[Potala Palace & Jokhang Temple Visiting Tips] Since both the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple operate on a real-name reservation system, visitors are kindly requested to bring their original valid ID documents, follow the guide's arrangements, and enter strictly according to the reserved time slot. When visiting, flat shoes are recommended for easier climbing of stairs. Dress and appearance should be neat and dignified; shorts, short skirts, revealing clothing, and open-toed slippers are not allowed. Please remove hats and sunglasses when entering the halls. Please do not make loud noises, chase, climb, lie down, spit, litter, or touch cultural relics inside the halls. Photography and video recording are strictly prohibited inside the Jokhang Temple, the Potala Palace halls, and all attractions in the Shol area, and do not touch cultural relics or murals. Do not bring liquid beverages into the palace. Smoking and open flames are strictly prohibited. The Potala Palace is quite high, so please walk slowly when going up and down. The halls are relatively cold and damp, so it is recommended to bring a jacket even in summer. As the main visiting time inside the Potala Palace is limited to 1 hour, guides are not allowed to linger or speak loudly inside the halls and can only explain outside. Please all visitors travel in a civilized manner and abide by the regulations of the cultural relic protection units. The Potala Palace & Jokhang Temple are ancient buildings with narrow passages and many wooden staircases, and since the same narrow staircase is shared for going up and down, receiving too many visitors can easily create safety hazards, so please leave as soon as possible after the visit. When visiting and going up and down the stairs, please be sure to walk in order, pay attention to safety, and do not crowd.
【Braving Mount Everest】Lhasa + Yamdrok Lake + Shigatse + Everest Base Camp 7-Day Tour (Route B1)
Lhasa + Yamdrok Lake + Karola Glacier + Shigatse + Everest Base Camp · Join-in Group Tour · Tibet Travel Permit Included
¥6,240/Adult
Deposit ¥500/
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Overview
Route B1 follows the classic loop of Lhasa–Yamdrok Lake–Karo La Glacier–Shigatse–Everest Base Camp, 7 days and 6 nights. It passes through Gampa La Pass, Gyawu La Pass (where you can view five 8,000-meter peaks at once) and Rongbuk Monastery, reaches Everest Base Camp for a close-up view of the world's highest peak, and on the return journey visits Tashilhunpo Monastery. Join-in group tour, includes Tibet Travel Permit processing, accepts foreign guests and Taiwan compatriots.
🧭 Itinerary
D1
Arriving in Lhasa, Acclimating to the Altitude
Tashi Delek! Welcome to Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. In Tibetan, it means "Holy Land" or "Land of Buddha." It is the sacred city in the hearts of Tibetan people and a paradise in the hearts of travelers. With the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Lhasa is no longer out of reach. Bustle and crowds are not the true face of Lhasa—let us explore its mysterious charm together. After arriving at Lhasa Gonggar International Airport or Lhasa Railway Station, our guide will present you with a khata (ceremonial scarf) and offer warm blessings (friendly reminder: please inform us in advance of your mode of transportation and arrival time). You will then be escorted to your hotel in downtown Lhasa for check-in (friendly reminder: the airport is located about 60 kilometers southeast of the city center, with a drive of 1 to 1.5 hours). After check-in, we suggest you use the remaining time of the day to rest and relax, and adapt to Lhasa's high-altitude environment. Before starting your wonderful Tibet journey, it is crucial to let your body fully acclimatize to the plateau environment. 【Friendly Reminders】 According to regulations, foreign and Taiwan compatriot tourists must be accompanied by a licensed guide when arriving in or departing from Lhasa; the travel agency will inform you in advance of the hotel check-in method, so you can provide it at the front desk for check-in. If you have not received notification, please contact the travel agency staff promptly (see the tour departure notice) for timely assistance. The guide will notify you of the next day's meeting time by phone or text message before 22:00. 【Altitude Sickness Reminders】 Get plenty of rest and maintain a calm mindset—this is the best way to prevent altitude sickness. Do not engage in strenuous exercise on the day of arrival in Lhasa, and do not take a shower that night to prevent catching a cold. Do not drink alcohol; drink more warm water and eat fruit, and avoid overeating. If needed, you may prepare in advance herbal or oxygen-supplement aids such as rhodiola, American ginseng lozenges, and Gao Yuan An to help your body adapt. Please always follow the advice of your guide and staff, and if you feel unwell, inform your guide immediately and seek medical attention promptly.
