax
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Single Supplement
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Land Cost
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RMB12800/person
or USD1730/person
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RMB11690/person
or USD1580/person
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RMB1400/person
or USD200/person
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- As the 4 star hotel is out of the old town in Lhasa, we always suggest
our guest take the cosy 3 star hotel in the center of the old town.
If you prefer 4 star Lhasa hotel, you are expected to pay an extra of
RMB1440/person or USD205/person(twin-share)
- As the exchange rate of RMB to USD is floating, we reserve
the right to change the quote in USD according to the exchange rate
on the date you pay the tour.
- If you sign up with less than six persons, you are supposed to travel
with other tourists departure on the same date.
- If there are less than 2 persons, we reserve the right to rise up
the price or cancel the tour.
- The prices do not apply to National Holidays and special events: Labour
Day(Apr.25-May.7), National Day(Sep.30-Oct.7), Olympics(July 25-Sep.1),
Horse-racing Festival, etc.
- Reserve at least two weeks before the departure time. Please read
our terms and conditions carefully
before booking.
- For a group over 10 persons please contact us for an special rate
here.
Land Cost includes: land transfer service, meals
daily as listed in the itinerary, service of English guide, experienced
driver, scenic spots admission fee, star hotel in Big City and the best
hotel or the guest house in the rest region (twin share), all entrance
permit to Tibet, Beijing-Lhasa economic flight ticket, Lhasa-Beijing soft
sleeper train tickets, local airport taxes as listed in the itinerary;
Land Cost excludes: tips to tour guide and driver, meals
on the train, international flights and related airport taxes, supplementary
trips and services not mentioned, personal expenses, visa costs,
single supplement cost for those who wants to accommodate on a single
basis, the extra cost due to the unforeseen events;
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Very important:
As no travel service is allowed to make reservation of the soft
and hard sleeper train ticket to and out of Lhasa for tourist group
in advance and the rail way station only start to sale the train
ticket to the independent tourists 10 days before the departure
date, though we will try our best we couldn¡¯t promise to get the
train ticket for any guests who intend to go in and out of Lhasa
by train. In case there is no required ticket available or not enough,
CSH¡¯s only liability is to help the guests to buy the air ticket
or other train ticket available with the agreement of the guests.
The guests are supposed to pay any possible cost owing to that,
including but not limited to the difference between air and train
ticket, the extra night hotel cost if needed, the meal, etc.
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During the peak season(Olympics,Horse-racing
Festival, July and Aug.), it could be very crowded to visit Potala
Palace. We reserve the right to alternate the visiting order of
the scenic spots.In case there is no ticket for Potala Palace,
the cost of the entrance ticket(RMB100/pax) would be return to
you.
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The entrance tickets to scenic spots are based
present price. We reserve the right to revise the price without
notice if the tickets price rise up .
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Foreigners, Taiwanese(except Hongkong and Macao)
people need TTP ( Tibet
travel permit). We need all the participants¡¯ send to us the photo
copy of two pages of their passport at least ONE month before
the departure time: one with picture, the other with visa to China.
Please send this to us through e-mail: assistant@cnadventure.com.
See here for example.
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We couldn¡¯t get the Tibet
Travel Permit for Journalists, government officers, religion members.
Please don¡¯t accept the reservation from the guest with those
occupation.
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The transportation fee is very high in Tibet.
Our quotation excluded the extra luggage truck for the group.
Please only pack the necessity with you.
- When you sign up for the tour to Tibet,
you acknowledge that there are risks involved in travel in high altitude
and confirm that you are fully aware of and accept these risks. It is
customer's responsibility to determine whether the tour he/she choose
is suited to his/her physical condition. Customers are responsible for
the cost of any medicines or medical care or transportation they may
require during the trip for any reason. Please make sure you have adequate
personal medical insurance to meet any medical emergency which might
arise. In some cases, if you need medical care during the tour, you
may be required to pay for it at the time it is rendered and seek reimbursement
from your insurer after you return home. Please check with your medical
insurer for details. In the event of a medical emergency, we will make
every effort to assist you in obtaining necessary care. Also, please
tell us in writing if you suffer from any allergies or other physical
conditions which might affect you during the tour(if you hasn¡¯t tell
us in writing before going, you are supposed to be healthy enough to
take the tour). Finally, please check with your doctor to find out what
inoculation may be recommended for the areas you will be visiting. It
is your responsibility to obtain all necessary inoculations. We reserve
the right to decline to accept any person as a member of the tour, or
to decline to retain any person, if such person's physical condition,
mental well-being or behavior interferes with the operation of the tour.
There will be no refund in such cases.
- Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation
of insurance company when sign up.
- The part of the area we will visit has not been well developed like
Beijing and Shanghai. While it is good to enjoy the well protected nature
view and experience unique primitive Tibetan
customs, we should prepare for that even the four star hotel is not
so good and the food is not so delicate and various in the small town.
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