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Beijing, Xian, Lhasa, Shigatse, Tingri, Mt. Everest, Shanghai
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Code: SKY-Tibet-10
Tour Highlights:
Combine Beijing and Xi'an with an in-depth overland journey across Tibet. Explore Lhasa, Gyangtse, Shigatse and Tingri in geographic sequence. Travel to Everest Base Camp at 5,200 meters for views of the world's highest mountain. Return to Lhasa before finishing the itinerary in Shanghai. Expect a demanding route with altitude and long driving days.
Best Travel Time:
April through June is recommended. July and August are the rainy season, when cloud can reduce the chance of seeing Mount Everest from the camp area.
From $ 3179
Meals: No Meals
Recommended Hotel: In Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, meet your guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Keep the rest of the day free to recover from the flight.
Beijing City View
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Beijing
Visit Tian'anmen Square for about 40 minutes, then explore the Forbidden City for 2.5–3 hours. Continue to the Temple of Heaven for approximately one hour before returning to the hotel.
Forbidden City
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Beijing
Drive about 75 km to the Badaling Great Wall and spend 1.5–2 hours on the wall. After lunch, continue to the Ming Tombs and visit the Changling Tomb – for about one hour before returning to Beijing.
Badaling Great Wall
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Xian
Take a 40-minute Hutong Tour by rickshaw around the Drum Tower area. After lunch, transfer to the airport for the two-hour flight to Xian, where your local guide will meet you and arrange the hotel transfer.
Hutong Tour by rickshaw
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Xian
Spend 2.5–3 hours at the Terracotta Warriors , followed by lunch near the scenic area. Return to central Xi'an for a one-hour visit to the Xian City Wall , then walk through the Muslim Street before returning to the hotel.
Terracotta Warriors
Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: In Lhasa
Keep the morning free, then transfer to the airport for the 2.5-hour flight to Lhasa at approximately 3,600 meters. Meet your local guide and continue to the hotel.
Lhasa City View
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Lhasa
Visit the Potala Palace for about one hour. After lunch, spend one hour at the Jokhang Monastery, then walk through nearby Barkhor Street for approximately one hour before returning to the hotel.
Lhasa Potala Palace
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Lhasa
Begin with one hour at the Tibet Museum, the first modern museum in Tibet. Continue to Norbulingka Park for another hour, then spend approximately 1.5 hours at Sera Monastery to observe the monks' debating courtyard before returning to the hotel.
Norbulingka
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Shigatse
Drive toward Shigatse, stopping for about 30 minutes at Yamdrok Lake. Continue to Gyangtse and visit Pelkor Chode Monastery, then travel onward to Shigatse at approximately 3,836 meters for the overnight stay.
Yamdrok Lake
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Tingri
Visit Tashilhunpo Monastery, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, then continue to Sakya Monastery. Travel onward to Tingri at approximately 4,300 meters, arriving around evening; accommodation here is simple.
Tashilhunpo Monastery
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Shigatse
Leave between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. and drive about 3.5 hours on a bumpy road toward Mount Everest. Spend time at Mount Everest Base Camp at approximately 5,200 meters, then return to Shigatse. Expect roughly 8.5 hours of driving today.
Mt. Everest
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Lhasa
Return to Lhasa along the Yurlong Tsangpu River, with lunch served en route and different scenery from the outbound journey.
Shigatse City View
Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: In Shanghai
Keep the morning free, then transfer to the airport for the flight to Shanghai. Meet your local guide on arrival and continue to the hotel for rest.
Shanghai City View
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Shanghai
Begin with one hour at the Jade Buddha Temple , then spend one hour in the Yuyuan Garden and another hour along nearby Chenghuangmiao Old Street . Continue to the World Financial Center for approximately one hour, followed by a 30-minute walk along the Bund , then return to the hotel.
Yuyuan Garden
Meals: Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for the flight to your next destination.
Service Ends
| Hotel Class | Group Size | Dec. ~ Feb. | Mar. ~ Nov. |
| Economy Hotel ★★★ |
2 ~ 5 pax |
$ 4462 |
$ 4676 |
| 6 ~ 9 pax |
$ 3179 |
$ 3393 |
|
| Comfortable Hotel ★★★★ |
2 ~ 5 pax |
$ 4579 |
$ 4838 |
| 6 ~ 9 pax |
$ 3296 |
$ 3555 |
|
| Deluxe Hotel ★★★★★ |
2 ~ 5 pax |
$ 5409 |
$ 6017 |
| 6 ~ 9 pax |
$ 4126 |
$ 4734 |
5.0
Raghavan A 
5.0
Hartmut M 5.0
In Beijing, the expertise of the travel agency got our group on the Great Wall at a spot where almost no other tourists were – this spot was (almost) inaccessible due to a construction zone. On my own, I certainly would not have discovered this possibility. The other tour let us see the highlights of Beijing in one efficient and cheap bus tour, but on the other hand, it included a bit of (I guess) sponsored stops at a “Traditional Chinese Medicine” institute and a pearl factory. I would rather have paid a bit more and skipped these promotions, but they were short, and I just relaxed with a drink in the air-conditioned cafeteria. (During the preparation, Janet told me about the “shopping” that was included, and the “Jinshanling Great Wall” tour without shopping, but for the “Forbidden City” tour there was no alternative without shopping.)
In Tibet, the first day was for acclimatisation to the thin air, and indeed I was out of breath from just climbing the stairs to our hotel room. But after basically sleeping the first day, I was OK the next days, and for me the visits to the monasteries and the Potala Palace were absolutely amazing. Individual photos cannot convey the atmosphere of these large buildings with thousands of small and large rooms full of statues, pictures, scriptures, every square inch decorated, and everything with ancient traditions, but still in use today. This was the main reason I wanted to visit Tibet, and I was not disappointed. My daughter also enjoyed the mountain tour a lot, although to me it seemed surprisingly similar to the Alps (we live in Switzerland), just 4000 meters higher, and with cows replaced by yaks 🙂
The only little inconvenience was the transport from and to the airport, which is about 50km from Lhasa. When we arrived, the driver was not there yet (it turned out his previous clients, who needed to go to the airport, had been late), and after he arrived, we still had to wait for some hour for the next clients to arrive at the airport (their plane was delayed). Well, that is what you get with cheap transport (included in the package). The opposite thing happened on the way back – the transport that would have been included in the package did not go early enough for the plane that was booked for us, so we had to pay 400 Yuan extra for private transport. But then this was super efficient, picking us up exactly at the promised time and bringing us to the airport at the right time to check in.
Summary: Amazing destination, very well organised tours, would book again with them!
YANHONG Q 5.0
Jay_L_Carpenter 5.0
From the beginning, and throughout, the quality in terms of service, to the locations themselves, and the opportunities afforded/provided (in terms of versatility, and optional/additional further experiences made available) was exceptional, and I have Bonnie Luo to thank for this, who was the Yun Sky Travel representative involved within orchestrating/organising this.
I was able to thank her in person, and I'm so very appreciative of this also, as her dedication, professionalism, and interest was outstanding. She excelled in being able to turn wants, into reality, and a recommendation to her in particular, as well ‘Yun Sky Travel' as a company, comes highly.
Piotr F 5.0
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