Guided Tibet Trip In 2024, foreigners were still not allowed to do independent travelling in Tibet. Tour/trip had to be done with an licensed local tour agency. In our case the tour was organised by “China Discovery” a tour agency…
Day 9 & 10: Namtso Lake & Bye Bye Tibet
Namtso Lake After breakfast we were off to Namtso Lake. It was a short drive from our hotel in Damxung town. The drive was 45 minutes for about 40km. We arrived at the entrance of the Lake Scenic Area at…
Day 7 & 8: Shitagse to Damxung
Getting Back to Shigatse After we left Everest Base Camp (ECB) we took the Eco Tourist Bus to Zhaxizhong village where we picked up our luggage and did a “reverse journey” back to Shitagse. The “return” journey took as many…
Day 6 & 7: Mount Everest Basecamp
Breakfast at shigatse Hilton We woke up early to have a lovely breakfast at our hotel Shigatse Hilton. We were spoilt for choice and everything was great. After breakfast we checked out and was on our way to Mount Everest…
Day 5: Lhasa to Shigatse
Lhasa to Shigatse After four days in Lhasa were were so ready to move on. Our final destination for the day was Shigatse city. Lhasa to Shigatse city was about 357km and the driving time was 6 hr 40min. It…
Day 4: Lhasa
Three Attractions in one day We visited three attractions for the day. Two monasteries and one Park. The attractions were not very far from Lhasa Central all within a 6 km radius. The entrance tickets to Drepung Monastery was ¥60,…
Day 3: Lhasa
Breakfast at our Hotel We had breakfast in our hotel, Lhasa Snow Paradise International Hotel (Potala Palace), it had a lovely spread and we enjoyed our breakfast leisurely a large dining hall of the hotel. Potala Palace We arrived at…
Day 2: Arrived in Lhasa
Overnight Train to Lhasa The train journey started at 12.50pm in Xining the day before and we would reached Lhasa by 10.25am in the morning. The purpose of a train journey was to enjoy the wonderful scenery that we had…
Day 1: On an overnight train to Tibet
Xining to Tibet by Train We went by train from Xining to Tibet. It was a 21.5 hours train journey over a distance 1971km. “10 Day Tibet” guided tour was the continuation of our “8 Day ZhangYe, Badain Jaran Desert,…