Tibet travel review 2014-Reliable Tour Agency Recommended
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Travelers' Name: Mrs. JOSETTE PAULE ANDREE LILLE and Mr. DANIEL CHARLES YEPREMIAN (see handwriten Tibet Lhasa culture and Landscape tour review)
Nationality: France
Tibet Travel Period: April17-21, 2014
Tibet Tour Itinerary: 5days Famous Lhasa cultural +Landscape tour
√April22 Day01 Arrival & transfer to Lhasa, check in hotel, rest for acclimatization
√April23 Day02 Guided sightseeing tour in Lhasa (walking tour): Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Bazaar
√April24 Day03 Guided sightseeing tour in Lhasa: Drepung & Sera Monastery
√April25 Day04 Lhasa Yangpachen Geothermal-Damxung County-Lake Nam-Tso-Lhasa (5-10 people, small size group tour)---Or optional tour: Lhasa-Lake Yamdrok-Karo-la Glacier-Lhasa
√April26 Day05 Final Departure
Qinghai-Tibet Train travel and Tibet highlights travel 2014
Travelers' Name: Miss Maja (see handwriten Tibet Highlights Adventure travel review 2014)
Nationality: Croatia
Tibet Travel Period: April08-25, 2014
Tibet Tour Itinerary: 18 days Tibet highlight landscape and trekking adventure
April8 Day 01 Xining – Lhasa
Upon arrival at airport, Pick up and transfer to a 3 star hotel
April9 Day 02 transfer from hotel to station, board the train for Lhasa by train K917 (train leaves at 3:05PM)
April10 Day03 Arrive into LHASA at 2:35pm, walking around the Barkhor and overnight in Lhasa. O/n in Rama Khapo hotel
April11 Day04 (Breakfast) Lhasa tour: visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street, overnight in Rama Khapo hotel
April12 Day05 (Breakfast) Tibet Museum, Norbulinka Summer Palace, Sera Monastery, Overnight in Rama Khapo hotel
April13 Day06 (Breakfast) One free day to rest well before we head for the Ganden to Samye trekking
April14 Day07 (B+L+D) Lhasa-driving about 60 km to Ganden Monastery, after sightseeing in Ganden Monastery (with little bit climbing to Wangburi mountain), drive about 9 km to Tsubshi Village (or we can trek some distance if you prefer rather than driving there directly), Tsubshi is a nice small village, set up camping, enjoy the countryside life (go to visit Tibetan Nomadic family, see lots of yaks, cows and sheep, your guide and you will cook together for the dinner, o/n in the camping.
April14 Day07 (B+L+D) Lhasa-driving about 60 km to Ganden Monastery, after sightseeing in Ganden Monastery (with little bit climbing to Wangburi mountain), drive about 9 km to Tsubshi Village (or we can trek some distance if you prefer rather than driving there directly), Tsubshi is a nice small village, set up camping, enjoy the countryside life (go to visit Tibetan Nomadic family, see lots of yaks, cows and sheep, your guide and you will cook together for the dinner, o/n in the camping.
April15 Day08 (B+L+D) Tsubshi Village-Hepu-Yama Do (4456 meters high), enjoy the landscape along the way, trek about 3 to 4 hours, covering about 15 km, we will set up camp nearby the River
April16 Day09 (B+L+D) Yama Do-Shug-la Mountain pass (5250m)-Tsotup Chu Valley [4700m] (today we will trek about 7 hours and it is little bit challenging, today totally we will trek about 12 km, see lakes and experience e nomadic people’s life. o/n in camping, [full board meals/camping]
April17 Day10 (B+L+D) Tsotup Chu Valley-Chitu-la mountain pass (5100 m)-Yamalung heritage, (trekking about 7 hours covering about 16 km) we are going to trek through Yamalung Forests, camping in the forest, [full board meals/camping]
April18 Day11 (B+L) drive to Samye monastery (about 20 km from Yamalung heritage to Samye monastery), arrival around noon, visit this monastery and we will drive to Tsetang city, o/n in Yarlung River grand hotel (a good 4 star standard hotel)
April19 Day12: Tsetang-Yumbulagang Palace-Lake Yamdrok-Karola Glacier-Gyantse, o/n Yeti Hotel
April20 Day13: Gyantse (Pelkhor monastery and Kumbum pagoda) –Shigatse (90km well paved road), visit Tashilhunpo Monastery and old Tibetan Markets and streets, o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar hotel
April21 Day14: Shigatse-Rongphu Monastery-Everest Base Camp, o/n in tent-guesthouse
April22 Day15: Everest Base camp-Shigatse, o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar hotel
April23 Day 16 Shigatse-Nyimuthon Village (visit the Incense making)-Lhasa, o/n in Rama Khapo Hotel
