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TTCS: 12-Day Nyenchen Tanglha Trek - Damxung to Namtso
Tour Type: Private Tour: Flexible Travel Date & Travel Routes
Guide & Driver: Chinese-English-speaking guide & air-conditioned
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  Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa Sincere greetings & airport-hotel transfer.
  

Arrive by flight or train to Lhasa. Upon arrival in the Lhasa Gongar airport or the Lhasa train station, you will be met by your tour guide and driven to Lhasa downtown. have a rest in Lhasa to acclimatize the high altitude.

Meals: No meals, advice freely available

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

  Day 2 Lhasa Sightseeing Potala Palace, Johkang Temple, Barkhor Street.(B)
  

In morning, go to visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, you will experience its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens (stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala, etc. In the afternoon, pay a visit to the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple, built during Songtsen Gonpo's reign by princess Wencheng of Tang Dynasty, 647 A.D, and its famous Barkor Kora. (Notice: the sequence of sightseeing might be changed basing on the reservation of Potala Palace).

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Potala Palace
Jokhang Temple
  Day 3 Lhasa Sightseeing Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery.(B)
  

Today, you will visit two important monasteries in Lhasa, the Drepung and the Sera. Drepung monastery is situated at the foothill of a mountain and was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. It was once home of 10000 monks and Ganden podrang in Drepung is famous for it was the government centre during the fifth dalai lama and later moved to the famous potala palace during the fifth dalai lama. After having lunch, continue to visit the Sera Monastery, which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa's disciple Jamchen Choeje. The most attractive is its Buddhist Scriptures debating held in the courtyard mostly around 6:00 - 7:30 in the afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic/Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Drepung Monastery
Sera Monastery
  Day 4 Lhasa - Ganden Tibetan Museum, Ganden Monastery.(B)
  

n the morning visit Tibetan Museum (admission fee free), After lunch drive to Ganden Monastery, which was built by Tsongkhaba in present-day Dagaze County to the east of Lhasa in 1409 soon after the Monlam Festival was over. Ganden is one of the three main monasteries of Gelug Sect. Anyhow, different from Drepung and Sera, it once played a more prominent political role in Tibetan history. The abbot of this monastery possess of a high religious position within the system of Gelug Sect, just inferior to Dalai and Panchan. The monastery was reconstructed in 1993 and restored its original appearance. The holy stupa of Tsongkhaba is just in the monastery.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Ganden Monastery Guest House

Tibetan Museum
Ganden Monastery
  Day 5 Ganden - Reting Reting Monastery.
  

In the morning head for Reting Monastery 180 kilometers north to Lhasa. Have lunch on the way. The monastery Reting lies in the midst of an expanse of cypress forest. It was established in 1057 by Drom Toenpa, Atishas most important pupil. It was said the cypress forest had developed from a tuft of hair from Drom Toenpa, who buried that beneath the soil here. The visitors can take part in such activities, like walking outside of the monastery complex along the Lingkhor (outside Zhuanjing route; approx. 1 hour). In the afternoon visit the Reting Monastery or villages down the Kyichu River valley.

Meals: None

Accommodation: Camp

Reting Monastery
Reting Monastery
  Day 6 Reting - Damxung, Begin trekking Drive to Damxung.
  

In the morning drive on rugged road before reach Damxung (4130 m) by the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. Our trek begins from here. Today we will only have a short trek and goes up through a beautiful meadow. We will also visit a monastery en route.

Meals: None

Accommodation: Camp

  Day 7 Trekking 7-8 hours Trekking.
  

Today we pass through glaciated valley and reach a herder's camp where we camp for the night.

Meals: None

Accommodation: Camp

  Day 8 Trekking 6-7 hours Nam Tso Lake, Nyenchen Thangla ranges.
  

We cross Kong La from where you have spectacular views of Nam Tso Lake and the Nyenchen Thangla ranges. Descend to a broad basin and hike along green meadows.

Meals: None

Accommodation: Camp

Nam Tso Lake
Nyenchen Thangla
  Day 9 To Tashi Dorje and Nam Tso Lake 7-8 hours Nam Tso Lake.
  

