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2 Days Shigatse City Tour |
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- Trip highlights: Tours to Tashilhunpo Monastery, Yamdroktso Lake, Karola Glacier, Dzong Fort, Pelkor Chode Monastery & the Kumbum Stupa, a multidenominational monasteries in Gyantse and Shigatse.
- Tour price: From
$
332.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse
- Tour code:
SWShigatse001
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Lhasa,Gyantse (L,D) |
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| Morning drive from Lhasa to Gyantse, via Yamdrok Tso to Gyangtse (about 380km,6 hours), have a picnic at the Yamdork Lake. Visit Kumbum Stupa (also called Ten-Thousand Buddha Pagoda) & Pelkor Chode Monastery in Gyantse. Then drive to Shigatse (about 90km, about 1 hours). Stay overnight in Shigatse. |
| Yamdroktso Lake | Yamdroktso Lake (4408 m), where you will enjoy the vista of its pincer-shaped expanse of turquoise water, with the mysterious Mt. Donang Sangwari (5,340m) on the peninsula beyond, and the snow peaks of Nojin Gangzang (7,191m) in the distance. You can…… | | Karola Glacier | Go all the way up to climb up the top of the Gangba-La pass, stop at Yamdroktso Lake, suddenly you will meet Karola Glacier face to face. The Karola Glacier is quite close to the road, a breathtaking view of the Karola Glacier is an unforgetable exp…… | | Dzong Fort | The Dzong Fort is localed on Dzong Hill, in the center of Gyantse. It was the office of the former local governmet of Gyantse. Dzong government of the feudal serf system is still well kept, giving visitors a better understanding of the serf system …… | | Pelkor Chode Monastery & the Kumbum Stupa | Palkhor Monastery was founded in 1418. It houses both Pelkor Chode Monastery and the Kumbum Stupa, the world famous 9-storey 100,000-Buddha Pagoda with 9 floors, 108 doors and 77 rooms. Each room contains a different statue of Buddha and the wall fre…… |
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Pelkor Chode Monastery & the Kumbum Stupa: Palkhor Monastery was founded in 1418. It houses both Pelkor Chode Monastery and the Kumbum Stupa, the world famous 9-storey 100,000-Buddha Pagoda with 9 floors, 108 doors and 77 rooms. Each room contains a different statue of Buddha and the wall frescoes tells the story. |
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| Day 2 Shigatse (B) |
Today's Activities: |
| Visit the Tashilumpo Monastery. Drive 3 hours to Lhasa. |
| Tashilhunpo Monastery | Tashilhunpo Monastery, the home of the Panchen Lama, is located on the hillside overlooking Shigatse northwest of the town. Tashilhunpo Monastery for the most part escaped the ravages of the Cultural Revolution and its chapels contain countless statu…… |
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Karola Glacier: Go all the way up to climb up the top of the Gangba-La pass, stop at Yamdroktso Lake, suddenly you will meet Karola Glacier face to face. The Karola Glacier is quite close to the road, a breathtaking view of the Karola Glacier is an unforgetable experience. |
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