Lhasa City Essential Group Tour
- Duration:
- 4 Days
- Price:
- From USD490
- Route:
- Lhasa
- Season:
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- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- Tour Type:
- Group Tour
- Group Size:
- Max 12
Overview
The 4-day Lhasa highlights tour is a short Tibet tour, which is suitable for those who have limited time but still want to have a high-quality travel experience. Despite being a very popular destination for travelers, you will have the local Tibetan English-speaking guide to take you through the best parts of the holy city Lhasa and get the most out of every minute to appreciate its prominent historical architecture of Potala Palace, the mystical Jokhang temple, sprawling Drepung monastery and Dalai Lama's royal garden Norbulingka. In addition, you can gain an in-depth understanding of the history of Lhasa, experience the life of the local Tibetan people, and wander leisurely in the old quarter of Lhasa city.
Day | Route | Attractions & Activities | Accommodation | Meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arrival in Lhasa (3,650m) | Pick up and transfer to the hotel | Lhasa, 3★/4★ | |
2 | Lhasa Sightseeing | Drepung Monastery, Tibet Museum, Norbulingka | Lhasa, 3★/4★ | B |
3 | Lhasa Sightseeing | Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street | Lhasa, 3★/4★ | B |
4 | Lhasa Departure | Send off to the airport/train station | B |
Daily Itinerary
CollapseWhen you arrive in Lhasa, our staff will pick you up at Lhasa Airport/ Railway Station and transfer you to the hotel. From the airport, it takes about 1 hour. From the train station, it only takes 20 minutes. Afterward, it's better to relax and take it easy on the first day to get acclimatized to high altitude and alleviate the jet lag. You might go to the local market and wander around the city on your own but try not to overtax yourself.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
After breakfast in the hotel, the tour guide will take you to Drepung Monastery, the biggest Tibetan monastery that housed more than 10,000 monks in the past. Drepung means Rice Heap in the Tibetan language. The entire monastery is large in scale and the white buildings cluster and cover the hillsides. It's the highest-ranking monastery in the Gelug Sect.
In the afternoon you will first visit the Tibet Museum. Here you can see life scenes, exquisite clothing, house architecture, and festival customs, etc. to explore the special and mysterious Tibetan customs. Then you will visit Norbulingka, which is a typical Tibetan-style royal garden, the summer resort of the Dalai Lama.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
- Meals:
- Breakfast
On your third day, you will be feeling much more acclimatized to Lhasa’s high elevation. It is an excellent idea to spend the day exploring the Potala Palace, which is the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. The most valuable collections of Potala Palace are the gilded burial stupas of former Dalai Lamas and the meditation cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet. It's best to explore the inside of the Potala in the morning for 2-3 hours. Afterward, you may walk the pilgrimage route around the Potala Palace.
In the afternoon, you will head to the Jokhang Temple, which is well known as the center of Tibetan Buddhism and features Buddhist prayer wheels, reclining deer, and golden sutra streamers, etc. Also, you can see many pilgrims praying in front of the temple and doing kora.
After visiting the Jokhang Temple, you will stroll in the old alleys of Barkhor Street, where you can drink sweet tea, chat with locals and even bargain with the street vendors to understand the real-life in Lhasa.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
- Meals:
- Breakfast
- Meals:
- Breakfast
Cost & Calendar
All prices are in US Dollar / Person
Economic Class (3-Star Hotels)
2024-11-01 ~ 2025-02-28 | 2025-04-01 ~ 2025-05-31 | 2025-06-01 ~ 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-01 ~ 2025-10-10 | 2025-10-11 ~ 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-01 ~ 2026-02-28 |
USD490 | USD550 | USD610 | USD650 | USD550 | USD510 |
Comfortable Class (4-Star Hotels)
2024-11-01 ~ 2025-02-28 | 2025-04-01 ~ 2025-05-31 | 2025-06-01 ~ 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-01 ~ 2025-10-10 | 2025-10-11 ~ 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-01 ~ 2026-02-28 |
USD530 | USD600 | USD650 | USD690 | USD590 | USD550 |
Schedule
Discount Policy
You may only enjoy one of the advantageous policy, not both.
