Tibet travel review 2014-Reliable Tour Agency Recommended
Tibet Everest and Lake Namtso-Canadian Traveler review 2014
Travelers' Name: Mr. & Mrs Lassen Family (see handwriten Tibet Ganden Samye Trekking + Everest base camp Landscape adventure summer 2014 review)
Nationality:Denmark
Tibet Travel Period: July9-July21, 2014--the outline of their Tibet adventure as below
Wednesday July9 Day 01 Arrival at Lhasa by flight from Beijing (Beijing Capital airport-Terminal2---China southern airline flight CZ3183 7:20am-2:00pm), to be picked up and transferred to downtown Lhasa, --Dhood GU hotel (Potala view room), rest for acclimatization
Thursday July10 Day 02: Highlights Lhasa walking tour: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, hotel as above
Friday July11 Day 03: Lhasa-Ganden Monastery (70km), (if you prefer, you can do some hiking up to Mountain Ankori) - visit Ganden- then drive 7 km to camp at Trubshi Village (Nomad people village) - camping
Saturday July12 Day 04: Trekking: Trubshi Village- -Yama Do (4800m),5-6 hrs., about 17 km (450m descent,300m ascent)- --camping
Sunday July13 Day 05: Trekking: Yama Do-Shuga la (5250m)-Chitu gang (4907m)-Tsotup Chu Valley [4700m], 5-7 hrs,10km--- camping
Monday July14 Day 06: Trekking: Tsotup Chu Valley-Chitu La (5100m)-Nyagarsumdo- Herder’s Camp, 5 hrs,14km--- camping
Tuesday July15 Day 07: Trekking: Herder's Camp-Nyango (4-5hrs)-Yamalung Hermitage (forests view) - drive to Samye (total of 39km) route: Herder Camp-Gen Do-Yamalung Hermitage-Nyango-Wango-Pisha-Dragmar-Sangbu-Samye (we arrive at Samye Monastery around 12:30 pm, after lunch in local restaurants by yourself, then we will drive to visit Yamdrok Lake –Karola Glacier-Gyangtse ( 240km, taking about 5 to 7 hours, we will arrive at Gyantse around 8:30 pm)- Stay in Gyangtse Yeti hotel.
Wednesday July16 Day 08: Gyantse (Pelkhor Monastery+Kumbum Pagoda)-Shigatse city-Shegar town, o/n in Shegar Shanghai Everest hotel (Shegar Everest hotel is anyway the best available hotel, another same standard hotel is called Shegar Shanghai Everest hotel).
Thursday July17 Day 09: Shegar-Mt Everest Base camp (about 100 km landscape driving) (Enjoy the view of sunset of Mt. Everest if weather permitting -one night camping in the local warmer nomad’s people’s “Tent Guesthouse” which is with heating service inside.
Friday July18 Day 10: Enjoy the view to Mt. Everest peak (sunrise photos if weather permitting) - along the central Nepal-China highway)-drive back to Shigatse around 7 pm, o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar hotel (3 star hotel) or Tsamba Hotel or similar one if late booking
Saturday July19 Day11: back to Lhasa (280 km along the central Nepal-China highway)-free afternoon in Lhasa, o/n in hotel as above
Sunday July20 Day 12: at 9:55am, we will check out of hotel and we will transfer you to Lhasa railway station (around 10:30am) to board the train for Lanzhou, the train number is T166, and it leaves at 11:15am (soft sleeper and booking confirmation code: E701247713), travel on the train
Monday July21 Day13: the train arrives at Lanzhou railway station at 12:31 noon time, have your own leisure time in the afternoon before you take taxi to airport to catch the flight HU7250 from Lanzhou to Guilin, 9:20pm, and the flight lands at 00:45 am mid night.
Tibet Everest and Lake Namtso-Canadian Traveler review 2014
Travelers' Name: Mr. Mark Wester and Mrs. Yvonne Dudock, and Lara Pam Wester (see handwriten Tibet Everest & Namtso Lake Landscape tour 2014 review)
Nationality:Netherland
Tibet Travel Period: June30-July8, 2014
Note: Mr. Mark Wester and Mrs. Yvonne Dudock took their lovely daughter travelling around the world for almost one year and we were honored to have well organized their Tibet tour. hee below is the outline.
