7-day Tibet Adventure Small Group Tour

Travel and tour with the like-minded tourists, enjoy the nature, challenge yourself, and in-touch Tibetan culture.

>>Tour Route: Lhasa-Yamdrok Lake-Samding Monastery-Tolung Valley-Lhasa

>>Tour Length: 6 nights & 7 days

>>Trip Features:

1. Diverse activities: enjoy the special culture of Tibetans who are the closest people to the Sun, spectacular scenic views, trekking in to the nature, bicycling on the high plateau, trishaw riding in the street of the capital, and overstaying in a wild in tents.
2. Flexibility: you can enjoy the full organized activities, and also you can choose some of them.
3. Characteristics: our unique and inclusive tour programs, for the tourists of 18-45 only. Meet your friends on the roof the world; make new friends in the process of the trip.
4. Equipment: mountain bike, tents, sleeping bags, mattresses, and so on.

>>Day by day itinerary:

Day 1
Place & Transport: Arrive in Lhasa, get the first impression of Tibet
Today's Activities: Plane Ride
Meals: D
Detailed Itinerary: Arrive in Lhasa airport, capital of Tibet and be greeted by Tibetan English speaking guide in a traditional Tibetan way. And then drive to the city. Check-in at a tourist class hotel. Welcome dinner is Tibetan style food with Tibetan singing and dancing show.

Day 2
Place & Transport: Lhasa highlights escorted tour
Today's Activities: Trishaw Ride
Meals: B, L, D
Detailed Itinerary: Trishaw riding to visit the giant palace Potala Palace which serves as successive Dalai Lamas' winter residents, lunch is Nepali style food at Steakhouse near Bachor Street. Then go to the center of Buddhism named Jokhang Temple, and later on stroll in the famous bazaar Bachor Street which surrounds the Jokhang Temple. Enjoy the delicious Chinese Spicy food in a famous Sichuan Restaurant Jiang Paigu.

Day 3
Place & Transport: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Cycling and Learning from Locals
Meals: B, L, D
Detailed Itinerary: Cycle to the countryside in the morning along the river, stay with Tibetans and turn yourself into a Tibetan for one day. You could learn how to make Tibetan joss stick or Tibetan porcelain, you could paint Thangka with Tibetan artisans, or you could learn how Tibetans turn the yak dung into a good fuel, or how they gather in the harvest, you also could make lunch with Tibetan families and learn how to make Tibetan flavor food Zanba and how to eat it… Different season, different activities. Enjoy the food made by yourself with the Tibetan families for lunch, the dinner is western style food in Snowland Restaurant.

Day 4
Place & Transport: Yamdrok Lake (alt.4040m)/Shigatse (alt.3850m)
Today's Activities: Trekking
Meals: B, L, D
Detailed Itinerary: After the previous days low-paced tour, from today and on we drive to the nature. Firstly drive to Yamdrok Lake, one of the four Tibetan respected lakes. Enjoy the turquoise lake, and distanced view of snow- capped mountain Nyanchi Khangsang, worth of a photograph. Stay there for hours where you can stroll along the bank of the lake, take photograph, and even you can meditate for a while. Picnic by the lake, and then driver forward along the country road to Aza Valley start our trekking there along Zhentso. After dinner, if weather permits, you could stroll along the lake, shooting fabulous scenery of sunset. Camp tonight, lying on the grass under the clear sky, enjoy the twinkle stars, enjoy the fragrance of the earth, enjoy your breath.

Day 5
Place & Transport: Samding Monastery
Today's Activities: Trekking
Meals: B, L, D
Detailed Itinerary: After enjoy the sunrising by the lake, drive to Samding Monastery, share the monastery food with monks, if lucky, you could see them chanting as well. Then drive back to Lhasa, taste Chinese hot pot at people's communes.

Day 6
Place & Transport: Tolung Valley
Today's Activities: Rafting and Horsing
Meals: B, L, D
Detailed Itinerary: Depart Lhasa in the morning and drive to Tolung Valley which is 8km away. After the safety talk and training, we start today's adventure- the Tolung Chu rafting. It is a fun whitewater adventure. It is a perfect introduction to whitewater rafting in Tibet, you will be required to paddle and move around the raft. There are approx. 3 hrs on the water. Lunch box. Then in the afternoon, leaving Lhasa at around 8am and drive around 1hr to the Dechen Valley where we meet our local horse guide and outfit the group. Horses are still used by many rural Tibetans to get around. To get a real experience of rural Tibetan life we must travel as the locals do, horse riding is also the perfect way to enjoy the dramatic landscape of the plateau. We spend 2-3 hours actually riding and leave plenty of time to meet local nomads and take photography. Explore more with your free time back to Lhasa.

