8 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Mt Everest Group Tour
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192 hours
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This is our best-selling tour package! After a three-day sightseeing tour in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, travelers will head to Shigatse, where they will pass by the stunning holy lake Yamdroktso and the Karola Glacier. Finally, meet with the dreaming Mount Everest and spend a night at the base camp. Enjoy a wonderful time getting close to the heaven!
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Passport name, number, expiry, and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit (TTB) usually takes about 12-working-day to apply. If you couldn’t provide the required docs & info on time, an extra abt USD 50~80/permit will be charged;
We reserve the right to change the itinerary order and attractions in Lhasa;
If you prefer to book your own hotels over those included in our group tour, please meet the rest of the group at their daily hotel on time. We don’t include the transfers to your own hotels;
We need to pick up and drop off all members of the group on first & last day from Lhasa Airport/Railway, thus there may not always have guide presence but driver;
Due to the special nature of Tibet travel, any unforeseeable and unavoidable objective circumstances, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, terrorism, riot, civil commotion, strikes, public health emergencies, government action, major traffic jams, delay or cancellation of flight/train, attractions temporarily closed. etc., resulting in a change of itinerary, the increased cost will be paid by travelers; if any attraction visits have to be canceled due to the same reasons above, we won't be held responsible for a refund except certain attraction entrance fee which will be solely decided by us.
Single Supplement: our quote is based on twin rooms. For single travelers, single supplement is required at the time of booking. If later we manage to match you with another traveler to share the twin rooms, the single supplement will be refunded.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Food & lodgings for guide & driver;
Travel-licensed vehicle according to group size & season as itinerary needed including gas and parking fee;
Travel Agency Liability insurance;
Free pickup from airport to hotel at 9:30 am，13:00 pm and 16:00 pm on the first day;
Express delivery fee of Permit (eg. SF. Express)
Government Tax;
Permit: Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit (TTB)
Two bottles of mineral water per person per day;
Free drop-off from hotel to Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 8:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm on the last day;
Free Lhasa Railway Station transfer at all time on first & last day;
Lodgings: 6 Nights, twin room en suite in 3★/4★; 1 Night, dorm bed at GUESTHOUSE or NOMAD TENT;
Oxygen tank for emergency use;
Guide: experienced local English-speaking tour guide;
Private Lhasa Airport transfer if your flight isn’t within our free service time, USD 60/vehicle/time.
Flight or Train
China Visa
Lunch & Dinner
Optional sights
Super-fast Express delivery of Tibet Entry Permit (eg. China Air Express)
Additional days caused by unexpected natural disasters. eg. Land Slide, Avalanche, etc.
Gratuities to guide and driver according to your budget and level of satisfaction.
Personal expenses
Personal travel insurance
Anything not listed in INCLUSIONS
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
What To Expect
Arrival
Accommodations
Stay overnight in Lhasa, 3-star or 4-star hotel
Pick up and transfer to the hotel.
Lhasa Suburb
Accommodations
Stay overnight in Lhasa, 3-star or 4-star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si)
Today's first attraction is visiting Drepung Monastery, which is the world's largest monastery and housed the Dalai Lama for over 10,000 years.
Tibet Museum
In the afternoon you will first visit the Tibet Museum. Here you can see life scenes, exquisite clothing, house architecture, and festival customs, etc. to explore the special and mysterious Tibetan customs.
Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden)
Then you will visit Norbulingka, which is a typical Tibetan-style royal garden, the summer resort of the Dalai Lama.
Lhasa Sightseeing
Accommodations
Stay overnight in Lhasa, 3-star or 4-star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Potala Palace
Our guide will meet you at the hotel in the morning and take you to visit the famous Potala Palace, the main landmark of Tibet and the masterpiece of Tibetan architecture. It was first built by King Songtsen Gangpo in the 7th century and later reconstructed by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. It is now a museum and a world heritage site.
Jokhang Temple
In the afternoon, we will visit Jokhang Temple in the heart of Lhasa city. Jokhang Temple is one of the most sacred temples in all of Tibet and has always been bustling with local pilgrims from the early days.
Barkhor Street
After that, you will take a walk around Barkhor Street – one of the most devotional circuits as well as Lhasa's crowded central market. Barkhor Street is a very old round street surrounding the Jokhang Temple and the locals are always proud of it. As a symbol of Lhasa, it is also a must-see place for visitors.