Option A: | 3 or More from You Join Together | $15 Off / person |
Option B: | Tour in Apr~Oct |
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Our Service
INCLUSIONS
* Lodgings: 3 Nights, twin room en suite in 3★/4★;
* Meal: 3 Breakfasts;
* Travel-licensed vehicle according to group size & season as itinerary needed including gas and parking fee;
* Lhasa Railway Station transfer at all times on first & last day;
* Pick-up from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to your hotel at 9:30 am, 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm on the first day;
* Drop-off from your hotel to Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 8:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm on the last day;
* Guide: experienced local English-speaking tour guide;
* Attractions: all entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary;
* Permit: Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit;
* Travel Agency Liability insurance;
* Government Tax;
* Express delivery fee of Permit (eg. SF. Express);
* Food & lodgings for guide & driver;
* Oxygen tank for emergency use;
* Two bottles of mineral water per person per day;
EXCLUSIONS
* International flight to and out of China;
* Domestic flight/train to and out of Lhasa; (We can help you book the domestic flight/train ticket at the BEST price. Please contact us for details.);
* If you miss the free transfer schedule due to flight delay or cancelation, then you are required to pay a private transfer from USD 80/vehicle/time;
* Lunch & Dinner are not included but we will recommend some good ones for you according to your requirements. Usually, it takes 5-15 USD per person for each meal;
* While the gratuity for guide and driver is NOT mandatory, it is expected. Based on their service, you can tip them on the last day of the tour. You are suggested to tip each of them 8-15 USD/day in total;
* All the commission and tax charged by PayPal, Bank, and government when making payment. (e.g. PayPal --- 4.4%. Wire transfer --- 2%);
* Personal expenses;
* Anything not mentioned in the Inclusions;
Note
* Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit (TTB) usually takes about 12-working-day to apply. If you couldn’t provide the required docs & info on time, an extra handling fee will be charged. Please consult your travel consultant for details;
* We reserve the right to change the itinerary order and attractions in Lhasa;
* If you prefer to book your own hotels over those included in our group tour, please meet the rest of the group at their daily hotel on time. We don’t include the transfers to your own hotels;
* We need to pick up and drop off all members of the group on the first & last day from Lhasa Airport/Railway Station,thus there may not always have a guide presence but a driver;
* Due to the special nature of Tibet travel, any unforeseeable and unavoidable objective circumstances, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, terrorism, riot, civil commotion, strikes, public health emergencies, government action, major traffic jams, delay or cancellation of flight/train, attractions temporarily closed. etc., resulting in a change of itinerary, the increased cost will be paid by travelers; if any attraction visits have to be canceled due to the same reasons above, GTT won't be held responsible for the refund except for certain attraction entrance fees which will be solely decided by GTT;
* Single Supplement: our quote is based on twin rooms. For single travelers, a single supplement is required at the time of booking. If later we manage to match you with another traveler to share the twin room, the single supplement will be refunded;
* All members of the same group must be with the same tour guide during the whole trip. So all members must follow the same itinerary and visit the same attractions. If anyone requests to change the scheduled arrangement for own reasons, you need to get permission from other members and accept the possible payment change if any;
Typically Asked Questions from Our Clients
Asked by Marc***
I'm wondering to do my second trip in China (I already visit Beijing and Xi'An some years ago during my Transmongolic trip from Moscow) and go for the first time to Lhasa. I would like to do Shanghai-Chengdu-Xinin-Lhasa (I will have 18 days of holiday), and i would like to do it by train. I'm use to travel alone and i like it, but i know already that for Tibet i need a TTB permit and a guide for all the time i will stay in Lahsa. I red also that it will be not easy for me to buy the train ticket, so my request is: could you send me a quote for all the train (Shanghai-Chengdu, Chengdu-Xinin, Xining-Lhasa) both hard and soft bed and af course the TTB and the guide for 5 days in Lhasa (with accomodation included)?
Dear Marc****,
We can help you arrange your Shanghai-Chengdu, Chengdu-Xining, Xining-Lhasa trains, for both soft sleepers and hard sleepers. By the way, there are some high-speed trains from Shanghai to Chengdu and Chengdu to Xining for cutting the time in half on the train. Will you want the quotation for that?
For the Lhasa 5D tour with a TTB permit, besides your tour guide and accommodation, your permit still needs to specify the vehicle, attractions, itinerary, etc. Since you are traveling alone, I suggest you consider joining our group tour to lower the cost.
Asked by Sabi***
Hi! We arrive in Beijing the 19th July and will stay a few days there, then our plan is to visit Tibet (we will take a local flight there). We're super interested in knowing more about your packs, especially in terms of documents (visa?) we need to enter Tibet, as we now there are strict restrictions. Thanks :))
Dear Sabi****,
We can arrange the 4-day Lhasa City Essential Group Tour for you. We can open a group departure for you on 24 July and need further confirmation. Our group is open based on 3 pax.
Don't worry about the restrictions for entering Tibet. We can help you apply for the Tibet travel permit(Tibet visa) and express it to your hotel in Beijing, then you can carry it to enter Tibet from Beijing.
Asked by Bert***
Hello, I would like to buy a two ways ticket from Golmud to Lhasa and back to Golmud and I would like to stay 2 days in Lhasa. I see that the hard sleeper ticket might cost around 40 dollars for two ways, how much will it be the all 2 days package? thank you
Dear Bert****,
We can arrange the Lhasa City Essential Group Tour for you on 4 July 2025. Yes, you can board the Golmud-Lhasa train to arrive in Lhasa.
Asked by Andr***
Hi
Would like to inquire about a private tour ( Lhasa City Essential Tour ) type on 2025-02-27. Is this something your company organizes ?
Dear Andr****,
We can arrange a private 4 days Lhasa City tour for you. I suggest you consider starting the tour before mid-February. The Tibet New Year in 2025 starts on February 28, during which Tibet permit won't be issued.
Asked by Jaka***
What is the booking process?
Dear Jaka****,
We can arrange the Lhasa City Essential Group Tour for you departing on 18 Oct. We have a confirmed group departure date on 18 Oct.
Usually, I will quote based on your preferred hotel class. If you agree, I will count the deposit for you(30% of the tour fee). Then it's a deal.
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