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Lhasa City Tour: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street
[Potala Palace] (visit limited to 1 hour) Songtsen Gampo spent half of his life conquering Tubo, and the other half building magnificent palaces and temples. Wandering among the resplendent Buddhist halls, stupas, living quarters and corridors, with dim lights, low-hanging curtains, and the scent of butter wafting everywhere, you feel as if you have fallen into an ancient dream, involuntarily losing yourself among the scriptures, Buddha statues, murals and distant legends. [Potala Palace ticket booking instructions]: Potala Palace tickets adopt a real-name reservation system. A valid ID (ID card, household register, Taiwan Compatriot Permit or passport) is required for the reservation. After a successful reservation, tickets cannot be reserved again within 7 days from the date of visit. If a tourist is unable to enter the Potala Palace for visiting due to incorrect information provided by the tourist, the travel agency shall bear no responsibility or consequences. Before the visit, tourists must carry the original valid ID. If the name or ID number does not match the ID actually used, entry for visiting will not be possible, and the ticket purchase fee has already been incurred and cannot be refunded. Please understand! The visiting time of the Potala Palace is uniformly and randomly issued by computer by the Potala Palace Management Office, and the visiting time cannot be specified. Please understand. At the same time, the actual tour route order may differ from the reference itinerary. During peak season, visits to the Potala Palace are restricted, and each travel agency in Tibet has only a limited number of group reservation quotas every day. To ensure tourists can visit smoothly, the travel agency will solve the problem through different channels. Due to the special ticket purchase requirements of different channels, please follow the guide's arrangements. The following situations are all normal arrangements: 1) Each group may be split into multiple small groups (it may be necessary to separate the group or tourists who booked together, and there may be situations where you join unfamiliar group members to enter for the visit). 2) Each small group visits at different times/dates. 3) Each small group enters for the visit with a different guide. The Potala Palace is closed on Mondays. If it falls on a Monday, the group tour itinerary will be adjusted. Please confirm the final itinerary with the salesperson. [Jokhang Temple] (about 1 hour visit) The Jokhang Temple integrates Tibetan, Tang, Nepalese and Indian architectural styles, becoming an enduring classic of Tibetan religious architecture. In front of the temple, incense smoke curls all day long, and the devout prostrations of believers have left deep imprints of full-body long prostrations on the bluestone floor in front of the gate. Tens of thousands of butter lamps burn continuously, leaving traces of the years and of pilgrims. Here, worship of the gods continues day and night. [Jokhang Temple ticket booking instructions]: Jokhang Temple tickets require a real-name reservation. Every day from 7:00 to 23:59, tickets for the next day's visit are released on the WeChat mini program "Jokhang Temple Reservation", until the reservation quota is full. Therefore, tickets need to be reserved 1 day in advance. Please make the reservation under the guide's guidance. The Jokhang Temple is a religious temple rather than a purely tourist attraction. If visits cannot be opened due to special circumstances such as important religious activities, please understand. A special meal is given as a gift on that day: Lhasa specialty welcome meal (Tibetan meal or Nepalese meal)
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Lhasa → Yamdrok Lake → Karola Glacier → Shigatse (drive approx. 370km, 7hrs)
After departure, the route follows the Yarlung Tsangpo River Valley, offering a bird's-eye view of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Along Provincial Highway 101, the Yarlung Tsangpo River is the widest stretch of water near Lhasa. Following the Yarlung Tsangpo River Valley onto Provincial Highway 307 and driving to the mountainside, you can look down on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, with a vast, magnificent and majestic view. 【Gampala Mountain】The best vantage point to see the most beautiful side of Yamdrok Lake, the bluest sky, and the bluest lake are all here. Here, you will understand the meaning of "angels' tears in heaven, Yamdrok's blue on earth," but many photographers also say: "No matter how many times you photograph Yamdrok Lake, you can never capture her beauty..." Many Tibetans on Gampala Mountain offer yaks for photos; please agree on the price first to avoid unnecessary trouble. 