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Lhasa Outskirts Pabonka 5 Days Experience Trekking Tour

Price from USD 590 p/p

Whole year Best Time
12 Group Size
3800 Max Altitude
Lhasa, Ganden monastery, Drak Yer Pa

This trekking is easy and suitable for average travelers including child. We will visit the most important sites in Lhasa city and then start the experience trekking from Pabonka to Pubjoi Monastery. During the trip, we will pass by a number of off-the-beaten Buddhist hermitages in the suburbs of Lhasa. If you have limited time but want to challenge yourself, this route is perfect for you!

DAY BY DAY SUMMARY
Day 1: Arrive Lhasa
Day 2: Lhasa sightseeing
Day 3: Lhasa sightseeing
Day 4: Lhasa-Pabonka-Pubjoi Monastery-Lhasa
Day 5: Lhasa departure
Itinerary Details

Day 1: Lhasa arrival

Upon arrival, our guide will be waiting for you at the airport/train station and welcome you and take you back to Lhasa city for check-in. You will see the Yarlung Tsangpo River and Lhasa River on the way back. After you arrive the hotel, the rest day is for you to rest and get acclimatized. If you feel well, it's OK to walk around or nearby but it's suggested to take good rest so you can be prepared for the sightseeing next day.

Day 2: Lhasa city tour

Today we will visit the famous Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery.
Drepung Monastery is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries that housed for more than 10,000 monks. It was the residence of the Dalai Lamas until the Great Fifth Dalai Lama constructed the Potala. It was known for the high standards of its academic study, and was called the Nalanda of Tibet. And then you also can visit the biggest monastery kitchen in the monastery and enjoy Buddhist sculpture carving workshop near Drepung.

1666332666423775.jpg Drepung Monastery

Sera Monastery is one of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet. We will watch the Monks Debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon. In addition, you can tour  the Tibetan religious scripture printing house and see three sand Mandalas and colorful Rock Painting of Buddha inside the Monastery.

Sera Monastery Sera Monastery 

Optional: If you want to, we can arrange the Wencheng Pincess Show at night. Price starting from 60 USD.

Day 3: Lhasa city tour

Today we will visit the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street.
Potala Palace is the winter palace of the Dalai lama. It was put to use since the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections of Potala Palace are the gilded burial stupas of former Dalai Lamas and meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet.

Potala Palace Potala Palace

Jokhang Temple is known as the center of the Tibetan Buddhism, features Buddhist prayer wheels, reclining deer, golden sutra streamers. Around the temple, you can see a great many of pilgrims praying in front of the temple. If you want to, we can do kora with local pilgrims.

Jokhang Temple Jokhang Temple

We will stroll in the old alleys of Barkhor Street where you can drink the sweet tea, chat with locals and even bargain with the street vendors to understand the real life in Lhasa.

Barkhor Street Barkhor Street

Day 4: Lhasa-Pabonka-Pubjoi Monastery-Lhasa

In the morning, we drive to cliff-side Pabonka Palace 15km from city center, and visit the holy cave where Songtsen Gampo the 33rd Tibetan king used to meditate. From here, we start the day trek for about 30 minutes northeast up to Tashi Chöling Hermitage passing through a distance view of sky-burial place. According to the local belief, sky burial site is sacred and personal, travelers cannot visit and take photo unless invited. Afterwards, we will continue to hike for about 40 minutes and reach a cliff side hermitage called Tagden Ritro. After another 40 minutes' trekking, we will get to Sera Ütse hermitage, where you can enjoy the panoramic view of Lhasa city. Finally,  we will trek further for over an hour to Purbu Jog Monastery via Raka Drak hermitage. After visiting Purbu Jog, we will head back to Lhasa city

Pabonka Trekking Gesang Flowers on the Way

Day 5: Lhasa departure

Our guide will drop you to the airport/train station based on your departure time. Tour ends.

Price Guide

Price Includes
1.   Local Transfer: from 5-23 seat depending on the group tour size
2.   Accmmodation (3-star sharing twin room)
3.   Local English speaking guide
4.   Entrance tickets listed above
5.   Tibet Travel Permit 
6.   Daily Water
7.   Oxygen supply when needed
8.   Pick-up service and drop-off service 
9.   Service fee
10. Government tax
11. Travel Accident Insurance
12. Permit delivery fee inside China

Price Excludes
1. Tips to guide and driver
2. Meals 
3. Your own expenses
4. Single room supplement
5. Domestic/international train/flight to and leave Tibet

Value Added

1. 7*24 English Professional Customer service Support! Whenever you are in need, our customer service will be available to help you. 

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2. Easy booking and Flexible cancellation!  Unlike most travel agency, we do provide free cancellation policies to travelers with good reason such as disease, covid, family emergency etc.

3.  Safety guarantee journey and well-euipped logistic support team

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Professional Climbing Equipment  and Well-prepared Logistic Support

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4. We took to you less-tourists visited off the beaten path only to let you know real China 

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5. Special gifts , free holidya dinner and souvenirs for holidays from China Adventure Team

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