8 days Tibet Photography Impression Tour-Highlight photo travel

Take the 8 days' Tibet landscape tour to shoot photos of Mt. Everest and holy Namtso. Both Everest and Namtso are among the top famous Tibet travel attractions! During this Tibet landscape tour, we will visit many culture sites in Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse, important we will see the natural beauty of lakes, snow mountain peaks.

Pay small deposit to Lhasa based tour company bank account rather than personal or company account outside of Tibet!

Tibet Photography Tour schedule:

Here below is the 8 days highlight Tibet photo tour program outline. B=Breakfast, L=Lunch

Day01 Fly to Lhasa [Lhasa, altitude, 3680m], airport-hotel transfer, check in hotel, rest
Day02 (B+L) Sightseeing in Lhasa Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Bazaar, Sera monastery
Day03 (B+L) Lhasa-Namtso Lake-Lhasa (500 km round-trip landscape, Nomad life experience)
Day04 Lhasa-Shigatse, Tashilhunpo Monastery and local free market), o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar Hotel or Shigatse Shandong Mansion or Shigatse Gangjian Hotel if late booking or due to hotel tight resource in high season.
Day05 Drive Shigatse-Rongphu Monastery, o/n in local guesthouse best available
Day06 trek or take local environment vehicle to visit Everest, drive back to Shigatse, o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar Hotel or similar one
Day07 Shigatse-Gyantse (Pelkhor and Kumbum)-Lake Yamdrok-Lhasa. o/n in hotel mentioned above
Day08 leave Tibet (hotel-airport transfer) for next destination.

100% Lhasa based and direct price-more value and unbeatable prices-Private Tibet Everest + Namtso Tour

Please be advised: for the trip from November to next Feb. the price will be at least 100$ cheaper per person.
Private Tibet Everest and Namtso Impression Tour Service included:
• Tibetan local English speaking tour guide;
• Accommodation Options per price category
1) 4 Star standard hotel in Lhasa: Tibet Hotel in west Lhasa, Shambhala Palace or House of Shambhala, Lhasa Ganggyan Hotel or similar; Shigatse hotel or Tashi Choeta Hotel in Shigatse
2) 3 Star Standard hotels such as Dhood Gu Hotel, Yak Hotel, Dekhang Hotel, Mandala Hotel or Kyichu Hotel; Shigatse Manasarovar hotel or Shigatse Post Hotel or Shigatse Shandong Mansion;
3) Cheapest option on dormitory basis in Lhasa: Budget Tibetan Owned traditional Family hotel (Local Golden Star basis-private toilet, shower)-Rama Karpo Hotel, Bankshol Hotel or Phingtso Khangsang Hotel; In Shigatse: Gang Gyan Hotel, or Khangshon Hotel or Tenzin Guesthouse, Campsite Tent or Rongpu Guesthouse
• Tibet travel permits and permits delivery;
• Private vehicle for the transportation (Airport/station-hotel-airport/station transfer);
•  Entrance tickets for all the sights per the itinerary;
•  All breakfasts, plus two lunches in local restaurants in Lhasa (on tour group basis, 10$ per person per lunch)
• Instant support during the whole Tibet trip
• Airfare and or train tickets optional per your requests

Service not included:

1) Meals not specified;
2) Personal natural expense like Laundry, IDD calls, drinks, etc;
3) Additional tour programs in Nepal or China;
4) Tips for your guide and driver

Tibet Namtso + Mt. Everest Photo Tour detailed arrangements

Day 01 Arrival by train or air, transfer to Lhasa, check in hotel, rest for acclimatization
Upon your arrival at Lhasa Gonggar Airport or Lhasa Newwu Train Station, your Tibetan local guide and driver will pick you up with your name sign, and then they will transfer you to Lhasa city safely. Please be not so anxious to walk much around hotel to see this that, but you do need a good rest in your hotel for needed acclimatization, otherwise you maybe under the weather little bit and easy get mountain sickness. Accommodation: 3 stars standard and centrally located hotel (or any kinds of accommodations as per your idea)