【Yamdrok Lake】is a freshwater lake and one of the three great sacred lakes of Tibet. The water is as clear as mutton fat, sweet, and drinkable. The deep blue water merges with the distant snow mountains, along with the varied-colored mountain ranges on both banks, distinctive Tibetan villages, and livestock everywhere; the whole journey is refreshing and delightful. Yamdrok Lake covers an area of 638 square kilometers, with a surface elevation of 4,441 meters and a shoreline of 250 kilometers. This lake is also considered a turquoise ear string dropped to the mortal world by a goddess. Standing at the summit of Gampala Mountain at 4,950 meters and looking south, Yamdrok Lake is like a sapphire set among the peaks, its blue water smooth as a mirror, bright blue reflecting the sky. 【Karo La Glacier】This glacier can be called "absolutely extraordinary." It is located at the border of Nagarze County and Gyantse County, backed by Mount Nojin Kangtsang, one of Tibet's four highest peaks. The huge glacier extends from the misty summit all the way down to the roadside, only a few hundred meters from the highway. Although affected year-round by dust from the highway, giving the glacier an overall black-and-white layered appearance, the upper part of the glacier shines brilliantly in the sunlight like a giant thangka hanging on the mountain wall. It became famous because the films "Red River Valley," "The Battle of Gyantse," and "The Road Home" were shot here on location. Overnight stay in Shigatse. In Tibetan, Shigatse means "the finest manor" and is one of "Tibet's granaries." It was historically the political, religious, and cultural center of Tsang and the seat of successive Panchen Lamas. With a history of more than 500 years, it is currently the second-largest city in Tibet. As the seat of successive Panchen Lamas, the entire city is filled with a profound religious and cultural heritage. 【Warm Tips】In addition to the Tibet Travel Permit, foreign and Taiwan compatriot tourists must register uniformly at the Shigatse Entry-Exit Administration Office. The guide will reasonably adjust and arrange the itinerary according to circumstances. Please follow the guide's arrangements and cooperate actively.
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Shigatse → Gyawu La Pass → Rongbuk Monastery → Everest Base Camp / Everest Town (drive approx. 350km, 7hrs)
[Gawula Pass · Mount Everest Viewing Platform] Follow the 108 switchbacks of the winding Mount Everest Road up to Gawula Pass · Mount Everest Viewing Platform at an elevation of 5,210 meters. This is one of the few viewing platforms in the world where you can see five peaks over 8,000 meters at the same time. On a clear day, the five 8,000-meter snow peaks—Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, and Shishapangma—line up in a row, a magnificent sight. [Rongbuk Monastery · Sacred Tranquility] It sits at the foot of Mount Everest at the end of the Rongbuk Glacier, at an elevation of about 5,154 meters. It is the highest monastery in the world, belonging to the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, and houses both monks and nuns. The monastery is divided into old and new sections; the old one is closer to Mount Everest and preserves relics such as Guru Rinpoche's meditation cave. The new monastery is an excellent place to view Mount Everest. Looking south from within the monastery, the massif of Mount Everest rises like a giant pyramid, towering and awe-inspiring. The mani piles and white stupas at the monastery gate are often used as foreground for photographing Mount Everest, serene and sacred. [Mount Everest Base Camp · The Pinnacle] At an elevation of 5,200 meters, it is the closest point to Mount Everest that ordinary people can reach. The base camp is enclosed by tent hotels, with armed police stationed nearby. Standing here, you are only 19 kilometers in a straight line from Mount Everest, allowing you to feel up close its majestic, imposing presence. Like a giant, it stands between heaven and earth, radiating a breathtaking charm, and its unique character is deeply imprinted in the heart of every visitor. [Mount Everest] Travel the most beautiful border highway and admire the magnificent snow mountains. Along the way, you can gaze into the distance at the world's third-highest peak, Kangchenjunga, the world's fourth-highest peak, Lhotse, and Rima Naco Snow Mountain. Mount Everest, at an elevation of 8,848 meters, is the world's highest peak, located on the China-Nepal border in the central Himalayas. Its summit is covered in snow year-round; from afar, glaciers hang and silver peaks