Permit-aware Lhasa, sacred lake and plateau journeys
Explore itinerariesBegin with a protected acclimatization period in Lhasa, then compare carefully paced extensions to Yamdrok Lake, Shigatse, Nyingchi or Everest Base Camp.
Choose the shortest route that covers your essential places without compressing altitude adjustment. Read the Tibet travel planning guide.
Share passport and visa timing, health considerations, travel dates and acceptable road hours early so permit scope, transport and safe pacing can be checked together. Request a custom itinerary.
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Arrive in Lhasa & rest → Potala Palace & Norbulingka → Jokhang Temple & Barkhor → Sera Monastery & departure
Begin with protected acclimatization time, then explore Lhasa’s major palace, temple and monastery sites at a measured pace.
Lhasa acclimatization → Lhasa heritage → Yamdrok Lake & Karola Glacier → Shigatse → Tashilhunpo Monastery → Return to Lhasa
Continue from a carefully paced Lhasa stay to Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier and Shigatse, with road time and altitude built into the plan.
Lhasa → Yamdrok Lake → Shigatse → Everest Base Camp → Shigatse → Tashilhunpo Monastery → Lhasa
Travel west from Lhasa through Yamdrok Lake and Shigatse to the permitted Everest Base Camp visitor area, returning at a conservative pace.
Lhasa → Nyingchi & Basomtso → Lhasa heritage → Yamdrok Lake → Shigatse → Lhasa
Combine the lower forested landscapes around Nyingchi with Lhasa’s heritage and a western extension to Yamdrok Lake and Shigatse.
Beijing → Xi’an → Lhasa → Shanghai
Connect Beijing and Xi’an with three measured days in Lhasa before finishing at lower altitude in Shanghai.
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Every sample route is conditional on the required travel authorization, approved local arrangements, current access and the group’s response to altitude. We confirm these limits before accepting the final itinerary.
Plan my Tibet tourYes. Use a listed route as your starting point, then request changes to the visits, pace and travel dates. Transfers and opening schedules are checked before the final itinerary is agreed.
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