Day 02 Guided sightseeing tour in Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, Sera Monastery
Today what we will visit in Lhasa is the vital Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple with her vicinities. Potala palace is Lhasa's most important landmark and she a wonder of Eastern architecture. Your first site of this massive structure will be a magical moment which will be remembered for your rest life time. It has been a palace since the fifth or sixth century and was once the home to the Dalai Lama. Well another visit we will take is to Jokhang Temple which locoates at Barkhor Bazaar. This temple is the most revered shrine in Tibet and is constantly bustling with devout worshippers. Today, our another visit will be for Sera Monastery. Sera Monastery is a fifteenth century sprawl of golden roofs and whitewashed walls. This well preserved monastery is located just a few miles North of Lhasa and is home to several hundred monks. Its famous debating activities are happening 3-4pm quite regularly every working day, we will not give it a miss.We will also be given the opportunity to shop in Barkor Bazaar, the crowded central market in ancient section of Lhasa where is the residence of many local people.

Day 03 Lhasa-Damxung County-Lake Nam-Tso-Lhasa (500 km roundtrip)

To experience the natural views of Tibet is a dream of many tourists. This one day roundtrip tour will offer you great opportunity to see the real Tibet. You will see the great mountains, huge grasslands, local nomads, sheep, yaks, goats, horses, most importantly, you will feel the pure huge Lake-Nam-Tso, which is 4718m high. It is the second-largest saltwater lake in China, the first being Koko Nor (Qinghai-Lake) in Qinghai province. More and more people want to visit this holy lake. In clear weather the water is a miraculous shade of turquoise and there are magnificent views of the nearby mountains. The wide open spaces, dotted with the tents of local drokpas (Nomads) are intoxicating. On the way back to Lhasa, we can stop in Yangpachen Hot spring where we can enjoy the Hot sping service on our own if we want.

Day 04 Lhasa-Shigatse city[3900m], the 2nd largest city in Tibet
Around 8:30 am, we will leave Lhasa for Shigatse which is the second largest city of Tibet. We are going to spend around 3-4 hours driving smoothly along this well paved China-Nepal Highway (Lhasa-Shigatse section, 280km). Today we will give visit to Tashilhunpo Monastery and Shigatse local free market.
Accommodation will be: Shigatse Manasarover Hotel or similar nice one (Tibetan style) if late booking due to hotel tight resource especially during high season or festival time.

Day 05 Drive Shigatse-Rongphu Monastery[5180m], o/n in local guesthouse best available
After early breakfast in Shigatse, we will drive onward to Rongphu Monastery, near Everest Base Camp. It is 350 km touch drive, but our guide and driver will take good care of you along this high altitude road, you have lots of chances to stop wherever to shoot pictures of mountains, rivers, all the landscape is tremendous.

Day 06 Rongbuk-EBC-Shigatse
we get up early for Everest sunrize pictures in Rongphu and trek 8 km or take local environment vehicle to the Mt. Everest Base Camp, have close visit to the Mt. Everest,in the middle afternoon (around 3-4 pm, we drive back to Shigatse city where we can have better hotel accommodation. o/n in hotel.

Day 07 Shigatse-Gyantse-Lake Yamdrok Tso-Lhasa
After early breakfasts in this second largest city, we take an easy drive of 90 km for Gyangtse where will visit Pelkhor Choed Monastery and Kumbum Pagoda, after lunch in this town, we will drive along the southern Lhasa-Shigatse natural view routing to visit the Lake of Yamdrok Tso. Around 6 pm, we will get back to Lhasa. o/n in hotel.

Day 08 depart Tibet for next destination
Your private Tibetan driver and the guide will see you off to airport or train station, your Tibet tour with Tibet CTrip ends (if you need additional tour services in Nepal or China, we would be more than happy to organize as well). And hopefully your Tibet holiday leaves you long memory in your whole life.

The more detailed service and pricing will be sent to you soon in email after your inqury. Click the link: Tibet travel photos, you can take a quick look at some pictures of the sites some of which are taken by our distinguished clients.