tower, a scene of incomparable wonder and grandeur. [Warm Tips] Visitors must transfer at Everest Town, 50 km from the base camp, to the base camp's eco-friendly shuttle bus to reach Mount Everest Base Camp, and the next day take the shuttle bus back to Everest Town. Drivers and tour vehicles cannot accompany you, so please bring your personal belongings and be prepared to stay one night at Mount Everest Base Camp; Accommodation that night is in a Mount Everest camp tent: rebuilt in 2025, with a restaurant added and multi-person rooms changed to twin rooms, etc., but it is still a large tent with shared bathrooms, and conditions are limited. Especially in high-altitude areas, transporting supplies is difficult and meals are basic. Your understanding is appreciated; In winter, due to the cold weather, if the Mount Everest tent camp is closed, the entire group will instead be booked into a guesthouse in Everest Town (with a private bathroom); Food and accommodation that day are poor, the altitude is high, and the temperature is low, so please take care to keep warm. Pay attention to safety and prevent altitude sickness. In summer, nighttime temperatures are around 0-8°C, so please bring warm clothing; you can also rent a down jacket at the base camp to keep warm; That evening, a special meal is included: Mount Everest small hot pot
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Everest Base Camp/Everest Town → Gyatso La Pass Viewpoint → Shigatse (drive approx. 350km, 7hrs)
【Gyatso La Pass · The Pinnacle】 At an elevation of 5,248 meters, it is a pass in Qomolangma National Nature Reserve and the highest point of the China-Nepal Highway. Standing on the viewing platform, the huge reserve sign comes into view, and countless prayer flags flutter loudly in the wind. On a clear day, you can not only gaze upon Mount Everest at 8,848.86 meters, but also take in three other peaks all exceeding 8,000 meters—Cho Oyu, Lhotse, and Makalu—all at once. Four peaks over 8,000 meters gathered at a single pass is extremely rare, even looking across National Highway 318 and indeed all road passes traversed anywhere in the world.
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Shigatse → Tashilhunpo Monastery → Lhasa (drive approx. 270km, 5hrs)
【Tashilhunpo Monastery】 Tashilhunpo Monastery, also known as the "Auspicious Mount Sumeru Monastery," is the largest monastery in the Shigatse region. Along with Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, and Ganden Monastery in Lhasa, as well as Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai and Labrang Monastery in Gansu, it is ranked among the six great monasteries of the Gelug school. It was founded in 1447 on the initiative of Gendun Drup, the First Dalai Lama and a disciple of Tsongkhapa. At its peak, Tashilhunpo Monastery had more than 3,000 rooms, over 5,000 monks, more than 50 subordinate monasteries, and over 30 manors and pastures. Beginning with the Fourth Panchen Lama, successive Panchen Lamas have made this monastery their seat. Today, Tashilhunpo Monastery has 4 dratsangs, 56 assembly halls, more than 3,600 rooms, over 800 monks, and a total area of 300,000 square meters. Highlights: 1. Hailed as the supreme monastery of Tsang, it is the seat of successive Panchen Lamas and the largest monastery in the Tsang region, and together with the three great monasteries of Lhasa it is known as one of the four great monasteries of Tibet 2. The Maitreya Buddha Hall houses a bronze statue of the Buddha, using 231,400 jin of brass and 6,700 taels of gold; for inlaying just the Buddha's eyebrows, more than 1,400 diamonds, pearls, and other gems of various sizes were used 3. The monastery enshrines exquisitely crafted stupas containing the relics of the Panchen Lamas, made with countless quantities of gold, silver, copper, silk, coral, pearls, agate, turquoise, and many other materials
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Leaving Lhasa (Lhasa city area to the airport is about 70 km, 1 hour by car)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport or railway station will be arranged according to your flight or train schedule, bringing your pleasant journey to an end. The city center is about a 1-hour drive from the airport, so it is advisable to book a flight departing after 10:00. [Friendly Reminder] According to regulations, foreign and Taiwan compatriot tourists must be accompanied by a licensed tour guide when arriving in or leaving Lhasa; the guide will verify your departure information with you in advance, so please be sure to provide an accurate flight itinerary or train ticket booking confirmation, so that the travel agency can reasonably arrange the unified free pick-up and drop-off service for the group.