Day 7
Place & Transport: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Train Ride
Meals: B
Detailed Itinerary: Start the amazing train journey this morning, the train runs right across the Tibetan plateau, offering us unlimited opportunities to witness the spectacular views of the Kunlun and Nyechen Tangula Mountain ranges, numbers of glaciers, lakes, nomad tents and their uncountable sheep and yaks dotted on immense grand land. It's another way to explore through the roof of the world. Tour services end, Tibet welcome you back forever!

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Price Quotation：

Preferential Whole Package:

Departures (dates omitted)	Tour Cost (in RMB)	Tour Cost (in USD)	Single Supplement (in RMB)	Single Supplement (in USD)
Apr. to Jun. (Shoulder Season)	RMB4798	$738	RMB580	$89
Jul., Sept. & Oct. (High Season)	RMB4975	$765	RMB700	$107
August (Peak Season)	RMB5316	$818	RMB700	$107
Nov. to next Mar. (Low Season)	RMB4650	$715	RMB460	$71

*Hotel Class: 3 Star Standard Hotel

* Special Notes:

1. Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy. Tour cost in USD is subject to exchange rate of the day you book the tour. (Rate in chart is 1:6.5)
   
2. We will charge you for 100USD per person as a deposit for booking the tour, we accept cash, credit card or West Union.
   
3. Because you need original copy of the Tibet permits to board the plane, in this way, all the clients in one group who depart from the same city should take the same airplane. So please discuss with us first to fix the flight schedule before you issue the air tickets, sorry for any inconvenience it may cause.

The Whole Package Price Includes:

Item	Cost per person (in RMB)	Cost per person (in USD)
Single way between Lhasa and airport	RMB200	USD31
Single way between Lhasa and train station	RMB75	USD12

1. Airport or train station transfer: The free airport pick-up is at 3:20 p.m. and see off is at 12:00 p.m., and train station see off is at 7:00 am. These are the most common times in and out of Lhasa, but if you would like to schedule a different time enter/leave Tibet we will be happy to arrange that at the following prices:
2. Accommodation: 6 nights stay in comfortable 3 star standard hotels in Tibet, 1 night tent near Aza Valley.
3. Meals: See detailed itinerary for complete listing.
4. English Speaking Guide: All of our guides are local Tibetans with infectious smiles and a passion for sharing their homeland. From them you'll receive extensive information about the history, geography, culture, religion, traditions, art and music.
   
5. Vehicle Rental & Driver: All of our vehicles are well maintained and safe. Our drivers are experienced in driving in the Tibetan landscape. Vehicle type will be arranged according to group size.
6. Travel Permits: All Tibet traveling permits.
   
7. Entrance Fees: All entrance fees listed in the itinerary.
8. Trekking equipment such as tents, sleep bags, mattresses.
   
9. Trekking service persons: a cook, and his dinning tent, cooking utensils, etc

The Whole Package Price Excludes:

1. Transportation to and from Tibet.
   
2. Other services of non-Tibet parts
   
3. Private expense like laundry, IDD calls, drinks in the room, etc.
   
4. Extra expenses incurred due to unexpected natural events (delays, road washouts, etc.)
   
5. Meals not specified in the tour itinerary
   
6. Tips for the tour guide and driver

Price of different days (join the group any time you like)
If you don't have so much time to enjoy the whole package, you could choose some activities in which you are interested, and the expenses are as follows:

Departures (dates omitted)	Day 01		Day 02		Day 03		Day 04 & 05		Day 06
	RMB	USD	RMB	USD	RMB	USD	RMB	USD	RMB	USD
Apr. to Jun. (Shoulder Season)	460	71	735	113	525	81	1775	273	1490	229
Jul., Sept. & Oct. (High Season)	535	82	755	116	545	84	1830	282	1535	236
August (Peak Season)	530	82	775	119	565	87	1960	302	1590	245
Nov. to next Mar. (Low Season)	430	66	615	95	505	78	1740	268	1455	224

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