June30√Day1 fly from Chengdu to Lhasa CA4405 Chengdu - Lhasa, 06:30-08:40, to-hotel transfer, rest well for altitude-Snow Heaven Hotel or Dhood Gu Hotel or Gorkha Hotel or similar one if late booking
July1√Day2 highlight walking tour in Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Bazaar
July2√Day3 Lhasa highlight trip: Tibet Museum, Norbulinka and Sera Monastery
July3√Day4 Lhasa-Yangpachen Geothermal-Damxung county-Namtso-Lake-Lhasa [500km roundtrip of beautiful landscape], hotel as above
July4√Day5 Lhasa- -Shigatse (350km) (Tashilhunpo Monastery & Local free market), o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar Hotel or similar one if late booking
July5√Day6 Shigatse-Shegar-Old Tingri-Campsite which is 4 km to Mt. Everest base camp, today it is about 370 km landscape driving, we will stay in local tented guesthouse
July6√Day7 trek about 4 km to Everest Base camp (or take local environment bus if you do not want to walk on the 5150 meters high altitude)—back to Shigatse
-Lhasa (280km), hotel as above
July7√Day8 Shigatse-Gyantse- (Palkhor Monastery & Kumbum Stupa) –Karola Glacier-Lake Yamdrok-Lhasa
July8√ Day9 Hotel to airport transfer for flight to Kathmandu, Air China flight CA408 11:05AM-10:30AM
18 days Tibet tour
Nationality: USA and Australia (7 people)
Tibet Travel Period: June21-July8, 2014
June21 Day01 Arrival by air, transfer to Lhasa, check in hotel, rest for acclimatization (house of Shambhala).
June22 Day02 Highlight tour in Lhasa, visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Bazaar and Sera Monastery.
June23 Day03 Lhasa--Tsurphu Monastery, trekking, camping
June24 Day04 trekking and camping
June25 Day05 trekking and camping
June26 Day06 trekking and camping
June27 Day07 to Yapachen Hotspring, transfer Jim’s family to Lhasa-stay in house of Shambhala—2 rooms (and transfer Jim to airport for afternoon flight), for Laura’s family, we transfer to visit Lake Namtso-and drive back to stay in Damxung county, o/n in hotel—Jinzhu hotel or similar one( best tourist standard Hotel).
June28 Day08 free morning for Jim’s wife and children, after lunch (on your own), we transfer Jim’s wife and children to airport, fly back to Beijing.
== June28 Day08 For Laura’s family, we will continue our tour from Damxung to Shigatse city along the northern scenery road—visit Nyimu County (enjoy the beautiful landscape on the way), o/n in Shigatse city best Hotel in Shigatse, Tashi Choedar Hotel===
June29 Day09 Shigatse visit Tashi Lhunpo Monastery-Tibetan old markets and Dechen Podzang Palace. Stay in Tashi Choedar Hotel
June30 Day10 Shigatse—Gyangtse (90km). Drive slowly, on the way enjoy the view of the best farm in Tibet, lunch in Gyangtse and then Visit Gyangtse Kumbum Monastery. Overnight in Gyangtse Yeti Hotel or similar one if late booking.
July1 Day11 Gyangtse-Karola Glacier-Yamdrok Lake-Herbu village-Samye (Samye monastery, first Buddhism monastery in Tibet). (On the way, enjoy the view of Karola glacier and Yamdrok Lake) Stay overnight in Samye monastery Hotel (.Best one).
July2 Day12. Samye- Yamalung nunnery 17 km driving, (trek up in about one hour to see Yamalung nunnery). Drive to Tsedang stay overnight in Tsetang deluxe 4star hotel of Lhoka Yarlung River Hotel.
July3 Day13. Tsetang (visit Yumbu Lakang first palace in Tibet). Visit Tradruk monastery. Overnight in Tsetang 4star hotel Lhoka Yarlung River Hotel.
July4 Day14. Tsetang (one day city tour in Tsetang) you can visit my father’s village (Nekar village—have a closer touch to the Local Tibetan people daily life) as a family visit tour (feel the authentic life of Tibetan village people and their houses with farm animals). Overnight in Tsetang 4star hotel Lhoka Yarlung River Hotel.
July5 Day15. Tsetang–Lhasa (Jessy temple). Back to Lhasa by old route, Visit Nyetang big Buddha and Droma Lhakang Monastery, o/n in House of Shambhala-Traditional Tibetan culture heritage hotel
July6 Day16. Lhasa-Drak Yerpa Cave monastery-Taktse county-Tsubshi village view-Ganden monastery (50km) one of the biggest Gelukpa sect monastery in Lhasa. (House of Shambhala).
July7 Day17. Lhasa city tour, walk around the Potala palace square to take the beautiful family pictures. (House of Shambhala).
July8 Day18. Lhasa-airport transportation, fly to Guangzhou and connect flight to Australia.
