Join our 8-Day Tibet Highlights with Mt. Everest tour. Discover Lhasa’s iconic Potala Palace and sacred temples, pass Yamdrok Lake & Karola Glacier, and reach Everest Base Camp for breathtaking Himalayan sunrise. Permits, guide, hotels & transport fully covered.
The unknown destinations are all paradises worth visiting.
Arrive at the Sunshine City Lhasa, at Lhasa Railway Station/Lhasa Gongga Airport. A tour guide will welcome the group with a sign and a ceremonial scarf (Hada), then drive to the city hotel for check-in and rest to acclimatize to the altitude.
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to the Potala Palace, a palace-fortress complex built in the early 7th century, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the first batches of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level by the State Council, and a witness to Tibetan-Chinese harmony. Go to Potala Palace Square for a panoramic photo and then to the Medicine King Hill Platform to take a photo with the backdrop featured on the 50 Yuan RMB note.
After lunch, drive to the Jokhang Temple, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery built in 647 AD, which houses the golden statue of a 12-year-old Buddha Shakyamuni. Take a city walk through the ancient circumambulation path of Barkhor Street, walking alongside pilgrims who have traveled thousands of miles, prostrating every three steps, witnessing the faces of all beings and the vibrancy of life.
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to **Yamdrok Lake** (often shortened to Yang Lake). The lake covers an area of 675 square kilometers with a surface elevation of 4,441 meters.
Then drive along the lakeside ring road to the **Karola Glacier**, the eastern source of the Nianchu River and one of the three major continental glaciers in Tibet. After arriving in the heroic city of Gyangtse, visit the **Pelchoe Monastery**, founded in 1427. The monastery uniquely combines a temple and a pagoda, where the structures are naturally integrated and complement each other.
In the evening, arrive in Shigatse City, the administrative center of Tsang (Western Tibet).
After breakfast at the hotel, pass through the **Gyatso La Pass** in Tingri County to reach **Mount Everest National Park**. Transfer to a sightseeing bus to arrive at **Everest Base Camp** and gaze upon the world's highest peak.
Then visit **Rongbuk Monastery**, the highest temple in the world, founded in 1899.
After breakfast, bid farewell to Mount Everest and traverse the 108-turn **Gyawu La Pass**. This is the only viewing platform in the world where you can admire five peaks above 8,000 meters: Makalu, Lhotse, Everest, Cho Oyu, and Shishapangma (from left to right).
Then return to Shigatse City via Lhatse.
After breakfast, visit **Tashilhunpo Monastery**, founded in 1447. It is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and the traditional seat of successive Panchen Lamas. The monastery astonishes visitors with its magnificent architecture, exquisite art, and long history.
Return to Lhasa via the expressway and the Yarlung Tsangpo River Gorge.
In the evening, watch the **"Princess Wencheng"** grand live-action show, which tells the historical story of the marriage between Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty and Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo over 1,300 years ago. The performance is divided into five acts, lasts about 90 minutes, and involves over 800 performers.
After breakfast, travel via the **Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains** to the **Namtso Lake** scenic area. Namtso is the third largest saltwater lake in China, with a surface elevation of 4,718 meters.
On the return journey, stop at the **Nagela Pass** (5,190 meters) for a distant view of Namtso Lake.
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport or train station according to your departure schedule, concluding your Tibet tour.
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