Lhasa Namtso Lake Tour

Overview

Duration: 5 Days
Trip Grade: Easy
Activities: Tours & Sightseeing
Accommodation: Lodge / Camping
Meals: Breakfast in kathmandu/All the meals during tour in Tibet
Group Size: Minimum 4
Best Season: April, May, June, July
Transportation: Car/ Van/ Plane

Lhasa Namtso Lake tour is the probably the best short package to explore Tibet, famous Chinese autonomous region. Lhasa is the famous destination for travel and tour. Not only as a capital city it’s the pristine land to know, experience Tibetan Buddhism. Monasteries like Drepung, Sera present the traditional practices of it.

Namtso Lake is the one of the highest elevated salt lake of the world. In fact Namtso means sky, so the Namtso lake with elevation the great lake of the world. Once have to visit when in Tibet. This is the one of the three holy lakes. It hosts stunning views of Nyenchen Thanglha snow mountain range.

This tour package of Himalaya Thunder Treks explores Lhasa with its geography and traditional practices. Lhasa is not only the hub for business, authority and transport it’s the center for Tibetan Buddhism. Our team with best management and arrangements makes your Lhasa and Tibet experience rich and memorable.

Trip Itinerary
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Day 1: Flight to Lhasa

Himalaya Thunder Team welcomes you at the arrival in Lhasa (Gonggar) airport. It's acclimatization day after short drive.

Day 2: Sight Seen at Lhasa

Starting frim Potala Palace, the iconic Tibetan monument the day explores Jokhang Temple, the holiest one. With constant bustle, dazzling paraphernalia of worship, flickering butter lamps in monasteries and temple, experience the fascinating Barkhor Street, where lifestyle meets religious tradition.

Day 3: Explore Lhasa

This day you are visiting Drepung Monastery, was a richest Monastery with four colleges and 10,000 monks. From here you can view stunning Mt. Gambo Utse and the Lhasa City. Another destination Sera Monastery is famous with warrior monks and Norbulingka was summer palace of the Dalai Lama. With several palaces, chapels, and buildings it presents rich history of Tibet.

Day 4: Explore Namtso Lake

With a short drive this day trip explores second largest salt water Lake of Chinese autonomous region Tibet. Namtso Lake is the biggest lake at the highest elevation setting. Namtso is a sacred & Buddhist pilgrimage site with Zhaxi Temple and beautiful scenery. En route we will meet Nomad Families.

Day 5: Flight to Kathmandu

The day finally tour concludes with Kathmandu flight back. After arriving at Kathmandu we had memorable dinner at Nepali Chulo.

Presented Itinerary is our tentative plan to make your Nepal experience rich. It can be customized as client's interest and timeframe.

Inclusion

All transfers in Nepal and Tibet.
Accomodation in Kathmandu and Lhasa with breakfast. (rest of the places breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included.)
Sightseeing/ guided tour and all entrance fee of monuments like Stupas, temples, monasteries monuments in Nepal and Tibet.
Tibet Permits and necessary documents needed in Tibet.
Flight from Kathmandu to Gongar airport in Lhasa.
Supporting crews from Nepal including cycling guide/ team leader/ co-ordinator and professional cook.
Freshly cooked meals (breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).
Supporting vehicle and rescue vehicle all around Tibet.
Tibetan government license holder guide.
Dining, Sleeping and Toilet Tent. Sleeping mattress and bags.