Tibet Everest Travel Review May-June2014
Travelers' Name: Mario and Florian's group of 8 people
Nationality: Germany Travellers who work BMW in Shenyang
Tibet Travel Period: May31-June7, 2014
Tibet Tour Itinerary: 9 days Famous Everest Base Camp+Namtso Landscape trip (Shanghai-Lhasa-Shanghai, fly in-train back)
Tibet tour outline
May31 arrival in Lhasa airport, to be picked up and transferred to Dhood Gu Hotel or Gorkha hotel or similar one, afternoon visit Sera Monastery (interesting one)
June1 Lhasa highlight sightseeing tour and acclimatization to altitude: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor streets
June2 Lhasa-Tsetang (Tibetan cultural cradle)-Samye Monastery-Yumbulagang Palace and Tramdruk Monastery, o/n in Yarlung River Grand hotel (4 star standard good hotel)
June3 Tsetang-Lake Yamdrok-Karola Glacier-Gyantse (Pelkhor Monastery + Kumbum Pagoda)-Shigatse city, o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar hotel
June4 Shigatse-Lhatse-Shegar-Rongphu Monastery (340 km landscape driving), and trek 4 km to campsite, o/n in local dormitory private tent
June5 trek 4 km to Everest base camp, enjoy the view to Mt Everest peak, and back to Rongphu, and we will drive for Shigatse city, o/n in Shigatse Manasarovar hotel
June6 Shigatse (Tashilhunpo Monastery and local market view)-Lhasa (280 km), back to Lhasa around 6 pm, free time in Lhasa
June7 after breakfast in hotel, we will drive for airport, leave Lhasa for next stop.
Our BMW car company in Shenyang has many colleagues who traveled to Tibet with Tibet Ctrip Travel Service every year and most of them are recommended by previous German travelers and we would again recommend others to Tibet. Thanks to tony and the team.
Tibet Nepal Overland Tour Agent Review April2014
Day 1: 24th April: Fly to Lhasa by CA408, 11:30am-3:15pm (arrival time), airport pick-up by one tour van, rest in hotel which is booked by yourself
Day 2-5: 25th - 28th April: Lhasa
Day2 25th Guide will meet us in the morning to visit Jokhang, and nearby little Jokhang monastery,
Day3 26th Sera and Drepung Monasteries. Need transportation (by one tour van)
Day4 27th we try to arrange visit Potala Palace in the afternoon, no need car
Day5 28th We will also take a day trip to the fabulous Nam Tso-Lake north of Lhasa, a tour van is really nice for the good road condition
Day6: 29th April – Lhasa Lake Yamdrok-Karola Glacier-Gyantse-Shigatse – 360km (Alt = 3900m) - We get underway today south of Lhasa and over the 4700m Kangpa La and along the glorious Yamdrok Yu Tso (Lake). Expect views of the first 7000m+ peaks, on our way to a night in the old monastery town of Shigatse, hotel on your own
Day7: 30th April Shigatse to Shegar (Alt = 4340m) - A beautiful drive over the Lakpa La from which we should have majestic views of the Himalaya mountains, perhaps including a glimpse of Everest. o/n in Shegar Everest Hotel or Shegar Shanghai Everest Hotel
Day8: 1st May - Shegar to Rongbuk Valley to Tingri (Alt = 4300m) -Today we take a full day trip into the Rongbuk Valley and Everest from the north. Travel onward to Old Tingri
Unlike the southern route from Nepal, which involves over a week of trekking, in Tibet we can drive right into the mountain. o/n in Rongphu Monastery guesthouse or dormitory tent in Campsite
Day 9: 2nd May - Drive from Old Tingri to Zhangmu with stunning views of the Tibetan Plateau followed by lush, subtropical forest. (Alt = 1800m)—o/n in Zhangmu Hotel (best hotel at the border)-and check out of Tibet
Day 10: 3rd May: 3rd of May, Border to Nagarkot, stay 1 night,
Two land Cruiser or similar 4 wheel drive
4th May, Nagarkot to Bhaktapur to Kathmandu Guest House
Two land Cruiser or similar 4 wheel drive
Nepal section details as below
3rd of May, Border to Nagarkot, stay 1 night,
Two land Cruiser or similar 4 wheel drive
4th May, Nagarkot to Bhaktapur to Kathmandu Guest House
Two land Cruiser or similar 4 wheel drive
a: on the 21st April, pick me up from my hotel and going to airport pick up for 5 people, so total of 6 of people, want a nice looking Van,
Flight Number: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH170, arrive 11:30, car need to pick me up from hotel at 11am
Toyota Haice with driver
b: 22nd April, a nice car pick me up from Shambaling hotel at 2:40pm the go to airport to pick up one person QR646, arrive 15:30
c: on the 24thApril, Van from Shambaling to Airport to catch our flight to Lhasa
CA408 7 people
D: on the 5th May, morning Van for 5 people to airport to catch their flight, Malaysia airline
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH171, 12:20, need to leave hotel Kathmandu Guest House around 9am.
E: 5th May pick up Alexander Scott from Kathmandu Guest House at 5:45pm to airport to catch Flight: QR651 departure 21:30pm.
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