If you want to join a group, we also can arrange it, and the itinerary and price is as below, and the group tour fee is 6600CNY about 1087USD per person, and the group will be not more than 12 people.

Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa by plane or by train

You are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station/airport by our professional employee and send you to reserved hotel in Lhasa. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.

Overnight at Lhasa

Day 2 Lhasa Sightseeing: Potala Palace/ Jokhang Temple/Barkhor Street (B,D)

Morning section to visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels. Afternoon we will visit the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple, and at Barkor Kora,which is the most famous Kora in Tibet,we can buy Tibentan traditional or religious things.

Overnight at Lhasa

Day 3 Lhasa Sightseeing: Drepung Monastery/ Sera Monastery (B)

Today, we will visit two important monasteries in Lhasa, the Drepung and the Sera.If we are very lucy,we may even come across Sera Monastery’s Monks debiting which was held in the courtyard at around 3;00-5:30 in the afternoon.

Overnight at Lhasa

Day 4 Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/Gyangtse/ Shigatse (B)

Passing by the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, Yamdro-tso lakes, karo-la glacier roadside at 4960m, We move westwards to the second biggest city Shigatse, where spiritually hosted by Pamchan Lama. And in Gyantse, Kubum monastery.is also a famous we can not miss.

Overnight at Shigatse

Day5: Shigatse/ Lhatse/ Tingri (Shegar)/Tingri/ Rongphu Monastery(B)

Drive westwards the Friendship way to Tingri.. From Tingri to E.B.C with the road is very rough. If it is in clear weather, we can have a glimpse of 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more, Overnight at Rongphu Monastery Tent or Guest House

Day 6 Rongphu Monastery/Evrest Base Camp/ Tingri/ Shigatse

Early in the morning to see the sunrise from Rongpuk then to view Mt.Everest.Hiking up or taking bus to the top of the photo point to take pictures of the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then we will drive  back to Shigaste.

Overnight in Shigaste

Day 7 Shigatse to Lhasa(B)

Before driving back to Lhasa,we will visit the largest Monastery in west Tibet, the Tashilunpo monastery, as the last but famous historic sites for your Tibet tour.

Overnight in Lhasa

Day 8 Lhasa airport dropping off (B)

Your tour guide and driver will help to drop you at the Lhasa airport, end the service

Services Included

1. Tibet Entry Permit and Alien's travel Permit

2. Transport

- Transfer between airport/train station and Lhasa city

- Lhasa City transportation

- Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-EBC-Lhasa

3. Admission fee of All tourist sites listed in Itinerary

4. Environment friendly local bus between Rongpuk and EBC

5. Professional Tibetan English speaking tour guide

6. Hot water bottle provided in winter while travelling to EBC

7. Travel Agency Service Charge

8.Accommodation

- comfortable 2 or 3-star facility Accommodation sharing twin room with breakfast buffet in Lhasa and Shigatse;

- Tent or Guest House at Rongpuk;

9. One welcome dinner in Lhasa

Services Excluded

1. Lunches and Dinners

2. Tips to driver and tour guide, Tip as you wish

3.Breakfast at Rongpuk Monastery

4. Other personal expense

Here below is the tour package you preferred, please have a look and reply us if you have any questions:

8 Days Photography tour to mysterious Mount Everest

Private Tour Itinerary

Aug 6: Arrive in Lhasa. (D)
The guide will meet you at Konggar Airport and transfer you to Lhasa city. On the way, you'll get greeted by Nie Tang Budda,  a Budda image engraved in the mountain face. After arrive in Lhasa, rest and acclimatize overnight in Lhasa.

Aug 7: Lhasa city sightseeing. (B, L, D)
The first day of sightseeing starts from Lhasa's cardinal landmark- Potala Palace, a structure of massive portions. Its towering image is shown on all travel literature, but nothing can compare to your first sight of this incredible, amazing wonder of the world.  It is absolutely awe-inspiring and you will be enchanted as you visit the rooms, halls and chapels of the palace. In the afternoon, we will visit the Jokhang Temple which is the spiritual center of Tibet. Everyday, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek here from long distances to worship.  The temple is the product of Han, Tibetan and Nepalese architectural techniques.  Finally we will visit Barkhor Street which is the oldest street in this very traditional Tibetan city

Aug 8: Lhasa - Shigatse (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we will take Mountain ATV to Shigatse along the The yarlung zangbo river valley climbing over Migangbala snow mountain, we will seeYamdrok Yum Tso Lake, one of the scared lake in Tibet. Decorated by blue sky and white cloud, the scared lake just like a Sapphire inlaid among mountains. Then we will pass a sleeping beauty of ice – Karuola glacier, and Gyangtse city where the film Red River Valley was shoot. in the evening we will get to Shigatse.

