Lhasa City Tour-6 Days

Welcome to Kathmandu! Upon your visit, a company representative will warmly receive you at the Tribhuvan International Airport and escort you to your hotel. Once at the hotel, you will check-in and meet your tour guide to discuss the trip. Your guide will assess your documents to prepare VISA and permits.

Our representatives will prepare VISA and other documents on your behalf. In the meantime, you’ll embark on a cultural tour of the historical Kathmandu City. Kathmandu is home to numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites including the historical palaces, Buddhist stupas, Hindu temples, and monuments. Some of the wondrous sites you’ll get to visit during this tour are namely Kathmandu Durbar Square, Boudhanath, Swayambhunath, and Pashupatinath. Your tour guide will accompany you throughout the tour while offering information and insight about the sites.

After early morning breakfast, you’ll drive to the airport and embark on a scenic trans-Himalayan flight to Lhasa. You’ll cover a distance of 604km until Lhasa in about 1.5hr. From the flight, you can enjoy the aerial view of the entire Himalayan range of Nepal and Tibet including the sight of desert-like Tibetan plateau. You can witness some of the highest mountains on Earth, namely: the Mt. Everest (8848m), Lhotse (8516m), Makalu (8485m), and Kanchenjunga (8586m). Once at Lhasa, you’ll be transferred to your hotel located at the heart of the city.

The day begins with a hearty breakfast at the hotel. Afterward, you’ll embark on the full-day sightseeing tour around Lhasa. You’ll head towards the historic Potala Palace. Potala Palace, also known as the winter palace, was the former residence of Dalai Lama and his royal office. From here, you’ll make your way towards Sera Monastery, one of the Great Three Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, Sera Monastery lies almost 2km north from the center of the city. You’ll enter the premise before heading out to explore other parts of the city.

After early breakfast, you’ll embark on the second day of the city tour and visit Drepung Monastery. A Buddhist shrine which makes one of the three great monasteries in Tibet, Drepung is located at the foot of Mount Gephel. Drepung is also the largest among all the Tibetan monasteries. Afterward, you’ll head towards Jokhang Temple located at the center of Barkhor Street. After visiting the temple, you’ll explore the nearby Barkhor market and shop for authentic products, curio, and clothes. Barkhor market lies along the narrow streets surrounding Jokhang Temple. You may also witness pilgrims circumambulating around Jokhang Temple. If time permits, you can explore the only nunnery in Lhasa and Norbulingka Palace.

Bidding farewell to Lhasa, you’ll embark on a flight back to either Kathmandu. A scenic flight over the pristine Himalayas will bring you back to the historical Kathmandu city. You can catch the final sights of the Potala Palace, desert-like Tibetan plateau, and the Himalayas en route to Kathmandu. Upon arrival, you’ll be escorted to your hotel.