We hike along green meadows and pass through several nomad camps and their herds of animals. We have lunch by the lake. We then follow the jeep trail all the way to Tashi Dorje hermitage. Nam Tso, the biggest salty lake of Tibet, is 70 kilometers long from east to west and 30 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of 1,920 square kilometers with an altitude of 4,700 meters above sea level. It is said the holy lake and the holy mountain Nyenchentangla are a couple of lovers, who altogether guard the vast pasture and cattle.

Meals: None

Accommodation: Camp

Nam Tso Lake
Nam Tso Lake
  Day 10 Nam Tso Lake Elephant safari, Jungle walk, Tharu cultural show.(B)
  

Explore the Tashi peninsula by walking around the holy hill, the cliffs of which have eroded over the centuries. On the way piles of mani stones stand. Also visit the nomads in yak hair tents who have been living on the pastures between the holy Nam Tso and Nyenchentangla.

Meals: Nonel

Accommodation: Camp

Nam Tso Lake
Nam Tso Lake
  Day 11 Nam Tso - Yangpachen - Lhasa Drive back to Lhasa.
  

Head for Yangbajing. Cross over the Lhachen La and stop at Damxung to have lunch. Afterwards drive about 2 hours along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway to come to Yangbajing. Yangbajing is 90 km to the north of Lhasa and is rich in terrestrial heat and densely distributed with various fountains, geysers, hot springs, boiling springs as well as hot-water lakes. It is a wonderful enjoyment to take a bath in an indoor swimming pool, which is supplied by fresh hot springs of Yangbajing. In the afternoon drive back to Lhasa.

Meals: None

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Yangbajing
Yangbajing
  Day 12 Depart from Lhasa Drive to the airport & See you off.(B)
  

See you off at Lhasa train station or at airport, end the trip.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

B-- Breakfast L-- Lunch D-- Dinner
Price Includes.
    • All necessary Tibet Travel Permit. (Including Tibet Entry Permit, Alien Travel Permit, Boarder Pass
    • Private professional English-Speaking local tour guide
    • Licensed Vehicle with experienced driver
    • Airport (or train)pick up and drop off
    • Accommodation listed in the itinerary
    • Breakfast provided by the hotel
    • Tourists Accident/Casualty Insurance
    • A container of Oxygen for emergency use
    • All taxes, fees and handling charges
    • Lodging and meal allowance to the guide & driver
    • Reservation fee for visiting Potala Palace
    • 2 bottles of drinking water per person per day
Price Excludes.
    • Meals not specified in the itinerary (All lunches & dinners)
    • All Entrance tickets to the sightseeing places
    • Flight/Trian tickets in and out of Tibet
    • Personal expenses such as laundry, drink, fax, telephone call, optional tour activities, etc.
    • Any losses incurred from the force majeure factor like government control, natural disaster etc.
    • Tips to the guide & driver ( Tips is not required but expected)
    • Single room supplement
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Local Tour Guides

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Generally, most hotels in China allow a maximum of three people to share a room. If your group has more than three people, we will check for family rooms or try our best to arrange connecting or adjacent rooms for you. Hotels offer a wide variety of Western and Chinese breakfasts.

For passengers on Yangtze River cruises, the cruise will provide a relaxing and enjoyable journey, including comfortable accommodations from Chongqing to Yichang. For passengers traveling to Mount Everest and Mount Kailash trekking in Tibet, accommodations are more basic. You will stay at the Everest Base Camp camp or a youth hostel. You will share a standard twin room (two beds) with your travel companions. Sharing a room is ideal if you are a family of two. If you wish to have your own room, you will need to pay a single room surcharge.

Meals.
Meals & Dining

“B” stands for breakfast. You will have it at your hotel in the morning. “L” stands for lunch.
“D” stands for dinner.

Please refer to the detailed itinerary for each day. Dinners are usually excluded.

Our group tour includes lunch at a popular local restaurant, allowing you to savor authentic Chinese cuisine. Your guide will assist you with ordering. Whether you prefer vegetarian, halal, Western, Nepalese, or gluten-free food, our experienced private guides can meet all your dietary needs. Please inform us of any dietary requirements when booking.

If you are interested in trying local cuisine, your private guide will be happy to recommend and take you to local restaurants such as Peking duck, Xi'an dumplings, Xinjiang hand-pulled rice, Sichuan/Chongqing hot pot, Yunnan stir-fry, Guizhou sour soup hot pot, and more.

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