Aug 9: Shigatse - Tingri (B, L, D)
In the morning we will visit Tashilhunpo monastery, built in 1447, was one of the six major Yellow sect monasteries, Qiangba Buddha, enshrined here , was the biggest Indoor figure of Buddha in the world. Then passing Lhatze County, the origin of Zang Dao, by ATV to Tringri. overnight at Tingri.
 
Aug 10: Tingri - Shigatse (B, L, D)
After breakfast, heading for Everest nature reserve and visiting Rongbuk Monastery, one of GongJiao temples, which located in the end of Rongbuk glacier. It is the best place to see Mount Everest. Then by Everest environmental protection car to Mt. Everest Base Camp. The astonishing snow mountain and changeful cloud will be in your touch. overnight at Shigatse.

Aug 11: Shigatse - Lhasa (B, L, D)
Today we will drive back to Lhasa city viaYampachen, where you can enjoy the grassland view and hot spring. and on the way we will visitNamtso Lake, one of the three holy lake in Tibet, just raise your camera and shoot heartily. overnight at Namtso.

Aug 12: Namtso - Lhasa (B, L, D)                                                                               

This early morning you will have chance to shoot the sunrise in Namtso Lake. then you are driven back to Lhasa. The rest day is free to you, and have a good  rest for your nest trip. overnight at Lhasa.

Aug 13: Departure from Lhasa (B)

In the morning Lhasa airport or train station dropping off, the time come to say your farewells to your guide and driver, end the trip.

~Medium package, four star hotel, you are 5 person: 9,460CNY($1,550) per person

Here is the itinerary of 8 Day Photography tour to mysterious Mount Everest, please have a look:

Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa. (L, D)
The guide will meet you at Konggar Airport or train station, and transfer you to Lhasa city. On the way, you'll get greeted by Nie Tang Budda,  a Budda image engraved in the mountain face. After arrive in Lhasa, rest and acclimatize overnight in Lhasa.

Day 2: Lhasa city sightseeing. (B, L, D)
The first day of sightseeing starts from Lhasa's cardinal landmark- Potala Palace, a structure of massive portions. Its towering image is shown on all travel literature, but nothing can compare to your first sight of this incredible, amazing wonder of the world.  It is absolutely awe-inspiring and you will be enchanted as you visit the rooms, halls and chapels of the palace. In the afternoon, we will visit the Jokhang Temple which is the spiritual center of Tibet. Everyday, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek here from long distances to worship.  The temple is the product of Han, Tibetan and Nepalese architectural techniques.  Finally we will visit Barkhor Street which is the oldest street in this very traditional Tibetan city

Day 3: Lhasa - Shigatse
After breakfast, we will take Mountain ATV to Shigatse along the The yarlung zangbo river valley climbing over Migangbala snow mountain, we will seeYamdrok Yum Tso Lake, one of the scared lake in Tibet. Decorated by blue sky and white cloud, the scared lake just like a Sapphire inlaid among mountains. Then we will pass a sleeping beauty of ice – Karuola glacier, and Gyangtse city where the film Red River Valley was shoot. in the evening we will get to Shigatse.

Day 4: Shigatse - Tingri (B, L, D)
In the morning we will visit Tashilhunpo monastery, built in 1447, was one of the six major Yellow sect monasteries, Qiangba Buddha, enshrined here , was the biggest Indoor figure of Buddha in the world. Then passing Lhatze County, the origin of Zang Dao, by ATV to Tringri. overnight at Tingri.
 
Day 5: Tingri - Shigatse (B, L, D)
After breakfast, heading for Everest nature reserve and visiting Rongbuk Monastery, one of GongJiao temples, which located in the end of Rongbuk glacier. It is the best place to see Mount Everest. Then by Everest environmental protection car to Mt. Everest Base Camp. The astonishing snow mountain and changeful cloud will be in your touch. overnight at Shigatse.