Lhasa- Gyantse(4040m)- Shigatse(3840m), 360km, approx 6hrs
Accommodations
Stay overnight in Shigatse, 3-star or 4-star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Yamdrok Yumtso Lake
On our way from Lhasa to Shigatse, we will pass by Kampala Pass (4,790m) and visit Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Standing at the lake shore, you can see the blue water shimmering with beautiful light, as well as the snow-capped holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar (7,191m) in the distance.
Karo La Glacier
Next, we will pass by the Karola Glacier and enjoy it on the roadside. It is about 300m from the main highway on your way to Gyantse.
Then visit the main monastery in Gyantse - Pelkor Chode Monastery. Pelkhor Choede in Gyantse town is located about 230km to the south of Lhasa and 100kmto east of Shigatse. The monastery is a short walk from the heart of the town.
Shigatse - Tingri - EBC(5100m), 350km, approx 7hrs
Accommodations
Stay overnight in Nomad Tent(Dorm Bed)
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Qomolangma National Nature Preserve
In the morning, you will depart from Shigatse to Lhatse, a small town located 150 km from Shigatse, and you may have lunch at a local restaurant. After a brief break, you 'll proceed to Tingri. You will pass Tsola Pass (4600M) and Gyatsola Pass (5248M). In the late afternoon, you will enter the Mt. Everest National Nature Reserve. You can take in the panoramic view of the Himalayas at Gawula Pass (5198m). Then, we drive along the new zigzag road to Rongpuk or the Tent Camp to stay overnight. If the weather is good, you can have a clear view of the sunset of golden Everest peak. If it's summer (usually from May to October), you will stay overnight at the nomad tents at the new Everest Base Camp. If it's winter (usually from November to April), you will stay at the Rongbuk Monastery's guesthouse. Both places have only dorm bed lodging available. You can see the beautiful Everest sunset in both places if the weather is good.
EBC - Shigatse, 350km, approx 6hrs
Accommodations
Stay overnight in Shigatse, 3-star or 4-star hotel
Qomolangma National Nature Preserve
If the weather is good, you can rise early and enjoy the sunrise at the Everest Peak Lodge.
Shigatse - Lhasa, 300km, approx 5hrs
Accommodations
Stay overnight in Lhasa, 3-star or 4-star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Tashilunpo Monastery
In Shigatse, we will visit Tashilunpo Monastery, the home of Panchen Lama. The monastery was founded by the 1st Dalai Lama in 1447 and is a historically and culturally significant site in Shigatse and the second-largest city in Tibet. The monastery is located on a hill in the city center. Its full name in Tibetan is "all fortune and happiness gathered here" or "heap of glory". Take the Friendship Highway back to Lhasa from Shigatse, the northern way to Lhasa. On your way, you'll see the Yarlung Tsangpo valley.
Depart from Lhasa
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Today, your guide and driver will escort you to the airport or railway station for your next destination. Before your departure, we would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to evaluate our services by filling out the feedback form or simply sending us an email when you return home. Your entire trip has officially come to an end.
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4-star Hotel
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Pickup included
3-star Hotel
This accommodation is standard class hotels.
Pickup included
Reviews
51 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
You won’t regret booking this tour!
JRTiffy,
Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This trip was a wonderful introduction to the land and culture of Tibet. The tour was a great length with ample breaks and took the pace of altitude ascent very seriously. Our driver (whose name I unfortunately am blanking on) was professional and, whilst there was a language barrier between us, a friendly chap all the same. Our guide Nyima was every bit experienced as he was warm and welcoming. At no point did it feel as though we weren’t in good hands, and I will always point anyone who asks in the direction of Great Tibet Tours.
Peace of mind trip to Tibet
hipttwjtwm,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tibet is a place that the Japanese long to see. Many of you may be interested in Tibetan Buddhism or the Potala Palace, but if you have come all the way to Tibet, I recommend you to join this tour. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to Everest base camp because of the weather, but the views of the plateaus above 4,000m and the towering mountains are so beautiful that it's hard to describe them in words. Temples outside Lhasa also have a different flavor. Personally, I preferred the Tharsimpo temple in the city of Sigatse to Potala Palace. I applied to this company but I will not go into detail as it was incorporated into the tour of another tour company, so it was very comfortable. They responded quickly and courteously to our pre-tour correspondence via email, giving us peace of mind to join the tour.
Best travel agency in Tibet
623szymonm,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Smooth cooperation and great customer experience. The itinerary and accommodation can be adjusted to suit your needs. If you’re considering going to Tibet I strongly recommend this agency.
Great Tibet Tours exceptional service facilitating a holiday of a lifetime.
