Gannan Hotel is renowned for its hospitality and homely environment and is one of the hotels in Lhasa that always get top feedbacks from the guests. The hotel offers Homely Tibetan traditional style accommodation equipped with modern facilities of Cable TV and AC at reasonable rates. There are now 41 Tibetan style rooms, 2 suites, 23 standard double rooms, 12 budget dormitory rooms and 4 standard single rooms.
This is one of our special package tours from Beijing,Xian to Tibet,Travelling to Tibet via China allows tourists many discounts,plus it is easier to get permits and the China visa. According to this itinerary,you will spend two full days exploring Beijing before moving onto Lhasa,either by flight or train.In Lhasa too,you will have a few days to explore the most popular monasteries and palaces before travelling overland through the Himalayan ranges to Mount Everest Base camp and then the Nepal border.You will be warmly received by our Nepali partners at frienship bridge on the Nepal border and will have a few days sightseeing in Nepal too before flying back to your home country.
Beijing has a whole area of 16808 sq km (about 6500 sq mi),stretching 160 kilometres from east to west and over 180 kilometres north to south, Population in Beijing is about 12 millions.
Places Covered:
Beijing,Lhasa,Gyantse,Shigatse,Rongbuk
Monastery,Everest,Tingri,Nyalam,Zhangmu.
Maximum Altitude:
5225m
Best Season:
Jan,Feb,March,April,May,June,Aug,Sept,Oct,
Photo Spot:
Monasteries and Bharkor,Yamdok Tso Lake,Rongbuk, Gyawu La pass,Thangla
pass.
Places Covered: Beijing,Xian,Lhasa,Gyantse,Shigatse,Rongbuk Monastery,Everest,Tingri,Nyalam,Zhangmu.
Maximum Altitude: 5225m
Best Season: Jan,Feb,March,Aprill,May,June,Aug,Sept,Oct,
Photo Spot: Monasteries and Bharkor,Yamdok Tso Lake,Rongbuk, Gyawu La pass,Thangla pass.
Day01:ARRIVE LHASA STATION
Arrive to Lhasa train station and transfer to Gannan Hotel
Day02:EXCURSION
Visit Drepung Monastery and Afternoon visit Sera Monastery
Day03:EXCURSION
Visit Potala Palace, Afternoon visit Jokhang Temple
Day04:DRIVE TO SHIGATSE VIA GYANTSE
Drive to Shigatse Via Gyantse(where you have to cross the three high
passes,Khambala Pass 4978m Karo La pass 5050m Sime La pass 4500m also you will
see Yamdroktso lake and a huge snow mountain from the second pass,Karo la pass
with glacier O/nt Ganggyen Hotel 350km
8hrs
Day05:DRIVE TO MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP
Drive to Rongbuk (Mount Everest Base Camp) and back to Shigatse O/nt Ganggyen Hotel 545km 10hrs
Day06:DRIVE TO LHASA
Drive to Lhasa Via Tashi Lunbu Monastery at Shigatse O/n Gannan Hotel 430km 8hrs
Day07:FREEDAY
Freeday & Shopping
Day08:TRANSFER TO AIRPORT
Fly to Chengdu
Saga Dawa Excursion 2011
Duration: 17 Days
Saga Dawa Festival is observed as one of the most important festival in Buddhist society all over the world.This festival hold each year on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar.This festival is celebrated in honor of Sakya Munyi\'s enlightenment.and this auspicious day coincide with three important events in Buddha\'s life, Birth,Nirvana and death...