✅ Inclusions
1 Transportation Arrangements: Standard tourist vehicle: 7-26 seats (if the number of visitors touring within Lhasa is fewer than 4, the tour guide will take guests by taxi instead - taxi fare paid by the travel agency). This is a join-in group tour, so vehicles and guides may be changed; we appreciate your understanding. Tibet's overall reception capacity is relatively limited, and standard tourist vehicles are somewhat old, with conditions not comparable to cities in inland China. Due to Tibet's high altitude, most tourist vehicles have no air conditioning or do not turn it on (turning on the AC easily slows the vehicle's power, and the contrast between warm inside and cold outside can easily cause a cold). Tibet has section-based speed limits on roads (for example, driving a certain XX kilometers must take no less than 2 hours), so stops will be chosen at random for rest and waiting; please be aware. This is a join-in group tour; before departure, other visitors will be picked up from different hotels, so there may be waiting for one another. Please keep to the schedule voluntarily. Vehicles are arranged according to the number of people. If a visitor voluntarily gives up the itinerary, the vehicle fee will not be refunded. Luggage specifications: because Tibet is located on a high plateau, too much luggage will cause the tourist vehicle to lack power and move slowly, and will also affect visitors' riding comfort; each person is limited to one 26-inch suitcase + one carry-on backpack. The guide will notify visitors in advance to store excess luggage at the front desk of their Lhasa hotel.
2 Hotels Throughout: Basic room type twin rooms, i.e. standard rooms, are provided (natural single rooms, i.e. king rooms, are not guaranteed; no bed, no breakfast). If there is a single man or single woman in the group, the travel agency has the right to arrange a triple room, room sharing, or have the visitor pay the single room supplement according to the actual situation. This is a join-in group tour with fixed hotels uniformly arranged by the travel agency; specific hotels cannot be requested. We appreciate your understanding.
3 Meal Arrangements: All hotels include breakfast, plus 2 complimentary specialty meals (free gifts, no refund if not eaten): a Lhasa specialty meal (Tibetan meal or Nepalese meal) and Everest hot pot. Other meals are at your own expense; if you give up a meal for personal reasons, the meal fee will not be refunded. If you are not accustomed to dining in Tibetan areas, you may bring your own side dishes. The complimentary specialty meals can be arranged as lunch or dinner.
4 Guide Service: Chinese, English, or Chinese-English bilingual guide. This is a join-in group tour, and the travel agency will arrange a guide for the corresponding language according to the actual situation. If Chinese-native and English-native visitors are in the same vehicle, our company will arrange Chinese-English bilingual guide service. We appreciate your understanding. This is a join-in group tour, so guides and vehicles may be changed; we appreciate your understanding.
5 Attraction Tickets: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier, Rongbuk Monastery, Mount Everest (including eco-bus), Tashilhunpo Monastery. Only the first admission tickets for the attractions listed in the itinerary are included, and all will be visited. If an attraction cannot be visited due to unexpected circumstances, it will be exchanged for another after discussion with visitors. Off-season travel cost calculations already take into account annual winter ticket discounts; there is no ticket fee or price difference to refund, and if discount policies suddenly change, no additional price difference will be charged. Tickets for the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple both require real-name reservations; please follow the guide's arrangements. Thank you.
6 Tibet Entry Procedures: Processing of the Tibet Entry Permit, travel permit, military area permit, and other required documents. Some scenic areas require border defense permits, but the conditions for processing border defense permits within Tibet change frequently, so Chinese nationals are best advised to process their border defense permit in advance at their local public security bureau before departure.