April24 Day 17 one final free day before leaving Tibet for Chongqing
April25 Day 18 Lhasa departure by flight to Chongqing MU8412 1:55pm-3:50pm
Lhasa Namtso Yamdrok Tour Review April 2014
Group Code: NW-WS20140419-5 pax
Travelers' Name: (see handwriten Tibet Lhasa cultural tour review)
Nationality: France and Hongkong
Tibet Travel Period: April19-24, 2014
Tibet Tour Itinerary: 6 days Kathmandu-Lhasa-Namtso-Yamdrok-Lhasa-Kathmandu
19th April Day 01: Arrival in Lhasa, pick up and transfer to hotel
20th April-Day 02: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkor Street
21st April Day 03: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Norbulinka Park
22nd April Day 04: Drive to Namtso Lake and back to Lhasa
23rd April Day 05: Lhasa-Lake Yamdrok-Lhasa
24th April: Day 06: Final departure
Xi'ning Tibet Nepal Overland Travel Recommendation 2014
Travelers' Name: VASILIKI KOURI, DIMITRA KARALI, ANGELIKI KOURI, BARLIS IOANNIS (see handwriten Qinghai Tibet railway Travel-Everest-Nepal Landscape review)
Nationality: Greece
Tibet Travel Period: April16-24, 2014
Tibet Tour Itinerary: 8 days Famous Qinghai-Tibet-Nepal overland tour (train travel to Lhasa)
April16 morning flight from Xi’an to Xi’ning by yourself, to Xining west railway station and board the train for Lhasa, The train T223 leaves at Xi’ning at 5:15pm, overnight stop on the train
1. Thursday 17 April –arrive Lhasa in the afternoon at 4:35pm by train from Xi’ning T223, transfer to hotel by tour guide / Dhood Gu Hotel (2 Potala View Rooms ) already booked
2. Friday 18 April – Lhasa sightseeing (Potala Palace, Tibet Museum, Johkang Temple, Barkhor, old town walking tour) Dhood Gu Hotel (2 Potala View Rooms ) already booked
3. Saturday 19 April –Lhasa sightseeing (transfer & tour to Drepung & Sera Monasteries, & visit Drak Yerpa) Dhood Gu Hotel (2 Potala View Rooms ) already booked
4. Sunday 20 April – Leave Lhasa to Gyantse (Yamdroktso Lake (hiking)-please suggest best hiking route-I will leave this up to you, Karola Glacier, Gyantse Dzong, Kumbu Stupa, Palkhor Monastery (today or tomorrow depending on arrival time) / Yeti hotel 1 nt
5. Monday 21 April - Leave Gyantse (maybe Rabse Nunnery and Tsechen Fort- no admission fees included/depends on time-this is not certain depends on the local situation and timing) to Shigatse (Tashilhunpo Monastery & Shigatse Dzong) / Manasarovar hotel 1 nt
6. Tuesday 22 April – Leave Shigatse to Rongbuk Monastery - Rongbuk tent camp (if not possible then guesthouse)—we can provide camping gears if you like;
7. Wednesday 23 April – early trek to EBC, free time, then drive from EBC to Peitsu-ko lake till sunset (I understand it is difficult to sleep there for several reasons so would like to visit and then drive to Zhangmu). Then Zhangmu to sleep/ New Zhangmu hotel 1 night
8. Thursday 24 April – drive from Zhangmu to Nepal border/Kodari – morning /midday arrival in Kathmandu
Tibet family travel 2014, April review by Australian Family
Travelers' Name: Mr. Jason Craig Billings's family and friend (6 people) (see handwriten Tibet Lhasa cultural tour review)
Nationality: Austria and China Hongkong
Tibet Travel Period: April18-24, 2014
Tibet Tour Itinerary: 7 days Famous Lhasa-Nyingchi-Lulang Forest-Basumtso-Tedrum Hotspring-Yamdrok-Lhasa-Airport
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April18 fly to Lhasa-Accommodation in 4 Points Sheraton Hotel
April19 Highlight Sightseeing tour in Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Streets and Sera Monastery hotel as above
April20 Lhasa-Niyang River View Point-Gongbujiangda County-Kading Valley-Nyingchi County;
Accommodation in Nyingchi Meilin International hotel
April21 Enjoy the beautiful view in and around Nyingchi: Nyingchi-Huge Cypress-Lulang Forest, back to Bayi Town
Accommodation in Nyingchi Meilin International hotel
April22 Bayi Town-Lake Draksum-tso-Medrokonggar County-Tedrum Nunnery and Hot spring (about 450 km landscape trip), o/n in Shambhala Source (local best accommodation which is a heritage hotel)
April23 Tedrum Nunnery to Ganden Monastery-Jiama Village or Tsubshi village (Tibetan family visit)-Drak Yerpa Hermitage Caves monastery-Lake Yamdrok-Lhasa (about 350 km transportation)-Accommodation in 4 Points Sheraton Hotel
April24 hotel to airport transfer, fly from Lhasa to Chengdu and then to Hong Kong