6-Day Lhasa & Shigatse Group Tour

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Duration 6 Days
Route Lhasa → Yamdrok → Gyantse → Shigatse
Entry City lhasa
Exit City lhasa

Overview

Link Lhasa and Shigatse on a six-day group journey, travelling via Yamdrok Lake and Gyantse before returning to Lhasa. The route has two Lhasa sightseeing days and one longer cross-regional sightseeing drive.

Your Route Map

English illustrated route map for the 6-Day Lhasa & Shigatse Group Tour
Lhasa → Yamdrok Lake → Karola Glacier → Gyantse → Shigatse → Yarlung Tsangpo River Valley → Lhasa. Select the map to view the full-size image. Illustrated route; not to scale.

Route and pace

Duration: 6 days. Route: Lhasa – Yamdrok – Gyantse – Shigatse.

Compare the full road-day programme and the planned stops before joining. Palace and monastery admissions follow the confirmed visiting arrangements, while mountain weather can change viewpoints and timing. Keep arrival and departure days focused on transfers so they do not compete with the main sightseeing route.

Confirm your group departure

Request the dated programme for your party before booking. It should identify the meeting arrangements, guiding language, accommodation where applicable, included admissions and meals, and any optional activities. The day-by-day itinerary below shows the planned sequence; the written confirmation sets out the services and conditions for your departure.

Explore the destinations

Shigatse travel guide · Lhasa travel guide

Daily Itinerary

Arrive in Lhasa — 6-Day Lhasa & Shigatse Group Tour
Lhasa valley and Potala Palace panorama; Chengdu to Lhasa by Air, Day 8 of 15-Day Classic China, Panda & Holy Tibet Small Group Tour.

Upon arrival in Lhasa, our tour guide will meet you at the airport/train station and take you to hotel in Lhasa. In the rest of the day, please rest well and adapt to the altitude.

Lhasa City Sightseeing — 6-Day Lhasa & Shigatse Group Tour
Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Square in Lhasa featured in 13-Day China Group Tour from Shanghai with Holy Tibet Discovery.

Visit the Drepung Monastery in the morning, in the afternoon, visit the Sera Monastery and watch the monks’ debate activities.

Lhasa City Sightseeing — 6-Day Lhasa & Shigatse Group Tour
Potala Palace sightseeing in Lhasa; Lhasa Tour, Day 4 of 13-Day China Group Tour from Shanghai with Holy Tibet Discovery.

Visit the Potala Palace, and participate in local Tibetan folk activities in the Local Park under the palace; Visit the Jokhang Temple and Barkor Street. Having tea the sweet tea house to experience Tibetan social culture.

Lhasa – Yamdrotso Lake – Gyantse – Shigatse — 6-Day Lhasa & Shigatse Group Tour
Lhasa – Gyantse – Shigatse, Day 5 of 13-Day China Group Tour from Shanghai with Holy Tibet Discovery. Photo by Raymond M. Coveney, …, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Depart from Lhasa and head west to Gyantse, pass by Yamdrok Yumco Lake, visit rural families by the lake and enjoy farm lunch. Visit Karola Glacier and Gyantse Bally farm land.

Shigatse – Lhasa — 6-Day Lhasa & Shigatse Group Tour
High-speed train from Shigatse to Lhasa; Shigatse to Lhasa by High Speed Train, Day 8 of 13-Day China Group Tour from Shanghai with Holy Tibet Discovery.

In the morning, visit Tashilhunpo Temple, walk in circles around the Tashilunpo Kora with local Tibetan believers, on the mountainside to overlook the panoramic view of Tashilhunpo. After lunch, we went to the Samdruptse Old Market in Shigatse, the most distinctive market in Tibet. Then take a bus/or train back to Lhasa along the Brahmaputra River.

Lhasa Departure — 6-Day Lhasa & Shigatse Group Tour
Lhasa to Shanghai by Air, Day 11 of 13-Day Essential China Group Tour with Lhasa & Chengdu Pandas.

Escort tourists from the hotel to the airport/train station to end their Tibet trip.

Frequently Asked Questions

The exact meeting point, local contact, check-in time and late-arrival rule must appear in the final voucher. Do not rely on a city name alone; confirm whether hotel pickup is included and how long the guide will wait.

Confirm transport, guide service, entrance tickets, meals, hotel nights and room basis, plus any shuttle, cableway, show or activity supplement. The final quotation should also state tips, optional activities and personal expenses that remain excluded.

International visitors need the operator to coordinate the current Tibet travel documents using valid passport and visa details. The itinerary must also allow gradual acclimatization, explain the highest sleeping altitude and keep a lower-intensity alternative if a traveller feels unwell.

The 6 plan follows Lhasa → Yamdrok → Gyantse → Shigatse. Ask for estimated road, rail or flight time on every transfer day and avoid adding fixed evening activities after a long connection.

Suitability depends on vehicle access, steps, standing time, toilets and the group pace. Share ages, mobility aids and rest needs before booking; a shared departure cannot always slow down, while a private alternative may offer more flexibility.

Ask for the deposit schedule, cancellation scale, minimum group rule, single-room supplement and the deadline for passport details. If the departure is not confirmed, the operator should state when the decision is made and what refund or alternative applies.

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