7 Travel Insurance: Travel accident insurance, tourist vehicle seat insurance, and travel agency liability insurance (all three types included).
8 Pickup and Drop-off Service: Complimentary time-limited free pickup and drop-off service (only on the fixed departure date and end date of the join-in group tour): 1. Airplane (Lhasa Gonggar Airport): free pickup (for flights arriving between 08:00am-22:00pm); free drop-off (for flights departing between 08:30am-22:30pm); 2. Train (Lhasa Railway Station): free train pickup/drop-off. If visitors need to arrive in Lhasa before our company's fixed departure date or leave Tibet after the end date, a separate pickup/drop-off fee must be paid. If a visitor's booked flight is not within the free pickup/drop-off time, a separate pickup/drop-off fee must be paid. This itinerary is a join-in group tour, so for airport pickup and drop-off, guests with similar time slots will be grouped together, and waiting time may vary around 2 hours. One day in advance, staff or sales personnel will confirm the pickup and drop-off time with visitors in advance. If visitors do not wish to wait, they may notify the travel agency one day in advance to arrange a separate pickup or drop-off at their own expense.
9 Complimentary Services: Oxygen and water. One small portable oxygen bottle per person as a gift. Two small bottles of mineral water per person per day (300ml each) as a gift. One backup emergency medical oxygen tank (6.8L) provided in the vehicle. Potala Palace headset service. So that visitors can, within the limited visiting time, follow the guide and understand the Potala Palace more clearly, the guide will help visitors rent headsets at the scenic area entrance and return them at the scenic area after the visit. Please keep them safe! Small gift. One Potala Palace-pattern fridge magnet as a gift (to keep as a memento of this Tibet trip).
10 Service Fee: Travel agency service fee, Potala Palace ticket reservation, driver and guide food and accommodation subsidies, etc.
❌ Exclusions
1 Single room supplement: hotels default to 2 people per room (except dormitory rooms). If you stay in a single room, you must pay the single room supplement separately.
2 Room loss: as rooms are booked with full payment, any room charges incurred due to changes during the trip are at your own expense.
3 Personal expenses: laundry, telephone, fax, pay TV, beverages, snacks, tobacco and alcohol, and other personal expenses in the hotel.
4 Unforeseen circumstances: due to irresistible objective reasons and reasons not attributable to the travel agency (such as natural disasters, war, strikes, epidemics, etc.), or airline flight reasons, insufficient number of registrations, and other special circumstances, the travel agency has the right to cancel or change the itinerary, and has the right to charge additional fees for the corresponding extra costs.
5 Round-trip major transportation: the cost of major transportation to and from Tibet, such as air tickets or train tickets, is not included in the tour fee. If you need the travel agency to book on your behalf, an additional fee will be charged.
📌 Booking Notes
Regarding tips (the quote does not include driver and guide tips): We suggest tourists pay 60 yuan per person per day in tips (guide: 30 yuan/day, driver: 30 yuan/day). The Potala Palace is closed on Mondays; if your itinerary falls on a Monday, the group itinerary will be adjusted, so please confirm the final itinerary with your sales representative.
Seasonal prices (2026 · per person):
Comfort tier — Low season ¥6240 / Shoulder season ¥7080 / High season ¥8040
Luxury tier — Low season ¥7440 / Shoulder season ¥9720 / High season ¥10560
Single room supplement — Comfort tier: Low ¥1200 / Shoulder ¥1680 / High ¥2160; Luxury tier: Low ¥3000 / Shoulder ¥3840 / High ¥4560
Season periods: Low season (1.1-3.15 / 11.1-12.31); Shoulder season (3.16-6.25 / 8.29-9.26 / 10.7-10.31); High season (6.26-8.28 / National Day 9.27-10.6). Prices exclude round-trip major transportation.
Note: Tibet Travel Permit processing is guaranteed (required documents: scanned copies of passport page + visa page; please submit 15 days in advance; if it falls on a statutory holiday, it will be postponed accordingly). We can accept foreign visitors and Taiwan guests.
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