Resort33985874947,
Aug 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great Tibet Tours with their sister company Tibet Vista were outstanding. Emily at Great Tibet tours and prior to that Beatrice were so helpful and supportive in helping us arrange our holiday in China and Tibet. I was arranging the trip from Ireland and to have my questions answered satisfactorily and promptly were hugely helpful giving us the confidence, to travel, with neither of us speaking Chinese. Great Tibet tours efficiently arranged our train journeys from Beijing, X’ian to Lhasa and onto Chengdu- suggesting an itinerary. We visited the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, Everest Base Camp and now on our way to see the pandas in Chengdu. We opted for 4* hotels instead of 3* and I was happy we paid the difference. In Tibet our guide Tashi was super- his high standard of English, sense of humour, positive disposition, deep knowledge of Buddhism and his energy and compassion were exceptional. Tashi is the best guide we’ve ever had and we’ve been fortunate to have travelled all over the world so we’ve had many guides and he stands out. Thank you Great Tibet Tours.
My #1 Bucket List Trip - it was amazing!
sherpaTat,
Jul 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Just got back from Tibet - a truly special place with lovely people. In Lhasa we stayed at the Thangka Hotel which has an amazing location right on the Barkour St pedestrian access. The hotel has nice rooms and in-room oxygen if needed. There is a nice restaurant nearby called Lhasa Namaste. In Shigatse we stayed at another nice hotel called Gesar, also with in-room oxygen available. As to altitude - I was worried because I easily get altitude sickness and I live at sea level. I had a prescription for Diamox which I definitely recommend. The minivan had an oxygen tank which we didn't really use but was nice to have just in case. At Everest Base Camp there is a new medical tent that supplies oxygen and pulse oxymeters for free. If I had known all of this beforehand I would have worried less about lack of oxygen! Great Tibet Tour did an amazing job - I think my best travel experience with a tour to date. There were zero issues and the guide and driver took great care of us.
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irisvdheide87,
May 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I did an 8-day group tour through Tibet and I enjoyed it immensely. Everything was very well organized, good accommodations, food and transportation. The guide was knowledgeable and informative and flexible with the wishes of the group. I saw beautiful nature, got to know interesting new cultures and met nice people during my trip. The organization was also helpful in applying for a visa for outside Tibet. Definitely recommended!
Great Tibet Tours
lukemZ7882KX,
May 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great Tibet Tour was excellent. Very well organised from start to finish and a great trip overall. Jennie was very responsive and helpful.
Worth It
878sjp,
Feb 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Joined this trip during winter time, the weather was super cold but the trip was amazing and memorable! Highly recommend for those who want to explore beautiful Tibet and visit their monasteries. The agent, Merry was responsive on Whatsapp and emails, all questions answered prior the trip. Our tour guide is friendly , he can speak both English and Mandarin, he is caring and have patience with us, good at explaining the history as well as taking good photos for us! Our driver has a good driving skill despite the road conditions were pretty bad, I felt safe during the road-trip.
Amazing Tibet !
Arianna O,
Jan 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tibet is a magical place. The nature, colours and spaces are authentic, real ... it is a treasure in an increasingly standardised world. The travel agency organised everything perfectly, from the pick-up at the airport to the transfers, to small programme changes to meet the needs of the participants. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and able to answer all our questions! We moved from one location to another by minibus... the driver was really good at driving through zigzagging streets. Winter is considered low season, we were lucky to visit attractions that were never too crowded. Five stars to this agency!
Thank you, Lobsang!!!! The best guide- ever!!!!
Susanv1234,
Oct 20, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We took the 8 day tour but came a couple of days early to acclimatize. The altitude is no joke. We never met one member of our group as the oxygen and IV didn’t improve her condition and she left for lower heights. Another group member passed out multiple times at the Everest Base Camp. If you can, see your doctor and have him/her prescribe altitude adjustment meds (our started days before we arrived in Lhasa. We also used hydration tablets with electrolytes for our bottles of water. I am a vegetarian and food options were very scarce. Yak meat, milk and butter is in everything. All was well worth the hassle as we had the most incredible guide- Lobsang. I cannot recommend this guide highly enough. He is knowledgeable, has a great attitude and helped us every step of the way. He is delightful. My traveling buddy had knee surgery 11 weeks before our vacation. Lobsang kept an eye on her so that she had support when it was needed. I can’t say enough about our accommodating guide. The driver was lovely, too, and avoided issues as we navigated through crazy driving conditions. I am most grateful to Lobsang as he guided us through a very special vacation.
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