Day 6: Shigatse - Lhasa (B, L, D)
Today we will drive back to Lhasa city viaYampachen, where you can enjoy the grassland view and hot spring. and on the way we will visitNamtso Lake, one of the three holy lake in Tibet, just raise your camera and shoot heartily. overnight at Namtso.

Day 7:Namtso - Lhasa                                                                                  This early morning you will have chance to shoot the sunrise in Namtso Lake. then you are driven back to Lhasa. The rest day is free to you, and have a good  rest for your nest trip. overnight at Lhasa.

Day 8:Departure from Lhasa (B)                                                                    

In the morning Lhasa airport or train station dropping off, the time come to say your farewells to your guide and driver, end the trip.

Are you satisfied with this itinerary? For hotel, you need 3 star or 4 star or 5 star hotel?

Thanks so much for your promotion email, and I suggest you take the whole trip with us, because we need apply for the Tibet permit for you, and you also must have the tour guide to company with you for entire trip, so you cannot visit Lhasa alone without guide, and this is the policy by local Tourism Bureau.

We can arrange all sightseeing including The Potala Palace, The Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street in Lhasa, and you need 8 days for the entire trip, is that OK for you?

In addition, do you need flight from us? from which city to Lhasa and back to which city?

Greetings from ChinaTour.NET

For the 8 Days tour package you mentioned, we includes all hotel accommodations during the tour, car, guide and entrance.

But now there are visiting limitation for foreign guests, ad hope this policy there will be changed in further, so you may enquiry this tour later if you want.

Sorry for the inconvenience

But I am sorry to tell you that there are restrictions for foreign guests visiting Tibet, because local tourism bureau will not approve Tibet Travel Permit according to current policy.

May you check it later or change to visit other China cities

Sorry for the inconvenience

There is new regulation in Tibet,  more than 5  foreingner in one group can get Tibet Permit. If you have only one people, we are unable to apply for Tibet Permit for you. And, Tibet has been closed for foreign guest, it won't be opened until Oct.

Sorry for the inconvenience it caused.

Please tell how many days do you have for the whole tour package as per requested.

For the whole tour package, we can only arrange Private tour for you, no join-in bus tour.

According to the new policy of the Tibet Tourism Bureau, 4 guests of the same nationality and tour package can apply for the Tibet Travel Permit, otherwise it is not available for the Tibet trip.

So check it out and tell whether the changes is OK or not

Thanks for your email to us, but if there is only yourself to take this tour, the tour fee will be more than 12000CNY about 1935USD with 3 star hotel package.

We have no the group tour for this package.

If you may accept this budget, please reply me with your final decision.

Thanks for your attention on chinatour.net, and please take a look my answer below, but the tour quotation is to be confirmed later. 

1) to include 3 meals (B, L, D)?

--Yes, full board! Please see the itinerary, and we have shown the B, L , D which is following every day.

2) price include domestic flight, Qinghai train ticket, tipping, insurance, visa application to Tibet?

--No, we just arrange the tour from/to Lhasa, and you need arrange the entry and exit train or flight by your own, and we cannot buy the insurance for you in Tibet, and we can arrange the Tibet permit, but you need apply for Chinese Visa by your own.

3) any additional self-pay charges?

--extra visiting place, personal expense and coming/departure flight or train.

4) do u need original passport to apply for visa to Tibet? 

--We need the photo-copy of your passport and visa to apply for the Permit.

5) what is the payment mode?

--Bank transfer, credit card or paypal online.

How you wish us to customize the tour?
1) 4 days 3 night in Chengdu--OK;

2) max 7 days 6 nights in Tibet--OK;

3) max 3 days 2 night in train--From Lhasa to Beijing or other city?

4) place Must visit include Mt Everest.--our 7 days trip include it.

4) if 1 group member only arrive Chengdu on 11/8 to join the group, what is arrangment & price? --He can save two nights hotel room fee in Tibet and skip second day trip.

Accomodation: 4 stars hotel.-OK.

Please wait for the final quotation around Apr 6th. thanks.