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Travel Service offers China tours, China tour
packages, Yangtze cruises, tours to Beijing, Shanghai,
Xi'an, Guilin, Tibet and Hongkong
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10 Days Tibet Tour
Destinations: Lhasa,
Gyangtse,
Shigatse,
Dingri,
the Everest
Base Camp
Tour Code: TB_09
Departure: Daily
Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Entry
Lhasa (D)
Upon your arrival in Lhasa,
you will be met by our guide and escorted
to your hotel. Visit the Nietang Buddha
on the way. |
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| Day
02 |
Lhasa
(BL)
Visit the Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery,
the Norbulingka and a Tibetan family.
Potala
Palace: Perched
upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters above
the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace
rises a further 170 meters and is the
greatest monumental structure in all
of Tibet.
Sera
Monastery: One
of the three largest monasteries of
Gelugpa. Sera in Tibetan means Wild
Rose Garden since opulent wild rose
woods once grew around it. Sera Monastery
is as prestigious as Drepung and Ganden,
which had a longer history.
Norbulingka: Dalai
Lama's former summer palace, constructed
in the 18th century, is a mastrepiece
of Tibetan art. |
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| Day
03 |
Lhasa
(BL)
Visit the Jokhang Temple,
the Drepung Monastery, the Tibet Museum
and the Barkhor Street.
Jokhang
Temple: The spiritual
center of Tibet. Everyday pilgrims from
every corner of Tibet trek a long distance
to the temple.
Drepung Monastery:
The largest and richest monastery ever
in Tibet, it was founded in 1416, the
monastery covers a floor space of more
than 200 thousand square meters. At
its peak, it had a registration of more
than 10,000 thousand monks. Many high
and learned lamas had learned here.
Tibet Museum: The
first large-sized comprehensive modern
museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region;
it is a brilliant literary and arts
palace of the Tibetan people, a gem
of Tibetan civilization and a treasure
house of Tibetan cultural relics.
Barkhor
Street: A circular
street, which is the oldest street in
Lhasa and remains very traditional.
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| Day
04 |
Lhasa - Gyangtse
(BLD)
Drive to Gyangtse. Visit the Yamdrok
Yumtso Lake on the way, enjoy the snow
mountain scenery. Visit the Gyangtse
Old Street and Palkhor Monastery.
Yamdrok
Yumtso Lake: Yamdrok
Yumtso is one of the four holiest lakes
in Tibet, Legend says that a fairy descending
to the earth formed the bright turquoise
blue lake. Yamdrok Yumtso is also a
pilgrimage site - it is believed that
its water restores youth, prolongs life
and even makes children smarter.
Palkhor
Monastery: The
monastery has an unusual structural
style and houses a collection of pure
silk costumes worn in Tibetan opera,
all richly embroidered, that date from
the Ming and Qing Dynasties. |
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| Day
05 |
Gyangtse
- Shigatse
(BLD)
Drive to Shigatse - the second largest
city in Tibet. Visit the
New Palace of Panchen and the Tashilhunpo
Monastery.
Tashilhunpo
Monastery: The huge monastery, built
in 1447, was once inhabited by over
4000 monks. It is the seat of the Panchen
Lama. The Grand Hall contains the tomb
(containing more than 85 kg gold and
lots of jewels) of the 4th Panchen Lama.
There is a 27 m high statue of the Maitreya
Buddha. |
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06 |
Shigatse - Dingri
(BLD)
After breakfast, drive to Dingri. Visit
Sakya
Monastery.
Sakya
Monastery: Construction of the Sakya
Monastery was begun in 1073 by Kung
Gung Quijiepuo on the orders of Basba.
It resembles a castle in typical Yuan
Dynasty style. The monastery contains
over 10,000 volumes of Tibetan books
on astronomy, medicine, calligraphy,
and history. |
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Day
07
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Dingri - Everest
Base Camp - Dingri (BLD)
Drive to the Everest Base Camp. Visit
Rongbuk Monastery. Drive back to Dingri
in the afternoon.
Mt.
Everest: Situated at an altitude
of 5,400 metres above sea level (ASL),
Mt. Everest
attracts some 20-30,000 tourists, many
of whom aspire to scale the world's
highest peak every year.
Rongbuk
Monastery: Once
the largest monastic center in the region.
Rongbuk is the power place through which
all seeking the highest peak via the
North Face must pass. |
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| Day
08 |
Dingri - Shigatse (BLD)
Drive back to Shigatse. |
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| Day
09 |
Shigatse - Lhasa (BL)
Drive back to Lhasa. |
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| Day
10 |
Exit
(B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport
for your departure, end of service.
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Quotation and Hotel
Accommodation
Tour quotations are only applied for 2-5
peaple as a group, further discount
availible for group number more than 5 people.
The private guided tour is tailored for
you exclusively. No other participants will
be in your group and you will not take part
into any tours of others on land services.
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| City |
Lhasa |
Lhasa Hotel  |
Tibet Hotel  |
| Gyangtse |
Gyangtse Hotel |
Gyangtse Hotel |
| Shigatse |
Shigatse Hotel |
Shigatse Hotel |
| Dingri |
Everest Hotel  |
Everest Hotel |
| Quotation |
High Season |
US$ 1681 p.p. |
US$ 1547 p.p. |
| Low
Season |
US$
1646 p.p. |
US$
1510 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
345 |
US$
240 |
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High Seasons:
April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November
Low Seasons:
December, January,
Febuary, March
Note:
The above price is
not valid during the public holidays:
1-7th May, 1-7th October and during
the first week of Chinese Lunar New
Year which takes place in late January
or early February. |
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 Quotation Inclusions:
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1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based
on two persons sharing one twin or double
standard room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese
breakfast at the hotel, Chinese lunch
and dinner in local Chinese restaurant
as specified in the itinerary. B - Breakfast,
L - Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between
airport or railway station and hotel
and all the sights by air-conditioned
vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class
air tickets of the domestic flight or
soft berth/seat train tickets between
cities as specified in the itinerary.
5. Entrance tickets
The main entrance tickets
for the sights mentioned.
6. Guiding service
Excellent tour Guiding.
All normal sightseeing tours in each
city with English-speaking guide and
admission fees where applicable. Our
guide will not fly with you from one
city to another. Upon your arrival at
each city, a new local guide and driver
will pick you up, be with you for local
tour and see you off after you finish
the itinerary of each city. The cruise
shore excursion is in-group assigned
by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist
Accident/Casualty Insurance. We highly
recommend that you purchase full coverage
travel insurance from you country of
origin.
8. Tibet Travel Permit
application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit
application fee if your tour covers
Tibet. |
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Quotation Exclusions:
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1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining
your visa to enter China.
2. Charge of arrival
and departure
The international or
domestic air / train charge of arrival
and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin room
is needed by a single guest, supplement
of the twin room will be charged.
What
is single supplement? -
The hotel is based on double occupancy.
If the visitor travels alone or the
number of the travelers is odd (such
as 3, 5, 7...), who stays in one single
room has to pay the single room supplement.
As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal
nature such as laundry, drinks, fax,
telephone call, optional activities
or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges
or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which
are not specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to guides
and drivers
Suggested tips: USD12-14
to tour guide per day, USD 8-12 to driver
per day, but depending on their service,
it's up to you. |
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